What can I do better next time?

[TheGuyWhoLovesWeed]

Greetings all,

Attached are photos of my first grow - “Critical Purple Autoflower”
I planted it on December 10th (92 days ago), and went at it with just a light but nothing else. Our apartment is well temperature controlled, however. As a first time grower it was certainly amusing to see it grow before my eyes (literally by the hour it seemed), but I also know that this plant is on the rather tall and skinny side. Here are my questions I had in mind that I’d very much appreciate some answers/opinions on. Any other thoughts and comments are very welcomed as my hope is to gather feedback and improve for the next time. I will note that I transferred it from a small pot to a mega pot 34 days after planting. *Have pruned fan leaves over the past couple weeks*

Questions :

How impactful was the lack of a tent + fan?
Was this pot overwhelmingly large for the plant?
Does the plant seem malnourished for the stage of life it is in?
Do autoflowers require specific treatment?
Do I need to just wait a little longer and this is destined to be a monster? (I read somehwr


Thank you very much for any feedback!

 

[Ckbrew]

How impactful was the lack of a tent + fan? Not much
Was this pot overwhelmingly large for the plant? How big was it?
Does the plant seem malnourished for the stage of life it is in? Yes
Do autoflowers require specific treatment? Yes
Do I need to just wait a little longer and this is destined to be a monster? (I read somehwr You are off to the start of a journey.


First impression, fine house plant. If you want to improve, I would start with a better light. With a proper light, if this is in the living space with out a tent, you will need shades inside. Imo at least 1/2 of your budget should go to the light. You did not provide much info on the grow, medium, nutes? Some adjustments and you will have a fine grow. I would recommend starting with photos for your first grow. Check the main GWE site for mountains of information.

 

[TheGuyWhoLovesWeed]

Any recommendation on the best light, soil + nutrients? As for this grow I just grabbed whatever bag of soil we had and got after it lol! Still have 2 seeds to my name which is nice. As for the pot It’s gotta be about 12-14 gallons but it’s not entirely filled to the top. If too big is there a chance for the roots to actually grow too far out and stretch long and skinny?

 

[TheGuyWhoLovesWeed]

And thank you very much for this response 🤝.

 

[Ckbrew]

What is best is like opinions, everyone has one. Start here:

https://www.growweedeasy.com/link-guide-growing-cannabis

 

[MysticMimi]

Hi The Guy,

I grew 4 autos in my second grow and critical purple was one. Under a decent light, ph’d water and nutes, this is what it looked like at 40 days. It ended up yielding 14 grams and was the strongest strain. Unfortunately I gave half of it away before I tried it. Wish I would have given away the White Widow.

I agree with CK, light should be half your budget. If I had to do it over again, I would have purchased stronger lights.

I, myself, was glad I started with autos. It allowed me to screw up and not feel guilty about the time invested. Although they are touchy and stunt easily. I ended up with two oz in that grow, so that will keep me going while I’m working on my photos. I’m totally addicted - it’s so challenging, but rewarding.

 

[TheGuyWhoLovesWeed]

Wow, 40 days is unreal… over double that on this end and the flowers are coming through now. Thank you for the breakdown of your setup! And I like your dog too