Are my autos just late bloomers or might something be wrong?

[ChalupaBatman]

Hey all,

First time grower here. I purchased them from SeedSupreme and have two gorilla glue plants growing. From my reading I know seed to bud can vary and the 60ish days most places claim is not true. But I am a bit worried as I don't seem to have large flowers yet and it's been over two months. I wanted to check in with the internet experts to see if there are any issues you guys might see or suggestions; am I just being anxious or should a plant be blooming much more by now? As a newbie I am excited/nervous. Below are my details.


Time so Far: planted directly into 5 gallon pots since 5/8/2020 so ~9 weeks
Soil: Nature Care Organic Potting Soil (I know some people are going to be upset with this, but it's what I have, its inexpensive and i wanted to try my best with this)
Nutrients: every other day, started with general hydroponics veg and then switched to bloom. I've stopped feeding in the last few days because I noticed what I believe to be nutrient burn.
Water: tap water, ph level is around 6, I've paid attention to make sure the plant gets watered well.
Tent Size: 3 x 3 feet
Grow Light: viparspectra 300w set at a height of 30 inches as the manufacture recommends 26-32 inches (i've moved the light up to 31 in case)
Temperature Range: I have it maintained at a range of 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit
Humidity Range: started high around 70/80% now down to 50/60 as recommended
Ventilation: I have two fans running, one blowing near the plants and another exhausting


* in the last three days I've moved one plant out of the tent because it was getting too crowded and put her outside in my yard so I can experiment.

 

[PK]

i am by all means not an expert but i've done enough research and learned from the members here.
Hopefully some other members can give you some feedback.

for the plant that was moved outside. She looks great and depending on your following awnsres, LST trainging would be benefecial!!!
What soil is your garden?
how much light do you have in a day? <---- this is important as the plant could go back to veggative stage and if it has than i would deffinitly perfrom some LST training.
Also, it probebly is shocked because of the transplant.

the plants inside the tent;
Could you post new pictures in natural light. The purpule light dosnt help recognizing issues. but the green leaves look good. i think some leaves are showing iron or calcuim deffeciency but might just be the way the picture was taken, cuz some of the other leaves look nice and grean.

auto femenized seeds kinda do their own thing. They flower when they are matured which than you would change your light to 12/12.

 

[ChalupaBatman]

Sigh, PK1, thank you so much for this answer. I feel so dumb but after digging through my email I just realized that this is a photoperiod and I purchased the wrong seeds. I thought I had ordered autos. I don't know what went wrong. I am going to start by moving both gorilla glues outdoors so they get more light in my yard and start training it flat to even out the canopy.

As for the light cycle I've been using an 18/6 on/off light schedule. I'm in the northeast of America so right now we are in summer, the temps are solid and humidity reasonable I think for an adult plant. I am assuming that if I keep them outside and feed them bloom, as the light schedule dips in late summer the plant should bloom correct?

 

[PK]

@ChalupaBatman you can put a @ front of the members name and it calls them up. threads get lost in my alart section since im contantly active on the site.

i figured they are not auto's. planting outside has its own benefecials. At least now the plant would get proper lighting as they were outgrown for inside the tent. @Buds Buddy what do you think would be benefecial. i don't have outdoor experience

but i would say if you have enough day light then perform some lst training.

For your next tent plants you should try topping and lst training at seedling stage. Here are some pictures to showcase.

 

[Buds Buddy]

I really can't give good advice on outdoor grows as I've never personally done one. I'll leave that for the outdoor guys as they have the experience there. I don't like to give advice on something I read about but never tried myself because I don't have 1st hand knowledge. But plenty of members do & they'll be in to help out.

 

[One Of These Days]

I have made a couple purchases from seedsupreme all autos. But 2 strains out 10 ended up being photoperiod. After 60 days i had to switch the lights to 12-12 then about 10 days they started showing pistols. The other seeds(autos) started flowering within 35 days+-