When is the optimum time to switch to bloom nutes with an auto.
Coco grow 30 days old LED mars 96 reflector 18&6 Northern Lights on about 5-600 ppm natures own guano grow and cal mag Atm showing pre flower now.
Good question. It's something I'll soon need to know as well. My guess is that once preflowers show up it's time to switch the feeding schedule. And is it something that should be eased into, or just wham bam have some extra nutes?
Depending
if you want to have a quicker change over with less stretch then start introducing bloom nutes when you see preflowers start to mass. But if you want maximum "stretch ability" the achieve taller Colas then I advise to wait until all vertical growth has stopped. The only thing extra my girls get when I see preflowers is a dose of BudIgnitor 0-1-2 (npk) on top of their usual veg nutes - *g/m/b, b52, silicate and calmag*. Then once vertical growth has stopped it's time for the BigBud, BudCandy, Xfactor,etc...
*fed with every feeding*
So short answer is to ease into it, controlled stretch is a good thing.
Does anyone know if their is a point in a plants life that it will stop trying to repair itself if damaged?
I accidentally split the stem yesterday it was 4 weeks into flowering. It was a clean split and I pushed it back together as best I could an taped it together with electrical tape
anything that occurs in nature cannot be unnatural!
That seems pretty late for a split, but it all depends on how severe. If you've taped it up and it's still at full strength in a few days, you'll be good. Make sure to avoid getting water or dirt inside, and keep an eye out for micro organisms that will flock to the smell of open flesh. Hopefully it's not going to kill it, I think your odds are good. Although, that's alot of stress to inflict, it may try to hermie in response.
A good saying I've read here is...
"In vegetation they adapt and in flower they react "
Meaning that when flower starts they don't have the same ability to rebuild and/or build new growth if damaged. They just divert the flow of energy to where it can go and may fail to feed a whole branch, or be at half strength... It all depends on the location and severity of the split. But many have ridden it out to great harvests so don't get upset.
hope that helped
If this isn't the place for this, I sincerely apologize... I'm a noob to this site and growing.
Just germinated two CropKing White Widow Autos and put them in FoxFarm Ocean Forest last night (5 gallon smart pot).
I added a little bit of water just in the area where the germinated seed was placed in the dirt.
My question is, how much and how often do I water while I await it's arrival above dirt level?
My understanding is I won't add nutes until three or four weeks, would you agree?
Anyone with Cropking WW Auto experience? Should I top? LST? Any "gotchas" you can think of for this strain?
Thanks for any assistance.
Although it's already been planted, I'll advise you for your next attempt. I would, imo, do a full pot presoak before sowing. Then you'll only water again after it about a week old. Doing this has a few benefits, especially for newbies. Soaking the pot will give you an initial feel/weight of a fully wet and fully dry pot, essential information you'll use during the entire grow. Secondly, it will naturally draw the roots towards the bottom of the pot. The top layer will be moist enough fr days to allow for germination. Then as the first week goes by the "waterline" will sink further down until the pot is dry. Roots are looking for water to grow and if it is ready supply then they have no need to grow... Right
But as you have already sown it, I would suggest watering around the edges of the pot and work your way to the center with even pouring all the way around. Then stop about 2-3 inches away from the seed/sprout, leave the center dry. I'm going to post this question elsewhere, thanks for asking... I hope my thoughts helped.
KiG Everyone
cheers
Edit: if the center is dry and you still have no sprout then give a 50 ml watering but be careful not to mix up the media it may push the seed further down or disorient it.
That just makes me 
