Autoflower Myth Busting Thread

good info atrain.it is true the best cannabis in the world grows outdoors.and the cannabis plant has the highest uv rating of any other plant on the planet fact.as in the catalyx swell and do indeed produce more thc in a bid to protect itself against the sun.no other plant does this!! cannabis in my eyes the most powerful plant on earth.and it will of grown naturally in nature before our time.its ment for us humans.and all us 420 mag growers are keeping the plant alive.u should all be very proub of urselfs.happy growing every1;)
 
DeanoA7x said:
So am I right in thinking... obv autos have their own lifeline..but you can veg then a bit longer if feed veg nutes longer ?and vice versa flower them earlier if introduce flower nutes earlier.?
I'm on day 71 of a 55-70 day strain. I have at least another 2 weeks to go minimum id say...i stopped feeding veg nutes around week 6 ish from seed started flower nutes after preflowers around week 5.. first couple feeds were a mix of both and transitioning from veg to flower nutes...
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You can coax it one way or another but not fully control it, in the way you can with light sensitive plants and hours of darkness. Like, if you start an auto out on flower nutes, it's gonna flower sooner than if you feed it veg nutes for a few weeks first. If you never feed it flower nutes, though, it's still gonna flower when it's g** d*** good and ready to.
 
Atrain said:
Grab yourself a cal/mag suppliments if you grow LED (even hps ) chances are you'll need it someday
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I only run HPS over R-DWC pots - I can confirm you probably need CaMg. I can't do without it.
 
Ok..so.. With starting new seedlings and using a dimable 600watt mh "250wt 400wt 600wt super lumen setting" what u guys think use the higher or mid setting and maybe get more "spectrum or color" from the light and put more distance from plants or lower setting and closer distance? And also what about "spritzing" lol the lil guys with water? Will it help or maybe hurt? possibly even burn the tender plants? U no with the lights going n all? Thanks peeps
 
I was worried on my first run with a 600 that it was going to be so powerful (much more than my t5 I starter wit) that I would burn em or it would shrivel them to nothing lol..... this is not the case...

Running the metal halide 600w the only real thing is the heat .... don't get it too close and let your ladies get too hot. Turn your ballast on 100 and put it say 30 inches over your pots and wait on the seeds to sprout then bring it in closer if they start to stretch but in Veg with my setup and the air cooled hood I would run 18 or 20 inches above plant after day 10 or so
 
morning everyone .
would just like to show you sum trichome pics iv'e just took ,
These are the first autos iv'e grown , cream of the crop , crop circle auto .
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I think Iv'e left them a bit to long .
Be safe .
 
sonicDlf said:
Iv'e read quite allot about this and it is something i am going to put in my grow ,
when you think about 5% it sounds allot but it is 5% of say 20% THC = 21%
Everything iv'e read shows it works , and it does not cost allot to add so why not .
Be safe .
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In my country, I read that a lot of people run UV neon tubes a few minutes a day for more resin.
They get them at terrarium/aquarium stores (black light for lizards, lol), and there are leds spots too for UV only, or may be night club supplies.

If you live in an urban area, where there is NO NIGHT (light pollution), and if you have grown outdoor in that environment, I would be interested to know your results in terms of high. The same plant grown inside is like, a LOT less powerful than the same one grown outside in those conditions , which was more powerful sooner. It did not have a lot of light per day neither, may be 8 hours max of full sun in July August. It could be the phenotype though, as 2 plants is not enough to make a comparison.

I am tempted to recreate that "no night" atmosphere in a tent :-) with a few orange leds for PC and decoration, and may be a couple of UV tubes for a few minutes a day.

In fact, does anyone actually grow outdoor in an environment where the night can actually be called a night ? it becomes hard to find nowadays....
 
but too much UV will kill the plants (necrosis, just like overdoses of ozone). You should find documents and studies on the net, on the effects of UV overdoses in plants in general at least.

So what he says in the video, "it won't harm your plant", seem to be VERY relative to exposure, power of UVs etc, and it is probably not a general rule.
 
I thought that. So went out brought some epsom salts. Helpped with the yellowing but didn't make any difference leafs still Browning off.. but in 24 hrs they go from a green to crispy brown.. am I just too late in ?day 73 today out of a 56-70 day strain.. I wanted to leave it till day 85..
 
It's not cal or mag that would present in the middle of your leaves not just the tip and work back... want my 2 cents.... you plant looks great... if your on day 73 of a 70 day strain your plant is dieing. It's supposed to die. How many dead people have ypu seen die of old age natural death and look like a spring chicken... just put that plant on straight water flush and let her clean out and use all the nutrients left in her leaves.... then she will really look like shit but that's what it's supposed to look like at harvest
 
Atrain said:
It's not cal or mag that would present in the middle of your leaves not just the tip and work back... want my 2 cents.... you plant looks great... if your on day 73 of a 70 day strain your plant is dieing. It's supposed to die. How many dead people have ypu seen die of old age natural death and look like a spring chicken... just put that plant on straight water flush and let her clean out and use all the nutrients left in her leaves.... then she will really look like shit but that's what it's supposed to look like at harvest
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Yeh you think.? I would like to agree..isit possible for a auto to die before its ready? It didnt have a single crystal on it 10 days ago. And now only slightly. Also ive only just in last 7 days had new calyxes pop up sprouting orange hair.
Trust me I'm eager to cut her down need the space for an auto ak i got going
But my instinct says she's not ready..
 
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