Here We Grow Again! - A-train's DP Auto Ultimate x 2

[Kushtie]

So far with my auto's even my mates with super high tolerances are finding them pretty affective.

Same here.....the autos I've grown are plenty effective enough for me too and I'd never heard of them before joining here. Not as strong as the Violator Kush (photo period) I grew....even if you've got a fairly high tolerance and are stuffed with the cold I reckon you'd notice that stuff.....I did

Anyway, I noticed above Atrain is currently feeding his plants 1L a day.......I've been way off that! My WW auto that is mid flower is not far off 1L a day now but it was getting a fraction of that when it was vegging under a 125W. Sounds like I should feed more.

 

[Atrain]

The girls are taking in a lot and growing super fast. I think last run at this point I was at 1 L every other day. And remember more light more feed more photosynthesis. The 2 are under 600w for veg as well

 

[Kushtie]

What's your thoughts on an autopot feeding system? When I told the salesman at a shop I was running autos in soil outside he showed me a system that I'm tempted to try inside as all im doing is feeding the same mix for weeks on end.

 

[Atrain]

I'm not familiar with it kush.... sorry man

 

[Bearswhowalk]

how far from plant to light do you do with veg?

 

[Atrain]

Depends on what I'm going for. 18 inches when I was training and bushing her out then when I got the structure I wanted I raised the light to the top of my tent to let them stretch and make a frame for flowering. Once the stretch ends and I start flowering it'll be 12 to 18 inches

 

[Atrain]

Hey kush lol I went to water today at the normal time @ 1/L and they were starting to droop a tad bit.... looks like I'll be going to 1.5L

 

[Bearswhowalk]

ordered another 6 inch cooltube today should have it by next wed. Will be putting 4 Alchemy plants for 18/6 veg for 5-6 weeks ( when Pammy should be done ) . Got some New ( re-used ) toys today for free. Gonna add pics in todays update which I am off to work on

 

[Kushtie]

Hey kush lol I went to water today at the normal time @ 1/L and they were starting to droop a tad bit.... looks like I'll be going to 1.5L

Hungry girls

The autopot thing, or at least I think that's what they were called, was a reservoir you fill with solution and the plant pots sits in a tray with solution getting bottom fed. There was a float valve to maintain the water level in the tray and a pipe so that the reservoir could potentially be located outside the grow room or wherever it's easy to top up.

I guess it works a bit like the swick thing Sue has a thread about and I've seen some others swear by bottom feeding on here too but mostly it sounds like a labour saving gizmo to me.

 

[TheAntagonist]

I have seen some of these just make sure they use bulkheads and clamp not rubber grommets as these will start to leak after a while.

 

[Atrain]

I could see the benifit. Especially for the Living organic soil community. I think for now I'm sticking to the feed daily and watch the leaves method. It would suck to mix a rezoning that was too hot and find out 3 days into them bottom feeding then have to dump it and change it

 

[Kushtie]

I could see the benifit. Especially for the Living organic soil community. I think for now I'm sticking to the feed daily and watch the leaves method. It would suck to mix a rezoning that was too hot and find out 3 days into them bottom feeding then have to dump it and change it

Cheers. All I've been doing is working up to 4ml/L of the Plant Magic Oldtimer bloom nutes while it flowers. If that works ok (and I think it is so far) I might give autopots and autoflowers a go as underfeeding has been a problem for me....the other week I got a couple of days notice of going away for 3 days and came back to a load of brown fan leaves.

 

[Outragedpluto]

Hey the Atrain, grow is looking awesome!!!! Just thought i would share that i have started trying your method of ponytailing. And the plants love it so far!!!! Thank you for this awesome technique. I will be sure to share knowledge and who it came from!!!

And the day after

Thanks again Atrain!!!!

 

[Atrain]

That plant looks like a great candidate for it as well.. . Great job brother

 

[Atrain]

Day 35
Nice even canopy with lots of tops. Can't wait to flower these girls. They are currently getting 1.5L of water daily still just grow / micro / bloom @1.5ml/L and B52 @ 2ml/L
Gonna up feed soon.

 

[BlackPolo23]

Girls look beautiful Atrain

 

[Atrain]

Thanks brother

 

[Alibongo]

Looking great. Lovely lush green

 

[TheAntagonist]

Hey the Atrain, grow is looking awesome!!!! Just thought i would share that i have started trying your method of ponytailing. And the plants love it so far!!!! Thank you for this awesome technique. I will be sure to share knowledge and who it came from!!!

And the day after

Thanks again Atrain!!!!

I may be wrong but it looks like your plants may have a deficiency maybe Zinc?

 

[TheAntagonist]

Day 35
Nice even canopy with lots of tops. Can't wait to flower these girls. They are currently getting 1.5L of water daily still just grow / micro / bloom @1.5ml/L and B52 @ 2ml/L
Gonna up feed soon.

Looking great Atrain I wanted to point out to everyone your rocks under your pots. what a great Idea keeps the airflow underneath.