I have a problem with one autoflower

[bluter]

Never heard the taproot/autoflower thing, I’m doubting it in my experiences.

essentially if the tap - or the majority of roots hit enough obstruction - the plant will trigger.

we had a recent post with an overgrown seedling in a rapid rooter in flower that illustrated it perfect.

Do you mean 5gallon pots? He’s already using 12 liter bags.

yes. 20 l. i'll edit.
12 litre should be packing a bigger plant than what i think i'm looking at though. something's off. unless it's just light maybe.

 

[bluter]

went back to look for a size context - it's as big as the dryer !

 

[Nunyabiz]

Just going to throw this out there, I don't know how often you're watering or if it's 3gal plastic or fabric.
But, what it looks like it could be is you may be slightly overdoing the nutrients AND letting the soil dry too far which concentrates nutrients.
Autoflowers usually don't like a lot of nutrients so its very easy in a tiny pot with dry soil to overdo it.

Might be worth a try to flush the hell out it and then add a lower dose of nutrients.
The buds look like nitrogen toxicity, some of the leaves look like calcium deficiency.
Too much nitrogen can cause i believe either a calcium or potassium deficiency because the plant can't take it up.
And depending on IF your soil is too dry and how fast it dries then the nitrogen just concentrates more.

 

[bluter]

i agree with @Nunyabiz

a good flush and nute reset won't hurt anything. it's at least a cleaner slate to start.

 

[Davano]

go with 5 gal buckets. they will benefit from the larger root structure.

the fabric pots are good, but need to be elevated above the drip trays to be effective. ph problems are common with fabric pots sitting flat in the trays. it won't matter what ph you water/feed them. they can't sit in stagnant runoff.


also you should ph to media. unless LOS i'd ph. there's always one plant that can't run straight water. i like control, so i choose media where i control the parameters like ph. or i'd run LOS.


that plant didn't blow up on it's own.
the rest are good though.

edit : you could use a big light upgrade judging by the buds on the rest at this point.


more edit : not a big fan of canna bio either. yours look better than others that post with issues in that line

Thanks for the reply
Will use 15 litre buckets next time.
Do you mean i should buy fabric pots? right now i am using plastic buckets.
Tomorrow or the next day I will give the plant a good flush.
Light hangs a bit high right now, but i have been looking to buy a new one, as this has been used for mothers.
When i had the mothers i did had 2 planst i took out after 12 hours and placed them in a tent without light.
then got me 50g a plant, don't know if that is allot but I was happy with it.
Thanks for all the tips, that is really appreciated

 

[Davano]

Just going to throw this out there, I don't know how often you're watering or if it's 3gal plastic or fabric.
But, what it looks like it could be is you may be slightly overdoing the nutrients AND letting the soil dry too far which concentrates nutrients.
Autoflowers usually don't like a lot of nutrients so its very easy in a tiny pot with dry soil to overdo it.

Might be worth a try to flush the hell out it and then add a lower dose of nutrients.
The buds look like nitrogen toxicity, some of the leaves look like calcium deficiency.
Too much nitrogen can cause i believe either a calcium or potassium deficiency because the plant can't take it up.
And depending on IF your soil is too dry and how fast it dries then the nitrogen just concentrates more.

Thanks fort he reply.
I use plastic buckets.
Well this good very well be big part of the problem.
I have a miflora plant sensor, i water when the sensor gives a soil moister of 30%
When I then give water the top of the soil is so dry that I can only give a little, then I wait a bit for the water to be taken in by the soil before I can give them more.
From now on will give water when the sensor reads 40-45%
Thanks for all the tips, that is really appreciated

 

[bluter]

yeah fabric normally does a bit bigger plant size for size.
don't go by a water probe.

water by weight and how the plant looks. there's a watering guide in my sig if you are in soil.
@Nunyabiz also could give pointers on soil watering.

if you are in coco or other media it changes.


do you have a journal right now @Davano ? you should set one up.

 

[Davano]

essentially if the tap - or the majority of roots hit enough obstruction - the plant will trigger.

we had a recent post with an overgrown seedling in a rapid rooter in flower that illustrated it perfect.






yes. 20 l. i'll edit.
12 litre should be packing a bigger plant than what i think i'm looking at though. something's off. unless it's just light maybe.

Thanks for the reply.
Then caramel cream is about 30/40cm 11/15 inch above the washing machine.
and the Bruce Banner is about 10cm 4 inch shorter.
But 15 day after does seed went in to the soil I had a Strawberry cheese auto that was potted.
The strawberry is way bigger, and is the reason my light is now so high, will post pics.
But the Inter nodes are way further apart than the caramel or bruce.

 

[Davano]

yeah fabric normally does a bit bigger plant size for size.
don't go by a water probe.

water by weight and how the plant looks. there's a watering guide in my sig if you are in soil.
@Nunyabiz also could give pointers on soil watering.

if you are in coco or other media it changes.


do you have a journal right now @Davano ? you should set one up.

Thanks for the reply.
Will read the watering guide, thanks for pointing that out
For now i don't have a journal, but will most likely set one up next grow.

 

[Davano]

essentially if the tap - or the majority of roots hit enough obstruction - the plant will trigger.

we had a recent post with an overgrown seedling in a rapid rooter in flower that illustrated it perfect.

Do you know where i can find this post?
Would love to read that one.