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Thanks N4! I threaten to von blurple them to nakedness every time I open the tent which is why they look happy
Have a great weekend!
Sauga's Got Amnesia But Didn't Forget The Red Dragon
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Have a great weekend!
N420
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Looks like I'm going to join your flip party this weekend I have to these ladies are getting to big for their britches. I think a bit of Von nakedness is in order to get them ready to show me their lady parts lol.Thanks N4! I threaten to von blurple them to nakedness every time I open the tent which is why they look happy
Have a great weekend Mr. S
Hey everybody...
day 49 update. Plants are going to be flipped tomorrow and I hear there's a blizzard happening in VG country!
So the dancing above works both ways. The plants have been loving the new mix this grow and I think I nailed that magic recipe. Stalks are thick, stems are thick and plants are just happy to be alive! Little do they know death is around the corner
So here's a few pics to prove I have not killed them yet.
The Hulk tent mascott!Thanks N4! I threaten to von blurple them to nakedness every time I open the tent which is why they look happy
Looks like I'm going to join your flip party this weekend I have to these ladies are getting to big for their britches. I think a bit of Von nakedness is in order to get them ready to show me their lady parts lol.
Have a great weekend Mr. S
The stems and the stalks are thick huh MrS? Gotta love it when that happens.
and I’m a couple weeks ahead of you on the flip! Gonna be a harvest train around here! Choo choo!
and I’m a couple weeks ahead of you on the flip! Gonna be a harvest train around here! Choo choo!
Billpopy79
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Happy flip day MrS.
I don't think you have to worry about their nakedness.
Looks like those ladies will have their lady parts bursting out all over the place.
Fantastical looking ladies
Looking forward to seeing them strut their stuff.
I don't think you have to worry about their nakedness.
Looks like those ladies will have their lady parts bursting out all over the place.
Fantastical looking ladies
Looking forward to seeing them strut their stuff.
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I'll ride that train all day long Chef! Thank you and have a great weekend!
Good morning Bill! Thanks for the kind words. I have a feeling the Red Dragon is going to be a cola monster. Let's hope that feeling becomes a realityHappy flip day MrS.
I don't think you have to worry about their nakedness.
Looks like those ladies will have their lady parts bursting out all over the place.
Fantastical looking ladies
Looking forward to seeing them strut their stuff.
Sätkis
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Hulk mad!!Hey everybody...
day 49 update. Plants are going to be flipped tomorrow and I hear there's a blizzard happening in VG country!
So the dancing above works both ways. The plants have been loving the new mix this grow and I think I nailed that magic recipe. Stalks are thick, stems are thick and plants are just happy to be alive! Little do they know death is around the corner
So here's a few pics to prove I have not killed them yet.
looking strong and symmetrical. Willdo great in flower!
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just like reeses.Just wanted to use new emoji LOL.
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Thanks Satkis! I always love this part. Most of the worrying is gone for me once the flip happens.Hulk mad!!
What's the "flip" you keep referencing, from veg to flower?
Sätkis
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Oh,, my worries allways comes at week4-6 of flower when most of the swelling happens..
other then that, flowering is mostly cruising. Love your detailed work with the journal!
Is there anything to do at flip to help an auto flip other than giving more flowering nutrients and changing the lights to flower?
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Correct Satkis.. as soon as you transition from your veg cycle to your flower cycle we call that flip time.
As you can see some members have lots of fun with itFlippity flip flip!
Well obviously flower has a lot more to worry about so your worries are not unjustified! PM, bud rot, K defs are all real. However maintaining a good feed schedule and proper environment for the most part will prevent those issues.Oh,, my worries allways comes at week4-6 of flower when most of the swelling happens..
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Autos flip when they want to flip. The key is to keep feeding them unless you have a reason to reset your medium. Autos need to get big fast and too much pussy footing with them slows them down.
I know you have been in veg for a while AJ, but how many days has it actually been? I'm starting to think you have photos so flipping to 12/12 may be the kick they need.
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To add to that, and I never picked up on it 'til now, there should be no reason for you to be giving flowering nutes until you see pistils.
The plant uses what it wants and eventually you store too much P and K in the medium and then all of a sudden your plant is locking out other nutrients because it's too rich with P and K.
I've actually found some white pistols on the lower nodes so it's just about to flip I think, I'm on day 46 now, but I'm really starting to think that the week and a half that it was drowning pushed it back that time. I am giving them a little bit of flowering nutrients I have been following the suggested feeding schedule from general hydroponics but I've also been cutting it in half.
No nothing not even light cycle.
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There's no need to flip autos AJ... sorry I must have misunderstood what you were saying. Keep your light schedule at 18/6 or 20/4 unless you are looking to conserve electricity costs. The autos will love the fact you are giving them more light. More light means bigger and better buds and autos are designed to work well with longer light periods. Normally you flip so you can start the flowering cycle with photos, but autos don't have a schedule that they need to worry about.
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Hey everybody...
please take a seat and pass those doobies around because today's class is all about Autoflowers! I'll try and keep it to a minimum and just the basics but if you have any questions feel free to ask.
So the obvious question to start with is what is an autoflower? In a nutshell autoflowering plants are plants that begin to flower when the plant has reached a certain phase of development. There is no triggering of this event and it's a natural process that occurs when the plant is ready. This is opposed to photoperiod flowering, in which the plant begins to flower after the summer solstice. For inside growers this means your light schedule changes to 12/12, meaning 12 hours of lights followed by 12 hours of complete darkness.
So where do autoflowers come from? Autoflowers come from feminized seeds. Although you can clone an autoflower by taking a small branch from a mother and letting it grow under a 24 hour light cycle, feminized seeds are the preferred method. Clones will usually produce lower yields than the mothers.
So let's talk about feminized seeds for a bit. Feminized seeds will always produce a female plant, which is the type of plant that produces the psychoactive cannabis flower that we all love.
Autoflowering seeds are particularly useful in northern climates, which have long summer days. Once the nights become long enough to trigger flowering, the rain and frost soon follow. This means that many photoperiod plants fail to develop full flowers before the cold arrives.
Autoflowering seeds also have some advantage indoors for those who enjoy sativas. These plants are generally small, compact, and can handle a wider range of grow environments. Sativas, on the contrary, are tall plants with a long flowering period. By starting with autoflowering sativa seeds it makes it easier to grow these wily plants indoors.
Most indica plants are also short and perform well indoors regardless of whether or not you start with autoflowering seeds.
But how does a autoflower plant come from a feminized seed?
One particular species of cannabis has made autoflowering seeds possible. The often overlooked Cannabis ruderalis is mixed with Sativa and Indica varieties to create autoflowering versions of some of the most popular strains.
Cannabis ruderalis is native to Russia and has developed unique adaptations to the cold environment. Ruderalis plants are very small, only growing up to two feet high. Unlike the psychoactive varieties of cannabis, ruderalis plants produce very few cannabinoids. They also automatically mature in seven weeks, regardless of photoperiod.
Seeds today are indica or sativa stains crossed with a ruderalis variety and bred over multiple generations. The autoflowering genetics are recessive, meaning that it takes quite some time to develop autoflowering varieties of strains. The result is either a psychoactive or high-CBD strain that will begin to bud on its own, regardless of the available light.
So what's the bottom line?
Of course there are several things to consider when running autos. New growers think that autos are easier to run because the wording auto is often misleading and the grower thinks everything will take care of itself. New growers should start with photos simply for the fact if they encounter issues during vegetative growth the problem can be fixed before flowering begins.
Yields from autoflowering plants tend to be slightly less. On the high end, some autoflowering cannabis seeds can yield up to 150 grams per plant, though the average is somewhere in the double digits.
Autoflowering plants should be in their final home as soon as possible and feeding should begin within a few days of being above the soil. Of course that is another topic altogether and this was mainly to give an understanding of what an autoflower is.
Class dismissed!
please take a seat and pass those doobies around because today's class is all about Autoflowers! I'll try and keep it to a minimum and just the basics but if you have any questions feel free to ask.
So the obvious question to start with is what is an autoflower? In a nutshell autoflowering plants are plants that begin to flower when the plant has reached a certain phase of development. There is no triggering of this event and it's a natural process that occurs when the plant is ready. This is opposed to photoperiod flowering, in which the plant begins to flower after the summer solstice. For inside growers this means your light schedule changes to 12/12, meaning 12 hours of lights followed by 12 hours of complete darkness.
So where do autoflowers come from? Autoflowers come from feminized seeds. Although you can clone an autoflower by taking a small branch from a mother and letting it grow under a 24 hour light cycle, feminized seeds are the preferred method. Clones will usually produce lower yields than the mothers.
So let's talk about feminized seeds for a bit. Feminized seeds will always produce a female plant, which is the type of plant that produces the psychoactive cannabis flower that we all love.
Autoflowering seeds are particularly useful in northern climates, which have long summer days. Once the nights become long enough to trigger flowering, the rain and frost soon follow. This means that many photoperiod plants fail to develop full flowers before the cold arrives.
Autoflowering seeds also have some advantage indoors for those who enjoy sativas. These plants are generally small, compact, and can handle a wider range of grow environments. Sativas, on the contrary, are tall plants with a long flowering period. By starting with autoflowering sativa seeds it makes it easier to grow these wily plants indoors.
Most indica plants are also short and perform well indoors regardless of whether or not you start with autoflowering seeds.
But how does a autoflower plant come from a feminized seed?
One particular species of cannabis has made autoflowering seeds possible. The often overlooked Cannabis ruderalis is mixed with Sativa and Indica varieties to create autoflowering versions of some of the most popular strains.
Cannabis ruderalis is native to Russia and has developed unique adaptations to the cold environment. Ruderalis plants are very small, only growing up to two feet high. Unlike the psychoactive varieties of cannabis, ruderalis plants produce very few cannabinoids. They also automatically mature in seven weeks, regardless of photoperiod.
Seeds today are indica or sativa stains crossed with a ruderalis variety and bred over multiple generations. The autoflowering genetics are recessive, meaning that it takes quite some time to develop autoflowering varieties of strains. The result is either a psychoactive or high-CBD strain that will begin to bud on its own, regardless of the available light.
So what's the bottom line?
Of course there are several things to consider when running autos. New growers think that autos are easier to run because the wording auto is often misleading and the grower thinks everything will take care of itself. New growers should start with photos simply for the fact if they encounter issues during vegetative growth the problem can be fixed before flowering begins.
Yields from autoflowering plants tend to be slightly less. On the high end, some autoflowering cannabis seeds can yield up to 150 grams per plant, though the average is somewhere in the double digits.
Autoflowering plants should be in their final home as soon as possible and feeding should begin within a few days of being above the soil. Of course that is another topic altogether and this was mainly to give an understanding of what an autoflower is.
Class dismissed!