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As the title says, this is my first time topping an auto. I've done a bit of lst in the past with quite good results but with a few problems getting an even canopy, so I wanted to try a plant without the apical dominance. It actually responded better than I thought it would, had some explosive growth after the cut and her first nute charge (also my first time using hesi)
Starting week 4 and I'm quite happy with the results so far. After the cut it had some explosive growth and the number of colas increased a lot.
Managing the canopy has been so much easier. I also did a slight defolation to increase air circulation and to expose more surface to light.
I'm starting to see a light burn on the new growth, maybe too much nutes or just normal colors.
I'll update next week.
Hope to get a few insights or comments!
Started week 5 on monday, it had some seriously explosive growth in a few days during last week.
After a slight defolation I had to rearrange all the branches because of the growth, maximizing light penetration has become difficult on some colas that aren't sufficiently long to bend properly.
Middle of week 6 now and I'm curious. Before, I had a Zkittlez Auto from Fast Buds and at this date it was flowering already, maybe too soon even. This AutoMazar isn't showing clear signs of flowering or preflowering that I can see yet, but I'm definitely not complaining, it's still growing strong and I have to rearrange the LST more or less daily.
I think I did overfertilized a bit, but I'm also thinking the decoloration in some leaves may be product of the light, it happened to me before.
I have around the same wattage lighting as you and I have never had any issues with leaves burning from it. Does kind of look like a deficiency starting, I almost wanna say it needs more nitrogen but don't take my word. You should PH your runoff and start with a flush, that's the best way to correct most problems. As for late flowering... I mean who cares! XD The bigger the plant the bigger the yield :) No clue why it's taking so long ;p. I don't think you over fertilized but you could of, a flush will correct it.
Starting week 7 and I'm finally getting some pistils 💮. Not complaining at all, this is my biggest auto yet and I'm hopeful I'll get a decent yield out of this one.
The 20lt fabric pot is completely filled, it may not have so much height be it as a lot of small heads now.
Is it actually showing signs of preflowering? I'm started to think I bought a feminazed Mazar and I don't remember lol. Maybe I'm just too eager for her to flower, next Monday will be week 8 and it's only showing this
Some autos just don't express auto genetics. Especially if the genetics haven't been super stabilized. I've experienced this and waited for the other autos to finish flowering and then flipped to 12/12 to get it to flower. By that time the plant was a monster and I managed to get 14oz of good good and another like 6oz of larf. So if you want her to start flowering now flip to 12/12 and you'll be all set. It is unfortunate that it can happen that way, but at least it is not a total loss! Good luck with the grow!
Well, it's confirmed, it isn't an auto, it's a photoperiod Mazar. I really should've checked it but I asked for an autoflower seed and never checked again. I realized that the sticker was different from the one of my friends has, this one wasn't purple.
Anyway, I'm kinda glad it's a photoperiod, I wanted to try one for a while and I can't blame the seller for an honest mistake.
After confirming, I changed the photoperiod to 12/12, built a net to use as scrog and up the nutrientes a bit. This definitely explains why it took the topping and defolation so well and why it never stopped growing.
Now, to wait.
Starting week 9 and I'm quite happy with the results and the way the scrog is going.
I have to admit I do love autos but the space you have to veg the plant and to fix your mistakes it's been really useful to me. Same thing happening with maximizing my grow space, the longer veg period allowed me to fill out the gaps and it's still growing strong.
This is my first photoperiod so I don't know how long will it be to see the flowers forming.
Will continue to update soon.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Finally I can say she's into flower. It's been a though ride controlling the branches and trying to get a more even canopy. I also screwed up some branches by defoliating too early but anyway, next time I will be able to do it with so many improvements I'm looking forward to my next grow.
Starting week 12 and she's gaining weight and I think the strech is almost over. I'm happy overall with the results so far but I'll manage the canopy, side branches and leaves way better next time.
Looking forward to the harvest.
Pistils are going amber bit by bit. I hope I can harvest soon because maybe I'll have to be off for a while.
I'm more or less happy with the results. It's just sucks that maybe I'll have to harvest before time is due.
Anyway, not too long to harvest now.
Started to get frosty leaves and fatter colas. Hopefully I will be able to harvest in a month or less.
The smell is getting noticeably stronger as well.
It's very unusual for an auto to take this long to bloom, though you are right she is showing the first signs. There are two choices. One is to remain patient, for a week or two and see if she flips into bloom. If not, you may want to try 12/12 in case it was a photoperiod seed which was planted. In any event, it should be a big harvest!
@DutchPassion_Official, thank you for taking the time to read and explain 🙏🏻, I will be using your seeds again, no doubt. I confirmed this was indeed a mistake of the seller but anyway! Here we are. Thanks again, I'll update soon
@visco, I did follow the instructions on my first run and there I got a much worse light burn, so I'm trying to be extra careful with it, it's one of the reasons I'm doing LST as well
Thank you all for your help and answers! Like I mentioned it was actually a photoperiod seed so I will be treating her as one now 🌱. Already flliped to 12/12, defoliated more and started to scrog her 🕸️🕸️.
I really hope I can get a good yield and a good smoke soon.
Thanks again for the answers!
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