NL Auto - first timer

@Bobsponja, I don't transplant my autos at all, I plant the seed directly in the final pot and I get great results. I fill the pot with dirt, gently pack it down, then wet all of the dirt thoroughly. I'll then plant the seed 1/4" deep in the center, and keep it wet with a spray bottle. After it germinates I continue watering with only the spray bottle a couple times a day until it has 2 nodes. Then I stop spraying and gently water the dirt only around the stem of the plant so the roots go straight down. Once the 4th node starts coming in I start adding nutes and watering the whole pot, and I wait until I can easily lift the pot with one hand before I water again. I use 3 gallon fabric pots and I get MASSIVE root balls that fill the whole pot. I tried transplanting once, it's in my current active journal, but I screwed I up. Despite screwing it up and having a serious CalMag deficiency it's still growing strong. You can grow autos either way, transplant or not, just don't over water and find out which way works best for you!

@Bobsponja, I think I'll be trying smaller pots next time, they feel a bit swamped in the 16L especially considering they're meant to be short plants, but still early in to the adventure so I'll see how it all goes. Over watering has always been a problem of mine with plants generally so I guess I'll just need to even more aware! My only concern is letting the coco coir dry out too too much and killing the poor girls.

@BigBadBobo,Good friend, if the truth is that autoflowering transplants do not like them, the only thing that can be done is from a 7x7 pot (yogurt type) for 4-5 days and transfer it to the final pot, that is the only transplant that accept in autoflowering. I do it both ways, transplanting from 7x7 to 7l pots and planting directly into 7 and 11l pots. I am also something new and this is how we are learning, surely it recovers and manages to grow more, remember they prefer drought to excess water, that is perfect for them and we are less likely to damage it. Thanks for going through my diary, I will also be aware of yours, for any questions we can help (: