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Takes plants normally 4 to 5 weeks to mature enough to be able to flower. Cheers

Heya ! Auto's will produce an okay yield as long as they have 10-12 hours of daily sunlight and temperatures are in check. Will work the same as a photo but will flower by itself obviously. My outdoor plants have been only getting 4-6 hours of direct light and the rest of the day indirect light and they are loving it Cheers and good luck!

Hi! I think she will pull through and she looks good btw. That amount of light concerns me 'cos it is not enough for good and vigorous growth

It is overwatering my friend ... Too much water too soon is the best way to put it, just let her dry out and she'll be fine. Hopefully, I answered your question and remember " Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time ".

Well, Its recommended to give the Girls 18 Hours of Light. But I personally see no Problem of giving them less. Iam growing previously autoflowers outdoor, and they get 12.5 hours daylight, and they still grow and build flowers. As you are using aHigh quality light, with a big DLI_ output, It should be the lessest Problem for them P.s Your Girls looking alittle pale... maybe its the Light in the Pictures... how do they look alive=?

Hey! Remember that when there’s a problem with the roots it takes 3-4 days for the plant to react visibly. So don’t go doing everything at once or it could end up worse. So if you’ve overwatered.. you’ll have to wait until the soil dries up a bit, that will give more oxygen flow in the roots they’ll breath better and be able to absorb the nutrients correctly. After seeing how she reacts I would consider start using veg nutrients to avoid running into nitrogen deficiency. I would also take up mrs_larimar’s advice on using 1ml of calmag I’m every feeding. It works great, she’ll love it and you’ll avoid running into CalMag deficiencies in the future. But remember giver her a few days between treatments to see how she reacts. Good luck and happy Growing.

Watering regime is one of the hardest to learn in my opinion Goal is to get a dry-wet-circle ( even a short one) I water my Plants daily, that is what works the best for me I tried a lot of technics like Pot lifting: you lift // ( of weigh with a scale) your dry pots, remember that weigh, and water again if you nearly rech the weigh of the dry pots pot weighin and adapting method you start with small glasses to water your Girls... that mean shotglass for babies, a bigger ones for seedlings and maybe ahalf liter glass for big ones This way its easier to control the limit you are puring into the growingpot This method is to be combines with the " knuckle method"........ before you water, check knuckledeep the soil is moist i.... hope it could clear it up and you fine your " watering style"

Hi there! I believe the airflow is good in the plant 'cos no leafs are laying on top of eich other or so, but you could remove few lowest leafs if they seem to get in your way. But for the plant growth I don't think defoliating at this point is any necessary

I wouldn't top or FIM and auto it stresses the plant out resulting in less dense buds. Also, most Auto-flowering strains start automatically making buds (flowering) when they're 3-4 weeks old. Hopefully, I answered your question and remember Happy Growing and Free your mind one puff at a time.

hey there Hidden Message, good question ! if you're gonna defoliate do it much before the flowering period. i dont really know why people do this ... the "airflow" argument i find it weak, like there's air flowing ... most of the time it's totally pointless. The only real thing in my experience that does help slightly at harvest time is lollipopping by removing the bottom leaf and flower nodes meaning the plant focusses on the top buds and you get less larf and trim . Most of the time folks will mess up defoliation and end up with less yield. For your plant, i would not touch it at all , until week one or two of flower once you can see the flower nodes starting... if you have like a lot of them on one branch then you can always go in and remove the bottom flower nodes to do the above. Get in there with a razor blade and put a little duct tape bandage on the affected area to prevent infections. Hope this helps ! 🚀

Hey! I wouldn't worry one bit! Autos don't grow that tall but given you've got less space with the lights I understand your concern. Either way, if you take a look at the strain specifics, she can stretch up a good bit but won't be a problem. Most harvested diaries with this strain are at 25-30 inches. If you're still concerned then go ahead and start doing some LST. You can gain a good amount of space by bending your girls to the side, that also helps to expose bud sites which s great for increasing the yield. Hope this helped. Good luck and happy growing!

Hey there HiddenMessage. The main idea is that there is no where on earth with lights on 20/4 and where weed grows, so light can actually cause a lot of stress, something like "light stress", often time when you reduce the light cycle you'll see more growth because the plant does grow more during the night , put simply : plants need rest too. THC and terpenes actually get degraded by light, that's why i reduce the light cycle during flower even for autos. Hope this helps ! 🚀

As long as you have good ventilation, air in air out, not much. I have never bothered after trying twice. Seen no differnece in my bud size. I grow consecutive big harvests without ever wasting time with it. Cheers

you can keep your same time, she is an auto and she will automatically go in to flower most have auto on a 18-6 but 20-4 you should get a nice harvest, so keep your light cycle the same

Yes they exist, moisture meter, you put them in the soil and they tells you the umidity leveles, i’ve seen one with levels from 1 to 5 so nothing scientific, you have to learn when watering based on what level he tells u. But is so easy raise up a little the pot and see his weight, if is light u have to water. Hope to help u and that I was quite clear with my English

Truthfully, you want as close as the plants can handle. Different strains have different light needs, the best bet is to follow the manual that came with the light. seedling (30in), veg (18-24in), flower (12-18in), and then fine tune within those ranges based on how the plant reacts to the light levels. Leaf serations curling up and tacoing are signs of too much light/heat, excessive stretching and large internodal spacing would be signs of not enough light. Hope this helps. Happy growing.

I think it looks fine, and I would probably leave it alone as it doesn't look mandatory to defoliate further. That said, it will also be fine if you get a few more of those fan leaves off. Defoliation of large fan leaves at any stage during flowering, is something I practice when they are blocking lower bud sites is (although a hotly debated topic). When I see its necessary to open up air-flow and get light penetration optimal at any stage of growth I will do it as long as its lower fan leaves. I would just go very cautiously the later in the game you get.

Hi! I'd say it's all about the area and lights used. With leds you can get 1g/w easily if you use all the lights area but you need few plants atleast. 50-100g is pretty common I'd say and 200g is possible for sure

grab some light hangers then you can adjust the light where it should be with out worry. they are a affordable

depending on how much light you are using and where the best par rating is for the light

Plant looks ok hard to tell by the pics. Maybe the 16hrs of light has something to do with it.

The plant has long stopped growing, all its energy is going to bud production now, the purpose of training is to manipulate the growth of the plant in its vegetative stage in order to attain a flat canopy that gets even light coverage. Trying to bend that main cola down to the level of the rest of the plant now is probably going to break it off. You could remove a leaf or 2 if they are blocking light to some of the buds, but I wouldn't try and train it too much at this point in the game. Happy growing.

It doesn't mean its necessarily a herm. Pollen can travel VERY far, people can bring pollen in on their clothes, or it can come in from the outside in the air. Just be on the lookout for pollen sacks, if you check thoroughly every day you should be fine. Happy growing.

Hi! It depends on the overall health and the amount defoliated. If you take few leafs out of healthy plant she wont even notice but if you take lots of them, she will focus energy on growing leafs for a day or two before continuing grow. If the plant is unhelathy the defoliation can be much bigger stress and take lot longer to bounce back. The reason you don't do it all the time is to save time and it is not beneficial to the plant to remove lots of leafs all the time. The leafs are important part of the plant and needs to be removed only if they are really in the way or not getting enough light anymore. Buds don't need light but leafs does

it's not optimal, but you'll still get a harvest... how much of an impact? don't trust anyone that gives you a precise answer with confidence. lower humidity in flower should cause more trichome production... as with everything there's probably a happy medium of stress vs. min/max strategies. that's just a guess. If leaves don't show signs of stress and remain praying, i wouldn't worry. You'll likely need to water slightly more, so if relying on habits, pay attention for unexpectedly quicker time between irrigations. rely on weight of pot as always. Good thing is that the low RH is great for avoiding bad microbial growth. almost assuredly avoid fungi/mold type issues.

just built a rosin press (have a diary showign it) you can very easily build a better one that is cheaper. if you have a drill press, you can build one MUCH chceaper. if not, you'll still save 100-200 and build a better device. dabpress and other companies offer the platen kits. a 4x7 is ~300 and 3x5 is ~200... maybe you find lower, but that'll give a good ballpark idea. 3x5 - 12 ton press 4x7 - 20 ton press if you wait for a sale at harbor freight (and in usa), you can get a 20T press for $150-170 you do not need the 'caged kits'. you can simply affix lower platen in proper position. i'v enot had one isssue with it shifting around. This saves a couple bucks too. it is as simple as constructed the h-press... and simply putting the platens in position... tightening a few screws so the top platen is affixed to the press. if you build the platens yourself, you have to use a drill press to ensure holes are level? straight? centered? proper terminology i do not have. it is near impossible without a drillpress though. Seriously, build it... save 100-200 and get the proper max 2500psi to finish the job. (PSI calculated form surface you press, not size of platens. So a3x5 typically has a 2x4 filter bag. 8sq inch.. 10tons press would be perfect. a little extra is okay too.

Hi! She looks like shes at maybe week three of flowering but she looks healthy so no need to start over? Sometimes autofllowers wont carry the auto gene even tho they should but she can still give you nice yield! Just be patient with her

Yes, you can get a 3in1 soil meter prob very cheap at a number of places. I got one a few years back on Amazon for $10. It’s just 2 long metal probes that are stuck down into the soil with a top reading piece and usually give you a reading for PH, your moisture level and light levels. Or you can stick your finger in the soil an inch or so and if it’s dry it’s time to water. Also if you can pick up your plant you can tell by the weight of it dry and wet. The finger in the soil method does disturb the top root zone though, and the pick up method requires the plant to be able to be moved, but the probe you can put in and leave. There cheap enough you can buy 1 for each plant pot to leave in and they also give you your soil ph levels as a bonus. The light level is not really helpful unless you want to know the light intensity at you soil level for some reason...lol Hope this helps. Cheers 💨

Yes, this is a little low, your soil is slightly acidic at this reading. Try and aim for 6.5 - 6.8. But adjust this gradually over a few days, trying to change the ph too much in one go can really freak your plant out. Hope this helps.... Organoman.

Make sure the flowers are dry enough but not crispy dry, because if you put them in the jars while they are still too wet, can lead to mould. Putting holes in the lid will allow your flowers to dry out too much. "Not burping" your jars while you are away will not be a big issue. Hope this helps.... Organoman. PS - Try leaving the healthy green leaves on your plant and only remove the yellow leaves. Less healthy green leaves = less energy produced = smaller flowers. Cheers!

yeah, actually if you are in soil you should alternate 1 time with nutes, 1 time with water.

Because i've sgudied biotechnologie. I can tell you that its possible but not the same way you think.. You can flash freeze plant tissue and regrow then keep it at low freezing point alive yes and use these cells in a special ms-media to make it do exactly what you want.. grow a leaf grow a roots many possibilities. But you cannot take that and grow it like nothing happenned... Most growth tissues have died. So answer is no.. not that way. And the question is yes you can regrow, but only from the living cell. Neeing lab and invitro equippement. Many nursery uses lab to keep genetic of plants alive... To regrow later.. but don,t expect to keep regrowing that same plant. Youl have to recreate growing cell with ms media and growth solution

Yes, some plants/genetics have rather strange flowering time lines. Some will develop at a steady pace, others will start really slowly then finish quickly and others will grow in "spurts", meaning they grow, go slow, grow again then slow down again. Some Sativas take ages to get going then grow slowly and finish like they are in some sort of flowering race. Generally Indica or Indica dominant plants like your Northern Lights, grow more or less steadily, throughout their flowering cycle. I would suggest trying to gently bend the main stem over, a little bit each day until it is nearly level with the rest of the growing tops. This way you can lower the light and provide a much more even light distribution. At the moment, by having the light above the main stem, those lower branches are receiving vastly diminished light in comparison to the taller main stem. Your plant will flower a lot quicker once the light has been lowered, due to the increased light intensity the entire plant will then receive. Your main stem will cope with being bent down, cannabis is a remarkably resilient plant. In nature things like branches from other tree can fall on cannabis plants and the plant will "sort itself out". Doing some training now will present less problems than when the plant is further advanced in flowering. Just do the bending down/training, slowly, say to 45 degree angle today, then a further 20 degrees tomorrow and the final bending down the next day, until the main stem is almost parallel with the ground. If the main stem is proving too stiff, do this bending over 4-5 days and in lower increments. Even if the worst happens and the main stem snaps, your plant will heal itself and continue growing, but you will have to tie the main stem, above the break, to something like a bamboo stake or a loop of string from the roof of your tent. If it does snap, do not place any tape/bandage around the break as this only encourages fungus/bacteria to grow. Just leave it exposed to the open air and the smarty pants cannabis plant will heal itself and continue flowering. Obviously you should try and avoid this from happening though. Once the main stem has been bent over, you can direct the flowers growing on the main stem into new positions, so that they are once again growing upwards toward the light. This may take a few days until they are also "re-trained" and staying in position. At this stage, seeing as you have a strict time deadline, trying to even up the height of your plants canopy is your only real option into speeding up its flowering rate. I would also suggest skipping a couple of feeds with "bloom" type nutrients and giving her an increase of "grow" nutrients for a couple of feeds, to try and green her up a bit as she looks a bit pale for this early stage of flowering. This will also give her a bit more of a boost to speed up the flowering. At this early stage in flowering, nitrogen is still an important need. Hope this helps.... Organoman. PS - For your next grow, may I suggest another breeder instead of the one you are now growing, their genetics seem to be somewhat variable and unstable, with a recurring theme of mixed results, judging by how often questions about their plants come up in this forum. 😨 Good luck and happy harvest!!

Don’t cut the leaves, let them recover

Now don't get to eager and start bending everything. Like that its just right. So leave it be and watch it flower.. don't want to be breaking anything either. Good grow.

You can, and it should give you some bigger colas. Option b is to get as much light to all the bud sites as you can, and use the smaller fluffier buds along with your trim to make hash, or infused oil or butter. I'll usually go with option b as I still get a decent amount of smokable bud, and I get enough trim and larf to make about 2-3 pounds of oil/butter. Its all about what you are looking for. Happy growing.

I personally give them a lil tug. If they pop off then take um. If it feels like you have to force or cut it off. Leave it till it's ready! 🤘😤

Check if your rootmass have outgrew its pot. It dosent happen in smartnpit. But in plastic pots. A suddent change that lookes like overwatering or underwatering when everythingbwas normal. Usually indicated thatbthe pot is now to small. Get a biger pot (nit too big few inches wider. Add some soil at the bottom and fille the side and it will be okay in a week or so. It best to do this befor flowering. But it happen. Or you can let ut ride off and change your watering accordingly.. meaning cutting back on watering and water more frequently. . You can poke hundreds and hundreds of hole all around the bucket if you see lots of roots. . If you can had more soil to the edge or transplant it would help

She may stop growing while recovering, and you end up getting less bud development, but if you are early enough you can trim it out and the ammount of extra energy the main buds get for the rest of the grow compensate for the energy lost to the recovery. I wouldnt lollipop at that stage, but you can do it, just not recomended, but if you are hurting for smoke, you might benefit more from medication now and later, than to wait for the medicine to grow. u feel me? some popcorns won't hurt, its not recomended, but its your plant my guy, she won't die. Don't take this the wrong way, just saying that if its what you want to do, feel free to do it, but if its not, then i don't think it would benefit you to lollipop at this point in time. Best of luck, and keep it up, the plant is looking wonderfull. Stay lit growmie.

Too many nutrients, its nutrient burn. Use just water in soil, or reduce feeding a good portion if in coco. Stay lit growmie.

it makes the root zone a bit colder.. Then depending on conditions.. The water warms up to normal levels... Cold water is better then hot water for sure.. But does it make a difference??? Not in my opinion.. I always use water right from the tap and because I am in the mountains it's some cold water.. I don't aerate my water. Plants actually use chlorine. And stoner science is nonsense science.. Science now a days is all about marketing as well. So be very careful when you read anything published by anyone.. Everyone everywhere is trying to self promote/sell you something. Happy growing! :) ha ha ha ha

This means 60-70 in the flower stage. So add another 20-30 days (assuming that's when you flip) to that and you'll have your true range. Poor lights and environment can draw these times out. You could hit 120 days potentially.

Be careful to look at the buds and not the sugar leaves, the sugar leaves trichomes mature faster. Why would you flush the plant before harvest? Just water her as you normally would. Flushing pre harvest does nothing, its a myth.

If you have nutrients to suplement with its best to get the light mix so you can adjust the feeding accordingly, but if u just want to get it done with mostly water only get the all mix. If you wanna get doing a nutrient mix everyday then go with coco 😅, you gotta supplement everything tho so u better have all the needed nutrients. You can still give light feedings with the all mix. Stay lit growmie.

Yes, but there are some things you can do. Fill a bucket with water and hang a rag half in, half out. Then point a fan on the rag. This will increase your RH a bit. Also, leave the sugarleaves on when you trim. This will extend your drying time. If you can make the process go 6 or 7 days, you'll be in good shape (better at 10 days).

Proper phosphorus and calcium in flowering, plus temperature plays a major effect you want it about 80 to 83 degrees when budding maybe a little warmer in veg if you want it to grow faster. you're lighting will also play in effect if it's not strong enough or if you don't have proper air circulation and your humidity has big jumps. There are a handful of variables to meet and maintain. Some strain will have airy buds regardless to. Good luck and happy growing 🌲🌲🌲👊

18/6 is the most effective schedule. Cannabis can only grow so much in any 24 hour period and 18 is about the limit. Any more than that and you are getting diminished returns for the electricity consumed. After 18 hours, growth plateaus, meaning you are basically wasting electricity for very little extra growth. Plants do actually need to "sleep" and undertake certain metabolic processes that they can not do during the light cycle, and 4 hours is also not really long enough for these processes to occur. Don't be greedy, treat your plant with love and respect. Plants are living organic beings, not machines to be pushed to their limit, unless you are after "product" and not flowers that will amaze you. Hope this helps,.. Organoman.