Hello fellow growers, welcome to my diary! Feel free to share your thoughts, critics, questions and recommendations 😀
BASIC INFO ABOUT THE SETUP:
- Lights: 200W Samsung LM301h LEDs with IV and IR from YXO YUXINOU (budget LED lights from Aliexpress)
- Grow: Custom cabinet with 60x80x165 (cm)
- Nutrients schedule: I plan on using only Biobizz try-pack and a little bit of humus (compost) in the grow medium
- Ventilation and exhaustion: One exhaust fan + one fan to circulate air inside the grow, passive air entrance
- Seeds: 2 Auto Critical Purple from Latitud Sur and 1 Gorilla Glue Auto from BSF]
- Light schedule: 18x6
So, I've been growing for almost 10 years now, but with lots of gaps in this period, so I'm not a very experienced grower.
That's my 2nd time trying to grow Autos, the 1st one was a complete disaster. I think I have overwatered my plants, they didn't develop properly and the harvest was pathetic. This time I'm planting the same strains, but with hope that the end result will be different. That's also my first time growing with LED lights and I'm very excited to see the results!
All seeds went to a wet paper towel on Januay 26 and showed their radicle on January 28, when I transferred them to a peat pellet, as per a recommendation I received. Today I finished cleaning my grow and the plants are finally inside, with both Auto Critical Purple already sprouting. Lights are dimmed to 50% and about 1 meter away from the plants.
My plan is to transfer the seedlings on the definitive pot (with about 12 liters) as soon as I see the roots coming out of the peat pellet. I'm considering doing a test with one of the Auto Critical Purple and transfering it to a smaller 1,5 liters container before the definitive pot.
Here are some excruciating doubts I'm having:
- Is there a foolproof method to avoid overwatering autos in a big pot?
- Can I get my lights closer to the plants and at full potency, even tough they are still seedlings?
- When will be the ideal time to transfer an Auto from a small pot (1,5 liters) to the definitive one?
Thanks!