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Autoflower -- Cut leaves and lower branches
lolo30
started grow question 5y ago
Hi, shoud I cut off the bottom of these 2 autos (red circles) ? See even above ? Because there is no light in this place..
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Other. General questions
Techniques. Defoliation
Techniques. Other
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GMSgrows
answered grow question 5y ago
I wouldnt stress autos. Cheers friend
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Ign33l
I havent defoliated before because im afraid of cutting essential leaves (since i have read that some leaves are like veins of the MJ tree and they should be kept). How do i know which leaves i should cut and which ones i should leave?
Week 8
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
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DogterB
About how long for trichome maturing?
Since I am seeing some cloudy trichomes, what kind of timeframe am I looking at moving forward? I'm thinking I want to harvest when I'm between 20-50% amber trichomes, so when I start to see some amber, about how long do I have before I need to chop? Days? Week?
Week 11
Other. General questions
5y ago
3
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urbanbud
bright green growth on a bud in last couple days, towards end of flower
hey growbuds, approaching harvest and after experience/advice on what this green sprout on one bud is?? seeds suggest 9-10wks flower and they're just hitting end of 9, is she on the cusp of going too long in bloom? things have been cruisey so no clue what else it could be. cheerz
Week 19
Buds. Other
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Other. Other
5y ago
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TheDefiant
How am I doing? Any tips or suggestions?
Hey guys, I feel pretty proud of this one; seems very strong and resilient. I was wondering what people thought and if there's anything anyone would recommend. I'd like to hear people's ideas/what they would do different. Thanks for taking the time. Happy grows! :D Day 30
Week 4
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Plant. Other
5y ago
3
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ItalianDesertBalcony
Will there always be fresh bud growth on an auto-flower (max thc/no couch-lock goal)?
ready for harvest bc most of the pistils are mature? Clearly not yet because of new growth? The trichromes are looking like a mix of clear and cloudy, little to no amber yet. I would like to know if there will always be fresh pastil/bud growth even when she’s ready for harvest?
Buds. Other
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Setup. Strain - Autoflowering
3mo ago
6
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Budnod
Should my seedling look like this?
My seedling popped up out of the soil today and the seed was still attached to the smaller purple leaf! I’ve just VERY GENTLY coaxed it off and the seedling looks like this! Is this normal or do I have problems already? 🤦♂️ It’s my first grow so I’m panicking a bit!!
Other. General questions
4y ago
5
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soflo
Can someone help
I know this might sound dumb but how do I probably check my pH levels. I’ve been checking it and it comes to 6.5 but I keep having problems like yellowing leaves and burning leaves and everyone keeps saying it’s a pH problem.
Techniques. Other
6y ago
5
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Calais
Feminized seed turned Male
I bought a 10 pack of feminized seeds and one plant has turned male, this is the first time in 14 years this has happened, could somebody shed some light on to why this has happened? Thankyou
Other. General questions
5y ago
3
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RamboGringo
Likes or no likes? That is the question
So I'm just curious, how to get more people to look at or even like your grows? I only have 13 likes on this massive, likely more than 1/2 pound dry auto growing indoors. My best grow. My shittiest grow has more likes. I'm not gonna cry or anything I just am excited cuz it's huge
Week 14
Other. General questions
4y ago
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capiroto
Error message when trying to save new week
Anyone having an error message when trying to save a new week in the grow diary?
Other. General questions
1y ago
1
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multiphenotal
Making waterlogged soil useable
I have waterlogged ground in a mini half 'island' between two creeks. Can I make the fertile ground there useable with coco-coir, sand and woodchips?
Other. General questions
6y ago
1
1
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KCduzit
Cut or keep topped branches? (1st day of flower)
I have 2 budsites on my plants that I needed to top due to dying growth (either from windburn or trellis net). Both are on thick stems & pass the trellis net. It is now the first day of flower, should I cut these stems back or let them grow out? Maybe cut the one that is “sick”?
Week 8
Leaves. Wilting
Techniques. Defoliation
5y ago
1
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BullWeedDog
5ta semana de floración
Estas hojas son de la parte media que puede ser?? boto la mayoría de las hojas de la parte baja y en la parte superior están amarillas pero creo que es por lo cerca que está del foco. Ramas inferiores que no llegaron a la luz con la pintas caídas y marrones!!
Leaves. Color - Yellow
Other. General questions
Plant. Other
3y ago
3
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WEEDOOR
my lst is ok?
i had my first LST on my plants. i I tried to do it in 2 different ways, one bending the The main stem with a little movement of the leaves , the other is just to move the fan leaf's to to open up the leafs that block the light. Am doing ok?
Leaves. Other
Techniques. LST
Techniques. Other
5y ago
3
4
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pampa1989
Tipping or not? Be or not to be!?
Hi everyone. I was thinking if can i still do the topping on my plant? . She is at the 10/11th node stage and looks tall but not bushy. Do you think will it improve the yields without harming the plant?
Week 6
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
2
4
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Ryanef
Long vegetative Autoflower
Day 46 the plant on the right as showed the sex (female) but still not flowering. meanwhile the left one is almost done, still couples of weeks i think!? should I switch to 12/12 light? Is it possible that I got a wrong seed? Better wait a few more days to be sure?long veg auto??
Week 7
Other. General questions
6y ago
2
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ZRFVe
Best strain for experimentation/learning
Best AUTO strain that is STABLE, CONSISTENT, EASY to grow, and CHEAP. The objective is not yield, but the objective is for EXPERIMENTATION purposes and LEARNING. I want to buy 20 or more seeds at a time and do double grow tests on them, thus there needs to be no variations.
Other. General questions
4y ago
6
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Joshimilla
Defoliate more?
Should I defoliate more? side branching is intense and I'm not sure if it will result in larf or actual nug. Trimmed a lot of the weak looking side braching that was not exposed to light. Still looks rather bushy for my liking but I don't want to stunt them or reduce yields.
Week 7
Techniques. Defoliation
4y ago
3
3
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GeorgeSmiley
Any thoughts on these trichomes? Plant is only about 6 weeks through flowering, but the trichomes looks super milky and somewhat amber, and its about 80% red hairs. Strain is supposed to be an 8-9 week flowering period. I prefer higher proportion milky, but this seems early....
Week 9
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
3
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RoJoWW5308
How much defoliation?
Based on the pictures from day 36, how much should I defoliate?
Week 6
Techniques. Defoliation
3y ago
4
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