Advise on autoflowers

Thanks guys! LOTS of good info! Next time i will start in in the pot instead of in a plug. i hear 2 gallon is the size to go with.

Hi there. I've ONLY grown autoflowers but I'm only on my second grow... I learned a lot from my first grow but this second one is teaching me more! Here's what I would consider basic info for you as you start out: 1. Introduce nutes gradually! When you first give your plants some nutes (no earlier than 2 weeks old), start them at 1/4 strength of recommended dosage. Second time you give them nutes, you can raise that to 50% strength (always give plain water between feedings ... i.e., water then feed then water then feed). 2. MOST important is to maintain a good ph balance in the soil. The grow I've got going now is doing something weird... I measure the ph of the soil before I water or feed and then adjust my liquid's ph to make sure the soil stays within a good range... these silly ladies, for SOME reason, pump the ph up between waterings/feedings so I'm constantly having to lower the ph of my liquid to knock down the ph of the soil. Example: soil measures 7.0ph so I make my liquid about 5.5ph which takes the soil down to about 6.4... but by the time they're wanting more water/fertilizer, the soil is back up to 7ph... very strange. 3. Remember they're called AUTOflowers for a reason... they're programmed to go into flower at a certain time and programmed to be ready for harvest at a certain time. Folks who grow photoperiods think they can "adjust" this cycle in autoflowers... but they're wrong... you just end up hurting your plants. 4. There is never a reason autoflowers need to have their lights flipped to a different schedule. They should be on 18/6 as a general rule but in both my grows, I've had to have them on 24/7 because I couldn't keep the temps up in the tent otherwise. This doesn't affect them at all ... the only thing it will affect is your electric bill. 5. You CAN use low stress training (LST) and you CAN do some pruning but, especially with the pruning, do it conservatively and slowly over a couple days time so you don't stress the plants out terribly. They're, again, AUTOflowers and causing them stress might be detrimental to their inherent life cycle. I prune cautiously and judiciously to allow light and air to penetrate down to the lower buds... but I don't like doing it so I only remove maybe 5 or 6 leaves at one go... wait a day and then reassess... 6. Just relax and have fun with the plants... let them talk to you! I screwed EVERYTHING up on my first grow and still harvested almost 2oz per plant.... As everyone else has said, if you want, msg me! More than happy to help! GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!

Stick with photoperiod plants, autos aren't all they're cracked up to be.

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basico automaticas para principiante 1 maceta final maceta inicial =maceta final no trasplantes no podas si lst, doblarlas temprana es recompensa en tallo y en futura pronta cosecha si amor si humus de lombriz al principio para que no pierda tiempo, y se empiece a alimentar temprano sin quemar raíces echando fertilizantes antes de que la planta se encuentre en un estado de mayor calibre. si micorrizas importante indoor 24/0 o 20/04 optimo , se puede menos. buen cultivo bro!👍

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They tend to be more sensitive than other plants. Contrary to popular belief, you can top, LST and I've even supercropped. You'll want to keep in mind that you have a tight timeline so if you do something like top, the plant won't wait for you to flip to 12/12, so if you're not careful you can stunt them. I can't seem to feed past about 750PPM without burning, so keep that in mind too.

Don't over feed, can go into shock and flower earlier then expected. Don't transplant, can go into shock and flower earlier then expected. Don't do to much HST, try to only top once if your going to do it and LST the rest of the way. Good feeding guideline for autos. https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/med-man-method-feeding-chart-ppm-ec.47856/ Best Of Luck!

Your leaves are yellowing the seedling might die but wil be stunted it looks like. With an autoflower I water the pot put in the seed and won't water it again for at least a week. Looks super wet autoflowers love dry dirt for seedlings but once they start really going they will like the soil moist consistently