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Eddy568545started grow question 1mo ago
Was wondering if and experienced growers with autoflowers can take a look at my diary and give me advice I'd greatly appreciate it and need help if and how I would go about lst with the babies I got thanks
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Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 1mo ago
Hey Growmie,
As someone who has been growing autos for 7 years, you're off to a solid start, especially for your second run and first time with autos. Your setup looks dialed in with the Mars Hydro tent and lights, and you're doing a great job logging everything. Just a heads-up since you're using 0 PPM distilled water in coco, you’ll want to supplement a bit more Cal-Mag, even though Sensi Coco includes some. Your temps and humidity are on point for veg, but start bringing that humidity down as you get deeper into flower. LST timing looks good, just keep it gentle with autos. Keep an eye on your feeding strength, start light and increase as needed, especially with a full Advanced Nutrients line. Even though it's pH Perfect, still check your runoff here and there to make sure you’re in range. You're documenting things well, and the community engagement is great. keep it up and trust your instincts, you’re on the right path.
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 1mo ago
Autos are just plants.
A slight lean won't do much. I'd say shit or get off the pot about that... but with autos, they tend to be small plants and training is less relevant. You will probably achieve the same yields simply by making sure the plant grows outward a bit and spreads out well to maximize surface area to capture light. Evening out the canopy won't improve yield. It might improve consistency of nugs -- smaller prroportions of potential larf.
If i LST'd i'd shoot for 6-7 primary colas before letting them grow vertically. The problem with this is not knowing how long you have to train it without negatively impacting height in a way that negatively impacts yield.
also, when you bend it over, bend between the alternating axis of growth nodes -- this way you dont' have to cut anything off. You want a near 90 degree bend in the trunk as low as possible. Any branchign below the bend will be trash, prune it off. You also want to tie the based on teh trunk to the other side (an anchor). This prevents it being pulled through the soil and ripping/stressing/exposing roots.
Exactly when to let the 'top' go vertical is again guesswork. that's the one growth tip that can catch up even if it's a bit shorter than the canopy (apical dominance - tallest cola steals the most resources). Manipulate apical dominance to keep the canopy even as you go... If you maintain it while it grows, it takes less work. Simply bend a cola down in morning and that effort to heal and bend back upward will allow the rest to catch up 1/2 to 1" in one day more times than not. Can always tied something down temporarily if the height difference is more significant.
understand the cause and effect and why of training... breaking apical dominance. sharing resources... observe and react.
An auo with a known longer vege time (e.g. "XL" autos) can shoot for more colas. But for the typical 2-3 week vege of an auto, 6-7 is about all you have time for to have decent vertical length of flower developing.
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daggaDNAanswered grow question 1mo ago
Never tried this method myself but I see what you wanna achieve. Hope it works, plants look great!
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Hologramanswered grow question 1mo ago
She is doing great! Maybe give her lil less nutes, she looks a bit pale
Just give her bloom nutes when she is showing pistels
autoflowers are easy but also easily stressed.. so just let her grow en bloom in peace
in no time she will give u all the love back you have given her(100x times more!)
Goodluck, 😇
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