150w HPS 2.5L x 2W AKR auto grow (soil) *Suggestions or Opinions needed*

looking good, but your light is way too close.

killachris said:

looking good, but your light is way too close.

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Ty. And advise noted moved my HPS up another 6in i was kinda wondering but no one ever mentioned it. Going to keep the cfls still at roughly 2-3in away tho just because they barely produce heat. Also going to add in another 4 bulbs. The main reason why I kept the lights so close was to keep them short and bushy, but would like to see them stretch a little now since there only a foot tall on day 18ish but good news they are starting to produce white hairs and all 3 are female .

thats exactly what i do

wish my light was longer like yours.

picolada said:

hello mate!nice going there..!
i 've noticed that the tips of the leafs start curling upwards..maybe it is a sign for wrong ph?
also i think that is a bit early to start the feeding..maybe you will not see the problem immediately
but after a week and more
nice job!

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Hey again Picolada, glad to see you checking back in on my thread! Once again ty very much for the advise. The Ph tester I bought still hasn't been used, I guess its time to start to test this thing out to see what my ph is really at lol. Been a little lazy about it and I spent $100 on the thing and solution. I was a little curious on why some of the tips were curling and it seems to only be in the tops of the plant. I thought it might have been just how autos grow because the stuff I've seen this do so far has blown my mind. Started the Afghans at the same time and there 1/15 the size now. Definitely a new learning curve. Also next time I'm definitely only doing 2 at once . I think i'm going to build some kind of extension cap for this run just because there bushing so much. And I've only feed them 2 or 3 times now a super super light dose and I never use all of the water when i do it. I just thought it might be a good idea for them to have it since the mix i did was with nutrient-less soils. Other then the worm castings. I'm really stuck on the nutrients situation with the autos, most people say not even to give them any. Good having the advise tho i'll hold off here for another week or so. the leaves are all perfectly green to begin with so they can wait. Keep checking in like having some good people checkin in on me and giving me advise. Cheers for that!

Also do you think the curling could be from a lack of co2? Going to be putting in a sugar and yeast bubbler tomorrow bought the wrong yeast or i would have done it tonight.

killachris said:

thats exactly what i do

wish my light was longer like yours.

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That still looks incredible! What kind is the strain? And also what kind of light is that it looks so box like hahah haven't seen one like that pretty sweet. I'm light is a sunbeam 150HPS you can buy them at almost any garden nursery across the northern hemisphere. cheap too only $125ish taxes in. And judging my your pic mine are sitting about the same height now. see these babys stretch

3 diesels 1 master kush and 1 thc bomb, and thank you afghankushgrower.

Afghankushgrower said:

Also do you think the curling could be from a lack of co2? Going to be putting in a sugar and yeast bubbler tomorrow bought the wrong yeast or i would have done it tonight.

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actually i don't think it is co2 matter..it is kinda difficult to have a co2 problem,unless if the air does not circulate..i have never used co2 and never had problem..i think that the use of co2 could help in the case that you have a big place with lot of plants..
as for the feeding it is better to start with some root juice from the second week until the 4th..and then you can start a regular feeding with small amounts of fertiliser..
you are doing fine keep up the good work!

Never used Co2 myself either, never have growth a plant all the way through there life cycle either tho. And you were 100% right, I tested my Ph for the first time last night and it showed a reading of 7.6. Going to get ph down and the next watering will be at around 6.3-6.5. Someone had to get me motivated to check lol. Circulation is great in my little box too the furnace fans I re wired work amazing and are super efficient. Keep checking back in, the next 2 weeks I could see them already budding.

a good way to control your water without using ph controllers,is to use, half tap water and half distilled..
i have never check the ph during watering the plant..
the soil has the ability to control the ph by itself when your are using a soil with adjusted ph..
though , when we have already ph problem , we have to readjust it..
cheers!

Hello everyone again, Today marks the 22 day since they popped from seed I was waiting to update till after I was done building the extension for the grow cab. I'm super glad that I planned ahead for this because they were already too close to the lights at such a young stage. So I extended out the grow box by a foot but still the original height then I made a 2ft taller crawl space for the light to dangle from and allowing all three plants to be able to continue to double there size I hope. Cost about another $20 to extend. Also I was wondering if the tips of one of my plants are starting to lighten in colour because they need nutrients? any suggestions? Ph Stays at a steady 6-6.5 now which is why I think they exploded like they did and also adding in a fe more cfl's today.

looking excellent. how many days from the 12/12 flip or preflower?

killachris said:

looking excellent. how many days from the 12/12 flip or preflower?

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Already started to pre-flower for a few days now. With the auto flower life cycle the light stays on 20/4 all the way through veg to flowering cycle, sure it can be done like a reg plant but the breeder calls for it too have the extra light all the way through I guess its how they grow. Never done auto's before so I found this a little odd too. But very cool.

So I think today is the one month mark of having these plants on the go. I'm super impressed with the auto AKR's and its been fun watching they come along so far. They out grew my first box then I extended and they've grown into that now. I've had to tie a few branches to the main stock to bring it away from the entrance. And I've also added in main more cfl's around the lower parts to bring more beefy buds. Also done one dose of fox farm Big Bloom and many doses of Bio Thrive Grow nutrients. Even tho it says autos don't take well to nutrients mine seem to love it. Noticed a big increase today in bud size after feeding them the first dose of fox farm. Enjoy the pic's everyone. Sorry for the delay for people following. Any feed back would be awesome too.

beautiful babies!

picolada said:

beautiful babies!

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Thanks mate! They seem to be coming along much more nicely after your advice. Hopefully a month from now ill be chopping these. Would like to see 4oz dried.

the funny thing is that i gave you the advice but i don't follow my advices..
i 've just ordered a ph and ec meter for this job..
just waiting now..
PH calibration of the water/feed is the most important thing (in my opinion) for healthy green plants..

this is my grow take a look if you want..https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/640693-auto-critical-jack-herer-4x24w.html

picolada said:

the funny thing is that i gave you the advice but i don't follow my advice's..
PH calibration of the water/feed is the most important thing (in my opinion) for healthy green plants..

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Well thanks for doing so! lol Now I just have to get my feeding schedule right finding it kind of hard to judge when they need food or not been doing it every other watering. Dunno if the tips are yellowing here and there because of too much or too little nutrients. Main thing is i'm keeping them alive.

Afghankushgrower said:

Main thing is i'm keeping them alive.

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hehehe!this is the main purpose..

you can read about fertilising and other things here..
it's a good and helpfull guide for growing indoors or outdoors..
i am sure you have read a lot of guides,nevertheless i believe this guide is simple enough..
cheers mate!

Awesome pic's that came out this time really starting to fill out. the stocks are about 3/4 of an inch at the bottom and I think they are at there peak growing height. Buds are starting to fill the room making it look so tasty. And the smell in my place is incredible from it, the DIY carbon filter helps a lot and the smell is mostly contained to that room until I open it lol. Enjoy the pics!

I cant wait to smoke these girls. Nice light coloured buds that are starting to turn purple. The plant in front I think will finish a little before the other 2 because the stems are more purple the buds are bigger and the leafs are dying off from the natural course. Another week for the front one maybe 2 with extra light and attention in the final week. Hoping for a qp dry after this is done.

Enjoy the pics! And any suggestions feel free!

And Happy 420 everyone!
This is from Toronto Ontario!