Auto AK-47 CFL grow

Hey everybody. Just got home and see my 2 seeds have sprouted. I'm growing auto ak-47 from lowlife seeds under cfls. This is my first auto-grow and I have just one question i hope someone can answer for me. The seed package said to plant directly into 5L pots, so I'wondering when I should water while m they are still small. Should I let the soil get completely dry or should I water when just the top of the soil is dry? Any help is appreciated
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Be extremely sparing on the watering or you can stunt its growth. I would use a cap full of water every two days and keep raising it as needed. If your soil is moist no need to water, until it is dry.

My auto AK

Be very frugal with watering your autos for a few weeks...........let the roots develop searching for water.....I've grow autos for several years and they did best when when I ignored them for days as a time.......get a moisture meter and use it........

Thanks guys! That is a nice looking girl you got there, Balzac. How far along is she

That was at day 30 something. It was supposed to go 70 days.

indeed, usual watering pattern really with them. It is often advised to go straight into the largest pots at first transplant with auto's as oppose to 'potting up'. Sometimes I will add rhizotonic (bio) at this transplant.

Will pull up a chair for this one .

(Dinafem have some new critical + autos just out. (we were first to stock). 60 days turnaround)

Less stress is key, I started mine in the final 5 gallon pot.

im doing auto ww and ak right now, got em in solos for another week and then gonna move up to these 3 gallon paintball buckets i got as they are the biggest i can possibly fit in my cab

Hey everyone, on day 3 now. babies are coming along. Figure I won't have to water for probably another 3 days.(moisture meter stiill shows very wet.)In the mean time, I'm smokin some really good kush my buddy sold me. Can't wait until I don't have to buy it anymore
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Not yer best buddy if he selling it ya lol I love this baby stage, my fav part of the entire grow (apart from smoking it o course )

you got a point there.....

On Day 6 now, the girls are slowly getting bigger. My moisture meter is still reading that she moist halfway down the pot. Is this normal, does anyone know? Either way, they seem to be doing fine.
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Of course yes, the pot will dry from top to bottom

Thanks, 3lions. I'm taking your advice and leaving them be.
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people often overwater so let them get quite dry, they will tell you if they get toooo dry by starting to wilt a little. As a generalisation they like to be wet, dry, wet, dry as oppose to constantly damp.

Ok, so is it normal that it's day 8 right now and they haven't really grown? I'v got each one under 1 42W 6500K CFL, hanging about 3 inches above plants. MG organic soil, and haven't watered in 8 days (5L pots). Looking back on the skunk plant I grew earlier this year, by 8 days that thing was way bigger.(different strain, I know). Just wondering if i should be worried. Can't wait til i'm no longer a noob.


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8 days without water? If your space is that damp it really needs to be looked at perhaps. I would expect with good draining soil to take about 3 days on average. It shouldn't take that long for a 5l pot to dry out under 50-60% humidity and 78 degrees f. Are these the ranges you are in?

If these are in the correct temp and humidity range then it is the soil that isnt good. perhaps it drains poorly and is keeping the roots too wet.

You want soil without time release nutrients and with perlite mixed in for good aeration and drainage. Other people will know more about Mg (miracle grow I presume)

(They look okay from the pics.. unless that dark patch in pic number one is phosphorous issue, hard to tell.. Phospohorous will give greyish patches and stunt growth and they may look a bit crinkly - the best answer for this is bat guano mixed in the soil which I use as standard nowadays)

oh and double trebel check your ph during these stages.. you want it about 6.5

put those bulbs 2 inches away from the plant and ensure there is a small breeze blowing on them from a fan. This helps them and will also help dry out the soil

Peace

will do, thanks

I'm trying the LowRyder autoflowering strain in my first grow. They're a week and a half old and not much bigger than yours.

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no way, cool. that got my hopes up a bit. nice looking babies