Newbi central here I am! Stunted auto

Hey all, yoshi here and I’m looking for some advice before I jump into my next 200 dollar budget purchase.

My first leep into growing I acquired some miracle grow medium, Georgia soil premix from the garden section of Walmart, a handful of pots I cut holes into the bottom for drainage and I Amazon primed myself a budget light with reflective panels I have setup around a makeshift coffee table I have walled around the plants... I’m also seed popping watermelon and tomatoes along with my auto beans but I’m here for my lovely medicine advice

My next budget I look to purchase a giixer 1000 watt veg/bloom switch light and a grow tent to properly house away from the grow gnats... along with the fox farm trio nutes in hope of jump starting some growth before my 3 autos finish their life cycle
This will be my first full grow and previously I had invested in an enclosure my one seed pop of about 8inches died shortly after being placed to close to a to hot light. I also look to transplant every seed I have currently into larger fabric pods than they are currently housed in plastic


I’m looking for specific advice regarding up until a few days for prime shipping I’ve only fed my ladies with tapwater and miracle grow perlite already mixed in my grow medium. Will I need to work up to a proper feed schedule or should I jump right in with full doses of nutes. And any recommendations on distance I should keep my 900 watt difference of a grow light after the switch?? Currently I’m at 75-125 range and with just a vegbloom one way light and being the paranoid newb I am( and not wanting to ruin perfectly paid for medical seeds) my light is 36 inches away from each pod ... I’m really looking for a full 24 inch growth in every seedling


Right now my ladies displayed are respectively 35 days old, 20 days old and 2 days old (damn shipping issues delivered me separate pods for one bean order what can ya do)
Every seed seems to be stunted I’m tacking up to pure newbieness including I actually dropped one whole healthy seedling while sun popping and never found her in my backyard

I am growing two Sweet Train wreck autos and one Amenisa Haze auto.... after these three ladies flip into flower I look to pop the remaining pack order with hopefully a better routine than my startup plants had to grow through



What can I do to assure a healthy yeild? They seem dark green and happy just short... where I see other popular growme’s at 8-12 inches at 4 weeks

I run 24/0 light schedule under a 75-125 watt single panel, water mist every other day with full watering every Monday and Thursday. Occasionally when I’m home from work I’ll set them on my back porch under the sun which is where I seem to see my biggest growth.... each photo is maybe slightly dated but nothing dramatic as the oldest is only 35 days to begin with

First there’s not enough perlite in your soil. Also you used Miracle Gro but don’t say which type. That’s important for proper feeding advice. Lower the light to about 24”. Sun is the best light. Tell us exactly which MG product you bought.

to top or ScrOG

You are a long ways off a scrog, they are surely stunted and I can’t see them producing much being this old and that size, photos will always out produce an auto, not sure what all the hype is about , one mistake and your auto is screwed

The dark green and twisting leaf tips may indicate a high nitrogen environment. Your seedlings or rooted clones just need to breathe in some loose moist medium without a lot of nutrients. Look for the white puffy perlite and make sure your soil has a bunch in it. It holds oxygen under the dirt for your roots, and helps the soils texture from clumping up. Basic seedling or potting mix is best at the beginning.

Start over. If that's autos at day 35, I don't think they're going to pan out in that soil. Miracle Grow should not be an option as you shop for soil.