1st time grower please help!!!

[hiking high]

Hey guys,
1st time grower here, I will be growing, green o matic, blue diesel and auto bubble.

Soil is ffof, my seeds germinated within 24hrs I then applied them too 3 gallon buckets,

My plan. ( any help will be much appreciated )
Only water for the first 3 weeks, after the 3rd week I will be top feeding with sunleavs all purpose bat guano and watering with ph 6.2 water and blackstrap molasss. After week 5 I will then foliar feed with bull-whip liquid seaweed for 2 feeds only. Once I start flowering im switching to jamaican bat guano I will not be top feeding this I will mix it with the molasses. Once in floweing in early stages I will water once with superthrive.

Thanks folks

 

[Trapper]

From what I understand...OF is way too hot to start in...but if it's already on the move, then I've also been told that there is enough food in that soil to feed the plant on its own for quite some time so I would back off the additional nutes if you see leaf tip burning. Just my 2 cents.

And....WELCOME!

 

[hiking high]

Yea I have read so many thoughts on the ffof soil. My local grow store said that there are enough nutes in the soil to last about 3 weeks thats when I was going to start the bat poop and molasss.

 

[Trapper]

I, myself, am going to start in a bigger pot and put a 18 oz. dollop of Happy Frog in the middle of the pile of OF, just to buffer the first few days.

 

[hiking high]

Im such a novice at this I will learn from any mistakes I have a journal. But I quickly am becoming obsessed lol

 

[Trapper]

Im such a novice at this I will learn from any mistakes I have a journal. But I quickly am becoming obsessed lol

Me too! And I'm certainly not being critical of the effort...I have no reason or authority to do that. Just passing on what I've been learning in prep for my effort.
To my mind, anyone who burns should be becoming obsessed with auto flowers. The strains offered now are just amazing. It's like Netflix compared to VCR.

 

[wheredaweedat]

Welcome indeed
Straight ffof should get you, I would say, to early to mid flower with no added nutes then simply feed with bloom nutes at 1/4 strength and work your way up from there as needed. I have to agree with trapper in that my understanding is also that OF is entirely too hot, meaning having a plethora of nutrients already in the soil, to start in. Its a great soil, just not as a starter..and seeing how transplanting autos, especially for a new grower, is ill advised due the stress, I've seen people (myself included) use OF and cut it/mix it with another, much lighter soil. I've seen HF recommended and I personally added a mix of black gold seedling mix and compost to my OF. But I honestly think you'll be fine at least until the start of bloom with the nutes already present. Good Luck!

 

[hiking high]

Ok sounds good thanks guys so much. Few more questions when I foliar feed do I still water the plant? All so can u guys recommend a fast auto flower I grow in the east coast outdoors so I need as mush bud for the winter. Dispensary prices are high out here.

 

[hiking high]

Just got home from work and the green o Matic already sprouted.

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Just got home from work and the green o Matic already sprouted. I just planted on monday. Is that fast?

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Just got home from work and the green o Matic already sprouted. I just planted on monday. Is that fast?

 

[epenguin]

No, that's normal, the little blighters will amaze you with how quick, strong and resilient they are. Heck, I cut a seed in half (Don't ask) and it still sprouted!!!
Good luck pal, eP