New Grower cfl critical rapido

[scotty78]

hi guys. this is my 1st grow with decent seeds,had a grow the start of summer with some donated seeds and just didnt impress me at all.!
Now i,ve got 5 critical rapido just sprouted through 2 days ago. wen they get big enough they will b under a 250w cfl setup. got canna vega/florres for nutes, dont know wen to start flowering nutes tho as barneys farm says they start flowering in 20days, guess i,ll finish vega a few days b4 starting florres.
any tips pls guys would b great.

 

[realcarlos]

Welcome to the site.
For autoflowers you would want to start with low nutrient dosage. 1/4 of what is recommended and build your way up.
As for when to start flower nutrients. You want to start when vertical growth stops.
Good luck and keep us updated!

 

[scotty78]

nice 1 thank u #realcarlos.
any idea roughly how old they should b wen they stop growing vertically, they r a week old now and r looking stretched. all have 6 leaves.
and how far should i have my lamp from the plants.
sorry for having lots of questions, havnt grown auto's b4 and dont want to muck them up.

 

[realcarlos]

You're welcome.
It depends on the strain as to when they'll stop vertically. As for the stretching, that's because they're trying to reach for the light. With cfl's you can put them real close to the top of the plants.
Put the back side of your hand in between your light and top of the plants. If it gets really hot its not good, thats how some members test it out.

check out:
https://www.autoflower.org/f44/life-cycle-auto-flowering-cannabis-5113.html
Good luck! and don't apologize