New Grower cream of the crop 1000 watt 4x4 grow tent

[virginia gent]

Hang in there, your plants are looking good. I once had an 18in plant give me 38gr of really good bud (AKR) you still have a good chance at 2Z's each. I don't add bloom nutes until vertical growth stops, bigger plants bigger yeilds, imo. Water until you get run-off, if you let the salts build up in the bottom of the pot growth stops and problems start. Autos' don't forgive mistakes, less yeild less growth and no time to make-up. Always figure on about 2 extra weeks for a full harvest. Good luck and good karma. If you are short on meds take the poorest plant early to get you through.

 

[ecarvalho718]

Thanks bud but u really think there gonna sit here and stay this small ?? They don't grow during flower ??? I am feeding them with 6 gallons at a time for all 6 plants every other day I do get run off also I'm hoping these babies get at least 2 oz a piece.. i want sum1 to let me no what's up sum1 gotta have sum pointers

 

[Dazed]

Brother, take a step back and :smile:.

This is your first run, you are doing really well. No they are not huge ass montsters right now, but they look totally fine to me. I'll try help and suggest some things for you; the watering-you are feeding 1 gallon per plant every other day? That seems like a lot to me, for example I'm using a 2 gallon pot and feed 1 litre of water every 3-4 days. You could be overwatering a touch, which could mean your soil is on the acidic side. Second, how often and what strength are you feeding? The look like they would enjoy a little more Nitrogen and maybe at this point a touch of Calcium/Magnesuim, that will really help them green up and hold of any def which would usually be arising under LED at this point in your grow.

My third and final piece of advice is to chill bro! Believe it or not your plants feed off their surroundings and YOU. Be positive, look at what you have achieved so far and build on it. Feed them good karma bro and they will reward you. 2oz off each plant...who knows, I just pulled an oz from a 1ltr container grow, go figure.

Folk are looking and watching friend. They look great, people wont' really chime in here if there is nothing to chime in about! Once they get their funk on, and you have some nice buddage to show off, peeps will be looking and commenting. :niceshot:

I'm subb'd for this now so will keep checking in your progress, feel free to PM me if you want, I'm no expert, these guys are here :

https://www.autoflower.org/f164/afns-live-help-thread-staff-only-replys-30723.html , but I'll help all I can.

Keep on doing what your doing, update regularly and soon enough you'll be asking for advice on how to cure all that bud that's coming your way.

Peace,

Dazed..

 

[StormsEniGma]

even on bloom the biggest growth spurt is the beginning of flowering and bloom nutes do not stop that, some people believe that switching to bloom will result in larger buds without any real noticeable difference in height.
there is no real right or wrong time in this period i have watched many grows on here many switch to bloom nutes at different times and all have successful grows.
experiment with this and see what works best for your growing style

 

[StormsEniGma]

i switch to bloom the moment i see pistils yet my plants tripple in size over the next 2 weeks, as dazed says you are doing great.

one should always count their first auto grow as an experiment with the main goal is gaining knowlege, if the result is also multiple oz's then fantastic
at the moment your on your way to a good grow, just keep confidence and continue as you are

 

[Bilbo]

Listen to these guys bro, I'm way too new to talk about anything apart from led's but I have grown the Cash Crop and I'm 100% noob certain if you keep going and listen to us all you'll get way more than 2 zips off each one.

This strain is easily capable of 1lb a plant in the hands of an expert!

 

[ecarvalho718]

Hey guys what's up thanks for all the comments here's a few pics this morning right after the feed and I use 3 gallons for all 6 every other day I'm running botanicare kind nutes right now it's 8 ml of grow and 4 ml of base to every gallon of water when do u think I should start switching or transition to bloom nutes there are a few pistils on the babies...Sorry I'm I'm a lil stressed out never seen plants so small but bushy like crazy so many leaves well any input would be great and also I'm NOT running led I have 1000 watt mh and when I flower I will switch bulb to 1000 watt hps well hope use all will continue to follow and put sum good input on my grow thanks guys

 

[Dazed]

If that was my first grow, I'd be super happy...if that were my grow right now I'd be super happy. Do me a favor and check with one of the high team here, but to me, I think they just need a touch more food, green them up a bit. Structure and everything, they look great. Here take one of these as proof ...



High Team

Dazed..

 

[ecarvalho718]

Thanks bud it's my third grow and my first with autos I'm hoping to get sum comments from the high team but I'm hoping I'm doing good with these babies and hey do this double in size while flowering like the reg photos do ??? Any tips when to start bloom or at least the transition phase and switch out to the hps

 

[AndyBotwin]

Ecarvalho718, your plants look great! Nice work. :clap: Autos gain a lot of their height during the preflower stretch, and they can easily double in size during that time. I measure mine every day once I see pistils, and keep giving them veg nutes until they stop growing taller. I've found that gives me the best yields, plus if I switch nutes earlier, I have sometimes run into N deficiency during flower. Switching lights can be done when you switch nutes or you could go to HPS earlier and maybe induce a little more stretching.

I'm with Dazed that you could probably push the food a bit more. Up the feedings until you see the slightest yellowing on the tips, and then back off. And don't forget the cal/mag, as you're around the age where those deficiencies often set in with autos. You are right on track with everything so don't worry at all.