New Grower First Auto...Purple Cheese...Concerned Dad!! 28 Days looks small??

[mercisdaman]

She is just now on her 28th Day. Under (2) 100W Diamond Series LED's at 12 inches way. Also have (1) 23W 2700k CFL and (1) 18W 6500 CFL 4 inches to her side. The last pic shows my liberty haze which was planted the same day. I have topped the Purple Cheese once and have maintained 18/6 since she sprouted. There is a little yellowing on bottom tips considering I flushed her with 5 gallons distilled water yesterday because from seedling she was planted in Ocean Farm and it was definitely too hot for her. And she has had minor browning on tips throughout her life so far. I will continue to post pics and ask for any recommendations as far as nutes and lighting ideas. The humidity stays between 30-40% and temps between 84-92 degrees. When should she start flowering? And is she too short for being topped and this old? Please help anyone. Also her runoff was 6.5.

 

[Magic]

Ok from what i know Hum should be 50-70% if you can get it down to 30-40% during flowering it really helps it make the plant go into defense mode and its chystals over with nice THC. and you temps are way to high unless you are using Co2 if you are then that is fine you want to stay under 90F. temp should be 70-80F. that may be the problem but im sure a more seasoned grower hold help you more but to my knowledge of growing and conditions, your are alittle to extreme for the poor girl, but you can save her we save lives around here.lol

*edit* Please dont top her! alot of autos dont respond well to it. and if you have topped her already that is why shes having problems, shes stunned. but you can still get a good crop from here just ask around or pm one of the REPs and they will get you headed in the right direction

 

[RebelRoy]

hi mercisdaman and welcome to the AFN bud :styles rasta:

would be great if you head on over to the Intro section and make a quick hello to everyone over there. also a lot of knowledge there that for sure would want to follow your grow and help out.

so you`ve been topping, have you? ^^ well, alot of diferent opinions on that when it somes to autos, but i would recommend to not do that. Photos, topp away like hell, but autos are abit more sensitive for it, it seems in alot of cases. that may have stunned her abit.

i agree with idontsmoke on the temp bro. try to keep it under 80 :thumbs:

im sure more experienced guys wil step on out of the darknes and answer your questions bud

see you on the intro section :smokebuds:

 

[Alpha & Omega]

She is just now on her 28th Day. Under (2) 100W Diamond Series LED's at 12 inches way. Also have (1) 23W 2700k CFL and (1) 18W 6500 CFL 4 inches to her side. The last pic shows my liberty haze which was planted the same day. I have topped the Purple Cheese once and have maintained 18/6 since she sprouted. There is a little yellowing on bottom tips considering I flushed her with 5 gallons distilled water yesterday because from seedling she was planted in Ocean Farm and it was definitely too hot for her. And she has had minor browning on tips throughout her life so far. I will continue to post pics and ask for any recommendations as far as nutes and lighting ideas. The humidity stays between 30-40% and temps between 84-92 degrees. When should she start flowering? And is she too short for being topped and this old? Please help anyone. Also her runoff was 6.5.

Yo Bro, yeah i think its the topping youve done thats slowed them down, heres my Purple Cheese auto at 28 days,



Dont worry bro, she'll catch up, plus keep the temps down between 77 min and 86 tops. Autos dont like a 10 degree drop so try to keep them constant, also give her 24/0 mate, autos are type c3 which means they dont need the dark to 'aspire'
Hope that helps ya dude, its a weed after all, she'll grow no matter what.

 

[Alpha & Omega]

Little bit of info from the Web for ya mate, i know its a BIG debate about light schedules but hey, something new to chew on innit?

First of all we need to establish that autoflowers will flower under any light cycle and you most definitely can grow them under 24 hours of light and even 12/12 through all your plants life, but there are more aspects to look over than just if they will grow!
Light cycles can change a autoflowering plants growth, the end yield, bud density, branch formation and even plants height so growers should definitely know why plants in certain light cycles do best and in what stages of plants growth what cycles would be best!

AutoFlowering Cannabis is a plant that requires no dark period and that is why it is categorized as a C3 plant which means that it gathers CO2 during the light period and uses it at the same time but it doesnt gather the CO2 in the dark period like the C4 plants.
This means that Autoflowering cannabis plants thrive if they get continuous light through their growth stages so non stop 24/0 light cycle is better than 16/8 or 18/6.
In the vegetative growth that happens in first few weeks of autoflowering plants growth you can increase the growth by up to 30 % if you leave the lights on all the time.
Autoflowers also dont like a temperature difference thats more than 10 degrees and if your daytime temperatures are reaching 30 C but in night your temperature drops below 20 C you can severely stress your little plant and stun it.
Leaving your lights on 24/0 gives it a constant temperature throughout its lifespan.

Heres another Auto plant my friend is growing, she has had it on 24/0 and this is it at 21 days. Bit of a difference,

 

[Nam80232]

What kind of soil are you using?

 

[mercisdaman]

Ok from what i know Hum should be 50-70% if you can get it down to 30-40% during flowering it really helps it make the plant go into defense mode and its chystals over with nice THC. and you temps are way to high unless you are using Co2 if you are then that is fine you want to stay under 90F. temp should be 70-80F. that may be the problem but im sure a more seasoned grower hold help you more but to my knowledge of growing and conditions, your are alittle to extreme for the poor girl, but you can save her we save lives around here.lol

*edit* Please dont top her! alot of autos dont respond well to it. and if you have topped her already that is why shes having problems, shes stunned. but you can still get a good crop from here just ask around or pm one of the REPs and they will get you headed in the right direction

Thanks for the info. I am new to forums and the web for the most part. I am taking a botany class at the local university and decided indoor cannabis would be a great addition to my cilantro, oregano, chocolate mint and cherry tomatoes. I have them at 79 degrees now and will change the light cycle to continuous 24hr. I believe it was more of a FIM than a top so I'm definitely sure I stressed her. I have Dinafem Haze and Critical 2.0 on the way so this was my first trial. I can get the humidity up but gain temperature so I was wondering any ideas on which is more important because I can surely maintain at about 80 degrees( + - 2) I purchased Light Warrior too for the next autos and if anyone has experience with them that would be great. I will definitely keep updating pics and questions you guys are awesome. :clap:
Any ideas on my light set up. And what should be changed for flowering? Wattage? More LED? CFL?

 

[mercisdaman]

Ocean Forest. I know now the guano in it probably messed things up but I have purchased nutes and haven't yet used any. Next grow I will start with Light Warrior.

 

[mercisdaman]

hi mercisdaman and welcome to the AFN bud :styles rasta:

would be great if you head on over to the Intro section and make a quick hello to everyone over there. also a lot of knowledge there that for sure would want to follow your grow and help out.

so you`ve been topping, have you? ^^ well, alot of diferent opinions on that when it somes to autos, but i would recommend to not do that. Photos, topp away like hell, but autos are abit more sensitive for it, it seems in alot of cases. that may have stunned her abit.

i agree with idontsmoke on the temp bro. try to keep it under 80 :thumbs:

im sure more experienced guys wil step on out of the darknes and answer your questions bud

see you on the intro section :smokebuds:

I will head over there tonight definitely in between my homework. About to play some monopoly with the family so it'll be a few hours. Thankyou again.