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[Howard marks]

Yeah gonna monitor all of the above as i always have over the years . Yeah ive heard to use a 3rd , max half the recommended dose. Easier to give less of a dose then to over do it thus causing myself bigger problems. I also go by the npk information on the bottles.

 

[Howard marks]

Im keeping the ph at 5.5 and then slowly raising it through their short life span .

 

[Howard marks]

I think a lot of people do not fully understand the importance of the correct ph . .. there's several people i know that do not even bother with the ph . DOH

 

[Dr.Bubbles]

Hey there. Welcome to Club Autoflower. It's quite the hobby, especially coming from photos. I was a dyed in the wool high end HPS guy with the mandatory two spots running different lighting and schedules...18/6 or 20/4 with T5s and 12/12 under the sodium bulbs. It was fun. Then I discovered autos, more specifically Mephisto, along with some KAAAAHBS (COBs) and busted out some Walter White. That started life under a single Citizen 1818 COB inside a 5 gallon bucket (as my tent) running at THIRTY FIVE WATTS with a scavenged driver from a cheap Viparspectra blurps. The harvest was a little small, but then again I STARTED IT IN A FUCKING BUCKET under 35w....and finished it under my freaking workbench with two more 1818s and a Mean Well HLG-240c-1050b driver. Needless to say....I was sold on Autos after that. Modern LEDs and Autos allow you to grow dope almost anywhere. YES...FINALLY. Autos being "on the clock" as soon as they pop, are a little different than photos. Your assault has to be timed rather precisely. Take notes!!!!! Autos are ALL ABOUT good healthy root systems, a proper environment, and good nutes at the right times. I personally use RO as that's one less problem to deal with that is controllable. RO Buddy for $50 on Amazon, 75gal a day capacity. Airpots do a phenomenal job with maximizing the space of the container, especially with coco. We made our own out of 3gal waste paper baskets for $2 a pop. I like Canna brand specifically for Coco. Also, make sure your airflow is great as well as your Temp/humidity in check. Obviously it's similar for photos, but you got all the time in the world to spin your wheels. Gotta be moving forwards with autos constantly. They are A JOY to watch em explode though. Super fun. The ONLY thing I miss about photobombs is the ability to work with clones and the time/headache that saves. I hate starting from scratch, but that's the nature of the beast at the moment. Once they hit their stride though it is amazing to see how fast they go from little shrinky dinks to full on stinky pigs. Check out Mephisto for sure.....they are almost the "Official Breeder" of AFN. Everybody is a Meph Head around here. Just about every strain is well documented too, right here on the Autoflower Family Network. That's the real name of the site...lol. Autos Rule!!!

THEY'RE called KAAAAHBS Joe's dad's stuff

 

[bushmasterar15]

What chemicals do you guys use . Ive always been a canna guy but now ive switched to advanced newts. Think advanced are better designed specifically for canabis plants. ??? I like the range of products advanced do .

I did use Advance Nutrients on my first grow and it did ok. My second and now on third I've been using Megacrop with the grows looking alot better. But I'm also testing out some other products ( Enhanced Michrobial Chelator and Bloom Booster ) from a new company that will also have more in their nutrient line coming.

 

[Howard marks]

P.s ... what should the ec be reading when growing autos ? (Average) ??

 

[puggle6]

P.s ... what should the ec be reading when growing autos ? (Average) ??

Varies mate, last grow I got up to 1.65, previous rarely over 1.2

I go roughly 0.4-0.5 seedlings, 0.7-0.8 sexing to pre flower then whatever they can take
I do watch them very closely though



f6

 

[Howard marks]

Cheer

Varies mate, last grow I got up to 1.65, previous rarely over 1.2

I go roughly 0.4-0.5 seedlings, 0.7-0.8 sexing to pre flower then whatever they can take
I do watch them very closely though



f6

cheers for that mate .. Im always one for letting the girls tell me what they want .

 

[Howard marks]

Im growing gorrilla glue and critical

 

[PlatinumLEDTom]

WHat's up @Howard marks? Welcome to the AFN family! The admins and members on the forum are super talented and always happy to share tips and tricks for growing Auto's. You are definitely in the right place.



Thank you for your business! We are thrilled that you will be growing Auto's under our Platinum P600's!

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that many of the admins and members on this site have grown or are still growing under our lights. @Son of Hobbes @FullDuplex @Dudeski @Ash-a-Ton and many more have all had some success growing some super frosty and dank auto ladies under our lights. Here is a link to a section of the site that has a few platinum grows:

https://www.autoflower.org/forums/platinum-led-grow-lights.332/

Look forward to seeing your future grows!