New Grower Now I am PISSED

[Widow Maker]

What a drag. Started chopping down a AK 47 today. Well I cleaned 7-8 nice side buds and I find a seed. Got to looking around and found a few sets of nuts. Damn woman. But no seeds to speak of so I went and chopped the top. Was 15 inches long and a bit over 4 inches thick. Hard like a rock. You could have stood up on it. So I break it down and I found a few more nuts and they had popped. Well she switched sides on me but no more seeds. But what I did find was mold. The SOB weighed 10 oz. Man that pisses me off. I had been drooling over it for some time. I have never grown autos before so I followed Muddys guide for when to harvest. Sorry Muddy I wish I would have picked when I thought I should have. These are a little over 100 days. They are still green after cutting nutes over 3 weeks ago. I do not know how long they would have gone but they will all be getting the ax today. They have lost all the good smell and now are like skunk. Did a test bud a couple days ago. Very little high but good pain relief. Trics are still cloudy. Makes me mad by not going with what I feel I should have done. Muddy you owe me a couple of O's. Just kidding but it sucks to loose that much. I thought this auto thang would be easy. I flipped 5 photo plants in the time these were running. Someone say something and make me feel better. Now what will I try?

 

[Coolbreeze]

Photos are way easier than autos. Does that help? New growers get recommended autos because they are always in a hurry- not because they are easy. Newbie gets online says "I want to build x grow room with x light and pull 2 lbs in 3 months!!! What strain? And everyone goes- try autos, they get done quick.


Anyway- I almost never let one go past 70 days, but I don't grow a ton of autos and not a ton of strains of them either. Meanwhile- arent you glad your one step closer to dialing them in... I think are an absolute hoot to grow- and while I've never had one get me quite so "high" as a photo haze they are absolutely plenty potent- never any question that I'm totally spaced. Hahaha. Can't wait to see your next go round.

 

[Widow Maker]

Hi Coolbreeze. Ya. On a photo I would have caught it. The 6 plants I grew are so bud dense that I did not see them. The first AK I chopped last weekend is now dry and made a little over 4 oz. This was even bigger. I am not hurting for bud thank goodness but I know to pay better attention. I just hope my Cream Caramel is ok. I will be chopping it all today.

Oh ya. Please no one take this as blaming anyone. I was just messing with Mr Muddy. Just goes to show you go with your gut. I tend to be like Muddy and grow things longer then most so I can get the most in the pain and sleep quality's out of my stuff. So I have seen my share of Hermies. So if anyone thinks I was blaming Muddy I was not. Just a poke at him. Just a learning experience. Carry on. I am still concerned about the finish time. I will make a post with my grow data and see what or if I did something wrong. I know you guys can lead my to the right path.

 

[Soylent Green]

Sorry to hear this but the only one to blame is the person in the mirror!

 

[Coolbreeze]

What were you feeding? And how much N for how long more to the point...

I find autos grow like an equatorial sativa in a lot of ways- or a least some of them. Basically they have a timeline that they respond to, and environmental factors that they respond to more so than photoperiod. So- they might think they want to go 90 or so days, but when the environment throws em a bone, they use it. That female isn't concerned about much other than pumping out enough resin to really trap some pollen, and not outgrowing her food and water- which would leave her unable to finish. That's why you see them flower earlier and finish earlier when root bound. If nutrients and space are abundant- they don't ever get the signal to "finish up"


Back off the feed sooner next time, o try a smaller pot, or both. I do 2 and 3 gallon pots, and those little fuckers tick right along like a bus with a schedule to keep. I did some outdoors in ak in a five gallon bucket and I thought they'd never get done- but they did. And quick once that temp started dropping fast.

I don't know anything about your grow- so none of this may matter- but do think in terms if environmental factors that will tell your girls to wrap it up...


As for pm and mold- all the usual advice right- no late foliar feeds, lower rh, increased air flow etc. glad you got plenty of smoke yet.

 

[stylez]

got any pictures to see what your talking about:smokebuds:

 

[Widow Maker]

Hi Guys.

Soylent Green Ya. If you read my post above yours you will see I blamed no one but my self. Did not know if you read it.

Coolbreeze. The N was cut off after week 6. Then bloom nutriants only. I grew these in 1 gallon smart pots. All were 38-42 inchs tall. That does not include pot. Plant only.

stylez. I did not take oics. Is is like they were photos. They never yellowed up and act like they were done or getting close. I even cut the bllom feed off 3 weeks ago and are just now starting to yellow.

 

[GoAuto6]

what is your avg. humidity?

 

[Widow Maker]

Hi GA. It was 40-55. I took a knife and cut it like it was a apple. It was just to dense I am thinking unless it was grown in the desert.

 

[stylez]

Autos can be a bit of a different monster when it comes to growing cannabis:smokebuds: you pretty much have to stay on top of them, not much time to fix problems. I love autos though, keep me with a bit more room and its nice to have new smoke in 65 days:stylez rasta smoke: don't give up on Autoflowers, big things are happening with themHop digity