Autoflower Tutorials

Hey All, I have 3yrs on and off experience with DWC. Here are a list of some of the lessons I have learnt on my journey. Most of these I have learnt the hard way, and I want to pass what I know on so nobody runs into the same issues I have. Some of these will bleed into each other. If one goes wrong its likely another will follow. 1) PH. Check PH every day or so. You want to maintain as close to 5.8 as you can. As it can fluctuate a bit, which is fine to a degree. If it's continously rising over a few days, consider the solution temperature. Which leads me on to number 2. 2) Solution temperature. Optimal range is 18-20c, which can be a challenge. Specially when the tent environment is a fair bit higher and the buckets are...

Having a problem finding info on silver thiosulfate on autoflower for feminized seed production. As of lately my colloidal silver isn’t creating male flowers on my newer strains I am trying to grow in an ebb and flow coco coir setup .STS seems to be my next step. How often do you spray an autoflower ? Photo period plants you apparently spray once a week. If anyone has another alternative I am all ears. I am also going to try tiresias mist. My ph is between 5.7 and 6.2. Thank you for your consideration .

I’m hoping the video will work. Been having problems with YouTube.

Hey guys. I'm doin hydroponics using a flood and drain table. I'm going to be running autoflowers with advanced nutrients. I was wondering if anyone has a good feeding schedule or point me the right direction to find one.

Welcome to school daze. This is the new growers school. Here I'm going to be doing a live week to week simple guide to growing autos in soil. Will be a basic easy to follow guide. No big fancy words no crazy wild stuff. Just a basic guide from start to smoke. Seed to jar. We shall cover basic lighting Basic nutrients Show a lot of how to and when to with light hight , room conditions , low stress training , watering and all the rest of all the stuff I have picked up here from AFN in my short time of growing. Feel free to ask all the questions pertaining to the week/subject you would like. If I don't know the answer #iknowaguy or gal Well class is in session!

So I’m almost ready to start my first auto grow, I’ve purchased a 32x32x63 tent with a mars hydro 300w LED and a Viparspectra reflector series 300w LED, along with some Happy frog soil and the Fox farm trio nutrients. I’m gonna be growing 3 plants at the most, probably a critical purple auto, a GG auto, and a Tangerine dream, all purchased from Growerschoiceseeds. The only problem I’m running into thus far is figuring out how much to water my plants throughout the entire grow, and also how use the Trio nutrients. It’s just all confusing to me because the schedule it comes with is for photo periods. I’ll be growing in 3 gallon pots, running a 20/4 light schedule. Any help would be much appreciated seeing as my tent and soil should be...

First-timer here. I have been reading everything I can find but I’m still perplexed. I have ILGM plants 15 days above ground in 5gal fabric pots, Kellogg organic potting soil (30% perlite, too), HLG 600Rspec at 24” and minimum brightness; humidity ~65%, temps ~74. I had been slowly increasing volume, last up to ~500ml Filtered tap water pH 6.3-6.5 every 2-3days when the topsoil was dry in the top couple inches. Had some mild drooping (I’m told - see pic) and a bit of yellowing on the lower leaves and was advised I’m likely over watering; told to go by pot weight instead. I’m now day 5 since last water, lower part of pot still feels like it may have some water, but upper 3” of soil is completely dry and crumbly (and feels...

Hello again old stoners and hello new growers and stoners. This will be my revised KISS (keeping it super simple) live tutorial/guide. This grow along I will show everyone step by step how I grow. Super easy to follow. Low cost and easy to do. Items needed for the grow Grow space and equipment Good lighting Autopots(optional)* Fox farms ocean forest soil. Technaflora pura Vida bloom nutes. Ph up/down depending on water source Reliable Ph meter. Good seeds (works with both autos/photos) * autopots are recommended but absolutely can do the same thing with out. Bottom feeding is all it comes down to. Much like the first guide we will cover basics on everything from start to finish Grow space ,equipment , lighting, seed...

Hi everyone, In your experience, what are the strains that stay small to fit a 80x80x180 cm tent ? I'm currently growing 4 plants in that space, unfortunately I didn't pay enough attention to the strains I was given... One of the girl is a Royal Dwarf auto and she stands by her name, no problem. There is also an Amnesia Haze auto that doesn't seem to end her stretch lol ! I tried to crop her a little but as first time grower I'l a little scared to hurt her... For my next run I would like to select bushy strains. Any input ? Happy growing !

I took this picture a few days ago. Since then the whole interior of the plants are covered by huge fan leaves preventing light from getting to the other flower sites. I tried tucking but the leaves sprung back up. Can I defoliate, and if so, how much, or how often? The 2 bigger plants are 5 weeks old Berry Ryder.

Soil As we know, there are many types of soil, and we need to know what's best for growing our plants in. If your going to growing in soil and do so organically, what do you really need? How much do we really need to do to get quality soil? I'll not give your soil breakdown info, there are thousands of pages out there on that. We will work with premixed soils for a starting base. Soil for growing is really comprised of a base mix, and an admix. potting soil is a base mix. Its loam ( hopefully... ), a little humus and a filler meant to hold air and water. An ad mix is the added fillers and nutrients we amend the soil with such as kelp meal and lime. What should we use as a base mix? Well, we could mix our own from scratch, using sand...

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I'll be trying to keep this short, if l can. I've been growing for 2 years now and I'll tell you that I've screwed up everytime. First, I've really never had not one of the plants I've grown reach their full potential. For one, I've over loaded these plant with far too much neutrient at every stage of their growth. It is true that the photoperiods I've grown have been pretty good. I know now that photoperiods can take the higher strength nutrients. But, these were also burnt but not too bad. I started growing autos for more then one reason. The quick turn around, they need less room, and the quality is still there. I've been burning up my plants and didn't really know that I was. The buds were big and firm, had nice trichomes but...

Hey folks I'm a first time AF grower, although I've got quite a lot of experience with regular plants. Does anyone have recommendations and/or a progressive wattage timetable or schedule for AF's? I'm running an HLG 550 R-spec V2 with the 30 Watt UVA bar. Now in week three I dimmed it up to around 225 Watts, beginning the whole process week 1 at 140 W, plus the 30W UVA blue lightbar. I'd love to run it up as I have a lot if wattage to not being used now. When can I give them full throttle? Thanks in advance:bow: :baked:

Hey guys, I am about to start flushing my plants and I was wondering how much water do I have to use for my 10lt and 6lt airpots? I ve been watering every other day with 3.5 lts and 2.5 lts when feeding with nutes..

We need a thread dedicated to growing autos with organic dry ammendments. It seems to be pretty popular right now. A lot of guys are going this route right now. Or am I mistaken and I'm in the minority?

Greetings, AFN members, OSP here. I’m a new AFN member moving in from another forum. After sneaking around a number of threads here looking for secret information, I’ve decided to start this thread. I want to evaluate the effects of light intensity on plant growth. More specifically, how lighting can be used to encourage or minimize plant stretch. In the short time I’ve been a member here I’ve met a number of very knowledgeable growers, and I’m inviting each of you to participate or chime in as you see fit. Since I am new to AFN I’m sure I’ve missed a lot of interested parties. If you are reading this feel free to tag in anyone I’ve missed: @fettled6 @912GreenSkell @bushmasterar15 @Waira @MedGrower @Son of Hobbes @Nosias...

I found this video from 2014. He is trying to geminate 15 year old marijuana seeds. It helps if the seeds are stored in a cool dry place. GA3 is Gibberellic acid. "Gibberellins have a number of effects on plant development. They can stimulate rapid stem and root growth, induce mitotic division in the leaves of some plants, and increase seed germination rates.[4] Gibberellic acid is sometimes used in laboratory and greenhouse settings to trigger germination in seeds that would otherwise remain dormant.[3] It is also widely used in the grape-growing industry as a hormone to induce the production of larger bunches and bigger grapes, especially Thompson seedless grapes. In the Okanagan and Creston valleys, it is also used as a growth...

Professor Autoflower - Double Grape https://www.theweedtube.com/video/how-to-top-autoflowers-topping-mephisto-double-grape-autoflower-at-day-15-109361

Hello ladies and gents!! I wrote a guide on photoperiod plants, and now after a few years of growing Autoflowering outdoors(some very well, and some failures), I feel I have it down enough, that I can make a useful guide for those wanting to run some autos under the great 1billion watt hps in the sky. This guide will be focused toward the home grower, which will certainly get the best results, but hopefully it'll also be fairly useful for Guerilla Growers. Autos and your Climate First thing is first...you own individual location and the weather. Will the weather be nice and warm throughout the whole cycle of the autos growth? More than 2-3 days of extended cold days and nights can stunt early growth in plants, and can severely limit...