Autoflower does not recover well

[Autobeast]

I'm of the opinion that autos may have some kind of panic mode survival trait. One three occassions now, I've had badly damaged autos, not only recover, but also turn into the largest plant of the grow! My very first grow on afn, a Sliff Seeds White Widow, got broken on the main stem at arounbd the second or third node.And I mean 90% broken off! I stood it up and tied it in place with yarn. Withing three days it was healed together. Then she sat and did nothing for about 2 weeks. Then.......... she became a monster! I grew 2 of these WW. The undamaged on gave me 30 grams dry. The broken one? 168 grams dry!

This happened again. My dog pulled a Blueberry Dommina out of a pot of coco. It was just transplanted the day before. He ripped it completely out of the coco and it must have laid on top of the coco for an hour, it was wilting. I almost tossed it, then said, what the hell, if it dies, then I'll toss it. Once again, the biggest plant of the grow out of 4 plants! Always take the time to give a plant a chance, you'll often be glad you did!

autos are no diffrent from a normal cannabis plant other than they flower on there own.good to see growers seeing autos arnt what most growers assume. good job. happy growing every1

 

[Autobeast]

take a look at my auto topping thread shows the true limits of autos. lots to learn. topping does not stall growth of an auto if done at the correct time
https://www.autoflower.org/threads/auto-topping-thread-pushing-the-auto-limits.57281/
happy growing every1

 

[Mike20132]

My first grow was proof enough to me just how robust autos are. Had a nute lockout so bad that one of two plants looked to have died, and the other was not looking terribly happy, either.

Both were sharing the same rez, so instead of removing the "dead" plant outright, I just trimmed off its growth so as not to interfere with the now recovering "almost dead" plant. After a ~100 day grow, I wound up with over 100 grams dry.

So, yeah, I think the idea that they don't recover is pretty much just a myth. Though with my limited experience, take that with a grain of salt.

Also, that "dead" plant that I hacked down to just a few remaining branches? It recovered as well, though was way too injured to produce flowers. Also of note, both plants were in a 1 gallon res. These plants are tough as nails.