FD's Guide to Growing Hefty Autos in Small Places.

Ok guys i have been dragging my knuckles on this for too long. This thread will be dedicated to my actual grow technique. I will have everything in here from the way i germ seeds to the way i harvest and everything in between.

ill cover my soil mixes, teas, water adjustments, feeding schedules as well as the recipes for the soil and teas that i use. My goal is to teach how to grow the bud lumps you see in the small pots i use. I feel if you use this you may have the same success that i do when it comes to autos in small places.

Bare with me as i will update this on the regular, but will be locking it to get it all organized.

 

[Tyrell]

question about your feeding schedule
i use OF so i assume i would want to dilute your strengths a bit ????

now it says

1. pH water only
1.5 add in big bloom to the mix at 1/2 tspn
2 1/2tsp Grow Big 1/2 tsp Big Bloom

when does week 1 officially start ? they dont need anyhitng for the first 10 days after breaking soil correct.. so i assume this schedule starts around day 15 ?

1 i give it pH water.. now 1.5 <is this 3 days later and 2 is 3 days after that ?>
2 is 1 gallon of water 1/4 tsp grow big and 1/4 tsp big bloom.
If this is correct ill be giving a gallon every 3 days that seems like over watering to me.. i sssume its this way fgor you because you use so much perlite and such corrrect ?
maybe ill take my 1 gallon and split it between 4 plants for about 10 days and then just give each 1/2 gallon for 10 days.. then after they get much bigger they will get the whole gallon.

sorry for so many questions but i want to try to do this a neat and clean and controlled as i can. we dont have central heat and air so i have to adjust alot for the temps to remain at 72-80
whats a safe temperature to not be to hot.?

 

[Grim Reefer]

Also will i get away with using a 400w Mhs bulb to veg 6 autofems and then switch to a 400w hps for flowering? Sorry about asking theese stupid questions once again, i really just want to know all i can before i start this grow! Thanks

 

[MrN]

So im thinking 20X5 gallon buckets of OF. the entire fox farm nute line and 20 Nirvana Auto Northern lights under a 600mh a 600hps and a 400hps. how much yield you guys think i could expect ? im shooting for a pound and a half..
think this is realistic ? should i keep the lights staggered mh/hps or or what combo should i put in there.. i have hps/mh lights of all wattages so any combo is doable
anything special you guys think i should due to maximize yield ?
by the way this is a dumb question its got to be and im sorry but how do i keep the water cool and aireate at the same time ?
think i should LST ?
is 1600 watts enough for 20 plants ? i also have 2 90 watt LED Pro Source MotherKeepers.. they put off a blue spectrum but i was told thier strictly for mothers and would not veg plants correctly ? < think it would be ok for supplemental light ?

welcome to AFN Sultan!!...just alittle heads up brotha...if you go to the introduction section....start a thread and introduce yourself...and ask your questions in that thread...i'm quite sure you will get many helpful responses that way..:thumbs:..again welcome to the site my friend!!......:smokebuds:

 

[MrN]

Also will i get away with using a 400w hps bulb to veg 6 autofems and then switch to a 400w hps for flowering? Sorry about asking theese stupid questions once again, i really just want to know all i can before i start this grow! Thanks

the same goes for you Briain......welcome to AFN!!...just alittle heads up brotha...if you go to the introduction section....start a thread and introduce yourself...and ask your questions in that thread...i'm quite sure you will get many helpful responses that way..:thumbs:..again welcome to the site my friend!!......:smokebuds:

 

[Tyrell]

im sorry i thought since some of my questions pertained to his method that i should post on his thread ? was this wrong ? very sorry again.

 

[Grim Reefer]

my grow rooms stays about 79 degrees... this usually suffices just fine.. seeing as i have multiple tens in a single room i just keep the main light out for a few days for darklness but ti still stays warm

Thank you so much for your help, i really apreciate it. So a warm room with no light will do the job. Thanks again Sultan of Sticky

 

[Grim Reefer]

the same goes for you Briain......welcome to AFN!!...just alittle heads up brotha...if you go to the introduction section....start a thread and introduce yourself...and ask your questions in that thread...i'm quite sure you will get many helpful responses that way..:thumbs:..again welcome to the site my friend!!......:smokebuds:

Thank you for your advice and i will do. Cheers man

 

[FullDuplex]

Wanted to come in here and knock the dust off this thread. I see that there have been a lot of people keeping this alive and that i appreciate.

Soon to come will be updates on new simple ideas and technique as well as new feeds and new simple soil mixes that will maximize results.
I had a summer to play with massive amounts of soil and a little bit if land so i got to test some things now just time to apply it to my favorite plant.

Here are some results from this past season

 

[FullDuplex]

Most of the ground cover you see is not weeds or bad growth, its vine from sweet potatoes that were amazing....

 

[Mossy]

Well...at least we know it is You now..no-one else has hairy wrists like That......