New Grower Gorilla Glue Autos in a 4x4 tent. New grower. Advice welcomed.

[Suki]

Today I will add another 1/4 of a mosquito dunk, and some yucca powder - 1-gal water -to my pots.
I’ll be adjusting my PPM with this watering as the plants are getting bigger and starting to take up more nutes. I don't think I’ll add any nutes to the water as the flowers dont seem to have any deficiencies at the moment.
It seems better to under-do, than over-do.

I know you're not there yet but I would advise staying on top of feeding in bloom. They generally won't start actually showing deficiencies until they've been brewing for a bit. Don't go nuts with it but do keep up with regular feeding. doesn't generally need much by way of nitrogen or calcium but the P and K can definitely get used up pretty quickly. I'm not sure what day you're on but you'll want to start transition feed once they show sex and start stretching. Looking healthy and happy though!

 

[ItzSticky]

I know you're not there yet but I would advise staying on top of feeding in bloom. They generally won't start actually showing deficiencies until they've been brewing for a bit. Don't go nuts with it but do keep up with regular feeding. doesn't generally need much by way of nitrogen or calcium but the P and K can definitely get used up pretty quickly. I'm not sure what day you're on but you'll want to start transition feed once they show sex and start stretching. Looking healthy and happy though!

When you say bloom is that when they start flowering?
At what week do they start showing sex? Im about in week 4, so id say early/mid veg.
What should I look for when determining sex?
I didn’t really think what was needed with autos since they auto-flower, figured theyd all be feminized.

 

[Suki]

When you say bloom is that when they start flowering?
At what week do they start showing sex? Im about in week 4, so id say early/mid veg.
What should I look for when determining sex?
I didn’t really think what was needed with autos since they auto-flower, figured theyd all be feminized.

When they show sex (ie put out hairs) you will know that they are starting to transition out of veg. Its more of a point on a timetable than really needing to watch for balls. *Most autoflower seeds available to the public are fem, but there are some sold as regulars. Neither here nor there in this case as I would assume yours are fems. When they will show hairs depends on the strain among other things. Some of the super fast varieties show sex fairly early while others will veg a bit longer. When you see them it will mean that they are about to go through a rapid growth phase (aka the stretch) which uses up quite a bit of nitrogen. Your soil should mostly be able to carry them though, but some plants are hungrier than others. Transition nutes will have some nitrogen which should help avoid any possible N deficiency that may start in that growth phase, while also providing P and K to help facilitate the growth of bud sites and eventually flowers. My first grow I went too heavy with the N which led to issues with lockout during flower. This most recent time, I was super stingy with the nutes in an attempt to avoid that and I think I may have over corrected a bit, as I seem to have run into true deficiencies. Its all about finding balance, especially with salt nutes. Getting them to the finish line is the main goal, even if they end up looking raggedy by the end. Every mistake is a learning experience, so when things come along you just have to take it in stride. I'd personal rather have a true deficiency than a lock out, especially in soil since you can't flush, but trying to correct a deficiency once it's visible is tough especially when trying to avoid over correcting. I didn't feed during transition as they still looked fine, and I really think that's what bit me in the ass and left me chasing issues in flower.

 

[Suki]

When you say 4 weeks, do you mean from starting the seeds or from them coming up above ground?

 

[ItzSticky]

When they show sex (ie put out hairs) you will know that they are starting to transition out of veg. Its more of a point on a timetable than really needing to watch for balls. *Most autoflower seeds available to the public are fem, but there are some sold as regulars. Neither here nor there in this case as I would assume yours are fems. When they will show hairs depends on the strain among other things. Some of the super fast varieties show sex fairly early while others will veg a bit longer. When you see them it will mean that they are about to go through a rapid growth phase (aka the stretch) which uses up quite a bit of nitrogen. Your soil should mostly be able to carry them though, but some plants are hungrier than others. Transition nutes will have some nitrogen which should help avoid any possible N deficiency that may start in that growth phase, while also providing P and K to help facilitate the growth of bud sites and eventually flowers. My first grow I went too heavy with the N which led to issues with lockout during flower. This most recent time, I was super stingy with the nutes in an attempt to avoid that and I think I may have over corrected a bit, as I seem to have run into true deficiencies. Its all about finding balance, especially with salt nutes. Getting them to the finish line is the main goal, even if they end up looking raggedy by the end. Every mistake is a learning experience, so when things come along you just have to take it in stride. I'd personal rather have a true deficiency than a lock out, especially in soil since you can't flush, but trying to correct a deficiency once it's visible is tough especially when trying to avoid over correcting. I didn't feed during transition as they still looked fine, and I really think that's what bit me in the ass and left me chasing issues in flower.

Okay, I looked up some pictures that helped me understand more about what hairs i should be looking for. I want to say ive seen the stem starting to get a little frosty looking.
Its been three weeks since the flower has sprouted (4 weeks since its been in soil)

So it sounds like I should start to lightly add in nutrients when I see its going through the stretch phase?
Do you use nutes?

I went a little nuts with purchasing nutes so I have a lot of different nutes, but for this grow I wanted to keep it simple and just do the three main feeding nutes; Grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom.
I also was going to use their sledgehammer flush when the time comes.

Are you aware of what order i should use these? I’m sure discusses this.

 

[ItzSticky]

@Suki813 are you aware of any charts that i could base my PPM level off of depending on the phase the flower is in?

What ive found so far:

PPM Levels for Cannabis Plants - Autoflower Seed Shop

PPM (Parts per Million) is the measure of nutrients in the water used to feed your cannabis plants. Getting the right balancing acts between PPM levels and pH can be tricky.

autoflowerseedshop.com

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]

Okay, I looked up some pictures that helped me understand more about what hairs i should be looking for. I want to say ive seen the stem starting to get a little frosty looking.
Its been three weeks since the flower has sprouted (4 weeks since its been in soil)

So it sounds like I should start to lightly add in nutrients when I see its going through the stretch phase?
Do you use nutes?

I went a little nuts with purchasing nutes so I have a lot of different nutes, but for this grow I wanted to keep it simple and just do the three main feeding nutes; Grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom.
I also was going to use their sledgehammer flush when the time comes.

Are you aware of what order i should use these? I’m sure discusses this.

U wanna watch for these buddy!

When it shows it’s a female and soon will look like this!

Ive been told u wanna use veg nutes basically til it’s done stretching and then swap to bloom! My personal knf regimen really doesn’t add in the bloom stuff til 3rd week of flower so bout time it’s done stretching!

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]

@Suki813 are you aware of any charts that i could base my PPH level off of depending on the phase the flower is in?

What ive found so far:

PPM Levels for Cannabis Plants - Autoflower Seed Shop

PPM (Parts per Million) is the measure of nutrients in the water used to feed your cannabis plants. Getting the right balancing acts between PPM levels and pH can be tricky.

autoflowerseedshop.com

It depends on the nutrients u use! Most tell u what the ppm should be for each feed!

 

[ItzSticky]

U wanna watch for these buddy!
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When it shows it’s a female and soon will look like this!
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Ive been told u wanna use veg nutes basically til it’s done stretching and then swap to bloom! My personal knf regimen really doesn’t add in the bloom stuff til 3rd week of flower so bout time it’s done stretching!

Thanks for the info bud!
Do you still or have you used nutes?

so with it being 3 weeks in. Id say its in early veg.
I should start veg nutes?

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]