Indoor Grassh0pper's Leap to Autopots

[throxic]

Yeah dude, you're killing it with the Autopots. I've had a few successes, but I've just experienced another nute lockout (4th) using Megacrop 1pt and the Autopots. Seems when I get a few weeks into flower there's always a nute buildup even at 1.0-1.2ec. Ended up flushing the coco/perlite and resetting with AN Sensi Bloom AB (1.0ec) and 4 days later both girls bounced back. It seems, to be successful with the Autopots, you really need to flush on a consistent basis or a buildup will occur. I even tried to do Autopots recommended 'flush' by filling the res with plain water for 24hrs between feedings, but that just caused deficiencies to appear in the leaves. So I think I'll stick to using the Megacrop in veg only and building out an auto drip system when i need an auto-water system. I look for simple and consistent in my grows, and I'm just not getting the consistency that I want with the Autopots.

That's the best part about this hobby, you get to find what works best for you. Autopots definitely serve a purpose, but I'm gonna see if there's a better way to do it. Gonna give 5gal coco/perlite autos with a drip a go and in the summer 15gal super soil photos water only. Sounds fun, and if I'm not too busy maybe I'll journal 'em!

 

[YoungGrassh0pper]

Yeah dude, you're killing it with the Autopots. I've had a few successes, but I've just experienced another nute lockout (4th) using Megacrop 1pt and the Autopots. Seems when I get a few weeks into flower there's always a nute buildup even at 1.0-1.2ec. Ended up flushing the coco/perlite and resetting with AN Sensi Bloom AB (1.0ec) and 4 days later both girls bounced back. It seems, to be successful with the Autopots, you really need to flush on a consistent basis or a buildup will occur. I even tried to do Autopots recommended 'flush' by filling the res with plain water for 24hrs between feedings, but that just caused deficiencies to appear in the leaves. So I think I'll stick to using the Megacrop in veg only and building out an auto drip system when i need an auto-water system. I look for simple and consistent in my grows, and I'm just not getting the consistency that I want with the Autopots.

That's the best part about this hobby, you get to find what works best for you. Autopots definitely serve a purpose, but I'm gonna see if there's a better way to do it. Gonna give 5gal coco/perlite autos with a drip a go and in the summer 15gal super soil photos water only. Sounds fun, and if I'm not too busy maybe I'll journal 'em!

Have you checked your PH to make sure that isn't causing the lock out? This was my main problem until I have a new PH pen.

 

[throxic]

Yeah, that was the first thing I checked. Luckily, coco is forgiving - so flushing was easy peasy.

 

[YoungGrassh0pper]

Day 83

I’ve chopped two of the girls so far. One of them may have been cut a lil early though she was showing some amber. Post chop I felt she could have went another week, lesson learned. The last two are going well. One is slowly killing off fan leafs. The other one is coasting, smelling like straight candy terps. I also moved the Jammy Dodgers and Purple Biscauto out the tent and into the modules.

 

[DCLXVI]

Rain science bags on autopot bases?

EDIT: Found it one page back. Yes, rainscience bags. hahah sorry.

Second EDIT: Dang, still forgot to say how nice those plants look! Top job. The upside down pic, is that the one you cut? I can't belive how covered the underside of those leaves are. Wow.

 

[YoungGrassh0pper]

Rain science bags on autopot bases?

EDIT: Found it one page back. Yes, rainscience bags. hahah sorry.

Second EDIT: Dang, still forgot to say how nice those plants look! Top job. The upside down pic, is that the one you cut? I can't belive how covered the underside of those leaves are. Wow.

Yes! I use RainScience bags in the modules. They do a great job. Learned it from another grower here. Appreciate it the compliment bro! Yeah, she was chopped a the other day. Amazing strain. F1, so different phenotype but every single one is completely covered in trichs.

 

[DCLXVI]

Did you find the 3gal or 5 gal bags fit best with the pot socks?

 

[YoungGrassh0pper]

Did you find the 3gal or 5 gal bags fit best with the pot socks?

I've only used the 3gal bags so far, buying some 5gals today actually to try for a future run.

 

[YoungGrassh0pper]

Appreciate the rep, brotha :smoking: . You got a garden going at the moment?? @Need4Weed

 

[Need4Weed]

Appreciate the rep, brotha :smoking: . You got a garden going at the moment?? @Need4Weed

No problem Grobro, you've come a long way in a short amount of time! Yeah I'm in the process of a grow with 5 ga. fabric pots. I wanted to get my stash built up before I try again with the autopots. Plus, I had never grown indoors in 5 ga. pots & I wanted to see how much more yield I could get. I had only used 3 ga. pots in the past. Here's a post I made in LS last night. I hope the copy & paste works!

Greetings fellow stoners! Thought I would post a few pics of my current grow!

Above & below is Cash Crop Auto by COTC at day 55, (3/4 Northern Lights from my research). This was actually a replacement for another strain that didn't make it. She seems to be happy, but I'm worried because she didn't get a flush after veg. I'm thinking about flushing her with some Flora-Kleen just to be on the safe side. Any thoughts?

Next up is Gorilla Glue by FB. Actually, there's 2 GG girls sharing a 5 ga fabric pot. One is on day 65 & her sister is on day 55. The oldest gal got stunted and I planted an additional seed, but I just didn't have the heart to cull the stunted gal. They also have not been flushed.

Finally we have my favorite girl to grow & smoke CDLC by Mephisto at day 65. I haven't had a grow in the past couple years that she wasn't a part of. Since I love her so much, of course she got her flush! Anyways, thanks for giving them a look see!