Hey AFN,
New (Ish) autoflower grower here and looking for some confirmation/advice in preparation for this season's grow.
Last year I grew my first autoflowers with varying success. I was growing completely outdoors in the South of Spain, so summers are long, hot, and sunny days which are great for cannabis, but obviously being completely outdoor, I had some issues as they were completely exposed to the elements and wildlife of the area. I was using the synthetic canna line of nutrients and additives as well as their soil in 19l fabric pots. I messed up all season as I was PH'ing my water to 5.8 which I had read somewhere was correct for the Canna Terra Soil I was using, but after more research, I realised I should have been PH'ing at 6.5 rather. I know that the soil can buffer itself to a point but I believe that my PH'ing at 5.8 was a major cause of stunting and varying issues. I also got bud rot, whitefly etc across most of my plants to various degrees so a greenhouse is definitely the way to go to have some control.
Long story short, this year I have decided to grow organic, still outdoors, but in a greenhouse to have some sort of control of the environment.
As the subject says, I will be using the BAC line, and in particular the Autostimulator and Fast Food organic as it just seems so easy and straightforward. My question is has anyone else used these products and would you suggest I add any other products to give the autos their best chance at growing big and beautiful?
The strains I will be growing are all Fastbuds, they'll be in 19L fabric pots and I'll be using the Biobizz Light Mix as the medium.
Would I need any calmag or other additives? I want it to be a relatively easy grow, last year was a real mission keeping a few strains going and having to mix different ratios of each nutrient and additive depending on where each plant was in it's cycle or if one was a heavier feeder than another etc. The BAC Auto Stimulator and Fast Food just seem to be a no-brainer as far as ease of use goes.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to the replies and setting up a grow diary once I'm ready to start the grows.
New (Ish) autoflower grower here and looking for some confirmation/advice in preparation for this season's grow.
Last year I grew my first autoflowers with varying success. I was growing completely outdoors in the South of Spain, so summers are long, hot, and sunny days which are great for cannabis, but obviously being completely outdoor, I had some issues as they were completely exposed to the elements and wildlife of the area. I was using the synthetic canna line of nutrients and additives as well as their soil in 19l fabric pots. I messed up all season as I was PH'ing my water to 5.8 which I had read somewhere was correct for the Canna Terra Soil I was using, but after more research, I realised I should have been PH'ing at 6.5 rather. I know that the soil can buffer itself to a point but I believe that my PH'ing at 5.8 was a major cause of stunting and varying issues. I also got bud rot, whitefly etc across most of my plants to various degrees so a greenhouse is definitely the way to go to have some control.
Long story short, this year I have decided to grow organic, still outdoors, but in a greenhouse to have some sort of control of the environment.
As the subject says, I will be using the BAC line, and in particular the Autostimulator and Fast Food organic as it just seems so easy and straightforward. My question is has anyone else used these products and would you suggest I add any other products to give the autos their best chance at growing big and beautiful?
The strains I will be growing are all Fastbuds, they'll be in 19L fabric pots and I'll be using the Biobizz Light Mix as the medium.
Would I need any calmag or other additives? I want it to be a relatively easy grow, last year was a real mission keeping a few strains going and having to mix different ratios of each nutrient and additive depending on where each plant was in it's cycle or if one was a heavier feeder than another etc. The BAC Auto Stimulator and Fast Food just seem to be a no-brainer as far as ease of use goes.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to the replies and setting up a grow diary once I'm ready to start the grows.
