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[autobomb]

Hey all, first post here. Although I am not a beginner with growing, this is my first auto grow, so it seems I am in the right place. I have done some reading in the forums and it seems to be a very positive place.

It seems Autos get a bad rap for being the "budget" or "closet" or "PC Box" grow, but I feel that having that extra 8-12 hours of light per day can make a big difference. I will be doing this in a 4x8 tent, so it is not for saving space or being stealthy, it is simply to see what these girls are all about when given plenty of light.

That being said, I ordered 3x CHAZE, 10x Mi5, and 3x Cobra off the 'Tude. I will be doing a grow log and sharing whatever I learn with all of you here.

I am going to be running 1000W MH 20/4 til i see buds on the earlier flowering strains, then switching to HPS. I realize the Chaze will take longer, but maybe the MH will help tame the beasts. This is my experiment. I am going to try one of each strain in Aeroponics and CFL's to try and get the roots going early and see if it pays off later. Everything else is either Ebb/Flow or ProMix+Smartpots... I have yet to get everything settled at my new room, so there is some construction yet to do.

My goal is to treat this project exactly how I have done previous grows, except for the switching of light cycle. I feel that by taking advantage of whatever piece of DNA that tells the plant to start budding, that keeping the lights ON, will give it more energy and growth.

To those who are familiar with this more so than me, this may seem like a noob assumption, but I am going to try. HID lighting, hydro/soilless, plenty of space and air, as well as CO2 off the bottle hopefully. (assuming I can get my tank back from a friend who is using it)

I have my personal select nutes I have come to love and hate over the years, which would be alot of GH/GO for macro's, and Advanced for some of the treats. Molasses is gold. I also use Hydrogen Peroxide in my hydro to supercharge the roots early and have had great success in the past.

So, now that I have revealed a bit of my strategy, I welcome ALL comments and criticism to make sure my ladies are on the up and up.

Cheers,
Autobomb

 

[autobomb]

Hey all, first post here. Although I am not a beginner with growing, this is my first auto grow, so it seems I am in the right place. I have done some reading in the forums and it seems to be a very positive place.

It seems Autos get a bad rap for being the "budget" or "closet" or "PC Box" grow, but I feel that having that extra 8-12 hours of light per day can make a big difference. I will be doing this in a 4x8 tent, so it is not for saving space or being stealthy, it is simply to see what these girls are all about when given plenty of light.

That being said, I ordered 3x CHAZE, 10x Mi5, and 3x Cobra off the 'Tude. I will be doing a grow log and sharing whatever I learn with all of you here.

I am going to be running 1000W MH 20/4 til i see buds on the earlier flowering strains, then switching to HPS. I realize the Chaze will take longer, but maybe the MH will help tame the beasts. This is my experiment. I am going to try one of each strain in Aeroponics and CFL's to try and get the roots going early and see if it pays off later. Everything else is either Ebb/Flow or ProMix+Smartpots... I have yet to get everything settled at my new room, so there is some construction yet to do.

My goal is to treat this project exactly how I have done previous grows, except for the switching of light cycle. I feel that by taking advantage of whatever piece of DNA that tells the plant to start budding, that keeping the lights ON, will give it more energy and growth.

To those who are familiar with this more so than me, this may seem like a noob assumption, but I am going to try. HID lighting, hydro/soilless, plenty of space and air, as well as CO2 off the bottle hopefully. (assuming I can get my tank back from a friend who is using it)

I have my personal select nutes I have come to love and hate over the years, which would be alot of GH/GO for macro's, and Advanced for some of the treats. Molasses is gold. I also use Hydrogen Peroxide in my hydro to supercharge the roots early and have had great success in the past.

So, now that I have revealed a bit of my strategy, I welcome ALL comments and criticism to make sure my ladies are on the up and up.

Cheers,
Autobomb

(SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE POST, FIGURED THIS WOULD BE THE PROPER INTRODUCTION )

 

[KUDO]

:howdy: bro just to say abig welcome to AFN, and look forward to seeing some of your grows bro, yep a very positive place her and lots of good karma,

Kudo

 

[Dopey Jim]

Hola autobomb, this is a great site, lots of positive comments and more helpful, constructive advice than you can shake a stick at. Looking forward to the grow log,
Peas, Jim

 

[Muddy]

Welcome to AFN. Yes, autos sometimes do get a bad rap, but only from people who haven't grown them, or grown them properly. Watts per gram is right up there with photo strains. Couple of things for you to think about. Chaze, being a super auto, not only will take longer but will also get a lot bigger than the Mi5 and Cobra. Where they can get to around 2' tall, the Chaze can easily get over 3'. The Mi5 and Cobra should sex at around 3 weeks, the Chaze may take a week or so longer. Even though they show sex then, their veg period will continue for about another 3 weeks. They will show pre flowers but strong vertical growth will continue. I'd advise not changing your lights or nutes till the vertical growth slows or stops. The key to big yields is to get them as big as possible during those first 6 weeks.

Good luck with your experiments and let us know how we can help.

 

[coszumel]

Muddy-

I hate to start new threads so I ust decided to interject on this topic. Well my AKR are nearly two weeks old now. As a Kush strain I expected it to be shorter and on the Budhy side and it has not dissapointed. SoI have been debating about using my Veg Nutes. Everyone says its so easy to burn them that maybe I should steer clear of using them. I have got my 400W HPS going and they seem to really thrive of it. Should I pick up some dolemite lime? How much water should I use for 5 plants? Is 1 gallon OK. Shuld I wait untill week 3-4 before trying to use Flower nutes? As soon as the HYdro store opens I plan to buy some Mylar and line my bathtub grow on three sides. Any pointers would be welcomed.

Cosz

 

[Muddy]

You need to start your own threads. It's not fair to autobomb to hijack his intro thread with your questions.

Muddy-

I hate to start new threads so I ust decided to interject on this topic. Well my AKR are nearly two weeks old now. As a Kush strain I expected it to be shorter and on the Budhy side and it has not dissapointed. SoI have been debating about using my Veg Nutes. Everyone says its so easy to burn them that maybe I should steer clear of using them. I have got my 400W HPS going and they seem to really thrive of it. Should I pick up some dolemite lime? How much water should I use for 5 plants? Is 1 gallon OK. Shuld I wait untill week 3-4 before trying to use Flower nutes? As soon as the HYdro store opens I plan to buy some Mylar and line my bathtub grow on three sides. Any pointers would be welcomed.

Cosz

 

[realcarlos]

Welcome to the site auto. Can't wait to see your log
Quick question for you;
Could you explain "I also use Hydrogen Peroxide in my hydro to supercharge the roots early" a bit more. I am planning to give hydro a try myself

 

[coszumel]

I apologize to autobomb. Still learning proper etiquet on this site. Wont happen again

Cosz

 

[Nelson]

what I like about Cobra is that most of the seeds grow into a single colon plant with little side branching escept at the bottom you get a few. Cobra also has a very pleasant smell and great bag appeal. Four buds are an ounce. Easy to grow also and a great cross for Mi5 to put some teeth into the Cobra or should I say fangs. The Mi5 gets more of the single colon type from the Cobra.

Welcome to AFN. Yes, autos sometimes do get a bad rap, but only from people who haven't grown them, or grown them properly. Watts per gram is right up there with photo strains. Couple of things for you to think about. Chaze, being a super auto, not only will take longer but will also get a lot bigger than the Mi5 and Cobra. Where they can get to around 2' tall, the Chaze can easily get over 3'. The Mi5 and Cobra should sex at around 3 weeks, the Chaze may take a week or so longer. Even though they show sex then, their veg period will continue for about another 3 weeks. They will show pre flowers but strong vertical growth will continue. I'd advise not changing your lights or nutes till the vertical growth slows or stops. The key to big yields is to get them as big as possible during those first 6 weeks.

Good luck with your experiments and let us know how we can help.