Indoor Seedlings don't grow and transition to flower prematurely in Airpots

[Gary_with_a_Mustache]

Hope someone here can clear this up for me, I am dumbfounded at this point!

I have now had 2 sets of autoflower seedlings transition into flower before developing a third, fourth node in soil in Airpots. The soil has been the #4 blend from Nectar for the Gods with regular rainwater and recharge added with a watering after the second week of no growth. Some were meph beans and some rocbud beans so I doubt its my genetics. I'm growing with an hlg diablo 648 and ample exhaust and stable temps in the range of 76f to 82f and a humidifier kicking on to keep a 60% to 65% RH. I've had 5 harvests already (3 in soil and 2 in hydro) some photo and some autoflower. My previous harvest from using the Airpots were photos and I felt like they didn't grow much either when they transitioned to flower. The just mentioned photos were started in regular 1 gal nursery pots and then transfered to the Airpots. I got the Airpots in hopes of quicker more explosive growth but I seem to be getting the opposite result. photos attached of what is currently in the Airpots.

 

[Luketheduke]

Whats your light schedule?

 

[DCLXVI]

How high is your light source? They look really spindly and tall to me.

 

[automan2]

I've transferred every plant for years, autos and photos, into air pots at 10 days old with no issues....I'm in bio bizz light mix, un-amended and nothing but ph or di water for three weeks...just try simple next time.

 

[Gary_with_a_Mustache]

Whats your light schedule?

24 on, I've done 20 on 4 off as well with the same results

 

[Gary_with_a_Mustache]

How high is your light source? They look really spindly and tall to me.

Was 36” above canopy at start and at 65% power, then lowered to 18” above canopy and dialed power back to 50%

 

[Gary_with_a_Mustache]

I've transferred every plant for years, autos and photos, into air pots at 10 days old with no issues....I'm in bio bizz light mix, un-amended and nothing but ph or di water for three weeks...just try simple next time.

I don't know how much more simple I can get than organic soil, rain water and a little recharge after a couple weeks

 

[Couch_Lock]

Certainly some weirdness there. Never saw a seedling flower before.....I didn't think it possible.

Gift it to a friend that likes to mooch off ya.......not worth continuing with that plant, kinda funny to give it to a mooch tho.

 

[Couch_Lock]

Rain Science grow bags > plastic airpots anyways.

But that lil plant u have is unique for sure. Never saw anything like it.

 

[namvet25]

There is something geneticaly wrong with them to flower this early.Your better off tossing them and start some fresh seeds.