New Grower Think Different 2nd Grow Am I doing it all wrong?

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Hello!

So glad I found this site dedicated to Autoflowers!

Ok so after spending about 10 years thinking about it I took the plunge and had a go. Had enough of paying silly prices and having to go to peoples houses I would rather not visit I decided I better just do it. Researched a little and discovered auto fems bought a pack of 3 from DP. I also got a grow tent 400w HPS 1mx1mx1.4m tent a carbon filter and off I went. Well I wonder if more could have gone wrong!

Two sprouted and I had them in to small a pot the dirt was sub standard and we had the hottest summer for 40 years in the UK so the temperature stayed in and around 40 for nearly the entire grow. I even added a fan to draw in air from outside so one in and one out but that had little or no difference. After everything I got just 58gs for both plants. That said I dried and cured it ok and its nice and strong and tastes great.

Not one to give up I have tried again as I would like to do this just once a year get my crop then not have the horrible paranoia for 10 months.....I bought better bulb some Bat Guano better soil bigger pots but I think I was a little over eager and I bought and planted 7 seeds one seed grew two plants! I managed to get it out put it in some water to get some roots and then planted I now have 8 plants in this tiny room! They all seem healthy enough I have the RH at 50/60% the temp at 25/28c. I am watering them daily with approx a pint each oh they are in 10 ltr pots. I give them 2 tbps of but guano a week. It is fossilized 1-10-1 from China I am finding small build ups of water on the leaves like sweat but only on a leaf or two, major issue? My main worry is that I have seen other grows here and most people have just one plant in a room my size. What pit falls am I going to get should I sacrifice some plants? They are on day 31. I can upload a picture but they are all pretty tall and are flowering nicely with Kolas starting to form on at least 50% of the plants. The plant that was extra is as tall as the others but has not yet flowered (it was at least 4 days behind) it is also a lighter colour and is a bit floppy but is really bushy, should I be worried?

Any hints or tips would be great.

Many thanks in advance
 
Hey Rocketskunk...Try and get some pics up....There are a lot of exp. growers on this forum more than willing to lend a hand and offer some growing tips..:smoke:..Good luck...Boogie....:D:
 
Looking forward to your grow rocketskunk, good luck!
 
Photos!

Hello Again!

Here are some photos. If you can see on a couple of plants I have some yellowing tips (I know the photos are not the best) On one plant it seem more pronounced than others.

You can see what I mean about them all being crammed in, I was a little over enthusiastic after the first one went a bit wrong...I am smoking it now so how wrong I am not sure but I know I would like to do it better!

Any help gratefully received.
 

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If you are smoking the end result you did ok in my book ! It has been my experience that you learn from each grow. Even after 20 years of photo grows outside and indoors there is still more to learn. Been learning auto's for the past few years and now LED's in the past month or so. Keep growing and learning. These folks on here have some very good knowledge and dont mind sharing.

My try with Think different ended before it began. my TD beans did not pop so I filled that space I was going to use with some Crit Jack clones this go around.. going to give TD another try at some point down the road.
Good luck and :karma Cloud: to ya ! :smoke:
 
Sorry I have not been clear (this is strong shit and my MFB is messing me up) I am smoking my first crop which was difficult to say the least. This is my second go at it and I am worried I have to many in there. Surprised your TD did not pop I had two out of one seed I literally couldn't believe it! I managed to root it and it is the one in the far right of my photo. Not flowered yet but looks like it will!
How do you find LED saves you on the power consumption?
 
Sorry I have not been clear (this is strong shit and my MFB is messing me up) I am smoking my first crop which was difficult to say the least. This is my second go at it and I am worried I have to many in there. Surprised your TD did not pop I had two out of one seed I literally couldn't believe it! I managed to root it and it is the one in the far right of my photo. Not flowered yet but looks like it will!
How do you find LED saves you on the power consumption?

Ah gotcha , I am an electrician by trade. And have put an amp meter on the LED and it is pulling about 3.5 amps at 120v . My 1k HPS pulls 4.5 amps but at 240v. So if my HPS was on 120v it would be pulling about 9 amps. But my comparing a 1k HPS on 240v ( or even at 120v) to a 300w LED on 120v is not a fair comparison by any means.
 
Interesting, I have one of those energy meters I am going to see if I can work out how many amps I am pulling. Cheers for the knowledge
 
Hello ICU lol Nice TENT..I like them full UP like that..should be OK ..I would try to tuck and LST as much as you can to get light to all branches..LOL really you got what you wanted..A nice crop to CHOP! .Led Is FUN ..less heat ...better spectrum..longer lasting..and less to operate. What you have Is good for your need of 1nc a year crop?The pros would throw out any weak ones and pop another bean:p:smokebuds:I think You Are smashing it for your 2nd round !Get Us some pics with the lights off of all your ladies plz:Cushty:
 
Thanks for the reply doobieashtray. What do you mean by tuck and LST? I will get some pics of the ladies not sunbathing and upload them!
 
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