Autoflower Thread & Resource Guide

nuke68

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Will 18 to 20 hours of light per day be ideal or is 12 hours better? My garage can get cold in winter and when the light is on the temp is right around 75 degrees. but no light = cold.
 

closetkiller

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day 34 lowlife auto blueberry. 8 1/2" tall. 19/5 light. gave her a little dutch master advance flower, gold add .27, and zone. about 1/3 strength.:peace:
 

greenearth5

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I just put 6 germed lowrider seeds into some dirt... being new at growing in dirt ill need some advise on watering.. if you can point me to a thread or preferably just tell me how much water and when to water them.. I put a cup of water into each grow bag today but i dont want it to dry up and kill the seeds like last time

Do I even need the light on before the poke thru the dirt?
 

MoppinSauce

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I am hoping some of you guys more experienced with autoflower strains can help. I have a few supposed AK47xLowrider females that are on 18-6 schedule with my other vegging plants. They are beautiful, very lush and green, varying heights from 1 foot to 3 ft. The problem is that they are not flowering and I am 8 weeks or so in with them under 18-6 the whole time. I saw that people experienced this with seedbank seeds that were not as advertised and the grower had to put them under 12/12 to induce flowering, which should not be neccessary. Mine are from a friend, although I am not 100% sure they are legit. I started a 12/12 cycle for one of them(the runt) to see what happens - my question to you guys is given I am 8 weeks in should I start 12/12 on the other two ladies as well or should I wait it out and see if they flower on 18-6?

Thanks in advance for any guidance.
 

atxbudgrower

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if your 8 weeks in and they havent flowered or even show sex then you got ripped off my friend autoflowers should be harvested at or around 8 weeks giver or take a week but in that time frame they should be winding down and ready to chop they also dont need 12/12 to flower they should automatically flower at week 3-4 depending on the strain
 

greenearth5

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Mopping sauce: on my first grow i put to much water into the soil and grew mushrooms and my plant was only 3 inches tall and thin looking... it wasnt the seeds it was my inexperience.... do you have any pictures cause they speak 1000 words
 

uptosumpn

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LOL!!!:lol:

dude youre setup sounds hella better then mine does.. whenever you get it all setup get ahold of me and ill work for weed lol
I will start one as soon as I finish buying everything..(sorry, but I'm a perfectionist..want to do it right from the start with all the right shit!:mrgreen:)

you should start a grow journal so we can follow along with your grow.. the sooner the better or ill loose this post and not find it
Hey, let me know how she does,(DRY WEIGHT, ECT) as i am interested in this strain for real!!
Looking healthy!:blsmoke:

Just a lil smurfberry..i'll post the harvest in a few days
SAME THING,...LET ME KNOW HOW SHE WORKS OUT FOR YA!? I bought the auto ak x auto blueberry from lowlife...

day 34 lowlife auto blueberry. 8 1/2" tall. 19/5 light. gave her a little dutch master advance flower, gold add .27, and zone. about 1/3 strength.:peace:
 

greenearth5

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uptosumpn: I had to chop early do to unforseen circumstances... I will not grow a lowrider in a DWC setup again.. it got way to big and im only yielding 3/4 oz.. but i have 6 more goin in foxfarm ocean forest soil.. and using 1/2 gallon grow bags
 

MoppinSauce

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if your 8 weeks in and they havent flowered or even show sex then you got ripped off my friend autoflowers should be harvested at or around 8 weeks giver or take a week but in that time frame they should be winding down and ready to chop they also dont need 12/12 to flower they should automatically flower at week 3-4 depending on the strain
weak, that's what I thought. I guess I could clone with no problem, which might not be a bad thing right now. sweet lookin plants nonetheless, I will switch them over to the other room for some 12/12 action and see what happens. at the very least I can hope they are AK47, I wouldn't be upset in the least. :joint:Definitely and indica of some sort, but the leaves don't really look like those of a ruderalis in comparison, I just had my hopes up.

Thanks again, keep up the good work all you guys pioneering these strains.
 

Barnard

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I have some AF lowryder #2 and AF Diesel currently growing and was considering allowing some pollination to occur but was wondering if these 2nd generation seeds retain the AF and size characteristics similar to the parents. Thanks for the help.
 

KolorBlind

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Will 18 to 20 hours of light per day be ideal or is 12 hours better? My garage can get cold in winter and when the light is on the temp is right around 75 degrees. but no light = cold.
Didnt see if anyone answered ya or not so I thought I would.

12/12 will severely lower your yield with AF strains. You want, at minimum, 18 hours of light a day. I prefer to use 24/0 for the first 2 weeks then 20/4 till harvest. But as long as you use between 18/6 and 24/0 you will get the most from them.

Sounds liek that should work pretty good for your situation. I have the same problem myself since I was growing in a large fridge in my garage. In the winter I would have to add more lights and run it as a veg can or grow AF strains....or BOTH hehe!

KB
 

KolorBlind

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I have some AF lowryder #2 and AF Diesel currently growing and was considering allowing some pollination to occur but was wondering if these 2nd generation seeds retain the AF and size characteristics similar to the parents. Thanks for the help.

Yes they do. As long as the mom & dad both have AF traits, so will the babies :) I pollinated a diesel ryder male & female and so far 100% of the seeds I have grown from that batch showed sex within 14 days!! The DR is actually a cross between LR2 and NYC Diesel, so crossing it back with LR2 may help to take some of the stink away. If this is your first DR grow, prepare yourself for a HEAVY stench around week 5-6 till harvest. And hanging them too dry will funk up your whole house! lol

KB
 

Bluemax

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my auto aks,single roadrunner auto,and 3 easyryder autosm are suffering indoors under my 600hps in plagron royalty mix,i know its too strong for them now,and i should have used something else for a week or two.

they are quite sickly,yellowing/deading of certain parts of the leaves,its still making new growth,but they become damaged shortly,i did 5 auto ak's in the same soil outside and they grew up nice and well,i just really really hope i dont kill them,god help me if i do
 

lemonskunk man

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have 4 lowryder2 fem but to them turn out male an 2 female its growin 5 weeks now hav them on 12/12 bout 12days now der takin there time flowering wats up like any1 any tips please i destroyed the males =( they were 40inchs i new it was too good to be female ha
 

atxbudgrower

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i have to agree with kb on stinky dr mine is bout 2 weeks from harvest and they are starting to stink up the whole house and i dont have any odor control other than air fresheners which work for a hour or so theres a strong grape fruit smell to them
 

greenearth5

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4 of my 6 lowryder seeds have poked thru the dirt now :D

Can anybody tell me what i need to know about watering the soil... im a hydro grower and dont know squat about water and soil

I poured a half cup - cup of water in my 1/2 gallon grow bags yesterday after i put the germed seeds in the dirt..... but when do i water again and how do i make sure my 400MH light doesnt dry the plant out while im gone?
 

sxf0516

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hey guys. i have 3 female diesel ryders. the biggest one is pollinated. what i want to know is how is the smell of the auto ak47's compared to the diesel ryders. anyone know what the biggest (average) yielding auto plant is? I would think it had to be lr2, ak, or easy ryder but ive never done those. only diesel ryder but i am starting easy ryder and lr2 right now while i wait for these diesel plants to finish up.
 

123petey999

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hey guys. i have 3 female diesel ryders. the biggest one is pollinated. what i want to know is how is the smell of the auto ak47's compared to the diesel ryders. anyone know what the biggest (average) yielding auto plant is? I would think it had to be lr2, ak, or easy ryder but ive never done those. only diesel ryder but i am starting easy ryder and lr2 right now while i wait for these diesel plants to finish up.
hello mate yea iva AK or easy ryder iv ad 2 an half oz,s off one ak47 and that was my first grow and easy ryders ment yeild better than ak :eyesmoke:
 
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