First time doing AutoFlower: G13 Labs Auto AK Feminized

**TechnoMage** · 10-25-2011, 09:38 PM

So I've grown from seed several times and my preferred way is keeping a mother and using her for clones. I've been growing the same strain for several years now and decided I wanted to try something new. I ordered some seed from Attitude when they were having their big October Promo and got four free seeds when ordering 3. One of the seed was G13 Labs Auto AK Feminized.

I've never grown an AutoFlower before but my smaller cab with the 400w HPS is free right now so I decided to start with the Auto first.

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Shot of the seed

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Seed in a small Gladware container sitting on top of a moist paper towel

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Seed now covered with a second moist paper towel

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Container closed and sitting on a heating pad in my clone/seedling chamber with the light turned off.

I've had good luck with this method and usually have a spouted seed within 3 day.

Once the seed sprouts, I'll move to a container with FFOF for soil and turn on the lights in the clone/seedling chamber. The lights are 2x14w T5s and are set to a 18/6 light schedule.

Once I have a second set of leaves I'll move the pot into the veg chamber. The lights in the veg chamber are 3x55w T5s and are also on a 18/6 light schedule. Probably leave the pot in the veg chamber for another week and then I'll move it into the smaller flower cab. That will have a 400w HPS which I'm going to run 20/4.

**Jay Johnson** · 10-26-2011, 09:53 AM

Sounds good man!

**jesus of Cannabis** · 10-26-2011, 09:58 AM

i hate autos but you have the right method, good luck!!

**Jay Johnson** · 10-26-2011, 10:01 AM

haha...and it was absolutely necessary to jump inside of his thread to say I hate auto's!! haha get a life

**TechnoMage** · 10-26-2011, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by jesus of Cannabis

i hate autos but you have the right method, good luck!!

If I didn't have the second cab, I probably wouldn't do it at all but since I do, and I'm auto-curious, I figured I'd give it a run.

**sixteenounces** · 10-26-2011, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by TechnoMage

If I didn't have the second cab, I probably wouldn't do it at all but since I do, and I'm auto-curious, I figured I'd give it a run.

After listening to people bash auto's i was really nervous to give them a try.. Tried them and have been very pleased. No photo period plant can come close to production of an autoflower in a 60 day complete grow.

**TechnoMage** · 10-27-2011, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by sixteenounces

After listening to people bash auto's i was really nervous to give them a try.. Tried them and have been very pleased. No photo period plant can come close to production of an autoflower in a 60 day complete grow.

For me it's a matter of sustainability. With auto's you're always having to get more seeds. From a single mother I can keep myself going for years by taking clones and in fact that's pretty much what I've done.

**Jay Johnson** · 10-27-2011, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by TechnoMage

For me it's a matter of sustainability. With auto's you're always having to get more seeds. From a single mother I can keep myself going for years by taking clones and in fact that's pretty much what I've done.

Yea, thats true to a degree, but if you do one seed run with a male. You will have enough seeds to last you 30 grows! I did and have so many seeds its crazy. But if you are just pulling clones left and right, thats great as well becuase you can just veg for a little while and then flip to 12/12 pretty quick, so it doesnt take 5-6 months to finish

**TechnoMage** · 10-29-2011, 05:57 PM

Saturday, October 29th 2011
Total days: 4
Sprout: 4
Veg: 0
Flower: 0
Notes:
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I've got a nice tap root on the seed so I moved it to a pot.

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Pic of the sprouted seed. Hard to see the white tap root against white background.

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Planted the seed in a 1.2 gal Air-Pot. I'm going to be growing this in the smaller cab so I need to watch the size. I've got a Diet Coke can in the shot for scale.