AUTO ADVICE

Hey everyone, I'm a newby & would love some advice:
I am growing 4 autos in a gorilla 4X4 tent with a 600LED Spider. I am using fox farms Ocean Forest in 3gal
containers & I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Grow Big & Big Bloom per half gal of RO water after plants are 2 weeks old & then I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Big Bloom & Tiger Bloom per half gal of RO water during flower. I use RO water ph'd to 6.5 after nutes are added & I run a 18/6 lightcycle with temps at around 74 degrees.
Does this sound like a good over all plan or does someone have any helpful advice for me? THANKS!!

I am a total noob when it comes to autos but am getting some freebies soon so have been checking into any tips on growing them.found this not sure if its what your after but any info is good info imo...https://www.rollitup.org/Journal/Entry/10-top-tips-for-a-better-autoflowering-yield.30162

I'm always confused by auto growers indoors, I understand outdoor for bumper crop in summer but indoors you spend more money on electricity avoiding 12-12 and the product is inferior to photos... Not to mention you can't clone auto's.

I was gonna tell you to buy a chevy

tripleD said:

Hey everyone, I'm a newby & would love some advice:
I am growing 4 autos in a gorilla 4X4 tent with a 600LED Spider. I am using fox farms Ocean Forest in 3gal
containers & I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Grow Big & Big Bloom per half gal of RO water after plants are 2 weeks old & then I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Big Bloom & Tiger Bloom per half gal of RO water during flower. I use RO water ph'd to 6.5 after nutes are added & I run a 18/6 lightcycle with temps at around 74 degrees.
Does this sound like a good over all plan or does someone have any helpful advice for me? THANKS!!
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it think that you have good equipment and all will be fine! Wish you luck !

You've got the bases covered. Autos indoors make perfect sense if you don't have separate veg and flower rooms. I'd also implement an LST program or a ScrOG for the autos. To me, LST is almost mandatory to keep the plants short and wide.

Corso312 said:

I'm always confused by auto growers indoors, I understand outdoor for bumper crop in summer but indoors you spend more money on electricity avoiding 12-12 and the product is inferior to photos... Not to mention you can't clone auto's.

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Why even post here then? I thought the same till I actually did run some. Your just dumping bs opinions on here for no reason.

tripleD said:

Hey everyone, I'm a newby & would love some advice:
I am growing 4 autos in a gorilla 4X4 tent with a 600LED Spider. I am using fox farms Ocean Forest in 3gal
containers & I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Grow Big & Big Bloom per half gal of RO water after plants are 2 weeks old & then I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Big Bloom & Tiger Bloom per half gal of RO water during flower. I use RO water ph'd to 6.5 after nutes are added & I run a 18/6 lightcycle with temps at around 74 degrees.
Does this sound like a good over all plan or does someone have any helpful advice for me? THANKS!!
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1 your feed is off .......u only have 3 parts of a much larger system
2 your feed is all chemical with low amount organic to keep the balance
3 3 gallons are kind of small they can only retain half a gallon of water before it leaks
4 u did not treat the soil with the little extras (ffof is ok but with a little extra it does great )
5 your hours can be 20/4 u will get better buds thicker with out losing any resin production

i been working on this for years now but autos are great u can make a alot of killer weed fast .....it is just about offering them enough food and water to allow them to blow up

here to help u order self 500 pipettes 1 ml and 3 ml
http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Transfer-Pipettes-Graduated-Pack/dp/B005CD2I50
http://www.amazon.com/Karter-Scientific-206H2-Transfer-Pipettes/dp/B00207CO7I

those will last u a while and make mixing feed up really easy ........all the feed plans are in mls this measures those .....rem those plans are marked out for a gallon of water

the next part is your feed
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KC8HWTM
http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/images/pdf/soilenglish2015.pdf

that is the feed plan and the full start kit for your brand of feed ....as u see they have alot more organics to add in plus more chemicals for the power and they tell u to flush the soil
.....the time frame they are given u is up to the reaction of the plant if u can feed it right the plant can go longer then what the AD posted time is ....this is good leads to alot more oil and thicker buds

the teaspoon per gallon thing is new to me i got MLs listed on the side i guess they did it to make easier

this is the fun part
fallow the plan and do everything like they say count this as your baseline plant ....next time same strain u alter the feed and see what the results are ......with in 3 grows u are pulling 4 oz easy a plant best in soil i did was 10 oz

justugh said:

this is the fun part
fallow the plan and do everything like they say count this as your baseline plant ....next time same strain u alter the feed and see what the results are ......with in 3 grows u are pulling 4 oz easy a plant best in soil i did was 10 oz

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Hey bud, you're clearly "the Auto guy" around here , can I ask a common question?
I have 3 autos @day32 in my main 600w tent under mh right now, but the room needs to change to HPS 12/12... My backup is a 3x3 with 12 23w CFLs... What's best for the ladies? I don't mind lugging them between rooms if that's best...

GuyLeDuche said:

Hey bud, you're clearly "the Auto guy" around here , can I ask a common question?
I have 3 autos @day32 in my main 600w tent under mh right now, but the room needs to change to HPS 12/12... My backup is a 3x3 with 12 23w CFLs... What's best for the ladies? I don't mind lugging them between rooms if that's best...

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why does the room need to change to a 12/12
are u growing photos with them

a auto likes both red and blue light during the whole life ......they are ideal for setting up a grow in one area
section off the plants that are in veggie under the one light the rest going into flowering move under your red light .........i did this for awhile with 2 600w one MH one HPS in a 4x4xg tent (kept the mh lower then the HPS ) got some of my best results like that only Hid and led beaten it

Yea I have 4 photos that can't wait any longer, they are getting huge already. So the situation is 300w actual of mixed spectrum cfl full time vs. 600w hps for 12, then 4 dark, then 8hrs cfl...

Edit: I'm assuming 12/12 with the photos is the last option, no real upside?

justugh said:

this is the fun part
fallow the plan and do everything like they say count this as your baseline plant ....next time same strain u alter the feed and see what the results are ......with in 3 grows u are pulling 4 oz easy a plant best in soil i did was 10 oz

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Dude, you are the sheeeut!! Thanks for taking the time to help this "newby".... I really appreciate it!!

justugh said:

1 your feed is off .......u only have 3 parts of a much larger system
2 your feed is all chemical with low amount organic to keep the balance
3 3 gallons are kind of small they can only retain half a gallon of water before it leaks
4 u did not treat the soil with the little extras (ffof is ok but with a little extra it does great )
5 your hours can be 20/4 u will get better buds thicker with out losing any resin production

i been working on this for years now but autos are great u can make a alot of killer weed fast .....it is just about offering them enough food and water to allow them to blow up

here to help u order self 500 pipettes 1 ml and 3 ml
http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Transfer-Pipettes-Graduated-Pack/dp/B005CD2I50
http://www.amazon.com/Karter-Scientific-206H2-Transfer-Pipettes/dp/B00207CO7I

those will last u a while and make mixing feed up really easy ........all the feed plans are in mls this measures those .....rem those plans are marked out for a gallon of water

the next part is your feed
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KC8HWTM
http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/images/pdf/soilenglish2015.pdf

that is the feed plan and the full start kit for your brand of feed ....as u see they have alot more organics to add in plus more chemicals for the power and they tell u to flush the soil
.....the time frame they are given u is up to the reaction of the plant if u can feed it right the plant can go longer then what the AD posted time is ....this is good leads to alot more oil and thicker buds

the teaspoon per gallon thing is new to me i got MLs listed on the side i guess they did it to make easier

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Ok, I just bought the things that you suggested, and I was wondering if you could suggest a good scale & also something better than my Carson pocket microscope for viewing Trich's?? Thanks Again!!

Corso312 said:

I'm always confused by auto growers indoors, I understand outdoor for bumper crop in summer but indoors you spend more money on electricity avoiding 12-12 and the product is inferior to photos... Not to mention you can't clone auto's.

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Dude. You're just like being a hater bro. I mean relax. Autos are fine. The world is fine. Feel the love and let all that negativity melt into the abyss. Peace and love bro.

tripleD said:

Hey everyone, I'm a newby & would love some advice:
I am growing 4 autos in a gorilla 4X4 tent with a 600LED Spider. I am using fox farms Ocean Forest in 3gal
containers & I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Grow Big & Big Bloom per half gal of RO water after plants are 2 weeks old & then I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Big Bloom & Tiger Bloom per half gal of RO water during flower. I use RO water ph'd to 6.5 after nutes are added & I run a 18/6 lightcycle with temps at around 74 degrees.
Does this sound like a good over all plan or does someone have any helpful advice for me? THANKS!!
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They are autos bro, should be pretty simple. I like simple. Don't over think it is the best advice I can give. Be careful don't feed stuff if it don't need it. That's called poison. I guess.

GuyLeDuche said:

Yea I have 4 photos that can't wait any longer, they are getting huge already. So the situation is 300w actual of mixed spectrum cfl full time vs. 600w hps for 12, then 4 dark, then 8hrs cfl...

Edit: I'm assuming 12/12 with the photos is the last option, no real upside?

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well the this is a hard one
the light lvls and amount of power vs the time

your best bet will be to keep them in the longer timed area .......if u need to move the photos out to a 12/12 go ahead but i would keep the auto under the longer light timed one
running on a 20/4 time a auto plant at 30 days has 50 days of photo light

tripleD said:

Ok, I just bought the things that you suggested, and I was wondering if you could suggest a good scale & also something better than my Carson pocket microscope for viewing Trich's?? Thanks Again!!

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i used the blade scale
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012N1NAA
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Scales-500WGT-Calibration/dp/B00SSK3YNO

the scale and the calibration weight ........u need a 500 gram weight to reset the scale so u are always on point
but it works good for me weights up to 1000 grams .....a mason jar can sit on it they only weigh about 400 grams or so so packing in 28 grams is no trouble u still have 500 grams u can weigh
also get yourself some ISO the buttons are going to get resin on them the ISO will let u take a cloth and clean them up so not sticky

the scope that is the standard pocket one
they do have ones like this 150x and a computer screen to see it
http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-Deluxe-Handheld-Digital-Microscope

or this one that goes on a phone
http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-60X-100X-Optical-Microscope-Universal/dp/B00Q2B9KAW

justugh said:

i used the blade scale
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012N1NAA
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Scales-500WGT-Calibration/dp/B00SSK3YNO

the scale and the calibration weight ........u need a 500 gram weight to reset the scale so u are always on point
but it works good for me weights up to 1000 grams .....a mason jar can sit on it they only weigh about 400 grams or so so packing in 28 grams is no trouble u still have 500 grams u can weigh
also get yourself some ISO the buttons are going to get resin on them the ISO will let u take a cloth and clean them up so not sticky

the scope that is the standard pocket one
they do have ones like this 150x and a computer screen to see it
http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-Deluxe-Handheld-Digital-Microscope

or this one that goes on a phone
http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-60X-100X-Optical-Microscope-Universal/dp/B00Q2B9KAW

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AWESOME! Thanks for the info!

tripleD said:

Hey everyone, I'm a newby & would love some advice:
I am growing 4 autos in a gorilla 4X4 tent with a 600LED Spider. I am using fox farms Ocean Forest in 3gal
containers & I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Grow Big & Big Bloom per half gal of RO water after plants are 2 weeks old & then I will use 1/4 teaspoon of Big Bloom & Tiger Bloom per half gal of RO water during flower. I use RO water ph'd to 6.5 after nutes are added & I run a 18/6 lightcycle with temps at around 74 degrees.
Does this sound like a good over all plan or does someone have any helpful advice for me? THANKS!!
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I saw "auto advice" and "4×4" and was about to recommend you purchase a Tacoma.