Big Bud autoflower, 1st indoor grow.

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Lite said:

autoflowers are very unforgiving to mistakes. Remember, no topping or any high stress on the plant. No transplanting. Any stress and shock to the plant = less bud.

Her rate of growth tells me you need more light. She could be twice that size,

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Thanks for the excellent information. You are saying pretty much the same thing that I have read. Although I did top it once it had 4 nodes.

I did start out with a CFL during the seedling stage, then switched to a full spectrum LED bulb. It is only 45W though, and is only about 1 foot above the canopy top. You sure that I should move it closer? Everything that I have read say that an LED light should be a minimum of 1 foot above the plant, most said 1-3 feet from the canopy top.

I started the LED at 18" above and after a day or two I dropped it down to where it is currently. I am trying to avoid leaf burn again. The leaves have already been light burned once by the CFL. I trimmed those off.

Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

you need more light. closer will dehumidify the area and overheat the tops.

my personal recommendation for 1-2 autoflowers would be to get this, this will drastically increase your grow... but if you want the 1/2oz to 1oz single colas your gonna need to either build your own cob or sink a few hundred bucks into lights, and an extra 50-100$ a month on ur power bill.

Roleadro 400w cob (prebuilt semicheap assembly, but will provide u a sh- ton of light compared to what you have.)
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Hell, even the "200w" single chip light is 80-100w at the outlet and will blow your 45w or cfl's out of the water. Guarentee u wont even be able to tell the LED light is on. The 200w is 52$ with prime.

Please, do yourself a favor, save your grow and give her some light.

This is how she looks now. I doubled the lighting, and lowered it to mere inches above the plant.

Soil is staying moist more than I would like, due to the cooler weather most likely.