1 Auto Seed Challenge

Frank Nitty

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I dropped one of those to grow on the side while I have a tent getting 20 hours of light. AvT is one of only two autos I ever grew and it was more frosty than a lot of reg/photo plants. I think you will really like it... just make sure to train it or it will be a giant bush.
Here's mine at ten days from seed...15624891957538367609594102619239.jpg
 

J.James

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I would see no real advantage in 27g with an auto unless you were really on point with your feedings. I’ll probably throw mine into a 5g hempy. I’m still worried about her dampening off.
Don't know about the Hempy Bucket but In soil, I'll use Chamomile Tea and add an ounce or two per quart of water, Make sure to brew it strong for 15 - 20 min. Also, a one-time dusting of cinnamon or powdered charcoal on the soil surface can also be used as an antifungal agent.

Adding a top layer of chopped sphagnum moss, sand, or chick grit may help discourage fungi from growing on the surface of your potting mix also.
 

D4x69

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I don't think I flushed my Coco well enough. Gave seedling her first full water/res fill and runoff was brown. Going to take out the net pot and run a few gallons through the big bucket
 

mr_c

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I'm back to civilization and wanted to provide an update.

I'm doing a soilless coco/perlite 70/30 medium and plan to use a mixture of bottled and powdered nutrients. The plan is to veg under a 4000K T5 then swap in a new HLG QB288 V2 R-spec.

July 4th - transfer from paper towel to soil
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July 5th - first sprout with cotyledons and first set of leaves
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July 6th - boat travel back to mainland where's Waldo shot
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July 8th - 1st full day in new 2x2x4 tent under 4000K T5
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Light cycle is 16hr/6hr on/off. While off-grid I used a small LED lamp to supplement natural light from 8pm-11:15pm; sunrise was a little before 5am and sunset a little after 9pm, so it worked out to be a little more than 16hrs.
 

D4x69

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There's a single tiny root poking through the holes at the bottom. I want her to fill the small cup as much as possible but I'll check daily to make sure she doesn't knot herself to it.

Also lowered the light to 24 inches, she's kinda leggy. When I transplant I'm going to fill in an inch or so of new coco.
 
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ChronicWonders.

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I have to find a place with thicker perlite or vermiculite. Everywhere around here only has the really fine grained kind.
I feel your pain, people show pictures of perlite rocks and I’m stuck here opening large bags breathing in dust...

I probably wash out 3/4 of the bag.
 
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