2011 First Ever Outdoor Grow

Around June I plan on starting all of my photoperiod plants because I can't let them veg into trees all summer (not enough space). So right around the time my plants are just growing bigger some will be ready for harvest.

I know I'm a noob, I'm probably overlooking some huge gap in the growing process may be making a fatal mistake. Any tips or hints as to what I could do better would be greatly appreciated. I plan on updating this thread with lots of pics so we'll see how this plays out

Also I spent $180 on seeds, I really hope I'm getting some good genetics... I really wanted to get some TGA seeds but they don't have any fem seeds.

I have no experience with Autos, but it couldn't hurt to bump 'em up to 5 gallon pots. I'm a big believes that large pots/holes make for large happy plants. But being an auto, who knows...I do know that roots can spread out pretty fast, but once again, no experience with autos. I have my first auto going right now...Just started my outdoor thread today, pop on by if you have the time

https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/427569-metagrow-multistrain-outdoor-2011-video.html

Anyway, looks like a ncie lineup. I'm in Cali too and when I ordered from the 'tude for the march promo, it took about 20 days...But they made it here just fine, and thats what i'm growing now for the most part. As for good genetics...I personally think females from regular seeds make for the most stable females, as some femmed seeds have that hermaphrodite trait. I too want TGA genetics, and plan to order some with my next Attitude order. Good luck with your grow!

sounds good will watch this for sure get some pics up if you can

Hey dude . 3 gallon is good for autos. I f I could make a suggestion, I would only do afew plants since it is your first grow. You can run into some problems and your 180$ investment could be lost. Just a thought. I live on the cen. coast of Cal. and got my last Attitude oder in a week . I guess it depends how busy they are. Good luck, jethead

jethead said:

Hey dude . 3 gallon is good for autos. I f I could make a suggestion, I would only do afew plants since it is your first grow. You can run into some problems and your 180$ investment could be lost. Just a thought. I live on the cen. coast of Cal. and got my last Attitude oder in a week . I guess it depends how busy they are. Good luck, jethead

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No shit, a week? I gotta stop orderig during the promos, haha, but really an Auto's root won't grow more than 3 gallons? Crazy, I have one in a 2.5 gallon pot right now, but I was gonna give it more room when it gets bigger...you telling me it wouldn't benefit from more soil though? Really very little experience with autos, grew one last year but it was in the ground.

ilovegoodweed said:

sounds good will watch this for sure get some pics up if you can

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Thanks, I will try to put some up today of the soil, don't have any of the other supplies yet to take pics of haha

jethead said:

Hey dude . 3 gallon is good for autos. I f I could make a suggestion, I would only do afew plants since it is your first grow. You can run into some problems and your 180$ investment could be lost. Just a thought. I live on the cen. coast of Cal. and got my last Attitude oder in a week . I guess it depends how busy they are. Good luck, jethead

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Thanks for the advice jethead. I'm doing my first grow with a friend/partner and we're dividing up the harvest. I supply the plants, soil and growing techniques while he supplies the area to grow in haha. I'm planning on putting a few photoperiods at my house, but nothing too much. Thanks for the advice too, I bought 3 gallon buckets yesterday so I'm happy I don't have to return them

Metasynth said:

No shit, a week? I gotta stop orderig during the promos, haha, but really an Auto's root won't grow more than 3 gallons? Crazy, I have one in a 2.5 gallon pot right now, but I was gonna give it more room when it gets bigger...you telling me it wouldn't benefit from more soil though? Really very little experience with autos, grew one last year but it was in the ground.

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My order from Attitude took about 45 days. Then again, it was during Christmas time. I'd suggest a little more than 3 gallons for autos though. You can never give them too large of a pot!

Dominathan said:

My order from Attitude took about 45 days. Then again, it was during Christmas time. I'd suggest a little more than 3 gallons for autos though. You can never give them too large of a pot!

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Would a 5 gallon bucket suffice?

brandon727272 said:

Would a 5 gallon bucket suffice?

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Thats what I was thinking, at least 5 gallons. I have seen some small plants that still had thick rootballs in 3 gallon containers, so having more room to spread out is always a good thing. On a somewhat related note, I just figured out that my 45 gallon smartpots are going to take 6 cubic feet of soil EACH to fill...Woooow...lol

you could try growing in smart pots. i have heard that a 2 gallon smart pot can have the same amount of root growth as a 5 gallon because the roots grow all throughout the pot instead of just making a ball at the bottom.

i ordered of of http://www.herbiesheadshop.com/ and got mine seeds within 10 days

dont transplant autos. it slows them down a little and can affect your yeild. If you can get a root stimulator to them it helps a lot. voodoo, piranah, and tarantula work great when in combination.3 gallons is cool. 5 gallons is great but I dont think that you will need it. Just make sure you feed properly and give them plenty of water. they love moist soil. not wet just moist. I let my photos get prety dry but never my autos.

happydaz said:

dont transplant autos. it slows them down a little and can affect your yeild. If you can get a root stimulator to them it helps a lot. voodoo, piranah, and tarantula work great when in combination.3 gallons is cool. 5 gallons is great but I dont think that you will need it. Just make sure you feed properly and give them plenty of water. they love moist soil. not wet just moist. I let my photos get prety dry but never my autos.

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When you say "feed properly" I'm a bit confused. I was under the impression the point of this soil was that I wouldn't have to feed because of the soil ammendments already added and mixed into it. Should I still give the plant separate nutrients? Those root stimulants that you posted, would I use those during veg and flower? Thanks happy, appreciate the advice.

Some people grow autos with out nutes and they do fine but if you want to maximize your yields you have to supplement. I use the full advanced organic line. Some of the additives aren't full organic but are damn close. Use the root stimulants for the first two weeks of veg and flower. They help build super roots and make everything above the dirt maximized, growth and flowers. Dont over feed autos though. About every third feed I give them plain old 6.5 ph water. And let it flood a little. Dup out the extra water. This will make sure you dont get build up and slow your plants down. You never want to slow down your autos!!!!! My low#2's get about three feet and 75-80 grams with this routine. Good luck.

How's the smoke from auto's i got 10 short riders and dont know what to expect

That is quite a line up. As stated you might want to consider just a couple varieties to start out.

I made the same mistake, but with to many varieties it is hard to concentrate with making sure you have a good crop.

I backed mine down to just 4 varieties that way I know I am doing the best possible for my plants.

3 gallons is perfect for autos any more is a waste of soil . in fact ive read , i dont have a link , that 2-3 gallons is optimal . for the photo sensitive plants bigger is better 20-200 gallons , if there in the ground a hole 2.5 ft deep 2.5ft wide will grow monstors when backfilled with primo soil mix .

Hey everyone, I know it's been awhile since the last update but I've been busy between school and work and getting my little babies started. They came to my house in the mail on the fifth, I started germinating all of the autos on the sixth. This was my first time germinating seeds, and I am proud to say I had a 100% success rate. However, one of my seeds fully popped out of its shell and was like a little sprouting, when I put it in soil i just kinda buried it. Is that ok? Also, a few of the little sprouts were already growing things that looked like leaves.... kinda scared me but we'll see what happens.

Heres a pic of the seeds, although I'm not sure if I'm attaching it correctly.