Am I in Trouble?

Wvbluejay · Mar 28, 2024

Hello folks,
First time growing again in a decade or two. Figured i would try a couple Auto's to see what the fuss is all about. Both these ladys are triple G auto fems from the same pack at 39 day flower. Is that the big one is going to continue streching? I really didnt anticipate these two girls being this different.
My biggest concern is that i have some seedlings near the bottom of the tent that i dont want to expose to 12/12. I have been dropping light half hour a day for over a week now, currently 13 on 11 off. Do you guys think this light schedule is enough to speed up the big girl? Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!

ProPheT 216 · Mar 28, 2024

Y r u running 13 on? 13 is not enough time to keep a photo in veg

Billy the Mountain · Mar 28, 2024

You don't need, or likely want, 12/12 for an autoflower.

Tolerance Break · Mar 28, 2024

The "fuss" with autos is literal. There are good autos, but autos in general are finicky.

Wvbluejay · Mar 28, 2024

So if I understand it right.The fact that it is flowering means that It's useless for me to Be changing my Light schedule?

Tolerance Break · Mar 28, 2024

Wvbluejay said:
So if I understand it right.The fact that it is flowering means that It's useless for me to Be changing my Light schedule?

Autos will flower under 24/0. That's what makes them auto.

1212ham · Mar 28, 2024

Wvbluejay said:
So if I understand it right.The fact that it is flowering means that It's useless for me to Be changing my Light schedule?

20/4 or 18/6 is generally preferred for autos, its believed the rest period helps.

1212ham · Mar 28, 2024

Tolerance Break said:
The "fuss" with autos is literal. There are good autos, but autos in general are finicky.

Autos are like a box of chocolates... ;-)

I ran two pairs of 3 Bears OG this winter, each had different size and structure... and produce great smoke!

Blue_Focus · Mar 28, 2024

Wvbluejay said:
Hello folks,
First time growing again in a decade or two. Figured i would try a couple Auto's to see what the fuss is all about. Both these ladys are triple G auto fems from the same pack at 39 day flower. Is that the big one is going to continue streching? I really didnt anticipate these two girls being this different.
My biggest concern is that i have some seedlings near the bottom of the tent that i dont want to expose to 12/12. I have been dropping light half hour a day for over a week now, currently 13 on 11 off. Do you guys think this light schedule is enough to speed up the big girl? Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!

I run my lights for autos at 20 hours on and 4 hours off for their entire lifespan.

Soulfreeze · Tuesday at 2:17 PM

1212ham said:
20/4 or 18/6 is generally preferred for autos, its believed the rest period helps.

I'm doing 18/6, Autos seem to love it. Might switch to 20/4 just so I can start them at 8:00 p.m. and have it turn off at 4:00 p.m. and miss the 4 hrs of PG&E primetime double rates BS.

Delps8 · Tuesday at 4:13 PM

Soulfreeze said:
I'm doing 18/6, Autos seem to love it. Might switch to 20/4 just so I can start them at 8:00 p.m. and have it turn off at 4:00 p.m. and miss the 4 hrs of PG&E primetime double rates BS.

Gotta love PG&E but, in their defense, the CA government has control over a lot of what PG&E does.

I'm in Orange County so I get to pay ~50¢ per KwH in that evening price band. It's brutal.

Even though the cost of electricity is very high, the value of the increase in crop size will probably exceed the cost of the electricity. The last time I bought cannabis at a dispensary, the cheapest weed was $250 per ounce and, just now, checked a place that delivers and it's now $350.

Having said that, if you want to shut out the lights during peak hours, one way to make up for reduced DLI is to increase PPFD when the lights are on. I routinely grow my autos at 70-80mols and the results are nothing short superb, to the point where I routinely exceed seed sellers estimates, usually by 50% or more.

bignugs68 · Tuesday at 7:48 PM

1212ham said:
Autos are like a box of chocolates...
I ran two pairs of 3 Bears OG this winter, each had different size and structure... and produce great smoke!

Were the buzzes similar? Or completely different?

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