outside autoflower

sdf

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #1

i was thinking of growing outside but doing an autoflower grow because towards the end of the summer it tends to rain everyday and bud rot can be a problem so I figured I could get a harvest before it gets super bad. What soil should I use? I want something that I wont have to add nutes to if possible because of it being outside and me not wanting to visit the site very often. I dont know hardly anything about the organic side of soil's and I would rather not have to mix up my own soil but I can do a little bit of mixing.

Thank yall

 

sonar

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #2

I'd just use some time release nutes. I like Fox Farms American Pride. Even some Osmocote would work and you can pick a small bottle up for like $6. Autos tend to be pretty light feeders, so you can keep it simple. The most important thing is to get as much sunlight on them as possible.

 

sdf

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #3

I read somewhere to not use fox farms because they had a bad outbreak of a parasite or something that attacked the roots and what not, has that been taken care of and the new bags fine or is it still a chance?

 

sonar

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #4

sdf said:

I read somewhere to not use fox farms because they had a bad outbreak of a parasite or something that attacked the roots and what not, has that been taken care of and the new bags fine or is it still a chance?

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I never heard that. I'm really not a big product guy, so I don't really keep up on it. I don't use Fox Farms soil or their liquid nutes, just their time release stuff.

 

sdf

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #5

what soil do you use?

 

sdf

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #6

and also with the FF american pride, do you just mix it in with the soil before you plant?

 

sonar

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #7

I like Pro-Mix or Sunshine Mix. They are peat based and don't have any nutes added. I grow a handful of autos, but the bulk of my grows are normal photoperiod plants. But yeah I mix it in beforehand. The autos generally go in buckets. For the regular plants I dig big holes.

 

sdf

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #8

oh ok, would the american pride burn the starting out autos? oh and how what is your ratio of american pride/gallon of promix?

 

*BUDS

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #9

Problem is they can finish at about a foot and give you 1/2 ounce, wasting the season, stick to a big growing sativa/indica cross.

 

sdf

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #10

i see what your saying, and i agree some what but when it gets to where it rains 2+ times per day almost every day when its in the high 90s it will destroy the bud and make it to where I would rather have that half oz than a pound of moldy death weed

 

bwest

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• Feb 13, 2013

• #11

*BUDS said:

Problem is they can finish at about a foot and give you 1/2 ounce, wasting the season, stick to a big growing sativa/indica cross.

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Not everybody gets a full growing season. Last year plants didn't start flowering until middle of august, which leaves about 4 to 5 weeks before first frost where I live.
If I didn't have some auto's out, I would not have had any smoke. Thank God for auto's.