What's going on fellow pot heads. I need some help and what better place to get it. Well I'm trying to grow 5 autos in DWC setup. I have 600 watt hps system. My question is with the autos how much light each one needs. Also I need to kn what kind of food shld I give. Thanks for the help.
Wassup hows it going sounds like your exactly where im at with my grow. Im juss waiting on my seeds to be shipped. Picking up Nirvanas northern light autos.
Ive learned alot over the past couple days of surfing the web all night for my new hobby. So what i know now is that with autos the lights should be on a 18/6 hour schedule. This is through out the entire grow. some say that 24/0 is better since they can use all the light they can since harvest time is so short. Keep in mind though that these living plants need a rest time to gather energy and properly displace the nutrients.
Since this is first time getting into it i cant help much on knowing if that 600 watt hps is enough for all five. i would definitely recommened trying to put up a cheap homemade reflector tent. That is what im planning on setting up. Im imagining maybe a couple PVC pipes glue and a reflective tarp. Just until i can afford a real nice one. Ohh by the way im going to be running a 1000 watt hps bulb in a air cooled hood with a nice digital ballast.
As for food im reading around that less is bette,r cause in the end if you use alot of nutrients it can cause chemical build up in the budds. In the end flowering stages though its a must to flush the plant with regular clean water in order to get the best natural budd possible. i would probably recommend a three part grow,micro,bloom nutrient feed.
Since this is a DWC our plants will be receiving oxygenated water 24/7. With that said n our roots are going to be absorbing everything. Nutrients will help it a lot in making the grow and yields more bountiful. Just remember that less is better. At least until you get the hang of it.
Most importantly don't feed your autos until the 2nd grow week. Its juss safer becasue you dont know how the young seedling will handle the plant food. Im going to try and keep the nutrients at about half of what the bottle says juss to be safe. You should switch the food from grow food to bloom food at around the 4th week of growing. Or when you start to si the inner nodes forming.
So yea i hope it goes well with your grow id like to know how it goes.
PS try to stay away from sugary foods for the plants as the air stone may get clogged .
