1st grow

[WickedJack]

After some natural sun some fresh air & some CO2 I'd say for the 1st day of 'reviving" their lookin pretty damn good..lol

[Mrbig1]

If you wanted to get technical (ghetto) try to use a bowl cover the plastic ones that stretch put it over the hole pot then a hole in the top so you can run the hose into then let it turn into a somewhat air tight co2 chamber might even help with humidity to

[WickedJack]

well this is what their in now its pretty air tight I have 1 26w 6400k bulb in there the humidity is @ 62* temp is 75* with the CO2 pumping in there I think thats pretty much ideal isnt it..?

You think I should raise them a bit closer to the light...? Or should I wait a couple days untill their healthy again to raise them up..?

Peace

[Mrbig1]

Unless they show signs of needing more light they should be fine but more light wouldn't hurt. Also nice little tank that should keep all the co2 in plus with higher temps they will absorb more co2 so raising up shouldnt hurt them.

[WickedJack]

Raised them up about another 3 inches opened the top vent of the tank & had a small fan blowing across the light left the light on all night & this morning their looking almost normal..

WOOHOO Im so glad I found this site before buying these seeds I would have killed them for sure..lol

Ok so now that their back on their way how much water per plant should I be giving them..?
I find that these jiffy pots soak up alot of the water so I dont think their getting much at all..
I think maybe 1/4 cup each maybe cause Ive only been giving them a shot glass but the pots soak most of it up.
Im thinkin maybe placing them into a shallow dish of water & letting the pots soak it up until I think their getting enough..? I dunno kinda stumped..

[Mrbig1]

Once they get big enough you should move them out of the peat moss cup since they will start to mold when their wet. Always better to start in a plastic or Styrofoam cup

[WickedJack]

Never buy black gold potting soil for plants its frkn garbage..it hardens up like cement even when its wet..Dunno if my seed will be able to sprout out the surface its so freakin hard..

[WickedJack]

Ok so if these guys live its going to be amazing..lol

Theyve been replanted for the 2nd time in Pro-Mix Bx put into 16oz beer cups with plenty of aeration holes bidway & at bottom of the cups..

And they got a nice light dose of Super Natural Gro nutes..

I jumped the gun when I received these seeds I admit it I wasn't ready when I germed them..
But now I know my lessen I know what I need to get started & am definitely going to read a lot more & make sure I need to know what I need to finish

Peace

[LuckyThief86]

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ml#post2200863

I'm growing with Auto's too, Buddha Seeds "Syrup" and "Red Dwarf" strains, as well as Serious Seeds strain called "Smurfberry". I've also seen autoflowers of White Widow by Lowlife Seeds. It's as potent as the plant that mothered and fathered it. My next strain to grow, Delicious Seeds "La Diva" has stats stating that it's 15% THC, 100% Indica-ruderalis crossbreed, and yields 300 grams per meter square. Autoflowers are great for the medical grower, in my humble opinion, because not everyone has room for a 9 foot Sativa in their closet, you know?

It's early for you yet, but I just purchased an Ozone generator because I'm six weeks in with my autoflowers and they're starting to show their first resin glands [seen under my 60x-100x hand-held microscope]. You should invest in one in the next few weeks, unless you're okay with police quite literally kicking your door down. Smell, in some parts, is enough to get a warrant. Up until flowering, it'll help keep the smell down if you use a natural fertilizer regiment such as Peruvian Sea Bird or Jamaican Bat Guano, or earthworm castings. During flowering, it'll keep the distinct 'skunk' smell to a minimum.

Make sure when you use nutrients, not to get any on the leaves. If you do, use a spray bottle full of water to spray it off of the leaf before it dries. If you don't, the leaf will turn brown because you killed part of it. Learn from my mistakes.

In my humble opinion, you germinated too few seeds. I started out with eight seedlings; 5 Smurfberry, 1 Syrup, 1 Quasar, and 1 Red Dwarf. Two never came up, another popped but never laid its taproot down and died, and another one was quite literally murdered by someone who calls me 'friend'. To learn from this: Not every seed is strong, not every plant can survive manhandling by people who aren't as attached to the plant as you are. Pinch your seed between your fingers, it should be strong. If it cracks, it's not worth it. A good seed is dark, and under a magnifying glass has what is best described as Zebra lines.

I'm not allowed to advertise brands or shops here, so I'll keep it general. Read as many books as you can on Marijuana horticulture, and watch as many videos as you can. Growers like Jorge Cervantes have a plethora of both to watch. Personally, I have about five grow DVD's I watch on a constant basis to keep me fresh on what I'm doing, and a field growers bible that I keep in my growers box.

Keep your fertilizers organic, because you're going to be ingesting this at some point. You're growing it, if you go for the good stuff, you'll get good stuff in return.

You're going to want to invest in a 5x or higher-powered magnifying glass. I know your pack says "Feminized", and both DNA Genetics [hey, I have one of their lighters!] and both Green House Seed Co are top quality providers with a great reputation, you might get the odd herm seed, or most unlikely, a full-on male. Go to a surplus store, I picked up a jewelers loupe, 6x magnifying lens, and some surgical forceps for under $10.

My last bit of advice is stop replanting so much. Your plants will be happier for it. My seeds were not germinated in a wet paper towel, or in anything other than their final growing medium. My seeds have never, ever left their growing medium, from start to finish. The only time they've ever been stressed out is when I did my nutrient purge the other night because I drowned them [but only just a little]. I've found that Autoflowers do just fine under a 24/0 grow cycle, even through flowering. Try to recreate nature as best you can, or do better than it can. I've found incredible results with CO2, and I'm so thrilled you're doing it on your first grow.

I'm on my 'second' grow. My cat broke in to the grow room and ate all the seedlings, so I had to restart.

Honestly, read as much as you can as often as you can. I hope your auto's turn out well.

[LuckyThief86]

Note to the above: 20/4 is optimal for growing if your plants show they're stunted. I felt my plants hadn't grown any noticeable way in a few days, so... I switched my timer to 20/4, and I came back this morning and had to lift my grow light a few inches because one of the plants grew enough to nearly touch it. So, yeah.