Getting started again after taking a break. Need a few pointers

[Doobie]

My ladies are going to get their first defoliation. When do you guys defoliate your Autos? I usually do one when bud sites start forming. Then I will take off some more at about 40-45 days.

 

[Doobie]

Day 29

 

[Doobie]

Day 22 Mephisto Forum Stomper (Girl Scout Cookies auto)

 

[Doobie]

I have to feed them every 6 hours. And they are not even flowering yet. It's times like these I question using 1 gallon pots

 

[SiamSam]

I have to feed them every 6 hours. And they are not even flowering yet. It's times like these I question using 1 gallon pots

You Can/Should up-pot so your plants can be all that they can be.

 

[Doobie]

You Can/Should up-pot so your plants can be all that they can be.

They are Autos so they are in their forever home. To be honest my plants in these 1 gallon pots were just as large as my 3 gallon pots. I don't mind feeding them all day

 

[Observer]

I have to feed them every 6 hours. And they are not even flowering yet. It's times like these I question using 1 gallon pots

Could probably increase times between watering, how dry/light is the bag getting before next?

Proper HFF In 1 gallons will perform better than HFF in 3 gallons, faster drybacks/more.

 

[Observer]

But they're looking very healthy.

What temp/rh?

 

[Observer]

My ladies are going to get their first defoliation. When do you guys defoliate your Autos? I usually do one when bud sites start forming. Then I will take off some more at about 40-45 days.

I have not grown autos, but you could maybe defoliate a few days before you switch to flower, if you want to.

Not sure how all that plays in with auto genes.

 

[Doobie]

Could probably increase times between watering, how dry/light is the bag getting before next?

Proper HFF In 1 gallons will perform better than HFF in 3 gallons, faster drybacks/more.

They are pretty light when I pick them up. Not bone dry but definitely the top layer is drying out. But I did see a little green algae forming on a piece of perlite so I may be over watering a tad bit.

 

[Doobie]

But they're looking very healthy.

Temperature is 80-81 with the lights on with 58 RH.

When lights are on temperature is 80-81. Rh is 58%.
When the lights go off the Temperature goes down to 75-77 and the Rh is usually 65%

 

[Observer]

When lights are on temperature is 80-81. Rh is 58%.
When the lights go off the Temperature goes down to 75-77 and the Rh is usually 65%

Not bad

 

[Observer]

They are pretty light when I pick them up. Not bone dry but definitely the top layer is drying out. But I did see a little green algae forming on a piece of perlite so I may be over watering a tad bit.

You could probably go a little longer, perhaps even till the plant is showing you it would like some water and baseline off that

 

[Doobie]

I am doing some defoliation. I will update with pictures when I get done with everything.

 

[Observer]

When lights are on temperature is 80-81. Rh is 58%.
When the lights go off the Temperature goes down to 75-77 and the Rh is usually 65%

I try to run 85f 70rh for most of veg and flower and then drop last week or two towards 70s and low (like 10-40 if possible) RH to stress them, more trichomes will develop on the sugar/fan leafs.

 

[Doobie]

I try to run 85f 70rh for most of veg and flower and then drop last week or two towards 70s and low (like 10-40 if possible) RH to stress them, more trichomes will develop on the sugar/fan leafs.

I think I have done this a couple of times by accident . My last grow this happened and I couldn't get the humidity past 30% during flowering. I thought it was a good thing because no mold or pm is going to grow in that low rh. Now I need try to mimic what happened last time because the bud was killer.

 

[Observer]

I think I have done this a couple of times by accident . My last grow this happened and I couldn't get the humidity past 30% during flowering.

If you can keep it up during the "growth" weeks youll yield can be higher (a proper vpd for growth)

I thought it was a good thing because no mold or pm is going to grow in that low rh. Now I need try to mimic what happened last time because the bud was killer.

But yeah, low rh and low Temps at the end before harvest a week or two, can bring out colors, and also act as a stressor when it's so dry the stomates have trouble opening / stressors = secondary metabolites more likely to synthesize, as the plants " defense mechanism"

And the colors is a result of the pigmentation changing due to the temperature, the exact mechanism I can not recall or say right now, but brings out anthocyanins as a response.

And those are also medically beneficial

 

[Observer]

I have to feed them every 6 hours. And they are not even flowering yet. It's times like these I question using 1 gallon pots

Lol, yea... a drip system dialed in is ur friend