Mainlining autos

[Nom]

500g's is alot of weed man, obviously not unattainable but why a specific number? Your better off just aiming for a good smoke rather than a huge pile of bud. Like @TTL says life is a box of chocolates my friend. Yes a standard single end hps bulb will fit in the same socket as a standard single end mh bulb, but you could also use a dual spectrum bulb and it would save you some money

[potentcheesydick]

I did want to grow a mother and take my chances but if it does go Pete tong on a level i cant control there won't be much point true, 500 is a minimum, and I want a good trimmers bonus to put those bubble bags to use, and for no reason other than its do able so why settle for less lol, I've picked strains, lavender, stardawg, cheesy dick, gelato 33 or 41, blue dream, but I seen that gelato is a 500-600g a plant potentially and I'm thinking that's more desirable than anything else including strains as she's high potency as well as quite a stinky smell, best high yield high potency I've seen so far, would I be better just going all gelato if it covers what I want from a grow as I don't know about stardawg yieldwise havent checked, others aren't much to shout about tho, is a dual spectrum for optimum growth or can it make for lanky plants due to red spectrum while only blue is needed for veg?

[TTL]

I wouldn’t be relying on what breeders or seed banks say regarding yield and flowering time. Best thing you can do is just spend time going through grow diaries of strains you’re interested in. Also, not a good idea to look at the grows and yields of growers who have being doing this for years and expect to match them. Having 500 as a hard minimum sure sounds like a good way to set yourself up for disappointment. Run 2-3 grows in your setup with the same strain and then you can start setting limits and whatnot. Also, you said you’re doing hydro and seem to be looking at doing a 5 strain grow. That’s not a good idea when you’re super concerned with yield.

[2-Scoops]

I wouldn’t mainline autos man. You only have a set amount of time for that plant and mainlining is going to set it back too much I would think. Imagine your yield would be significantly reduced by mainlining an auto. Mainline some photos if you’re looking to mainline. If you’re just starting out growing, just grow some trees and LST them. Get some successful harvest in first. Then when you have a nice stash of bud you can start messing around with more high risk training techniques. Best of luck man!

I reckon that`s a good bit of advice TTL

Why grow auto`s to start with

[potentcheesydick]

Not matching anything but the yield potential advertised but I wasn't aware they lie about their yields bastards, if it can be done I'm certainly not going to aim for a lesser amount than its full potential so I was thinking set up accordingly and come prepared in advanced to reduce having to fix anything later as much as possible, I'm in the process of gathering as much info as I can and nothing is set in stone and can be changed at any time, was hoping a mentor could help get me there also so long as I have an efficient set up, why different strains fk things up? And I was under the impression super autos yield the same as feminized with similar quality only in less time, turns out its quite a bit less so I dropped that last night, I'm forever picking bits n pieces up and having info I might have thought to be accurate corrected and nudged in the right direction all advice helps so long as its factual

Where can I see grow diary's?

[Cave Hill Cole]

What strains of super autos are you able to maximise yield by mainlining, I plan on going hydro hoping this makes up for slowed growth through stress to veg for long enough.

Hey bro, sounds like this may be your first grow? I would suggest choosing a strain that is known to be forgiving and yields well (Critical, Amnesia, Skunk 1, Northern lights, cheese) and then focus on your growing method. The most important thing, is getting that plant across the finish line in one piece. Otherwise you have just wasted time and money.

If you want weight for you first go...pick a method that is relatively easy and forgiving with few moving parts. The temptation is to go for DWC because it looks tech and cool, but it has a lot of moving parts, for a new grower, that's a lot of opportunity to mess up. Growing in coco, in fabric pots is a nice simple method of growing . You will need to hand fertigate (water with added nutrients) on a daily basis. Learn to keep you EC and PH in the correct ranges. You will also be tempted to spoil that plant and give it all sorts of added fertilzers and bloom boosters to "push it faster"

I would be careful mainling auto's for your first grow. You can top autos ( I always did when growing them), for your first go, just trying topping/fiming. Then on your 2nd grow, try mainlining just one of your plants and compare the yeild and growth to the other plants in the room.

Be weary of autos though...they are not easy. They feed much less than normal plants and do not like stress of any kind. Good luck!

[TTL]

There are a bunch of diaries in the diaries thread on here and you can also just use a search engine like Google and type in each strain name you’re interested individually along with the words grow diary. If you’re doing a hydro setup where you’re using the same res for all the plants you’re never going to maximize the grow. Each strain and each plant has different feeding rates and whatnot, so it’ll never be dialed in for every plant and strain. Besides that, you’re going to have different heights and different growth rates, which won’t give you an even canopy. Without an even canopy you’re plants are receiving different amounts of light intensity. Not sure if light intensity is the right word, but hopefully you catch my drift. Ha. Why most will say you need clones to really maximize things. Go look at Bulls grow diaries if you want to see someone who does this exact stuff extremely well.

[potentcheesydick]

I'm in the middle of my first plant right now so im just getting first experience on actual timeline and more realistic gauge on what is overstressing, I would consider myself inexperienced but have a good reading knowledge on setting yourself up for success to avoid having to rectify later on for soil but the same applies to hydro, only you provide all of the micro/macro nutrients sulphur, id imagine ensuring all of these are to be met each feed with a specific ppm, water temp, e.c and ph, I could probably find figures on google or ask someone for, change water weekly, quickly diagnose and attempt to fix anything asap but surely it must be avoidable, sorry if I seem like I'm talking like I know everything I'm just telling you what I know so i can ask if there is much more to it?

Appreciate ur advice on medium bro its solid and although I agree coco is easier has similar benefits and more forgiving I'm kind of set on hydro as it grows so much faster and if i start with this i will master it sooner is my thinking, if I fail I don't mind I can adjust as I restart no doubt it will probs take a few tries but hopefully not,

I wanted to grow skunk #1 but is the thc not quite low or is there versions of any strains you mentioned with higher thc than 20%?

Best summarisation of autos I've read, doesn't seem worth it, may try one auto alongside rest just to get a feel for it

On another note out of curiosity.. Can you grow coco in a 25L & 40L airpot? To buy hydro pots and pumps will cost me £100 I have 5 Airpots so what would I need to do a good job wit coco?

I'm going to ask for a mentor before I get started also


TTL, excellent info mate so by that logic I it would be wise to google strain and grow diary for feeding numbers to base my comparisons on others of same strain and grow method, I was going to use individual 25L buckets and empty and fill them all up each water change so once a week, is that possible, I thought a res would reduce how much feed is available in diff amounts when all plants are sharing same feed, no?

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What strains of super autos are you able to maximise yield by mainlining, I plan on going hydro hoping this makes up for slowed growth through stress to veg for long enough.

The most important thing, is getting that plant across the finish line in one piece. Otherwise you have just wasted time and money.

Me thinks that`s a big problem these days many new growers try to run before they can walk. Learn basics how to grow and then you can try to smash it. Man ive tried many different ways training plants and i swear i always go back to my first method i smashed it good style with if im growing a few or more plants, basically > topping, supercropping and lollipopping and bingo you`ve cracked it. But yes i agree with you therir

[potentcheesydick]

Need to start hydro at some point as I want to so why not from the get go and learn from my mistakes sooner rather than later, 500g grow is obviously wishful thinking and unrealistic given I've little actual experience w hydro but setting that goal helps motivate me to try harder and keep on top of it as best I can just need nudged in the right direction and to learn from errors which I won't do if I'm not even trying it lol