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andy6376
24-09-10, 07:55 PM
:stoned-smilie:please help i,ve got 2 autoflower under a 400 hps, and 1 stands 27 inch and the other stands 25 inch is that normal, somebody help

jobby2812
24-09-10, 08:07 PM
What auto's are they? I've known auto's to be taller than that. Stick a pic up, let's have a look.

B.A.BARACUS
24-09-10, 08:31 PM
yeah thats normal man, what are they is the big q here??

jobby2812
24-09-10, 10:18 PM
Here's you pic Andy. IMO they look fine in sense of height. What strain are they and how old from seed? They don't look that far into flower for the size. I know my mates Dieselryder from Joint Doctor went like that. They did autoflower but took a lot longer than stated by the breeder.


https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/data/500/autoflower.JPG (https://www.thctalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/56214/title/autoflower/cat/500)

Master Poet
24-09-10, 10:29 PM
yeah thats normal man, what are they is the big q here??

I know one thing, they are stretched. You should have had the light closer. How high above the canopy is the light? Do you have extraction? bit more info please.

And in the future, could you please stick to one thread? Ty

No one will be able to tell you what strain they are from just a pic.

andy6376
24-09-10, 10:45 PM
new to the site,they called autoberry, a cross between grapefruit mother and blueberry father, my set up is a 400 hps in a small area about 4 foot by 4 foot,and 8 foot high, got oscalating fan in they and 2 extractor fans for my air in and out and they are 24 days old from seed, and a big thanks for your info and help:smokie:

andy6376
24-09-10, 10:47 PM
for about the first 10 days my light was about 35 inch away, then was told to drop it to about 18 inch away, is that about right now as i know now 35 inch away was too far

andy6376
24-09-10, 10:55 PM
the feed i,am using is terra flores and just got some superthrive

andy6376
24-09-10, 11:00 PM
nice one for that mate as i was starting to think i was doing some thing wrong

andy6376
24-09-10, 11:02 PM
cheers ty, all new to the game mate

Bobby Digital
25-09-10, 12:11 AM
I know one thing, they are stretched. You should have had the light closer. How high above the canopy is the light? Do you have extraction? bit more info please.

And in the future, could you please stick to one thread? Ty

No one will be able to tell you what strain they are from just a pic.

you are the domineering type... :laugh:

moto_rider
25-09-10, 12:13 AM
hi mate you could get your light down to about 12" from canopy with a 400hps your plants will benefit from the extra lumens.you could aim your oscillating fan directly underneath your light if the heat becomes a problem.

andy6376
25-09-10, 10:37 AM
nice one mate for the info, i,d of thought 12" WOULD HAVE BEEN TO CLOSE, cheers

andy6376
25-09-10, 10:44 AM
so will that be why my auto,s are so big. cos i had the light too high to start with, thanks for all your help guys

moto_rider
25-09-10, 11:05 PM
most likely mate yeah they stretch to get closer to the light when they not getting enough lumens

andy6376
26-09-10, 09:44 AM
cheers mate got the light down to 15" now wil learn by my mistakes, since a lowered me light they looking really perky thanks

andy6376
26-09-10, 09:50 AM
i,ve just got a tooty fruity cutting of a mate, can it go in with my auto,s as my light is on 18/6, cos i,am hoping by time my auto,s are ready my other girl can go on 12/12, that should be ok , wont it, i got the auto,s cos of the small space i have and turn round a quick harvest for christmas, but cos they went so big thought might as well do a none auto, what is the name for none auto, is it easyryder, tooty fruity a 10 week flower

jobby2812
26-09-10, 01:50 PM
Yeah no problems with sticking a clone in with the auto's. Just remember if you have to switch to 12/12 earlier than planned the auto's may not produce as well as what they could have on 18/6.

Easyryder is a name of an auto flowering plant. I think it is LR2 crossed with AK47 if I remember rightly.

andy6376
26-09-10, 02:04 PM
so should i leave my light on 18/6 with the auto,s or do i need to switch to 12/12, thanks, i know once i,ve veg me other cuttings for 4 weeks i go to 12/12 but what about me auto,s, or would you do it diff

andy6376
26-09-10, 02:07 PM
love your set up mate, so you only veg for 2 weeks once cuttings are rooted, wow

jobby2812
26-09-10, 03:13 PM
You need to leave the auto's on 18/6 until the end if you can. You can leave the cuttings on 18/6 until the auto's have finished unless they get to big. Top the clone or low stress train it down to keep the height down. Failing that switch to 12/12 a week or 2 before the auto's are finished. A week shouldn't hurt especially if it's the end of the auto's grow.

For me it all depends on how quick the clone grows. From seed I go 3-4 weeks of veg.

andy6376
26-09-10, 03:28 PM
You need to leave the auto's on 18/6 until the end if you can. You can leave the cuttings on 18/6 until the auto's have finished unless they get to big. Top the clone or low stress train it down to keep the height down. Failing that switch to 12/12 a week or 2 before the auto's are finished. A week shouldn't hurt especially if it's the end of the auto's grow.

For me it all depends on how quick the clone grows. From seed I go 3-4 weeks of veg., i usully do 4 weeks veg so i,am hoping my autos will be finished in 4 weeks but i dowt it as only just started showing signs of sex, both females, what do you mean by tooping, do i just cot the top bit of my maine cola so it produces 2,is that right

andy6376
26-09-10, 03:31 PM
if i,am right can i top diseil ryders there 1st week into flower to get 2 main cola"s instead of 1

andy6376
26-09-10, 03:57 PM
cheers jobby everything you mentioned i,ve started doing and every thing is spot on, so what do you mean by topping a plant which bit do i top of the main cola or the one next to

Azerbanphal
26-09-10, 03:59 PM
if you're on 12/12 already I wouldn't top it (he means the main stem btw).

I've never grown autos but not sure I'd top them at all anyway. Maybe its good but sort of probably defeats the "fast flowering" aspect in some ways.

jobby2812
26-09-10, 04:43 PM
Don't top the auto's. I meant if the clone get's to big you can top that. Just low stress train the auto's if the height is an issue.

andy6376
29-09-10, 12:06 PM
Don't top the auto's. I meant if the clone get's to big you can top that. Just low stress train the auto's if the height is an issue.hight is,nt a prob as got loads of head room its just i,ve heard of people topping plants in they 1st week of flower to get 2 main cola,s instead of 1, will post a new pic of my auto,s looking nice now took a lot of your advice and they thriving now mate thanks jooby

jobby2812
29-09-10, 01:18 PM
Personally I would top in veg and then give the plant a week or 2 to recover before switching to 12/12. With that said I did have to top in flower one because the plants were getting out of hand. I wish I had LST them down now.