Thanks to Tourette Grower for coming onto the podcast today! Chad’s UA-cam channel- bit.ly/3rJe0RP Podcast episode he did with me- ua-cam.com/video/KdjMTOtXJQw/v-deo.html Autoflower podcast- bit.ly/32pd8Jm
As always, amazing guests with an amazing host. If you shop on ebay in Europe, I got my CO2 monitor for less than 10 bucks. I can't speak for the whole of Europe, but in the UK they're a necessity of any rented accommodation, many other building types will need them for Insurance purposes etc, so we have thousands of options for CO2 monitors. Mine has co2, rh, and temp and can be hooked up to my phone.
I got his website thanks Mr grow it I also follow you also read your book in 2021 great for people who are serious about growing and want to learn from the guys that have done all the work 😀
Great video guys.been growing since I was 15 and i'm 62 now.I watch and say (man i was doing it this way or that way long time ago.I have my first book I used faithfully to grow with.Indoor Marijuana Horticulture.The indoor bible.All new 200 color photos by Jorge Cervantes.What a book.Since then i've grown some beautiful plants.If only is all I can say.Keep growin gentlemen.NEVER top a plant.Im a bender.pipe cleaners.Tuck sugar leaves unless there blocking shoots.The name of the game is (TOPS)Keep that main stem tied down just under your other tops.Keep em racing to be the main top and get an even canopy.I could also talk for hours upon hours.Wish I had pictures.What a story they could tell.
Be careful. People are so mean lol. I’ve made two videos and both got crapped all over, even though they were done well. So if you have a strong tolerance for criticism then I guess.
I love how incredibly humble this guy is, and how he tells you what he's tried and what he wants to do, without saying he's an authority and it has to be "this way". I will definitely follow his channel. Love it and thank you!!
I grew my first crop in 1978, and for the last 7 years I've been growing autos, best thing to happen in the last 20 years! Glad to see you young guys Cary on . Great show you guys!!!!!
Incredibly informative. Been studying a year as I am now soil and clone a way from starting the grow. I learned more in the time to watch this than I have in any other method of curriculum to this point. Nice and calm in the delivery of knowledge. Thanks for doing this. I will follow both of you. I'm gonna need your insight and support..
Cool bloke. Not too technical. Appreciated how he knew enough not to know enough - bar for the essentials. Also, respectful enough to allow and accommodate for individual grower’s budgets. Making sure not to suggest anything specifically, and regarding the reused soil… awesome, I do the same. It’s a learning process.
What does that have to do with blacking out the room. They make black out curtains, that look nice and match room in color. Most people hang curtains over windows. Really it just comes down to how dedicated one wants to be and how they want to grow. Either way will work and is fine, i was just giving a opinion on how to grow photos, or the light leak issue. Growing autos vs photos you use the same material same amount of energy same cost, time and effort but you grow less weed. Grow 4 plants you lose around 12 ounces auto vs photo. Grow 5 that's a pound lost round about doing the same exact thing. Which probably doesn't matter to you but that's another reason I gave advise on light leaks. I grow autos as well 8 to 12 plants at a time, outdoors tho perpetually, so I'm not trying to knock autos or what you do. Again just thought I could help you grow more, without changing anything but the kind of seed grown.
@@Chris-Hill I don't really see what's hard to follow here, unless you have a dedicated grow room it's very hard to keep the dark times dark consistently for 12 hours in flower. I'll also remind you the majority of the world is still in prohibition and if you lived there and didn't have a dedicated grow room you'd likely turn to converting a wardrobe/closet etc. for stealth purposes which are even harder to keep dark consistently for 12 hours straight for 8-12 weeks. Hence autos as the light leaks really don't matter, for the record I do both
@@archiebf4524 dude you're a smart ass lol you can grow in your living room with a tent or makeshift tent hell throw a blanket over them like a bird cage. If you're worried about your living room light being on you have the bottom open vent up against the wall. You're over thinking things thinking you got it all figured out sounding like a new buddy. Closet's aren't hard I use 2 and 3 tents plus outdoors. My apologies for commenting on your public post, with intentions of throwing some information your way. You went way left field with someone just trying to help. Especially when what you're saying is literal bs.
Photo Periods RULE!, Larger, Better resins, longer active high, All around for a consumer veiw, Its for the more refined pallet, Taste! Great Info Thank you guys!
I listen to people who are trying to grow on the cheap, but they go out and pay $25-$50 per bucket (+6 for the bucket) on organic soil and then not reuse that soil. I grow DWC and I paid about $20 to setup each bucket (with some LECA and rock wool) and another $5 for nutrients per bucket per plant. Only the nutrients aren’t reusable. DWC also results in vastly larger plants.
If you want to start in a smaller container I recommend using one made out of coco, that way you dont have to take them out of it to transplant, you just put them into the final pot and the roots will reach out through the coco. Also, just wanted to say, you seem like some very kind people :)
This is what I do wit my photo plants.. I start in rapid rooters and then put them into either the coco pots or the cardboard ones and then from there I go up in pots sizes, but I definitely plan on using the same technique for auto's on my next run but I'll probably just put the rapid rooters directly into either 5 or 7 gallon fabric pots
I was actually just wondering if I could do that exact thing to "transplant" my autos. I've got like 20 coco coir cups so I'm definitely gunna give that a try!
THIS SHOW WAS GREAT I LOVE THIS COMUNITY. I live in probation land and due to the fact my roots are here I'm not able to move. So I live thru you guys until our silly laws change.
I'm about to start. Never did it before. All set up and have some photos going already. Getting another tent with all the amenities just for autos. So curious. I've learned so much from this channel man thank you so much
Good luck! I think Earthboxes would be perfect for growing autos and they're good for beginners because you water from below and water wicks up into the soil, so it's wetter below and dry on the surface. That eliminates a lot of fungus gnats and other bugs. I live mine but I haven't tried autos in them. Yet. They're great for small to medium size photos too.
It's true they require less nutes and can be stunted. Organic seems to be the way. Just harvested from my first organic bed and it's beautiful. Super easy if you get blumat water system.
I love worm castings mixed about 50/50 w potting soil. Then I add about 25% of that amount in perlite. It works as long as you feed it. Worm castings last throughout almost all of the veg stage with autos. As soon as bloom sites appear, I start watering deeply weekly with fish emulsion and kelp.
Agreed, smaller pots seemed to make mine flower real early, hearing your thoughts on it made a lot of sense ✌🏻 never tried starting in the end pot, will have to give that a go Just finished watching the whole epi, really useful info and a great listen, many thanks gents 🙏🏻
I love your podcasts, but this one is the best I have watched and listened to so far! Love that the guy is another Southern California grower. Thanks Mr. Grow It!!!
Great show! Chad is just another artist in this awesome grow family! I love how well this medicine works for him and the way he has to always try new things with his grows. I don't really like autos much! I haven't grown too many, mostly to fit in a spot. I like them better outdoors! As far as style of grow with autos, I LST them, tie them down to the side of a 5 gallon cloth pot. I take them as far as they will go around the pot. If it reaches it's self that is the only time I'll top it, if the colas stretch out enough I LST those too and have even lollypoppped those colas if they stretch too much. Results in a sizable harvest and dense nuggets. Peace!
This Flew by for me. So much good info I was hanging on every word. The point about autos’ trichomes not necessarily turning amber is super helpful. Thanks you guys
I love watching these old ones. Now you don't use CO2 and you say your natural CO2 in your house is about the same. Live and learn. Just talk to them while you're in there and you will be more than fine unless you have an overpowerd light. Then sing to them and you will be fine...lol love the pod!
Loved this episode ❤️ I'm a fan of Chad and Autoflower. He has the right idea for medicine. I have ADHD. Your questions are on point as usual. Mahalo and Aloha 🌺
Awesome podcast. I just started week 2 with my 4 auto's. This is my first time growing auto's and will be my 3rd run overall. I found a lot of answers to my questions regarding auto's. I'm pretty confident with what needs to be done. I will be subscribing to your guest channels. Again thanks for all the time and hard work you put in to help all us!!
23:00 I think Daz from Mephisto touched on that in the DarkHorse Podcast. IIRC he said if the tap root hits the bottom and starts forming outwards from there the flower cycle is triggered so it's better to transplant a little prematurely than too late or if you are not sure, just start in the finishing container to be safe.
Great episode . Pretty much flat out Autoflower there. When and what to do/not do = success. Thanks for the garden talk. I literally listen to it while tending the garden itself !
I have been running all autos since January of this year, I am going into my 3rd auto harvest this year and the first two I used 100% ocean forest soil amended with down to earth organic amendments as well as top dressed and I have never had any issues with my soil being too hot for the autos that I have grown. I am currently using strawberry fields on this 3rd run have been having great results as well. As a person who has lots of growing under my belt I find the autoflower movement to be a breath of fresh air so to speak. In other words I’m just enjoying learning new things about this absolutely wonderful plant.
@@tre1149 I did, but for the past two pulls I’ve only done amended soil with no added top dress and only adding a small amount of cal mag to watering at around 4 weeks. Other than that I’ve found a happy spot and water is all that’s needed for the 2 1/2 month life cycle
I got 1.2 pounds off of my first ever grow, I grew 3 gorilla skittzles autos and 1 amnesia haze auto xxl. They loved the nuits I used, and they actually faded about a week early. It was my first grow and they needed more, I got to feed them 2 times before I had to flush. I have about 20 under my belt now. But I gained double the yield in the last two weeks of the life span. I expected about an Oz off each plant, nope!! Lmao, I did low stress training and took the temperature down to 60 in the day and 55 to 51 degrees at night the last 3 weeks. I automatically saw an increase that first week, but like I said the last 2 weeks stacked them hardcore. Happy growing!!! Thanks for the video, really appreciate it. Edit: under an 800 true watt led
been using the exhale bag for 4 years. they don't work imo. used 2 in a 4x4 tried running 720 watts burned 3 grows in a row. even took out fan and filter so I could raise light to the roof. in a separate tent, a closet and outside I dont use co2 with the same or better results.
Big fan of both of y’all…have learned from both…as I’m watching I’m adding a top dressing with Dr. Earth with some worm castings in 5 gallon pots…On day 30 with my auto flowers..Blue Dream… water them in…will water tomorrow with a 1/4 strength Recharge for microbes to break down food….thanks for today’s content…
Use the flower girl in flower? Used it once and did pretty good. All we can get local is Dr Earth. Which do you use for beginning or veg? Thx for any Info your willing to share 🌱🙌
@@goodgreen4616 Half of Happy Frog and half of Ocean Forest soil both by Fox Farm with 20 percent of perlite, there’s enough fertilizer in this soil mix to get you thru 30 days of veg stage, they grew great and bushy..just watered with ph around 6.5…used recharge at day 24 to perk up the microbes
I did my first indoor auto grow just recently. My plants were in 3 gal containers in hp promix ammended with down to earth nutrients. I did not have a ph meter and I was giving the plants tap water. My yield was extremely lack luster despite having beautiful and sticky flowers. I averaged 14g dried and trimmed per plant. I bought a ph meter for this next grow and it turns out my tap water runs at 8.9. I'm planning on using a tiny amount of lemon juice to lower it to 6.0-6.5 range. I'm actually glad that my ph was so off because it explains my small yield.
if you use quality soil and dry amendments you won't need to ph. I run autos perpetually outdoors 9 to 12 plants at a time. I'll water with the garden house with a boogie blue filter over 9ph. I'll use a blue lab soil pen to check periodically. start in smaller pots that also helps extend food supply. liquid nutrients and dry amendments are used differently. nutrients are absorbed between 6.3-6.7 mostly. liquid nutrients are readily available to plants so they must be ph for uptake. dry amendments don't feed plants they feed microbes in the rhizosphere. those microbes do well at phing their environment. my autos get transplanted at week 3 from pots half the size of solo cups into 5 gallon pots. I'll feed a month after they've been in the 5 gallons then maybe one more time 3 weeks later depending on flower stage. personally I use happy frog and ocean forest
@@dmo848 I've since refined my setup and have had multiple 100+ gram harvests from autoflowers in the same 3 gallon fabric pots. I believe my issue at the time was under watering during the seedling phase, they got stunted and never really had the chance to increase in size. I did a run with the full stack of Advanced nutrients and it was very successful. I did find it to be very pricey and the individual mixing of each bottle was very time consuming. I've switched to a nutrient line called Cronk Nutrients. I got a great deal and the results have been just as good as the Advance Nutrients. Currently im testing a silicon supplement called mono-silicic acid from a company called grow genius. Its all about learning and refining your setup.
Thank you both from this newbie who has tried growing a few times before with mediocre results. I've got some seedlings I just transplanted this morning. Looking forward to learning more. I want to stay with this.
Just ordered some autos as I’ve always been partial to photos. While my last photo is finishing up I’m doing all the research I can on autos. Thanks for this amazing video I will take all the knowledge and put it toward my next grow!
When Chris was talking about the wide tolerance range of autos I think it comes back to the dominant ruderalis gene that’s responsible for the flowering regardless of light schedule because it geographically belongs to mountainous regions where light and generous grow conditions are much less reliable or available
On my current auto (Barney’s Runtz) run I just took off the top 2 leafs 3 separate times and it’s turned out great without stressing the plant. Lots of even tops. I saw it on a previous podcast with photoperiods
Great Channel, I am starting back after 6 years , switching to auto's Years ago I did the 5 gal, super soil on bottom, 1/2 inch or so perlite / clay pellets in bottom of pot first. Great way to grow. Was thinking about the 3 gal, but will stay with the 5 after this. Thank you two!
the easiest way to make C02 is to have a pan of water in your tent mix vinegar into the water pan, add some baking soda slowly until it is bubbling, repeat as needed usually lasts a little while to as long as you have a bigger pan and mix properly
Hello Turret Grower. I was watching the how and why to grow autos with Chris. First thanks. Now I will explain CO2 how and why. First my name is Rob, Linda is my wife and she is not doing good please everyone keep her in your prayers. I am a scientist/engineer y trade but basically I am an old hillbilly hippy that loves to grow things and grew up on a small farm. Horses and tomatoes and corn. Now plants do not eat a lot of the nutrients in the soil compared to photons and CO2. The dynamic duo just mentin
Might not be a veteran in growing but I'm an outdoor grower with 8 years on my back...that said... I've experienced that LST does the trick with the yield
I accidently topped an auto this round and it grew the branches in 3 days and it didnt even look like it stressed. I topped regulars before that took 2 weeks for the branches to grow out so those autos kept growing fast. Its still growing and in 2nd week of flower so far. Its looking good.
I FIM'd my auto and I can't believe what it is now doing as it just hit beginning of flower. 6 main stalks split from the main stalks. the amount of bud sites is CRAZY. like you said, i barely saw any stress. unbelievable .
It's all about good genetics and ideal conditions. But with a lower quality seed and less than ideal conditions, the chance of an auto surviving HST is 50-50%
I’m a photo person but I’ve tried doing autos 3 times and really didn’t like them, northern lights and early miss from cropking seeds, it was some of the worst smelling stuff I’ve ever smelled and I know what northern lights is supposed to smell like. I get the attraction to autos for the turn around but I love running photos. The quality is so much better and the fact I can have a mom and take cuttings before I flip them is a no brainer, especially if you’ve dropped ridiculous money on seeds and got something really special you want to hold onto. The little bit of extra veg time for photos is way way worth it.
@@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340 i have 2 right now 1 is 65cm in preflower and the other 45cm starting to show some pistil , how long do nl take to full flower??
@@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340 first ever good smoke was NL. Had a few that just would not finish. Have a few from another breeder I sure hope does great 🌱
Key to topping auto's is timing day 18-20! Have 3 super lemon haze going right now. One is topped and two are not all are LSTed. The 1 that is topped will be giving me more then the other 2 combined...
Guys I have burned every auto I have grown sum made it thru some didn't so when found the the dude grows show I ordered grow dots and recharge hopefully this is the remedy I need to have a non stressful grow 😅
Love love love your information totally have the notification button smashed my first season growing had a great outside season. But doing my first indoor auto grow. Turning out fantastic.
Thanx guys for the knowledge and sharing it , I'm a first time grower and yall's ( yes ...y'all's) info is like a mental gym , Thanx ....and when I set my soil up I hear the "Rocky" theme song
I have been growing only autos for 3 years now. In a 4x4 with the right Genetics, I pull +1 lb every 8 to 10 weeks. That's over 5 lbs a year!!! I've done it 3 years now without fail. Most autos yield 1 to 2 ounces dry....16 autos in 2 gallon fabric pots in a 4x4 for the win!
I am currently running 4 autos, and I can verify that when you’re using a smaller pot it is more likely to flower earlier because I am currently runnin 3 autos in 3 gal pots and 1auto in about a 1gal pot (wanted to keep small) and it flowered much much earlier
@@manfigs i got a cream caramel flowering with many hairs on top and sides and the tips of some hairs are a bit brown but its not making buds yet its very slow hope nothing is wrong with it ,first time growing
I just started testing the ac infinity auto watering bottoms. I have to say using those with 5 gallon fabric pots with autos it works so good! I'd definitely recommend those!
It seems very counter productive to use most dry organic amendments in pots, By the time these ingredients are just starting to be broken down and available to the plant you've already harvested and smoked that batch. I think you would be shocked if you knew how long these ingredients actually take to be available. In most horticultural applications these organic amendments are added to the soil in the fall after harvest just so they can be available in the soil the following summer.
Sorry I didn't see your reply. I hope your grow is going well. I only have experience with liquid organic nutes which are actually available to the plants. I would run nectar for the gods for my first grow, they produce very high quality easy to use nutes. I would use gia mainia for veg then i would switch to medusas magic, herculean harvest and olympus up for my flowering cycle very simple and you don't have too worry about your water ph because the olympus up will keep your soils ph in check by neutralizing the acidity in your soil. Best of luck to ya. @@Bigbilly-ms9bn
Dont do autos imo they r never better than a 6\10 even average regular photoperiods are way better but thers a good chance that every few seeds youl get a super pheno a true 10\10 too and youl definitely get multiple others that are very close just not quite perfect.. With autos youl never get even close they r diluted genetics they have improved but still are far from good, worse quality lower yield and more difficult to do successfuly.. They claim to be faster too but you cannot force it to finish by doing 12 12 from seed so ime they were slower! Only reason id ever want em is for in a rush and they evem failed at that lol! Id recommend getting GH cheese and lemon skunk from greenhouse seedco then using canna A+B at 4ml per litre of regular tap water with 4ml lemon juice per L to correct Ph (best use a ph measurer but if u dont have then these measures will work just fine) use their own coco too professional plus if you can get it if not try get a decent pre buffered coco that is genuinely all you need i promise youd be amazed at the results too.. Lot of dodgy seed sellers about and a good breeder with good genetics is 95% of the battle won already thats why id strongly suggest lemon skunk and GH cheese from greenhouse seed co because they are both fully legit and stable strains they arent going to give you a totally random pheno every time (this actually went without saying until recent years! lol) a seed should be stable to deserve its name imo but yeah recently its been played off as 'pheno variety' rather than called out for the bad breeding it is.. Hope this helps, keep it simple and then next time youl be able to decide if the extras are even worth it like do they change it much? They dont make lots of difference tbh, u can try adding a PK halfway thru flower but it must be timed right and the improvement youl see isnt huge just a few %... Id recommend canna bost but it is very expensive so any alternative might be better for you youd want to look for 'triacontanol boosters' or 'seed sprout tea' or 'alfalfa tea' all versions of the same thing basically speeds up its metabolism that is about all you need though to be perfect and tbh the difference from perfect to just using canna A+B on its own isnt huge its mostly to do with genetics and strength of light.. The food can be almost any ol stuff rly and good genetics and light/heat will be the main factor.. Best of luck man id say shogun sumo boost is a fairly decent alternative boost for cheaper too afaik they are all just triacontanol but youd be surprised how good the bud is just with canna coco A+B on its own, the improvement as you add stuff is minimal.. Green planets 'Rezin' seems to help make more oils and lasts ages so is worth it imo.. Iv heard that best thing any indoor grower can do is buy a UVB tube, supposedly just an hour or 2 a day is enough to boost the oils resins terpenes and thc massively.. Iv not seen this myself yet but i do believe it to be true, LED uv isnt quite ready yet though so stick to the 'migro tubes' can get a uvb tube for the price of a pk boost, canna boost and rezin so id say grab the uvb tube first then add 1 additive at a time after that so that way you can track its effects and decide if you see worthwhile improvement to keep buying the additives :) i say pk boost, rezin, triacontanol/cannaBoost is about everything youd ever need altho just canna A+B will get you a banging harvest it really will lol.. Hope it goes well dude ✌❤👍@@Bigbilly-ms9bn
As a new grower I am going to try Auto first. Plant in a big pot and let it grow, top feed it late in veg early bloom and let it go. keep it watered and sunny. I hope so. I am excited to try. I know they have become legal to grow(only 2 at a time) in my state. I still feel like I am doing something wrong lol I was told by many others who grow that co2 is not worth it. Very minimal increase from just opening tent and getting some fresh air in there or just being in that room a lot.
Shoutout to the good Chads making our name less of a bad name. I get so tired of hearing “these Chads” in the industry. Every dude I know named Chad is actually pretty chill. I even embrace it and have my name in my podcas. Ask Chad grassy Logic haha.
Started with foop 1.5 months auto and photo very impressive used in fox farms mix frog and ocean 50% each germinated in final location or grow bed after popping tails I'll follow up thanks for the advice you guys rock it!!
✌❤from Arizona. Hey Mr. Grow it. Great job! Keep it up the good information. We have 2 outdoor grow seasons here. It's been legal here for 1 year as of 4:20 yesterday😎👍
Using california supersoil right now. Its real good, water only with using 2 growth shots in entire grow. Im in 3 gallon pots. The soil is FFOF on top and the supersoil is in bottom 3rd.
Thanks to Tourette Grower for coming onto the podcast today!
Chad’s UA-cam channel- bit.ly/3rJe0RP
Podcast episode he did with me- ua-cam.com/video/KdjMTOtXJQw/v-deo.html
Autoflower podcast- bit.ly/32pd8Jm
Great episode!
The audio sounded a little low IMO
As always, amazing guests with an amazing host.
If you shop on ebay in Europe, I got my CO2 monitor for less than 10 bucks. I can't speak for the whole of Europe, but in the UK they're a necessity of any rented accommodation, many other building types will need them for Insurance purposes etc, so we have thousands of options for CO2 monitors. Mine has co2, rh, and temp and can be hooked up to my phone.
I got his website thanks Mr grow it I also follow you also read your book in 2021 great for people who are serious about growing and want to learn from the guys that have done all the work 😀
Please make a video on mother plants 🙏🏼
Thanks so much for having me on Chris. I really enjoyed it and it turned out great! Much love! 🤙🏼
Great video guys.been growing since I was 15 and i'm 62 now.I watch and say (man i was doing it this way or that way long time ago.I have my first book I used faithfully to grow with.Indoor Marijuana Horticulture.The indoor bible.All new 200 color photos by Jorge Cervantes.What a book.Since then i've grown some beautiful plants.If only is all I can say.Keep growin gentlemen.NEVER top a plant.Im a bender.pipe cleaners.Tuck sugar leaves unless there blocking shoots.The name of the game is (TOPS)Keep that main stem tied down just under your other tops.Keep em racing to be the main top and get an even canopy.I could also talk for hours upon hours.Wish I had pictures.What a story they could tell.
You are very knowledgeable. Thank you for sharing ♥️🙏🏽🌿
Thank you for the information. What would you consider as a reputable seed bank for seed purchase ?
👍🏼 Great Podcast! 👍🏼
Where have you gone Chad,?
I would really like to start recording my journey and putting it out there. This stuff totally saved my life. I love this community
Do it!
How did it save your life?
Make it happen Jordan Sweet‼️ LETS GET IT STARTED
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Be careful. People are so mean lol. I’ve made two videos and both got crapped all over, even though they were done well. So if you have a strong tolerance for criticism then I guess.
Tourette grower is one of my favorite channels. Dude is so knowledgable and down to earth
I love how incredibly humble this guy is, and how he tells you what he's tried and what he wants to do, without saying he's an authority and it has to be "this way". I will definitely follow his channel. Love it and thank you!!
Intelectual humility.
Me too. All logic no BS.
Same, definitely giving him a follow
Yess fam!! Great way to start a saturday!Saturday!! 😎💚 let's roll up and tune in! 💯
Let's a go..😂😂
I grew my first crop in 1978, and for the last 7 years I've been growing autos, best thing to happen in the last 20 years! Glad to see you young guys Cary on . Great show you guys!!!!!
Which brand You recomends
What seeds do you like ?
Try regular ones honestly u wont regret it
Another of my favorite content creators. Mr. Grow It killing it with the guests right now! So excited for this episode!
One of the best guest that you've hosted. Valuable information for both new growers and those with more experience. I follow both of your podcasts!
Incredibly informative. Been studying a year as I am now soil and clone a way from starting the grow. I learned more in the time to watch this than I have in any other method of curriculum to this point. Nice and calm in the delivery of knowledge. Thanks for doing this. I will follow both of you. I'm gonna need your insight and support..
Cool bloke. Not too technical. Appreciated how he knew enough not to know enough - bar for the essentials. Also, respectful enough to allow and accommodate for individual grower’s budgets. Making sure not to suggest anything specifically, and regarding the reused soil… awesome, I do the same. It’s a learning process.
Often overlooked but not having to worry about light leaks with autos is a god send for those not growing in tents
Just need to cover windows, in grow room.
@@Chris-Hill not everyone has the luxury of dedicating a room in their house to growing
What does that have to do with blacking out the room. They make black out curtains, that look nice and match room in color. Most people hang curtains over windows. Really it just comes down to how dedicated one wants to be and how they want to grow. Either way will work and is fine, i was just giving a opinion on how to grow photos, or the light leak issue. Growing autos vs photos you use the same material same amount of energy same cost, time and effort but you grow less weed. Grow 4 plants you lose around 12 ounces auto vs photo. Grow 5 that's a pound lost round about doing the same exact thing. Which probably doesn't matter to you but that's another reason I gave advise on light leaks. I grow autos as well 8 to 12 plants at a time, outdoors tho perpetually, so I'm not trying to knock autos or what you do. Again just thought I could help you grow more, without changing anything but the kind of seed grown.
@@Chris-Hill I don't really see what's hard to follow here, unless you have a dedicated grow room it's very hard to keep the dark times dark consistently for 12 hours in flower. I'll also remind you the majority of the world is still in prohibition and if you lived there and didn't have a dedicated grow room you'd likely turn to converting a wardrobe/closet etc. for stealth purposes which are even harder to keep dark consistently for 12 hours straight for 8-12 weeks. Hence autos as the light leaks really don't matter, for the record I do both
@@archiebf4524 dude you're a smart ass lol you can grow in your living room with a tent or makeshift tent hell throw a blanket over them like a bird cage. If you're worried about your living room light being on you have the bottom open vent up against the wall. You're over thinking things thinking you got it all figured out sounding like a new buddy. Closet's aren't hard I use 2 and 3 tents plus outdoors. My apologies for commenting on your public post, with intentions of throwing some information your way. You went way left field with someone just trying to help. Especially when what you're saying is literal bs.
Not all Chads are Chads! What a legend. Thanks to you both for a great conversation
Photo Periods RULE!, Larger, Better resins, longer active high, All around for a consumer veiw, Its for the more refined pallet, Taste! Great Info Thank you guys!
Year later the Dr is still watching old videos cause info is always good. Thanks chris
I listen to people who are trying to grow on the cheap, but they go out and pay $25-$50 per bucket (+6 for the bucket) on organic soil and then not reuse that soil. I grow DWC and I paid about $20 to setup each bucket (with some LECA and rock wool) and another $5 for nutrients per bucket per plant. Only the nutrients aren’t reusable. DWC also results in vastly larger plants.
@@barneymiller4088 Was your DWC grow successful using Autos? I want to start aitoe for my November run
As a man with Tourettes, he has very well controlled tics or is just very relaxed at the moment.
My man, what an inspiration.
Cuz he’s high 😂
Good weed
I like this guy. He’s like , no, I just do what makes sense and it works.
Really enjoyed this guest. Down to earth….willing to grow it all out there. Great guest Chris..I learned a lot from him.
If you want to start in a smaller container I recommend using one made out of coco, that way you dont have to take them out of it to transplant, you just put them into the final pot and the roots will reach out through the coco.
Also, just wanted to say, you seem like some very kind people :)
This is what I do wit my photo plants.. I start in rapid rooters and then put them into either the coco pots or the cardboard ones and then from there I go up in pots sizes, but I definitely plan on using the same technique for auto's on my next run but I'll probably just put the rapid rooters directly into either 5 or 7 gallon fabric pots
I was actually just wondering if I could do that exact thing to "transplant" my autos. I've got like 20 coco coir cups so I'm definitely gunna give that a try!
THIS SHOW WAS GREAT I LOVE THIS COMUNITY. I live in probation land and due to the fact my roots are here I'm not able to move. So I live thru you guys until our silly laws change.
I'm about to start. Never did it before. All set up and have some photos going already. Getting another tent with all the amenities just for autos. So curious. I've learned so much from this channel man thank you so much
Good luck! I think Earthboxes would be perfect for growing autos and they're good for beginners because you water from below and water wicks up into the soil, so it's wetter below and dry on the surface. That eliminates a lot of fungus gnats and other bugs. I live mine but I haven't tried autos in them. Yet. They're great for small to medium size photos too.
It's true they require less nutes and can be stunted. Organic seems to be the way. Just harvested from my first organic bed and it's beautiful. Super easy if you get blumat water system.
I love worm castings mixed about 50/50 w potting soil. Then I add about 25% of that amount in perlite. It works as long as you feed it. Worm castings last throughout almost all of the veg stage with autos. As soon as bloom sites appear, I start watering deeply weekly with fish emulsion and kelp.
This dude did the autoflower podcast! Its wonderful!
Best conversation I’ve heard! Dude passed the vibe check for sure!
I like to grow tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and onions. With this I can make salsa all summer.
Agreed, smaller pots seemed to make mine flower real early, hearing your thoughts on it made a lot of sense ✌🏻 never tried starting in the end pot, will have to give that a go
Just finished watching the whole epi, really useful info and a great listen, many thanks gents 🙏🏻
Thank you Mr. growit. I am on my second grow. This time around its auto flowers.
I love your podcasts, but this one is the best I have watched and listened to so far! Love that the guy is another Southern California grower. Thanks Mr. Grow It!!!
Where abouts are you located bro?
@@SoulSoilLove sorry, just saw this. I am in Los Alamitos near Long Beach. I think you are an IE grower. That is where my inlaws live (Rialto).
i use a clear plastic cup inside a red solo cup so you can pull the inner cup out to check roots.
Great show! Chad is just another artist in this awesome grow family! I love how well this medicine works for him and the way he has to always try new things with his grows. I don't really like autos much! I haven't grown too many, mostly to fit in a spot. I like them better outdoors! As far as style of grow with autos, I LST them, tie them down to the side of a 5 gallon cloth pot. I take them as far as they will go around the pot. If it reaches it's self that is the only time I'll top it, if the colas stretch out enough I LST those too and have even lollypoppped those colas if they stretch too much. Results in a sizable harvest and dense nuggets. Peace!
This Flew by for me. So much good info I was hanging on every word. The point about autos’ trichomes not necessarily turning amber is super helpful.
Thanks you guys
I love watching these old ones. Now you don't use CO2 and you say your natural CO2 in your house is about the same. Live and learn. Just talk to them while you're in there and you will be more than fine unless you have an overpowerd light. Then sing to them and you will be fine...lol love the pod!
Loved this episode ❤️ I'm a fan of Chad and Autoflower. He has the right idea for medicine. I have ADHD. Your questions are on point as usual.
Mahalo and Aloha 🌺
Thanks Mary! 🤙🏼
Nice video for a Sat afternoon ! Two great guys here ! ty...
Awesome podcast. I just started week 2 with my 4 auto's. This is my first time growing auto's and will be my 3rd run overall. I found a lot of answers to my questions regarding auto's. I'm pretty confident with what needs to be done. I will be subscribing to your guest channels. Again thanks for all the time and hard work you put in to help all us!!
1 of the better podcasts about Autos. Great advice and info. Thanks growmies
23:00 I think Daz from Mephisto touched on that in the DarkHorse Podcast. IIRC he said if the tap root hits the bottom and starts forming outwards from there the flower cycle is triggered so it's better to transplant a little prematurely than too late or if you are not sure, just start in the finishing container to be safe.
Im going to try grow some in wider pots and some in tall pots to see when the autos start to flower. Mine usually flowered after 30 days of veg.
Great episode . Pretty much flat out Autoflower there. When and what to do/not do = success. Thanks for the garden talk. I literally listen to it while tending the garden itself !
I have been running all autos since January of this year, I am going into my 3rd auto harvest this year and the first two I used 100% ocean forest soil amended with down to earth organic amendments as well as top dressed and I have never had any issues with my soil being too hot for the autos that I have grown. I am currently using strawberry fields on this 3rd run have been having great results as well. As a person who has lots of growing under my belt I find the autoflower movement to be a breath of fresh air so to speak. In other words I’m just enjoying learning new things about this absolutely wonderful plant.
did you top and have any success? growing for the first time soon and ima start with autos.
@@tre1149 I did, but for the past two pulls I’ve only done amended soil with no added top dress and only adding a small amount of cal mag to watering at around 4 weeks. Other than that I’ve found a happy spot and water is all that’s needed for the 2 1/2 month life cycle
So how has the strawberry fields worked out for you? I like to layer and have had that thought to do for myself..
@@angiespradlin1029 very well!
I'm receiving my first 20 autos Tuesday closest indoor. Can't wait to start gardening my medicine. Thanks guys really needed this
Hey hey Chris..love some Autoflower info..🙏
Chad is an OG!!! Love his attitude and knowledge.
I got 1.2 pounds off of my first ever grow, I grew 3 gorilla skittzles autos and 1 amnesia haze auto xxl. They loved the nuits I used, and they actually faded about a week early. It was my first grow and they needed more, I got to feed them 2 times before I had to flush. I have about 20 under my belt now. But I gained double the yield in the last two weeks of the life span. I expected about an Oz off each plant, nope!! Lmao, I did low stress training and took the temperature down to 60 in the day and 55 to 51 degrees at night the last 3 weeks. I automatically saw an increase that first week, but like I said the last 2 weeks stacked them hardcore. Happy growing!!! Thanks for the video, really appreciate it.
Edit: under an 800 true watt led
I love my Xhale bags. Not a huge difference but I DID notice a difference and the length that they last are totally worth it.
been using the exhale bag for 4 years. they don't work imo. used 2 in a 4x4 tried running 720 watts burned 3 grows in a row. even took out fan and filter so I could raise light to the roof. in a separate tent, a closet and outside I dont use co2 with the same or better results.
Just got the lastest Mephisto drop perfect timing, thanks Chris!
Big fan of both of y’all…have learned from both…as I’m watching I’m adding a top dressing with Dr. Earth with some worm castings in 5 gallon pots…On day 30 with my auto flowers..Blue Dream… water them in…will water tomorrow with a 1/4 strength Recharge for microbes to break down food….thanks for today’s content…
Use the flower girl in flower? Used it once and did pretty good. All we can get local is Dr Earth. Which do you use for beginning or veg? Thx for any Info your willing to share 🌱🙌
@@goodgreen4616 Half of Happy Frog and half of Ocean Forest soil both by Fox Farm with 20 percent of perlite, there’s enough fertilizer in this soil mix to get you thru 30 days of veg stage, they grew great and bushy..just watered with ph around 6.5…used recharge at day 24 to perk up the microbes
I did my first indoor auto grow just recently. My plants were in 3 gal containers in hp promix ammended with down to earth nutrients. I did not have a ph meter and I was giving the plants tap water. My yield was extremely lack luster despite having beautiful and sticky flowers. I averaged 14g dried and trimmed per plant. I bought a ph meter for this next grow and it turns out my tap water runs at 8.9. I'm planning on using a tiny amount of lemon juice to lower it to 6.0-6.5 range. I'm actually glad that my ph was so off because it explains my small yield.
if you use quality soil and dry amendments you won't need to ph. I run autos perpetually outdoors 9 to 12 plants at a time. I'll water with the garden house with a boogie blue filter over 9ph. I'll use a blue lab soil pen to check periodically. start in smaller pots that also helps extend food supply. liquid nutrients and dry amendments are used differently. nutrients are absorbed between 6.3-6.7 mostly. liquid nutrients are readily available to plants so they must be ph for uptake. dry amendments don't feed plants they feed microbes in the rhizosphere. those microbes do well at phing their environment. my autos get transplanted at week 3 from pots half the size of solo cups into 5 gallon pots. I'll feed a month after they've been in the 5 gallons then maybe one more time 3 weeks later depending on flower stage. personally I use happy frog and ocean forest
Advanced nutrients ph perfect will take care of that.
@@dmo848 I've since refined my setup and have had multiple 100+ gram harvests from autoflowers in the same 3 gallon fabric pots. I believe my issue at the time was under watering during the seedling phase, they got stunted and never really had the chance to increase in size. I did a run with the full stack of Advanced nutrients and it was very successful. I did find it to be very pricey and the individual mixing of each bottle was very time consuming. I've switched to a nutrient line called Cronk Nutrients. I got a great deal and the results have been just as good as the Advance Nutrients. Currently im testing a silicon supplement called mono-silicic acid from a company called grow genius. Its all about learning and refining your setup.
Thank you both from this newbie who has tried growing a few times before with mediocre results. I've got some seedlings I just transplanted this morning. Looking forward to learning more. I want to stay with this.
Don't transplant autos, put the seeds straight into the pot they're going to finish in. 5 gallon pots are the best.
Great to see Chad on your show! The Autoflower Podcast is amazing, and definitely worth subscribing.
awesome show.. Tourette Grower is awesome & great contribution to our community 😎
I make my own CO2. Just molasses, water, and yeast in a mason jar. Plants seem to love it
This was the perfect podcast because both you and Chad are awesome and I have learned a ton from both of you. Thanks for that.
This is my first time seeing either of y’all’s content one of the best conversational podcasts I’ve seen in this space! Subbed to both 🤘🏽🍃
Another great video and great guest Chris. Keep up the good work grow fam.
Just ordered some autos as I’ve always been partial to photos. While my last photo is finishing up I’m doing all the research I can on autos. Thanks for this amazing video I will take all the knowledge and put it toward my next grow!
First timer and I will be watching both Chanel’s a lot thanks for the help.
I lost motivation my last grow a year ago mid veg. Made it to week 3 of flower before drying out. I was impressed how long they survived.
When Chris was talking about the wide tolerance range of autos I think it comes back to the dominant ruderalis gene that’s responsible for the flowering regardless of light schedule because it geographically belongs to mountainous regions where light and generous grow conditions are much less reliable or available
On my current auto (Barney’s Runtz) run I just took off the top 2 leafs 3 separate times and it’s turned out great without stressing the plant. Lots of even tops. I saw it on a previous podcast with photoperiods
Awesome guest man. I really enjoy all of the podcasts and channels. Keep the content coming you're killing it 😁
Great Channel, I am starting back after 6 years , switching to auto's
Years ago I did the 5 gal, super soil on bottom, 1/2 inch or so perlite / clay pellets in bottom of pot first.
Great way to grow. Was thinking about the 3 gal, but will stay with the 5 after this.
Thank you two!
the easiest way to make C02 is to have a pan of water in your tent mix vinegar into the water pan, add some baking soda slowly until it is bubbling, repeat as needed usually lasts a little while to as long as you have a bigger pan and mix properly
Hello Turret Grower. I was watching the how and why to grow autos with Chris. First thanks. Now I will explain CO2 how and why. First my name is Rob, Linda is my wife and she is not doing good please everyone keep her in your prayers. I am a scientist/engineer y trade but basically I am an old hillbilly hippy that loves to grow things and grew up on a small farm. Horses and tomatoes and corn.
Now plants do not eat a lot of the nutrients in the soil compared to photons and CO2. The dynamic duo just mentin
Might not be a veteran in growing but I'm an outdoor grower with 8 years on my back...that said... I've experienced that LST does the trick with the yield
I accidently topped an auto this round and it grew the branches in 3 days and it didnt even look like it stressed. I topped regulars before that took 2 weeks for the branches to grow out so those autos kept growing fast. Its still growing and in 2nd week of flower so far. Its looking good.
I FIM'd my auto and I can't believe what it is now doing as it just hit beginning of flower. 6 main stalks split from the main stalks. the amount of bud sites is CRAZY. like you said, i barely saw any stress. unbelievable .
It's all about good genetics and ideal conditions. But with a lower quality seed and less than ideal conditions, the chance of an auto surviving HST is 50-50%
I’m a photo person but I’ve tried doing autos 3 times and really didn’t like them, northern lights and early miss from cropking seeds, it was some of the worst smelling stuff I’ve ever smelled and I know what northern lights is supposed to smell like. I get the attraction to autos for the turn around but I love running photos. The quality is so much better and the fact I can have a mom and take cuttings before I flip them is a no brainer, especially if you’ve dropped ridiculous money on seeds and got something really special you want to hold onto. The little bit of extra veg time for photos is way way worth it.
All I run is NL. Sucks u had a bad experience.
@@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340 i have 2 right now 1 is 65cm in preflower and the other 45cm starting to show some pistil , how long do nl take to full flower??
@@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340 first ever good smoke was NL. Had a few that just would not finish. Have a few from another breeder I sure hope does great 🌱
Chris Thanks so much for the great guests and the priceless information.Im just getting started and you have really helped.
Great one definitely following him and starting autos today
Awesome guest….learned so much…A+
Thank you both!
Key to topping auto's is timing day 18-20! Have 3 super lemon haze going right now. One is topped and two are not all are LSTed. The 1 that is topped will be giving me more then the other 2 combined...
Guys I have burned every auto I have grown sum made it thru some didn't so when found the the dude grows show I ordered grow dots and recharge hopefully this is the remedy I need to have a non stressful grow 😅
Dr.ShimLeaf420Flowers loves all u do. Great work both of you 👏
Loved this guest!! As always, thanks for sharing PEACE
Love love love your information totally have the notification button smashed my first season growing had a great outside season. But doing my first indoor auto grow. Turning out fantastic.
Best one yet by far! For autos at least
Thanx guys for the knowledge and sharing it , I'm a first time grower and yall's ( yes ...y'all's) info is like a mental gym , Thanx ....and when I set my soil up I hear the "Rocky" theme song
I have been growing only autos for 3 years now. In a 4x4 with the right Genetics, I pull +1 lb every 8 to 10 weeks. That's over 5 lbs a year!!! I've done it 3 years now without fail. Most autos yield 1 to 2 ounces dry....16 autos in 2 gallon fabric pots in a 4x4 for the win!
Thanks guys
I am currently running 4 autos, and I can verify that when you’re using a smaller pot it is more likely to flower earlier because I am currently runnin 3 autos in 3 gal pots and 1auto in about a 1gal pot (wanted to keep small) and it flowered much much earlier
Same results, smaller plant. Good but smaller yield
@@manfigs how much was the yield
Off the small 1 gallons I got almost a couple ounces. Off the bigger pot half lb. it was a substantial difference.
I would like to assume something went wrong that I didn’t catch, but they actually looked very healthy start to finish.
@@manfigs i got a cream caramel flowering with many hairs on top and sides and the tips of some hairs are a bit brown but its not making buds yet its very slow hope nothing is wrong with it ,first time growing
I just started testing the ac infinity auto watering bottoms. I have to say using those with 5 gallon fabric pots with autos it works so good! I'd definitely recommend those!
Thank you. Great podcast. Good information. About to start my first auto.
I have never had a problem with Fox Farm ocean Forest nor do I think it is too hot but each their own
My plants love it.
Thank you both for this show. I follow both of y'all! Great information on growing! VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION!
It seems very counter productive to use most dry organic amendments in pots, By the time these ingredients are just starting to be broken down and available to the plant you've already harvested and smoked that batch. I think you would be shocked if you knew how long these ingredients actually take to be available. In most horticultural applications these organic amendments are added to the soil in the fall after harvest just so they can be available in the soil the following summer.
I'm about to start my first grow. Could you suggest nutrients that are good for autos?
Sorry I didn't see your reply. I hope your grow is going well. I only have experience with liquid organic nutes which are actually available to the plants. I would run nectar for the gods for my first grow, they produce very high quality easy to use nutes. I would use gia mainia for veg then i would switch to medusas magic, herculean harvest and olympus up for my flowering cycle very simple and you don't have too worry about your water ph because the olympus up will keep your soils ph in check by neutralizing the acidity in your soil. Best of luck to ya. @@Bigbilly-ms9bn
Dont do autos imo they r never better than a 6\10 even average regular photoperiods are way better but thers a good chance that every few seeds youl get a super pheno a true 10\10 too and youl definitely get multiple others that are very close just not quite perfect.. With autos youl never get even close they r diluted genetics they have improved but still are far from good, worse quality lower yield and more difficult to do successfuly.. They claim to be faster too but you cannot force it to finish by doing 12 12 from seed so ime they were slower! Only reason id ever want em is for in a rush and they evem failed at that lol! Id recommend getting GH cheese and lemon skunk from greenhouse seedco then using canna A+B at 4ml per litre of regular tap water with 4ml lemon juice per L to correct Ph (best use a ph measurer but if u dont have then these measures will work just fine) use their own coco too professional plus if you can get it if not try get a decent pre buffered coco that is genuinely all you need i promise youd be amazed at the results too.. Lot of dodgy seed sellers about and a good breeder with good genetics is 95% of the battle won already thats why id strongly suggest lemon skunk and GH cheese from greenhouse seed co because they are both fully legit and stable strains they arent going to give you a totally random pheno every time (this actually went without saying until recent years! lol) a seed should be stable to deserve its name imo but yeah recently its been played off as 'pheno variety' rather than called out for the bad breeding it is.. Hope this helps, keep it simple and then next time youl be able to decide if the extras are even worth it like do they change it much? They dont make lots of difference tbh, u can try adding a PK halfway thru flower but it must be timed right and the improvement youl see isnt huge just a few %... Id recommend canna bost but it is very expensive so any alternative might be better for you youd want to look for 'triacontanol boosters' or 'seed sprout tea' or 'alfalfa tea' all versions of the same thing basically speeds up its metabolism that is about all you need though to be perfect and tbh the difference from perfect to just using canna A+B on its own isnt huge its mostly to do with genetics and strength of light.. The food can be almost any ol stuff rly and good genetics and light/heat will be the main factor.. Best of luck man id say shogun sumo boost is a fairly decent alternative boost for cheaper too afaik they are all just triacontanol but youd be surprised how good the bud is just with canna coco A+B on its own, the improvement as you add stuff is minimal.. Green planets 'Rezin' seems to help make more oils and lasts ages so is worth it imo.. Iv heard that best thing any indoor grower can do is buy a UVB tube, supposedly just an hour or 2 a day is enough to boost the oils resins terpenes and thc massively.. Iv not seen this myself yet but i do believe it to be true, LED uv isnt quite ready yet though so stick to the 'migro tubes' can get a uvb tube for the price of a pk boost, canna boost and rezin so id say grab the uvb tube first then add 1 additive at a time after that so that way you can track its effects and decide if you see worthwhile improvement to keep buying the additives :) i say pk boost, rezin, triacontanol/cannaBoost is about everything youd ever need altho just canna A+B will get you a banging harvest it really will lol.. Hope it goes well dude ✌❤👍@@Bigbilly-ms9bn
@benayers8622 great advice. Very indepth perspective bro
SMASH THAT LIKE GROWMIES! 💚
Already done!! It's automatic, I click on Mr Grow It, I click like next.
Nature's living soil FTW!!!
great episode. thank you again.
Thanks Buddy. Good guest and huge fan.
As a new grower I am going to try Auto first. Plant in a big pot and let it grow, top feed it late in veg early bloom and let it go. keep it watered and sunny. I hope so. I am excited to try. I know they have become legal to grow(only 2 at a time) in my state. I still feel like I am doing something wrong lol I was told by many others who grow that co2 is not worth it. Very minimal increase from just opening tent and getting some fresh air in there or just being in that room a lot.
Shoutout to the good Chads making our name less of a bad name. I get so tired of hearing “these Chads” in the industry. Every dude I know named Chad is actually pretty chill. I even embrace it and have my name in my podcas. Ask Chad grassy Logic haha.
Been enjoying your content on these q&a sessions. Cheers💨🤘
Started with foop 1.5 months auto and photo very impressive used in fox farms mix frog and ocean 50% each germinated in final location or grow bed after popping tails
I'll follow up thanks for the advice you guys rock it!!
I have frog and ocean so my hypothesis was cool thanks bro
✌❤from Arizona. Hey Mr. Grow it. Great job! Keep it up the good information. We have 2 outdoor grow seasons here. It's been legal here for 1 year as of 4:20 yesterday😎👍
Yay for autoflower content!!!
Terrific episode and guest.So many of my questions re autoflowers have me planning again,cheers from Australia,subbed to Chad of course,great guest
Zero cost for the knowledge 👌🏿💯
Great discussion. Thank you both for your continued efforts!
Using california supersoil right now. Its real good, water only with using 2 growth shots in entire grow. Im in 3 gallon pots. The soil is FFOF on top and the supersoil is in bottom 3rd.