Vandenberg
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Auto flowers are (extremely) easy to turn into itty bitty Pixie/gnome style plants. They have a fast metabolism that is relatively easy to disrupt.
You too can produce stunted plants, sadly, without even trying. If that is ones goal, this is very easily achieved.
Autos overall do not handle certain stress' well and can be rather unforgiving to gardening care errors.
Some plants, it seems will get finicky if you look at em wrong., but I suspect I'm imaging that.
Stunting auto-flowers is exceedingly easy as they have notoriously sensitive root systems:
The easiest, almost guaranteed method to give the gnome treatment to your plants is to stress out the root system.
Simply disturb the autos root system at any time in the growth process and she will almost certainly stunt/ pygmy it in its track.
To insure this possibility, break up the root ball when transplanting into another pot to anger the plants sensibilities as much as possible, so much that is now going to now "hold its breath" until it stays irreversibly short/ small for life.
Up-potting plants:
is not a SOP with automatics as it is for many working with traditionally cultivated photoperiod type plants.
I and others have attempted to grow regular m/f autos to sexing age (3-4 weeks usually) using various potting techniques with all ending in rather disappointing stunted end results. It can be done, but its a house is probably going to win type of pet.
I like tiny short women, just not in my garden.
Home Sweet Home in its final pot is the way to go.
Sprouting in place is an auto flower idea of having a happy, happy birthday and will reward you with better structure, vigor and yield overall.
Auto flowers can yield comparable to a liked size photo period plant when cultivated correctly, especially indoors in a controlled Indoor environment.
I use a clear smaller 9oz. plastic cup (Solocup) , vent holes optional, in order to create a mini-dome environment until the babies pop the surface a day or two later into their plastic nippled 5 gallon organic media airpots that I use.
The feminised type of auto flowers are usually used by many growers as their standard operating procedure (SOP) when planting into that recommended final one and only pot that it will live in until murdered.
Male/female regular auto-flowers roots should treated with kindness also, 50%-ish will need to be replaced/replanted 3-4 weeks later to prevent any undesired pollination, the price one pays for working with this type of easily regeneratable male female auto genetics.
Up-Potting plants:
is not a SOP with automatics as it is for many working with traditionally cultivated photoperiod type plants.
I and many others have attempted to grow m/f auto-regulars to sexing age (3-4 weeks usually) using various potting techniques with all it ending in rather disappointing stunted end results. It can be done, but its a casino style bet as the casino is going to most likely win that bet.
I like tiny, short women, just not in my garden.
Any experience's?
Please share.
Vandenberg
You too can produce stunted plants, sadly, without even trying. If that is ones goal, this is very easily achieved.
Autos overall do not handle certain stress' well and can be rather unforgiving to gardening care errors.
Some plants, it seems will get finicky if you look at em wrong., but I suspect I'm imaging that.
Stunting auto-flowers is exceedingly easy as they have notoriously sensitive root systems:
The easiest, almost guaranteed method to give the gnome treatment to your plants is to stress out the root system.
Simply disturb the autos root system at any time in the growth process and she will almost certainly stunt/ pygmy it in its track.
To insure this possibility, break up the root ball when transplanting into another pot to anger the plants sensibilities as much as possible, so much that is now going to now "hold its breath" until it stays irreversibly short/ small for life.
Up-potting plants:
is not a SOP with automatics as it is for many working with traditionally cultivated photoperiod type plants.
I and others have attempted to grow regular m/f autos to sexing age (3-4 weeks usually) using various potting techniques with all ending in rather disappointing stunted end results. It can be done, but its a house is probably going to win type of pet.
I like tiny short women, just not in my garden.
Home Sweet Home in its final pot is the way to go.
Sprouting in place is an auto flower idea of having a happy, happy birthday and will reward you with better structure, vigor and yield overall.
Auto flowers can yield comparable to a liked size photo period plant when cultivated correctly, especially indoors in a controlled Indoor environment.
I use a clear smaller 9oz. plastic cup (Solocup) , vent holes optional, in order to create a mini-dome environment until the babies pop the surface a day or two later into their plastic nippled 5 gallon organic media airpots that I use.
The feminised type of auto flowers are usually used by many growers as their standard operating procedure (SOP) when planting into that recommended final one and only pot that it will live in until murdered.
Male/female regular auto-flowers roots should treated with kindness also, 50%-ish will need to be replaced/replanted 3-4 weeks later to prevent any undesired pollination, the price one pays for working with this type of easily regeneratable male female auto genetics.
Up-Potting plants:
is not a SOP with automatics as it is for many working with traditionally cultivated photoperiod type plants.
I and many others have attempted to grow m/f auto-regulars to sexing age (3-4 weeks usually) using various potting techniques with all it ending in rather disappointing stunted end results. It can be done, but its a casino style bet as the casino is going to most likely win that bet.
I like tiny, short women, just not in my garden.
Any experience's?
Please share.
Vandenberg
