First time trying autos, I didn’t read as much as I should have as I didn’t know you’re suppose to start autos in the container you plan to finish in; apparently they do not like being re-potted. I started these in solo cups and time got away from me, I was also expecting them to put more size on before I moved them…referring to the smaller ones. Anyways, we’re at the very beginning stages of flowering. What’s the opinion on re-potting these into a larger container…say one or two gallons? Will they continue to grow some more or are they going to be runts do to me starting them in cups?
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I started mine in a small styrofoam coffee cups and the planted it outdoors when the weather was warmer and now they are flowering and about 1ft. tall…pictures were taken yesterday…I have little experience with auto fem strains not really my forte…
Double Grape auto fem strain…
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Your well ahead of myself, mine are just in paper towel with tiny tails, to be planted outside in the am. Mine are double grape also!
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These are homemade strains of mine, they are more of my forte, they will be planted outdoors in my veggie garden, they are regs not auto fems…I know for a fact they will get much taller and will have a bigger yield…
Matanuska O’wreck and White Domina, my homemade strains…
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I moved to the country and was wanting to try and grow outside, but where I’m at I’m afraid of starting photo’s and them not being done by the time the rain comes again in the fall…and then getting bud rot since it’s so humid here anyways. I guess autos have a place but I will say they are little drama queens; they are so sensitive to anything where my experience with photos is they kinda don’t care so much. I’m just curious since they already started to flower how they will handle it. I hope they grow some more as I’d like to get a quarter at least from each one.
I assume autos are more squat little girls from the cross that makes them autos?
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I have never run autos so I do not know what I’m talking about here, but I’m high and making assumptions.
I would assume you won’t hurt them too bad by transplanting. Will probably stall the stretch so you may not tell what you want, but it’d be a better chance of doing good than letting them get root bound in solo cups.
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I have grown more autos then I care to talk about. But since they are on a countdown the smallest slow down affects yields. Indoors under good lights with the right feedings I can get most autos to 2 to 2.5 feet tall before they start flowering. It’s warm enough now and I got 2 of the same strain going outside in 5 gallon buckets straight from germination. Should be an OK comparison
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I’d transplant them.
Not ideal, and you will slow them down some, but what you gonna do?
You could do your own personal “solo cup challenge” but you are going to have to stay on top of the watering if you leave them in the solos. @LedZeppelin grows lots of autos in solo cups, you might check out her grows for tips if you decide to keep them as-is. Good luck, they look nice!
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I agree as far as advice on what to do. Get those in 3-5g pots asap. Wait until solos are very dry, and pre wet soil in pot they will be going into. Thus forcing the roots into new soil to find hydration
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After years of experimenting that’s the easiest and cheapest way to overcome transplant shock. Seen plants stall in solos, and show changes overnight just by keeping the solo dry and transplant soil wet.
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Thanks friend for that tip.
I was thinking that allowing the coco ,they are in 100% coco, to dry I could cut the side of the solo cup and just roll it off and then plug it into the new container. It is hot here, summer time, so I guess doing this at night would be best so they could have overnight in their new pots before day heat? I was wanting to put these outside…at least that was the plan for these autos.
They’re doing well in those solos! You probably stunted them, but I’d still up-pot to a 1L just in case. I got away with it my first couple of times.
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Usually to some extent, but not always. Mainly they don’t get as big because they flip themselves to flower so quickly. But if you can veg them really well, you won’t be able to tell they’re autos from the size.
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Do the transplant at night, and don’t put them right out on first day, for first few days put somewhere in direct sun for few hours to build tolerance or its easy to have adverse reactions
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I hate to be the Debbie Downer…
But, I believe that they’ve already been stunted and there’s not much you can do now.
Yes, autos tend to do better starting them in their final home. Can you transplant autos without them skipping a beat? Sure! But you’ve gotta really know the plant your working with.
Basically assume that you know the size of the root mass and understand when it’s gonna flower. Imo, once the roots touch the edge of that cup, you’re doomed.
But! who’s to say that I’m not full of shit and these plants turn out huge with an up-pot?
Anybody’s guess.
Thinking you ain’t got much to loose at this point.
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i just wanted to say this line made my day and night. 
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