thanks @blackthumbbetty!!!
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@PurpNGold74 Hey, what size Perlite is best??? Do u have a certain one u recommend? smaller stuff or bigger. Like # 3 is ave. half inchā¦ I thinkā¦ Perlite in ffof is way smaller, butā¦ i wonder what would be best? AND It has a ph too! I almost forgot about that for a second there!!! lol One said 7.1 ph, which is a bit high. (Would like to have my soilā¦ stuff in the soilā¦ be the right phā¦, like ffof is pretty good phā¦) Others did not say what ph they areā¦ At least that one company tells u what ph it isā¦! Wonder which perlite is best?
Anyone know of perlite BRAND that has good phā¦, and is best size for 3 or 4 gal. potsā¦??? Thanks!!!
@blackthumbbetty. U r growin Autoās too? U prob. told me that already, but I am old and forget things easily now days!!! lol U like growin Autos? They grow good for u? U had some success with them? I been goin back and forth about which to plant next, Autos or Photoāsā¦ Was lookin at seeds yesterday, was gonna buy some, but could not decide which kind to get at the end of the day! I made a lot of mistakes with mine, and some bad luck with bad amount of sun, when i needed it mostā¦, but not too sure about autoās myself, after hearing some other peoples woeās over them and allā¦ Would be better for me to plant Autoās next time, but I sure do have my doubts about me being able to do a good job of growin them things! lol
Haha. You knowā¦ i didnt even look at all that. Got my perlite from lowes on sale. With my soil (and some ffof from a gardening store) didnt even read all that. I know it had no fertilizer. Never buy time release fertilizer stuff. N i told ya. Get both 
. Bedtime for me man. Have a great night. Back at it in the maro
I do like autos. Iāve grown 6 different strains to harvest. I currently have 7 strains going, only a week or so into grow.
Autos arenāt quite as forgiving as photos, but they also donāt need solid darkness to flower. With or without a tent, my grow room never gets completely dark. I decided to try autos to alleviate my stressing about light leaks.
I like them. I plan on focusing on autos for all my grows.
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Thanks!!! Maybe I will try againā¦ Just gotta figure out how to get them growing fast and furious right out off the blocks!!! lol If I do try em againā¦ lol
Please let me know if u have found in ur research and growing experience, an Auto that really is hearty and easy for a beginner like me to to grow and hopefully get a decent yield and hopefully some good hard nugsā¦ @blackthumbbetty and anyone else too!!! Would be good if it is a really popular strain too, and/or good thc countā¦ lol
Hey @heybudletsparty! I actually have 3 tents. I have a 2x2, 3x3 and the 4x3 dual purpose tent. Iād check Amazon and read the reviews people post. Go for one that has good reviews because I cheaped out on my 3x3 and I have to tape up light leaks already 
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Okā¦ Thanks @MattyBear!!!
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Iād go with the smaller perlite. I buy the Black Magic or Black Gold brand found at Home Depot. Donāt buy the Miracle Gro perlite because they charge it with nutes that can mess up your grow 
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Ok. Cool!!! thanks again @MattyBear!!!
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Youāre welcome! Anytime, just tag me
Hey, @PurpNGold74, howz it goin today? Thanks for the help yesterdayā¦ Learned a lotā¦! @PurpNGold74 and Anyone else that knowsā¦ what are the jagged leaves called? The first little round ones are called something that starts with a c, I thinkā¦? lol How does one define ānodesā? Heard it used in a couple different ways on here I think!
Im not sure the jagged leaves have a name, theyāre just leaves, but the first, round feeder leaves youāre talking about are called cotyldons. The nodes are counted after the cotyldons, each set of leaves is a node.
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Thanks a lot @raustin!!! COTYLDONS!!! I have to remember thatā¦!!! lol Someone had said that I should top these stunted little Autoās nowā¦ I have been thinking maybe I should before they go to flower mode??? Then maybe they will, or they should start to grow branches off of those nodes???
Anyone have any opinions on topping these stunted plants??? They are over a month old, but are only about 4 inches tall. They never got enough sun, when they were in a greenhouse, and other beginner type mistakes I made, now I have them under a cheap little light I bought, and they are looking like they are starting to grow betterā¦ Let me measure them in a few minutes hereā¦ They do look healthy thoughā¦!!! lol Thanks for any advice!!!
Sup my man. Im cool. Long day. N do u have a pic of the little ladies?
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No, my camera does not wanna work lately!!!
Kinda a bummer to put it mildly!!!
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If theyāre a month old then you can top them, but really a pic would help to determine just how stunted they are.
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Topping already stunted autos? You probably only have 8ish weeks before sheās finished. You probably wonāt see any kind of stretch.
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Well, They are not flowering yetā¦, so I thought, āif I top them, like that one person suggested a few days ago, then maybe it/or they, will start to branch, create branches, otherwise each plant will just be one bud plantsā¦ā. I know they will really never have any real yield, unless a miracle happensā¦, but 6 buds per plant is probably better than one bud per plantā¦??? No? Bad idea??? Maybe if I top them or one of them, it or they will get shocked, and stunt even more, or start to flower!?!
Heck, I dunnoā¦ I gotta get some more seeds, and try again, that much is for sure!!! 
@blackthumbbetty, U think I should not top them then??? If they do not start to branch, they will just be one bud per plant though? Right? I have seen that happen before i think a long time ago, when I had to move my plants, (transplant my plants), that were outside in the ground, for security reasonsā¦ They got shocked, and stunted and were just one nice, stoney bud per plantā¦ lol But no one called the cops, and no one stole themā¦ lol