Have 3 little autos 2 days old got from ILGM mix pack tent spec 27,27,63 will I have enough room? Or should I try to just do 2. Spider farm 1000 light enough ? Will be doing LTS or should let form 1main cola if lights to weak to support multiple ?Thanks for all the help.
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I donāt grow autos, but itās really not up to you. Autos do what and when they want.
I just wanted to chime in and suggest you get them under the light, that window is blocking UV light they need. If your trying to get them some sun instead of the 1k.
Happy growing!
The seedlings look good. Mine popped yesterday.
I have heard that itās not to good to keep them on the windowsill also.
I grow outside so I canāt help you with the light issue, but my seedlings are kept in the partial shade of a tomato plant for the first 2 days.
Good luck with the grow!
I have 4 autos somewhere between 5 and 7 days in (from when I put them in rockwool to germ anyway). One is reluctant to even come up out of its seed. The other three are in good spirits. Two look very similar to yours. Theyāre both 5 days old today. My best suggestion is if your humidity isnāt pretty dang high, give em more. Mine have been acting starved if they donāt have ~60%. Also donāt fret if theyāre not getting much bigger right now, all of my autos have very clearly put ALL their energy into developing some roots first.
The long rooted one is the 7 day old. Sheās too tall because I was shy with the lights and she streeeetched. Just keep light amped up, hanging low, and your humidity high. Theyāll take off once the structure is developed.
Thanks man in window sill now getting new AC up stairs had to take down tent just when they sprouted. Where I live itās hot like 100 with the humidity afraid if put outside might die. Tomato plants doing well but been so hot my water melon and egg plant leaves are burnt. Didnāt want to kill seeding but would they be ok ?
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Hey thanks a lot for the input first time didnāt think about the humidity levels for seedling was to low, will take all tips and pointers very excited to see my guys sprout and to start growing just want to try not to mess up to bad. Thanks again
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You got this! 
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@Kingkupa Iād be afraid to put them outside right now but Iām also a seedling babier regardless of what kind of plant it is. I once killed a fully mature jalapeno by setting it outside during sunlight and bringing it inside during the desert nights. Apparently in my effort to avoid massive temp shock, I gave it massive temp shock. The window sill should be alright for immediate purposes, since itāll be diluted sunlight and not the full force of the 100Ā°+ sun your outdoor plants are getting.
Thatās what I thought heat my kill them they will beck in the tent tonight with perfect temp and humidity hopefully thanks agin
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Donāt mean to be āthat guyā but I donāt think youāll be able to grow 3, let alone 2 under an SF-1000. Itās really meant for a single plant. Regardless, good luck on your grow!
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@OooWee1184 tbh, we all need āthat guyā -
Iāve probably read it eighty times by now and I STILL donāt want to spend the money on the HLG - but I KNOW I need to. Better for us to hear it now and not a day before flowering and discovering that the buds suck and growth is massively stunted because of insufficient lighting.
PS Iām thinking Iām sold on a 600Rspec as soon as my bank account agrees with me. That might be a good light to be looking at for you, too @Kingkupa - if itās too much, others have said a SF4000 could be viable for 2-4 plants in a 4x4
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I keep mine inside under a grow bulb (6 hours dark at night) on a warming mat until the second set of true leaves appear. Then for 3 afternoons they go out in the garden under partial shade of squash plants, approximately 5 hours. Back inside under lamp at night, with an oscillating fan, 6 hours darkness still. Then out at 7 AM in partial shade, full sun around 3, inside overnight at dark. Light off 6 hours still. After 16 days, outside transplant to ground or bucket. I cover with a clear 2L drink bottle with vents cut in sides if heavy storms are predicted until the plants are too big. Iāve done this since 1974 on regular seeds and now on autos for the first try. Works for me.
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Yeah, my first grow I learned the hard way. Tried to put 4 under an SF-1000 lol. Ended up with 3 lankkkkky plants that gave me about 5-8 grams each and one big plant that had SUPER airy fluffy buds that wasnāt smokables. I try to warn everyone I can but I know what the feeling of disappointment is like after you think youāve gotten everything you need. Sommmmme day Iāll get me a HLG lol. When I get a tent I can actually walk into.
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@OooWee1184 oof yeh, Iām mainly planning on autos because Iām allergic to schedules - even with an auto timer Iād probably have perpetually vegging photos. I did the math on grams/square meters and concluded I needed at LEAST a 4x4 tent to get enough flower out of my plants for the MIL to stay pain free between grows. So my big money went into the tent, filter, fan, yadda yadda. By the time I got around to thinking about lights (cuz autos donāt care about light duration, so why would quality matter? It made sense at the time) I assumed lights that SAID theyād cover a 4x4 flowering would be FINE. so I doubled up on two cheaps. And Iām so sure now being two weeks into lots of reading and one week into excessively worrying about my Sprouts that the cheaps will get me through baby phases and into vegging but ā¦ Iāll be damned if I didnāt forget for a minute that ALL plants need good quality light. 
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Thanks for response so where my question, do I get another sf1000 or should buy a Bloomlight ? canāt afford a 400 $ HGL light donāt have that kind of extra cash, need a cheap fix under 200 $ thanks guys
@Kingkupa I donāt have a ton of experience with lights, but I will say Iām using this: VS1000 from Vivosun - itās pretty comparable to the SF1000 but runs a little cheaper (thereās an extra $20 off rn too). They donāt run terribly hot and 100% is enough to blind me, but I bought 2 anticipating growing 2 plants, one light per auto flower. Perhaps someone with more lighting knowledge can weigh in on the viability here but possibly going 2-3x - one or two of the cheaper VS and the one SF you have would get you through a grow cycle without breaking the bank.
!!! MY PLANTS LOVE THEM!!! Way denser flowers.
