Still not having much luck with the autoflower strains.
Hi there! I have a problem, and I would be grateful if I could solve it.
Between myself and my son, we have purchased seeds from you, and have grown Skywalker OG (feminized), Blue Haze (feminized), Girl Scout Cookies Extreme (autoflower), Peanut Butter Breath (autoflower), and Apple Fritter (autoflower).
This year, I have decided to begin with Girl Scout Cookies Extreme (feminized) and Northern Lights (autoflower).
I have not yet begun to germinate the Girl Scout Cookies Extreme for this year, but I am trying to get the Northern Lights autoflower sprouted.
Now, with the photoperiod (feminized) strains, we have not had any issues with the beginning stages, as we had 100% germination and sprouting, which led to full growth and a good result.
However, that was not the case with the autoflower strains for some reason.
Last year, I bought GSCE autoflower, getting the Buy 10, get 10 Free deal. Of the original 20, I succeeded in getting 6 to germinate (in soil) and only had one make it past the germination stage. I contacted you, and you replaced the 20 seeds. This time, I germinated them in water in darkness, and although most of them did germinate, they didn't survive past that stage, and I had one more make it to be a plant. I contacted you again, and you replaced the 10 seeds. That time, I did as the tutorial said, and once again, ended up with one plant out of 10 seeds going the full distance.
The three Girl Scout Cookies Extreme plants that I did get to harvest were awesome, and probably were my favorite.
I went to see my son, and discuss his results, as he was the one who had 100% success with the feminized strains. He told me that his experience with the autoflower strains was similar to my own, having gotten only a couple of plants.
This year I am germinating 5 seeds at a time and using coco coir and Bergman's nutrients. So far, I have one sprout out of 15 planted with 100% germination.
I'm following the steps. Why the low ratio?