First Time Grow! Not looking Good???

He're my baby at 5 weeks and 3 days old. However, she's on week 3 of Veg going into week 4 this Wednesday-Midnight/Thursday.




I still think She's is Short, actually, VERY SHORT. Stands at 8.5inches but she's 16 inches wide.


Here is a list of Mistakes that i have made through out the life of my Plant:

1. My humidity was too high when my seedlings were very young: had it @ 70% RH inside a Plastic Dome. this should only been done with clones, duh!

2. I think i over watered my Rapid Rooters too much during my seedling stage. They were constantly soaked instead of damp and humid.

3. I transplanted my plant into a too big container to soon. At week 2 of age, i transplanted my seedling to Roots Organics 707 soil in 10 gallon Fabric Pot. I've read that too big of a pot can cause stress and that you should transplany to a smaller pot (3gal) then onto a larger(5-7gal); never more than 2 transplants. I think a 10 gallon was over kill for my seedling, hence, the short stature.

4. Low Humidity for the first 4 weeks. Had her at about 10-30 %

5. Fucked up on pH setting. TWICE!!!!!!! during her first feeding with nutrients as a seedling and on week 2 of veg! Grrrrrr

6. was not completely satisfied with the Rapid Rooter method to raise seedlings. I wanted to do it my Roots Organics 707 soil the good ol' fashion way, but was told 707 was too hot for seedlings. that's when i decided to go Rapid Rooters. However, now i am being told that 707 is NOT TOO HOT for seedlings. Their Original Roots Organics soil IS, not 707. Will have to read up on it.

Questions: she looks very Bushy, should consider Pruning?

Really want some CLONES! Should i cut some off now? What about topping? Is she ready to be topped so that i can get 2 maybe for 4 Colas?

Since she IS in a 10 GALLON POT, should i Veg her for longer than 4 weeks? Should I go 6 weeks or even 7 to get the most out of her? if so, should i follow the same feeding menu for week 4?

I hope i'm not sounding like a newbie pest, just was to get the most out of this one plant. I really appreciate all the help i've had, not just throughout the life of my plant, but for the past 6 months while is was preparing for this new, awesome, hobby.

Thanks guys;

Very cool. I would veg her for at least four to six weeks. Don't take cuttings yet. Wait unit it gets a little taller, take them from the loowest nodes possible. Your plant has great symmetry. Because you just potted it up, expect a little delay before it starts to get taller, but when it does...you will be glad. Let those roots grow, I would guess..flip it when it is @ 18-24 inches tall, depending on how much space you have. How much light and how tall can you go? It looks pretty healthy, I don't think you messed anything up.

Oh yeah, on the topping, you could top it now, but I would wait until you get a few more nodes if you plan on taking cuttings, let it grow 2-4 more nodes then you might be able to get 2-4 cuttings off her and top her..

By the time the plant gets a few more nodes it appears you will be at an ideal height to top it. It all really d3pends on how tall you plan to go.

It appears to me that the plants are healthy and I must say I had a UK that looked very similar and no matter what i did I could not get it to grow. then all at once it took off although seemed it took an additional 2 - 3 weeks before catcching up. Since yours look healthy and not knowing the variety, I would ahve to ask what type of light they are under and how close you are runing it to the plant. As for taking clones, I think you have no choice but to wait as you'lll need those axillary branches to get a little bigger first needing to cut below a node. You may wish to top the little girl in an effort to spark growth but before doing so i suggest you research a bit on here for FIM Technique that will enable the plant to produce up to 7 new growth tips if done properly. Anyrate, good luck with the grow and remember, looking at em devery day they never seem to be growing so maintain your patience and you'll see her do ust fine.

looks good to me man

Thanks for the advice guys.

Im running a 600w Apollo ballast with METAL HALIDE bulb in a 25st ft closet. yeah, a bit too big for a 600, but the bulb is hanging 10inches away from the top foliage. Its a stable mid 70's right under the plant. My closet is at about 60 degrees Fahrenheit but under the between the bulb and the plant its between 72-78 degrees (depending on temperature outside and the velocity of intake centrifugal fan.)

Here are some pics of the closet:



And yes! Looking at them everyday you really cant grasp the fast speed they really are growing in. Patience is a virtue. Also, i will research more on FIM Technique. What does that acronym stand for?

thanks BUTTMAN; much appreciated!

FIM = fuck i missed

lol your very welcome.