seed plants have slowed down

I have 1 white widow and 1super skunk that are 5 weeks from sprout. They were scary slow out of the gate, but have come along quite nicely since. Both have nice branches growing from every node (future clones), but I haven't seen much growth in the past few days. Are the branches taking too much from the main growth of the plants? I want to mainline. Should I go ahead and take the clones and start the mainlining process? These are 2 of 10 seeds that made it, I don't want to loose them by stressing them too much at one time.

I have grown ww in the past and am growing it right now.
The strain does start slow so don't be too concerned about it.
Once they get going though they really explode so just be patient.
Here are a few pics of one I'm growing now,she's in 12 days of flower.
Hope this helps you realize that you just have to be patient.
Pecae

Cool thanks. I see you're using the same fox farm nutrients schedule as I am. She's looking good! The smaller of the two is the ww

Yeah man,just be patient and you'll be good.

to small for clones. 5 weeks they should be over a foot tall, may need a change in your soil or lighting.

Have you ever grown ww.
It's a slow grower out of the gate.

diet coke said:

to small for clones. 5 weeks they should be over a foot tall, may need a change in your soil or lighting.

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Your soil looks too dry, I can tell you that with a fair degree of confidence. The surface looks really light and it looks like it is beginning to cake up, pull away from the sides of the container. I recommend watering before it gets that dry. Soil should always be somewhat moist to the touch and when you water you really want to water thoroughly. It just shouldn't be drenched at all times or sitting in stagnant water.

When potting mix gets too dried out it actually begins to exhibit hydrophobia (repels water), so when you go to water you might notice that it pools up on the surface and then runs down the sides of the container. The water pisses right thru without thoroughly being absorbed (ever see how a moist sponge holds more water than a dry sponge?). To remedy this you'll want to start watering slowly, begin with a small volume of water initially and wait about 20-30 minutes. Then go in for a thorough watering.

Plants need water for photosynthesis and to take in nutrients, so in drought conditions plant growth will slow or stop.

The dryness makes sense. I have some in week 5 of flowering and they seem to have slowed also. The soil is showing the symptoms you described, as well as flowing through to the bottom of the pots rather quickly. I will get the soil to a more consistent and steady moisture level. Thanks all!

Got all of them caught up with water and seeing good results. WW is showing some nice catch up growth too. Thanks a lot for the input everyone! I like this site.

Good to hear.