how am i doing?
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skippy pb
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Looks pretty nice. Thats a month of progress though?
Is it still vegging?
Whats your light set up? (watts/lumen?)
How often do you water?
Doctor Cannabis
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Not to worry, by the looks of it, you've got a really small indica (looks like a White Rhino). In another week or two you can start flowering.
LUDACRIS
New Member
its very small for a month old.
are you feeding it nutes and what lights are you using ???????
highlife.420
Member
when it was smaller i made the mistake of overwatering it....so that probably stunted its growth.
will that effect anything in the future?
yes its still vegging i think its to small to flower though. i want it to get big and healthy before i start doing that.
i use 4 100w cfls 2700 lumens
20/4
will that effect anything in the future?
yes its still vegging i think its to small to flower though. i want it to get big and healthy before i start doing that.
i use 4 100w cfls 2700 lumens
20/4
skippy pb
Well-Known Member
Yeah dude i usually wait for it to be inbetween 1 and 2 feet before i flower.
Overwatering it probably stunted its growth for that little period so it was set back.
6500k right? cause those lights look yellow which makes me think there flowering lights. you need daylight spectrum for vegging. That could be the cause fo the slow growth.
LUDACRIS
New Member
100% lighting problem and you can use i lamp for the whole grow there is no need to change lights i use a 400w hps lamp(dual spectrum lamp) from sprout to harvest as you can do the same with cfls
watering to much would not have caused to much of a problem.
Doctor Cannabis
Well-Known Member
Your plant should be ready for flowering when it has over 5-6 internodes.
Also, that dual spectrum HPS light LUDACRIS is talking about is great, I also recommend you get one of those at least for your future projects.
Edit: 20/4 will make your plant bushier and shorter. I suggest you switch to 18/6 for the next couple of weeks and then to 12/12 to smooth out the transition a bit and to let your plant stretch out a bit to make room for buds.
Also, that dual spectrum HPS light LUDACRIS is talking about is great, I also recommend you get one of those at least for your future projects.
Edit: 20/4 will make your plant bushier and shorter. I suggest you switch to 18/6 for the next couple of weeks and then to 12/12 to smooth out the transition a bit and to let your plant stretch out a bit to make room for buds.
highlife.420
Member
where can i find those lights?
i want wats best for it.
how old do they have to be until u can figure out if it a male or a female??
LUDACRIS
New Member
the main causes of slow plant growth.
Contributed by: tHe_DoPer
Thanks to: Ranger2000, 10k, Hopefulgrower, Snoofer
Submitted: 11-02-2007
Overwatering
Soil moisture that is not absorbed rapidly turns stagnant; the plant quickly uses up any oxygen within the water, then is unable to respire further, resulting in moisture low in o2. Pythium thrives in low-oxygen (anaerobic) conditions.
In short, overwatering will slowly suffocate your roots, preventing sufficient oxygen uptake by the roots, and ultimately causing root rot.
Soil with high bark content
This can cause a “bonsai” effect. The roots will not be able to grow through the bark, preferring to grow around the chunks of bark. This slows down root growth and most obviously plant growth. Ive encounter this recently; once transplanted into proper soil, they have shown remarkable recovery.
[Editor's note: bark is quite acidic, may may afect soil water pH]
Light deprivation
Although your plant may be receiving light, particular strains may require higher light levels than others. A recommended light level for full bud development is 50 watts/m2. Full sunlight is 100,000 lumens max.
Low nutrient strength
The plant is unable to acquire the necessary amounts of nutrients to sustain high growth rates. Large and mature plants can take higher nutrient strengths.
Nutrient strength is also related to the light intensity; plants under fluorescent lights usually require a lower nutrient concentration than under HIDs.
Nutrient lockup
Adding too much of a nutrient (ex. Magnesium) can “lockup” one or more nutrients, rendering them chemically unavailable to the plant. Nutrient lockup can occur at extreme pH ranges (ie. under 5.0, over 7.0).
Light spectrum
Light that does not contain enough red spectrum (too much blue)
Light spectrum can have a dramatic effect on plant growth, with different ligh frequencies affecting different photosynthetic processes within the leaf. Selecting a blue spectrum in a vegetative growth phase is preferred, with red spectrum in flowering.
pH
pH is too high or too low (ie. acidic soil. The plants come out as mutants).
Plants are unable to absorb nutrients, or in adequate quantities within certain pH ranges. Optimum pH varies with each medium. Hydroponics and aeroponics: 5.6-5.8. Soilless: 6.0-6.3 Soil: 6.5-7.0.
Many soilless mixtures can be fairly acidic, due to their high % bark content.
Low temperatures
Plant metabolism will decrease at low temperatures. Chemical reactions within the plant will take longer. Optimum plant growth often requires close temperature regulation; daytime temperatures between 25C and 30C are preferred. Differences in daytime and nighttime temps should not be dramatic, as this difference may shock the plant.
Low soil / medium temp
Evaporation from a medium (i.e. peat pots) tends to chill the medium quite a bit due to the evaporative cooling effect. As the peat pot warms, it draws moisture outward, the evap effect cools the peat (like sweating). New growers often make the mistake of adding excessive amounts of water, resulting in cold soil, poor root formation and slowed growth
LUDACRIS.
Contributed by: tHe_DoPer
Thanks to: Ranger2000, 10k, Hopefulgrower, Snoofer
Submitted: 11-02-2007
Overwatering
Soil moisture that is not absorbed rapidly turns stagnant; the plant quickly uses up any oxygen within the water, then is unable to respire further, resulting in moisture low in o2. Pythium thrives in low-oxygen (anaerobic) conditions.
In short, overwatering will slowly suffocate your roots, preventing sufficient oxygen uptake by the roots, and ultimately causing root rot.
Soil with high bark content
This can cause a “bonsai” effect. The roots will not be able to grow through the bark, preferring to grow around the chunks of bark. This slows down root growth and most obviously plant growth. Ive encounter this recently; once transplanted into proper soil, they have shown remarkable recovery.
[Editor's note: bark is quite acidic, may may afect soil water pH]
Light deprivation
Although your plant may be receiving light, particular strains may require higher light levels than others. A recommended light level for full bud development is 50 watts/m2. Full sunlight is 100,000 lumens max.
Low nutrient strength
The plant is unable to acquire the necessary amounts of nutrients to sustain high growth rates. Large and mature plants can take higher nutrient strengths.
Nutrient strength is also related to the light intensity; plants under fluorescent lights usually require a lower nutrient concentration than under HIDs.
Nutrient lockup
Adding too much of a nutrient (ex. Magnesium) can “lockup” one or more nutrients, rendering them chemically unavailable to the plant. Nutrient lockup can occur at extreme pH ranges (ie. under 5.0, over 7.0).
Light spectrum
Light that does not contain enough red spectrum (too much blue)
Light spectrum can have a dramatic effect on plant growth, with different ligh frequencies affecting different photosynthetic processes within the leaf. Selecting a blue spectrum in a vegetative growth phase is preferred, with red spectrum in flowering.
pH
pH is too high or too low (ie. acidic soil. The plants come out as mutants).
Plants are unable to absorb nutrients, or in adequate quantities within certain pH ranges. Optimum pH varies with each medium. Hydroponics and aeroponics: 5.6-5.8. Soilless: 6.0-6.3 Soil: 6.5-7.0.
Many soilless mixtures can be fairly acidic, due to their high % bark content.
Low temperatures
Plant metabolism will decrease at low temperatures. Chemical reactions within the plant will take longer. Optimum plant growth often requires close temperature regulation; daytime temperatures between 25C and 30C are preferred. Differences in daytime and nighttime temps should not be dramatic, as this difference may shock the plant.
Low soil / medium temp
Evaporation from a medium (i.e. peat pots) tends to chill the medium quite a bit due to the evaporative cooling effect. As the peat pot warms, it draws moisture outward, the evap effect cools the peat (like sweating). New growers often make the mistake of adding excessive amounts of water, resulting in cold soil, poor root formation and slowed growth
LUDACRIS.
Doctor Cannabis
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure where you can find the lights, I'm not rom the states, I just bought them online.
You should be able to see some preflowers in a week or so.
You should be able to see some preflowers in a week or so.
LUDACRIS
New Member
i do 2 weeks of 24/0 to get them bushy and tight then i switch to 18/6 for another 2 weeks to get the stretch on them and they are usually about 12" tall after 4 weeks with lots of nodes.
then its 12/12 for 8-9 weeks for most indicas an crossbreeds but sativa strains can take up to 16 weeks of 12/12 before ready.
every strain i have done are indica/sativa crossbreeds and all are ready from seed to harvest in 12 weeks everytime(using 1 lamp).
LUDA.
skippy pb
Well-Known Member
usually a couple weeks into flowering. See the grow fag for a more detailed explination.
For lights go here
www.expresslightbulbs.com
highlife.420
Member
i know im a newbie and dont really ahve no place to give advice but i really dont think anyone, i dont care how experienced u are, can just look at my plant and tell me the strain and the specific kind. I mean theres so many out there.
i no for a fact though that in the next week or two i wont be able to flower my plant is still way to young but even if it was i would want it to be way bigger and healthier.
highlife.420
Member
ok so its an indica
do you mind explaining how you know that??
so its a white rhino?
to be honest i really dont know what strain it is or anything.
the seed from my plant came from some kush i bought.
do you mind explaining how you know that??
so its a white rhino?
to be honest i really dont know what strain it is or anything.
the seed from my plant came from some kush i bought.
LUDACRIS
New Member
by the leafes.
kush is an indica strain.
(my plants)
1st pic sativa long thin leafs.
2nd pid indica fat bushy leafes.
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highlife.420
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does it produce good quality bud??
how old do they have to be to determine if its a male or a female??
how old are urs when u know?
how old do they have to be to determine if its a male or a female??
how old are urs when u know?
