Slow growth during flower

What's up guys so one of my plants has been flowering for 28 days now and seems to be at a slow start. Light was 400mh veg 400hps bloom. This one vegged for aprox 5 weeks. It was on 20/4 and used ReGen's Grow nutrients. Switched to 12/12 and swapped the Nutes to CX Hydroponics ultimate bloom for potting soil 4-2-9. Today i picked up something called Bembé by Bushdoctor. Says it provides microbial foods. Haven't fed it to her yet will wait for next watering. At a month into bloom dontcha think the buds should be stacked a little bit more than that?

What strain is it and is this your first grow .......also how often are you watering and are you letting your soil dry out before you water again .....are those pics from today like recently today and when is the last time you watered if those are current pics from today

Watered few hours before the pics were taken. These were taken yesterday morning. It's called LuckyLand cross between lucky charms and candy land. I try to let the soil dry as much as possible it'll be dry an inch down but then it hardens up when you hit the old soil from the 1 gal pots

Indacouch said:

What strain is it and is this your first grow .......also how often are you watering and are you letting your soil dry out before you water again .....are those pics from today like recently today and when is the last time you watered if those are current pics from today

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I water about every other day depending how warm the box gets

Yea it's my first grow.

K so the reason I ask about your watering is because in your pics I notice your some of your leafs are drooping downward and also some of your stems slightly .....and if your watering every other day correctly I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be under watering IMO ......over watering can actually cause slow growth and looking at your pics that's all I can really see without knowing more about it .......just remember cannabis likes a dry period between watering and if you watch your plants close which I'm assuming you do it's ok to wait to water until they ask for it one time so you know exactly how long you need to wait between watering ......I will let my plants literally get droopy/wilt before I water sometimes so I got a good time line for my watering schedule ....and it won't hurt your plant none a healthy plant will perk back up in 10 minutes .......that's my 2 cents GL

Hi noticed this thread and couldn't help myself u need some advice too. My original amnesia has been in flower for 2 days and I'm not seeing Alot of development?? I'm using 11litre pots feeding her ionic bloom 7ml per litre and green fuse bloom 1ml per litre. Watering 1/4 of the size of my pot 2/3 litre every other day but maybee sometimes 1 more day so every 3rd?? I'm using a led 300 for just this one plant.
seeds are feminized from dinafem... I'm posting here there and everywhere untill I feel the info and advice tells me I'm a dick.lol

@Chasenbud

That level of development is what I normally would expect at day 21, so it does seem to be lagging by a week. With that said, there can be no doubt that you have a very sativa plant there and it's not at all unusual for sativas to lag behind; I've seen near pure sativas go over month under 12/12 without showing any bud development whatsoever. Of course this assessment of your situation could be wrong, but it's what jumps out at me upon seeing those pics.

Chasenbud said:

What's up guys so one of my plants has been flowering for 28 days now and seems to be at a slow start. Light was 400mh veg 400hps bloom. This one vegged for aprox 5 weeks. It was on 20/4 and used ReGen's Grow nutrients. Switched to 12/12 and swapped the Nutes to CX Hydroponics ultimate bloom for potting soil 4-2-9. Today i picked up something called Bembé by Bushdoctor. Says it provides microbial foods. Haven't fed it to her yet will wait for next watering. At a month into bloom dontcha think the buds should be stacked a little bit more than that?

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20/4 >>> 12/12 could be the culprit..18/6 is much better to transition from.

This is your first grow?..you need to feel your plants and get the system down..don't worry so much about additives.

Schuylaar says..less is more. You will make many mistakes and chances are you will trash a whole set on week 8 flower..we all have done this. That is why, in the beginning, the less that's introduced; the better off you are.

Do you happen to have a carb scrub for your room?

kaydeezee said:

Hi noticed this thread and couldn't help myself u need some advice too. My original amnesia has been in flower for 2 days and I'm not seeing Alot of development?? I'm using 11litre pots feeding her ionic bloom 7ml per litre and green fuse bloom 1ml per litre. Watering 1/4 of the size of my pot 2/3 litre every other day but maybee sometimes 1 more day so every 3rd?? I'm using a led 300 for just this one plant.
seeds are feminized from dinafem... I'm posting here there and everywhere untill I feel the info and advice tells me I'm a dick.lol

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Stop posting on other people's threads, its rude and makes you a dick, make your own thread and people can tell you 2 days isn't enough time to see any signifigant changes in development.....

LegalizeNature420 said:

@Chasenbud

That level of development is what I normally would expect at day 21, so it does seem to be lagging by a week. With that said, there can be no doubt that you have a very sativa plant there and it's not at all unusual for sativas to lag behind; I've seen near pure sativas go over month under 12/12 without showing any bud development whatsoever. Of course this assessment of your situation could be wrong, but it's what jumps out at me upon seeing those pics.

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That's a spot on analysis. I did have a nitrogen problem 1week before the flip so 1week under developed is probrobly right? She is a sativa for sure original amnisia by dinafem I have never grow this before and have found some growers saying the same as myself.
Anyhow thanx for the reply

kaydeezee said:

That's a spot on analysis. I did have a nitrogen problem 1week before the flip so 1week under developed is probrobly right? She is a sativa for sure original amnisia by dinafem I have never grow this before and have found some growers saying the same as myself.
Anyhow thanx for the reply

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Yes, lazy sativas grow in the warm tropics so they are not under the same constraints as an Indica, which tends to be native to areas where winter's rapid approach means a race against time, hence their packing on weight much quicker.

kaydeezee said:

That's a spot on analysis. I did have a nitrogen problem 1week before the flip so 1week under developed is probrobly right? She is a sativa for sure original amnisia by dinafem I have never grow this before and have found some growers saying the same as myself.
Anyhow thanx for the reply

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That reply wasn't to you

Chasenbud said:

Yea it's my first grow.

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Now that I look at your pics ie; should be more stacked? To answer..you've got some stretch in there = lights too high..pull the lights down use the back of your hand to feel light intensity. You should be able to keep your hand there..as soon as you can't, that's where the light goes.

Your plants should be tight like this..guess what I give them to look like this? Nothing.




FF Soil/FF Nutes/1000W/CalMag

LegalizeNature420 said:

@Chasenbud

That level of development is what I normally would expect at day 21, so it does seem to be lagging by a week. With that said, there can be no doubt that you have a very sativa plant there and it's not at all unusual for sativas to lag behind; I've seen near pure sativas go over month under 12/12 without showing any bud development whatsoever. Of course this assessment of your situation could be wrong, but it's what jumps out at me upon seeing those pics.

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Thanks for the input. It makes sense and is very reassuring.

schuylaar said:

20/4 >>> 12/12 could be the culprit..18/6 is much better to transition from.

This is your first grow?..you need to feel your plants and get the system down..don't worry so much about additives.

Schuylaar says..less is more. You will make many mistakes and chances are you will trash a whole set on week 8 flower..we all have done this. That is why, in the beginning, the less that's introduced; the better off you are.

Do you happen to have a carb scrub for your room?

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No I do not have a carb scrub. I've heard you can make a homemade one. Less is more less is more. Maybe I've been giving them too much love...

schuylaar said:

Now that I look at your pics ie; should be more stacked? To answer..you've got some stretch in there = lights too high..pull the lights down use the back of your hand to feel light intensity. You should be able to keep your hand there..as soon as you can't, that's where the light goes.

Your plants should be tight like this..guess what I give them to look like this? Nothing.


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FF Soil/FF Nutes/1000W/CalMag

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Well stacked wasn't the correct word I was looking for just overall bud production. And yes big time stretch. And the two side shoots are so much lower they hardly recieve any light. I wish I would've scrog this while I had the chance. Since the other plants in the room were much taller I placed a bucket under its pot now the tiny buds are sitting just a hair higher than the other tops. About 15" from light.

Here are a couple more pics

schuylaar said:

Now that I look at your pics ie; should be more stacked? To answer..you've got some stretch in there = lights too high..pull the lights down use the back of your hand to feel light intensity. You should be able to keep your hand there..as soon as you can't, that's where the light goes.

Your plants should be tight like this..guess what I give them to look like this? Nothing.


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FF Soil/FF Nutes/1000W/CalMag

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Why u say u give them nothing then list fox farm nutes and cal mag!!!

It's your first grow and you are gonna have regrets, take note of the way this one grows and run the same strain again in your second grow, you will already have an idea of how it will grow and what its likes and dislikes are. Also watch wich branches do well and which don't, that way next time you will know where to lollipop the strain to so you can maximise the plants energy better, just my .02 but you are doing well for your first try