slow growth

lexipexi

Active Member

• Mar 18, 2007

• #1

My plants are 2.5 weeks old - they are about two inches in height but seem to be gowing too slow. I only have two leaves and the next two are not even fully developed. They seem to grow a set of leaves every week.

Is something wrong.

i will fertilize in the next couple of days as i was told not to fertilize in the first two weeks.

Can anyone suggest why they are growing so slow? Is there a product i can add that will assist - soil is good - they get average sunlight - it has been cloudy lately.

I have seen photos on this site of plants grown indoors at 2 weeks of age and they have about 8 leaves on them.

 

mogie

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• Mar 18, 2007

• #2

Do you ph test? Do you any other lighting other then indirect sunlight? What temp is your grow area?

 

lexipexi

Active Member

• Mar 18, 2007

• #3

Mogie - I am growing outdoors - temperature is about average 25 degrees celcius ( australia weather).

sunlight only

ph is OK

 

mogie

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• Mar 18, 2007

• #4

Okay sorry for that misunderstanding. But do you ph test? You still need to do that no matter where you grow your plants.

 

lexipexi

Active Member

• Mar 18, 2007

• #5

yep i ph test - its 6.5 - so can you help me Mogie - is it just that my sun is not strong enough ?- we are now in autumn so its still hot but not like our summer.

 

mogie

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• Mar 18, 2007

• #6

Give them a week or two and when you add ferts do so at 1/4 recommended strength. See how they look after that. How low are the night temps getting?

 

bigbudeddie

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• Mar 18, 2007

• #7

Lexi. I have growin outdoors in Queensland and i find that my plants have growin like this to. You should move them into direct sunlight if you havent already, i found this to greatly improve growth.

 

lexipexi

Active Member

• Mar 18, 2007

• #8

Temp at nights are about 18 - 20 degrees celcius - mogie

bigbuddie - they are in direct sunlight - maybe its just the two or three cloudy days we have had in sydney at the moment - maybe i am just panicking....

bigbuddie - what r u doing with the liberty statue as an aussie!! lol

cant beat that queensland sunshine weather....Im jeolous

 

bigbudeddie

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• Mar 18, 2007

• #9

Ye the weather is awesome here man and the statue... i really dont know..