When to harvest my Nl

Mbkush · Jul 23, 2016

So I grew my first auto northern lights indoors for the first month but had to move it outside and it has been growing now for 88 days with 20ml of tomato feed with 1l rain water ever week since it started flowering. As it's my first grow and I made mistakes,unfortunately it didn't grow how I had imagined . But for what it's worth can anyone tell me if I should harvest soon?

Wilderb · Jul 23, 2016

Hard to tell from those pics. Looks like you have a ways to go(weeks). What is the value of the nutes you are using? That lady looks rough.
If you can get her healthy she might do alright.
Just my .02
WE

Mbkush · Jul 24, 2016

I'm using tomorite it's 4-3-8

Wilderb said:
Hard to tell from those pics. Looks like you have a ways to go(weeks). What is the value of the nutes you are using? That lady looks rough.
If you can get her healthy she might do alright.
Just my .02
WE

Bear420 · Jul 24, 2016

Hello wilderb, You want to use and blossom agent, with the NPK of 1,3,2 for best results, that is what I use and have never had and issue with being done on time.
Your ladies look like they have some time left to go, how long have they been in Flower? depending on the plant it can take anywhere from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, it don't look like they have been flowering but maybe 5 weeks.
Good Luck

Mbkush · Jul 24, 2016

So they will grow? But it'll take awhile?

Bear420 said:
Hello wilderb, You want to use and blossom agent, with the NPK of 1,3,2 for best results, that is what I use and have never had and issue with being done on time.
Your ladies look like they have some time left to go, how long have they been in Flower? depending on the plant it can take anywhere from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, it don't look like they have been flowering but maybe 5 weeks.
Good Luck

Wilderb · Jul 24, 2016

^^^^^^ As Bear states, your nutrient needs are a bit off. Can you tell us more about your grow? What environment? Lights? Pot size etc.
Looks to me like you may have several issues.
We all make mistakes, that's how we gain knowledge.
You mention that you feed a l a week in water? That seems a bit light to me, but may depend on the size of your pots.
More info would be good. Lots of knowledge on this forum.
Don't be afraid to use the "search" button. It is your best way to search out info that has been discussed time and time again.
We

Mbkush · Jul 24, 2016

I didn't know as much as I do now when first growing it. I used 4 23w cfls when it was growing inside for a month, my light pattern was 18/6. I was forced to move it outside and where I am (ireland) out climate doesn't get much sun. And is usually between 15-20 Celsius. My plant is in a 10 gallon pot. Should I be feeding it more often?

Wilderb said:
^^^^^^ As Bear states, your nutrient needs are a bit off. Can you tell us more about your grow? What environment? Lights? Pot size etc.
Looks to me like you may have several issues.
We all make mistakes, that's how we gain knowledge.
You mention that you feed a l a week in water? That seems a bit light to me, but may depend on the size of your pots.
More info would be good. Lots of knowledge on this forum.
Don't be afraid to use the "search" button. It is your best way to search out info that has been discussed time and time again.
We

Wilderb · Jul 24, 2016

Are there holes in the bottom of your pot? Make sure it will drain. Are you watering till run off? I alternate water/water with nute/ etc. I would suggest you get a better food source. Main thing is to get your lady healthy again. She doesn't look that bad really.
Are you finishing outside or inside? All the care in the world isn't going to do much unless you get her proper light. I veg with CFLs but flower with HPS. I know it can be done but you will want to research how much you will need.
Also, your temps are fairly cool. Not saying it won't grow, but could really use closer to 24C.

Mbkush · Jul 24, 2016

I have to keep it outside, thanks for the help. Hopefully it'll get healthier but sunlight is going to be a problem :/

Wilderb said:
Are there holes in the bottom of your pot? Make sure it will drain. Are you watering till run off? I alternate water/water with nute/ etc. I would suggest you get a better food source. Main thing is to get your lady healthy again. She doesn't look that bad really.
Are you finishing outside or inside? All the care in the world isn't going to do much unless you get her proper light. I veg with CFLs but flower with HPS. I know it can be done but you will want to research how much you will need.
Also, your temps are fairly cool. Not saying it won't grow, but could really use closer to 24C.

Wilderb · Jul 24, 2016

Good Luck!
WE

Mbkush · Aug 12, 2016

This is my plant now,it was my first and I admit it's a complete failure...will I just harvest it and try salvage some northern lights from it because I don't think it's gonna grow much more

Wilderb said:
Good Luck!
WE

Mbkush · Aug 12, 2016

Wilderb said:
Good Luck!
WE

As it is my first plant and I like to learn from mistakes I will admit this first grow was a complete fail :/ its been growing for and extra few weeks now so should i just harvest it because its not changing or growing at all?

Wilderb · Aug 12, 2016

Mbkush said:
As it is my first plant and I like to learn from mistakes I will admit this first grow was a complete fail :/ its been growing for and extra few weeks now so should i just harvest it because its not changing or growing at all?

I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. Only way it would be a complete fail is if it didn't grow at all. If you gained some knowledge, it is good.
While it doesn't look great, it isn't dead. So I wouldn't chop it. I don't think it would be worth much as it is. Can't really tell from the pics.

Any way you can get better nutes? Something like what was suggested above? I have to admit I have never grown an auto and I know they have some different needs.
Moving it inside and using CFLs not an option?
Flowering is a game of patience. Sometimes it seems like nothing is happening, then you may see changes in the same day.

Here is a pic of a NL reg couple of days before I harvested. I had plenty of issues with these plants and thought they would be worthless several times. But I figured I would keep going and ended up getting several more ozs than I was hoping.
There is quite a bit of info on here about autos and several growers that are good at them. Maybe they require more than you can provide in the way of light?
Good luck.
WE

Mbkush · Aug 12, 2016

I'm forced to keep it outside, if you were to recommend a brand of nutes to get what would it be

Wilderb said:
I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. Only way it would be a complete fail is if it didn't grow at all. If you gained some knowledge, it is good.
While it doesn't look great, it isn't dead. So I wouldn't chop it. I don't think it would be worth much as it is. Can't really tell from the pics.

Any way you can get better nutes? Something like what was suggested above? I have to admit I have never grown an auto and I know they have some different needs.
Moving it inside and using CFLs not an option?
Flowering is a game of patience. Sometimes it seems like nothing is happening, then you may see changes in the same day.

Here is a pic of a NL reg couple of days before I harvested. I had plenty of issues with these plants and thought they would be worthless several times. But I figured I would keep going and ended up getting several more ozs than I was hoping.
There is quite a bit of info on here about autos and several growers that are good at them. Maybe they require more than you can provide in the way of light?
Good luck.
WE

Wilderb · Aug 12, 2016

Mbkush said:
I'm forced to keep it outside, if you were to recommend a brand of nutes to get what would it be

Well I use foxfarm, but I don't know if you can get them in Ireland. Here is US, there is a rating on most nutes. 1st number is Nitrogen, then phosphorus, then Potassium. As bear420 stated above, you want one where the middle number is higher than the first number. You don't need as much nitrogen for flowering and can lock out other nutes if too much is applied, which may be part of your problems.

Google cannabis flowering nutes in Ireland.
http://marijuanagrowershq.com/understanding-npk/

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