first time growing cannabis

[1thcbomb]

hi i'm new to growing cannabis and i thought my plant should have more bud on it at 3 weeks into flower.

i'm growing, the diamond girl
in a soil and pirlite mix 75% soil, 25% perlite.
under a 600w hps. no nuterants only water.
veged for 8 weeks from seed
been flowering for 3 weeks

any help would be great

[PhatJay]

Looks O.K. for 3 weeks into flower. I don't think you are going to get a small final harvest, those buds are going to explode in size over the next 4 weeks.

edit: Look into L.S.T. for your next grow, it will help you get a more even canopy and increase your efficiency/yield.

[silent leprechaun]

I think you are looking good there. It;s all about patience now.

PhatJay was right on the money when he talked about low stress training to make a lower, more even canopy. LST is basically bending the plant and tying it down. This creates more top colas.

Lots of bud heads, it works, I'm doing it right now as we speak. Well, I tied them down weeks ago :)

You can compare your grow with mine if you are wondering about how the buds are looking. I documented, with photos, every week of growth. I'm at harvest very soon, 2 weeks max.

I'm in week 11 of bloom by now too... Quite some time. I hope my grow will help you along. The link is in my signature. I went LED.

Take care

[roachman67]

you should really feed that girl, it will fatten her up plenty in the next month. just flush before harvest.

[Lewisk91]

Hi I started my first grow about 3 weeks ago now I have just transplanted my two plants into new pots and just wondering about transplant shock if there are any tell tale signs in the last couple of days they don't seem to have grown much if at all, the leaves are stil a dark green colour and are not drooping
Any info would help :)

[PhatJay]

Hi I started my first grow about 3 weeks ago now I have just transplanted my two plants into new pots and just wondering about transplant shock if there are any tell tale signs in the last couple of days they don't seem to have grown much if at all, the leaves are stil a dark green colour and are not drooping
Any info would help :)

Might be a good idea to start your own thread as your question is not directly related to this one. Jacking someone elses is considered bad ettiquette. :)

[1thcbomb]

thanx for all the advice guys, my girls are all healthy and i'm looking forward to seeing them buds get bigger. thinking of using nuteriants on my next grow. :rastasmoke: happy smoking peeps.

[1thcbomb]

i have topped my plants about 4 times and have 6 tops which i hope turn into fat cola buds

[PhatJay]

thinking of using nuteriants on my next grow.

You will probably need them this grow. The plants food needs increase during the later stages of flowering. When you stated that you had used no nutrients I thought you meant "so far" which is normal in the earlier stages of a nuted soil grow.

[1thcbomb]

5 weeks left in flowering so if i start using nuteriants now, when would i start to flush? i'm new to this growing lark. has anyone heard of starving plant of both water and light for 48 hours before harvest? i have heard of it but what dose it do? anyone please?? :rastasmoke:

[PhatJay]

Flush is between 7-14 days, depending on grow style and medium. The dark period you are talking about is called Stress Ripening, give it a google, there are mixed opinions about it.

[1thcbomb]

started my plants on bloom, so with any luck i should get a nice harvest. thanx everyone for ur comments. i'll post pics in a couple of weeks then harvest pics. keep smoking and growing. :rastasmoke:

[PhatJay]

started my plants on bloom, so with any luck i should get a nice harvest. thanx everyone for ur comments. i'll post pics in a couple of weeks then harvest pics. keep smoking and growing. :rastasmoke:

Just keep an eye out for nute burn and red stalks (excess phosphorous). Looking forward to seeing the pics.

[1thcbomb]

283170283171hi everyone, here is another pic only a lil over 3 weeks before harvest, i do hope these buds get bigger over the next couple of weeks.

[PhatJay]

I would have expected her to fill out a bit more more than that. She is not hungry and looks healthy so I don't know why she hasn't filled out more. I had a look at the pic for the strain on two seedbank sites and the bud in the picture looked really small, yours look bigger than that pic already.

[1thcbomb]

if i'm wanting bigger buds i might try growing big bud or big bang next time, not really impressed with how this strain is turning out

[PhatJay]

LST. should help next time round or you could try sog or scrog, those big colas are stopping you getting your light nearer to the rest of the plant. A better yielding strain will also help.

I think most first time growers are disappointed with the amount of bud they get. I grow White Rhino which is a big yielder, a friend of mine who has growing pretty much locked down was able to get 12oz of good bud (White Rhino) under a 600w HPS, but he had 4 smaller plants not one big one.

Also bear in mind that a lot of people exaggerate how much they crop.

[1thcbomb]

i have 2 plants at this stage both look the same in amount of bud they have on her, i also have 2 thc bombs just satrting to flower hope i get big buds off them as its a high yealding strain. might get some white rhino seeds and try them. thanx for all info mate. i'll keep u informed on how they grow and how much bud i get off them. :stoned:

[PhatJay]

How old they are also makes a massive difference. I was judging them as 5 weeks old, but in another thread you have said they are 4 weeks old. Your week 3 pics looked good, if these are 4 weeks then these look good, if they are 5 weeks then they might be a bit behind. Just 3 days can make a big difference...

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/181831-phat-jays-2nd-grow-cfl-coco-w-pics-2.html#post2096069 < 2 pictures of the same bud taken 3 days apart.

You have done fine for a first grow. Also... even though this is supposed to be an 8 week strain, I would be tempted to push one of them to 9 weeks (depending on how they look).

[1thcbomb]

yea mate like the idea about pushing towards the 9 weeks to try and get the most out of them, just dont want to leave them to long, need to get a 30 x magnifier to see when the tricombs start turning amber. is it about 90% amber tricombs for harvest? liked the pics of ur buds wouldnt beleve they were taken 3 days apart looks fat mate. for a bigger harvest what plant do u reconmend?

[Bak3d]

quite a difference on ur bud there with just being 3 days eh :thumbsup:

[PhatJay]

yea mate like the idea about pushing towards the 9 weeks to try and get the most out of them, just dont want to leave them to long, need to get a 30 x magnifier to see when the tricombs start turning amber. is it about 90% amber tricombs for harvest? liked the pics of ur buds wouldnt beleve they were taken 3 days apart looks fat mate. for a bigger harvest what plant do u reconmend?


It is definitely worth getting a 30x magnifier. They are a cheap and useful tool for getting your grow right.

This thread post has a link to a site with some good pics and info on when to harvest....

http://boards.cannabis.com/new-mexico-nm/201097-harvest-dry-cure-final-steps.html#post2223206


I cannot really advise on strain. All I know is that WR is the best yielder I have found so far. Your strain is listed as producing 750 grams per square meter indoors, WR is listed as 900 grams per square meter.

[Minnesnowta]

I think your plants look great, and the final weeks of flowering really add weight and volume to your harvest, so just be patient and I'm sure you'll be satisfied with your first harvest. After all.. there are plenty of people out there who do not end up with something as good as you have on their first attempt... keep with it and you'll get better and better. I think its good to pick a strain you like and grow it out a few different times, trying different methods, before you rule it out as a weak yielder or something. Certain seemingly minor changes can cause large, positive reactions by your plants.

I do agree that nutes would be a great addition to your grow, even if it was some FF Beastie bloom in the last few weeks before you flush.

Just remember... even if your harvest isn't completely up to its maximum potential... there is still value in the lessons you've learned along the way, so don't be disappointed.

[1thcbomb]

i have a free standing fan in my tent and it went over the other day crushing 2 of my best plants, got some eairly bud but gutted about my plants. i am going to stick with this strain and try again.

[killfrenzi]

It is definitely worth getting a 30x magnifier. They are a cheap and useful tool for getting your grow right.


If you have a local Radioshack, go there and get this its well worth the $13: Illuminated Microscope :thumbsup: