Yo Geezers Any Hints?

[Wang Chou]

Yo wassup, im growing my first Bolton Budhead but its not growing very fast, i have given it plenty of nutrients and plenty of light (400watt HPS) but it still wont grow any bigger.
Any ideas guys?

[TheBudBuster]

Make sure its the right temp, Not to dry but not to humid. Have you fresh air circulating. Sometimes nutes r not good for begining. just make sure everythings clean. test your ph make sure its between 6, 6.5. but here if you post pics these guys will tell you the problem straight away. another thing growth only looks pretty slow when veging give it another week perhaps. All i can say is post pics. Puff Pipes and Peace

[Wang Chou]

Thanks for the help geezer, will go and check on the situation now.

Peace up

[SpiritLevel]

Explain Your Setup In More Detail For A More Tailored Response..This Isn't Your Doctor's Surgery, We Don't Prescribe Antibiotics For Every Disease Known To Man.

[Dutch Pimp]

Well said. ...SpiritLevel..dude.

[Wang Chou]

Ok we are growing our skunk in a space that is 2 metres high, 1.4 metres wide and 2.8 metres long.

They have been growing for 41 days and they are 9 inches tall, we are using a 400watt High Pressure Sodium bulb and we are also using Biosept Hydrogold fertiliser.

The temparature is 27.3'C, the PH of the water is 6.8 and the PH of the soil is 6.5 (Bio-Biz All Mix)

Where are we going wrong?

And geezer is just a word for a person, not an insult, my aim was not to insult but to queery.

[UMrocksmysocks]

what size pots are they in??

do you have any pictures?>

[Racerx]

yeah something is obviously wrong. 400watt HPS and 41 days should give you 1-2 foot plants. How far is the light away from the canopy? Have they been topped? Is there any reason they would be shocked? And yes, what size pots? That would be my first guess without knowing any details (provide more details, get a better response), is that they need to be transplanted.

[SpiritLevel]

You still haven't really provided enough info!!
What size pots as Racerx asked?
What is your air flow like? Do you circulate the same stale air with an oscillating fan? Is the grow space sealed with no fresh air intake?
Do you have a Max/Min Hygrometer to see if temperature goes higher of lower that the reading you get when you go take a peek? Got no pics? What strain (could be low-rider)? Professional soil or B&Q? Growing from seed?

[Wang Chou]

yeah something is obviously wrong. 400watt HPS and 41 days should give you 1-2 foot plants. How far is the light away from the canopy? Have they been topped? Is there any reason they would be shocked? And yes, what size pots? That would be my first guess without knowing any details (provide more details, get a better response), is that they need to be transplanted.

The light is 45cm from the tips of the plants, they haven't been topped and there is no reason for them to be overly stressed.

They are in 15L Auto Pots and sorry guys but no pics cos I havent got a digital camera.

Peace up

[Wang Chou]

You still haven't really provided enough info!!
What size pots as Racerx asked?
What is your air flow like? Do you circulate the same stale air with an oscillating fan? Is the grow space sealed with no fresh air intake?
Do you have a Max/Min Hygrometer to see if temperature goes higher of lower that the reading you get when you go take a peek? Got no pics? What strain (could be low-rider)? Professional soil or B&Q? Growing from seed?

Growing from seed, our air flow is controlled by a 700cm intake and 1400cm outake ventilation system with a built in carbon filter.

The temparature has never exceeded 32.3'C.

We are using Bio-Biz All Mix and the strain is Bolton Budhead.

[SpiritLevel]

you sure bout them measurements? 700 cm is like 7m and 1400cm is like 14m, but i guess you meant mm. Providing the fans do not operate simultaneously you should be good on the air front.

32C is far too high, even for shiva shanti II which is quite resilient to imperfect environments. I'm sure with Bio-Biz It comes with nutes in it and you are supposed to feed by increment i.e. 1/3rd dose for a week; 2/3rds dose for a week; then full dose remaining time.


15L pots are a good size. You might find that the plants are spending time rooting themselves; a plant only grows upward as it grows downwards. Because of the size of your pots I would encourage using a rooting formula into the first 2 weeks of bloom.

Ensure you flush the soil with a litre or more of water every so often. 2 days of feed then flushing helps prevent residual build-up within the grow medium. If when you start feeding you immediately get run-off out the bottom of the pots then the soil is already adequately moist and you should give a day or 2 for the soil to dry out slightly so that the root stucture is able to beathe, but do not allow the soil to dry so much that the edge of the soil becomes separate from the sides of the pot. Contracted soil, when watered, will expand and could cause root damage if not careful.

[Wang Chou]

you sure bout them measurements? 700 cm is like 7m and 1400cm is like 14m, but i guess you meant mm. Providing the fans do not operate simultaneously you should be good on the air front.

32C is far too high, even for shiva shanti II which is quite resilient to imperfect environments. I'm sure with Bio-Biz It comes with nutes in it and you are supposed to feed by increment i.e. 1/3rd dose for a week; 2/3rds dose for a week; then full dose remaining time.


15L pots are a good size. You might find that the plants are spending time rooting themselves; a plant only grows upward as it grows downwards. Because of the size of your pots I would encourage using a rooting formula into the first 2 weeks of bloom.

Ensure you flush the soil with a litre or more of water every so often. 2 days of feed then flushing helps prevent residual build-up within the grow medium. If when you start feeding you immediately get run-off out the bottom of the pots then the soil is already adequately moist and you should give a day or 2 for the soil to dry out slightly so that the root stucture is able to beathe, but do not allow the soil to dry so much that the edge of the soil becomes separate from the sides of the pot. Contracted soil, when watered, will expand and could cause root damage if not careful.

Thanks a hell of a lot for that mate, that information shall prove to be most valuable.

And yes I did mean 700mm Intake and 1400mm Outake sorry about that my typing goes out the window when im stoned.

Take it easy geezer

Peace up