1st Grow Log

Hey,nice thread keep us updated on how your little one is doing.Ive had stem rot in soil and was able to save a couple of them and the others kept them alive long enough to get cuttings from them.Now that your roots have dropped down into the nutrient solution you should be able to let things dry out a bit.

Ive been researching and looking at diy dwc setups for about a year and half and will probably take the plunge this winter.Great pics and the stem looks thick and healthy around your rot problem,good luck.

She just might make it huh, paht hed.

I have a feeling it's definately going to survive. Should I let the temp drop to about 70 F during the 6 hours of darkness or should I let my heater run and keep it around 77-83 F?

More pics!

You have overcome the odds Paht Hed--lol. She's definitely gonna make. You've done great!

On the temps question, it's my understanding that the less temperature swing you have the better with optimal being 75-79 without added CO2. With CO2, the temps can go up a few more degrees and still be considered in the optimal range.

How do I get my plant to start growing taller? All it seems to be doing is getting super bushy. I want it to stretch out so the bottom and inside leaves can start getting some more light.

Don't let it stretch. Instead, place some type of wedge under one side of the bucket to make the plant tilt. Then, once a day, you rotate it one-quarter turn. Personally, I think that is the best way to side-light a plant if your not running vertical lights.

So side lighting will help it grow taller then? Because I can do this with my grow light setup!

Neat little trick huh?

The thing most growers strive for is a shorter bushy plant while it's in veg. The reason for this is that you will get stretch once you switch to a flowering light cycle of 12/12. So, if you have a short bush to start with, you get tighter packing of buds up the main stalk. If you stretch it out in veg., you end up with a bunch of small buds instead of the big colas most of us strive for.

It's completely up to you, but I'd say you should be very pleased with how short and bushy that plant is.

Just keep your lights like you have them in the pic directly above this post, and giver her some time. Right now she's telling you that she really likes her environment. Be happy bro. Your doing it right.

When you thinkin you might put her in flower mode?

Not sure when I want to flower, though I was thinking of not setting a particular date. I was planning on just letting it grow to a reasonable size or whenever it's ready. 4 feet of some sensi would be sweet. Unfortunately last night while I was checking my ph and tending to the plant the grow hood fell on the plant. It didn't do too much damage but I lost one small leaf, the two brand new leaves growing on the top and part of one of the bigger leaves :mad:. Should I expect the two new leaves on the top to regrow any time soon or just split off as if I topped the plant?