Small buds?

[stone_sensation]

Thanks for replying, I vegged them for 3 weeks after cloning, but am thinking of starting a SOG grow. This means there will only be about 1 weeks veg so surely it can't be that or SOG would be pointless.

I think the veg time was sufficient because there are plenty of colas just thin buds. I respect your view however perhaps you can help me further.

Btw nice avatar

[PharmaCan]

What medium are you growing in? What kind of nutrients and supplements are you using? How much, how often?

Your pot size isn't helping much, but if that's all the room you have there isn't much point in going into that.

PC :smokin:

[stone_sensation]

What medium are you growing in? What kind of nutrients and supplements are you using? How much, how often?

Your pot size isn't helping much, but if that's all the room you have there isn't much point in going into that.

PC :smokin:

Im not sure what soil I am using, it's just what I bought from the garden centre and is all purpose. I use Neptunes harvest fish emulsion nutes with a drop of superthrive and the occassional epsom salts.

I water with nutes, then without, then with again and so on.

[WeedyBoyWonder]

Hey, bigger pots would help if that's possible. 4 gallon is recommendable, which is what we have used. Although if anything bigger than what you have is better.
It would be a number of factors that contribute to bud size.
-Ferts used
-Ventilation, CO2 replenishment, air flow
-Strain (some naturally produce bigger buds)
-Lumans of your lamp and distance.

I don't really know enough to be giving advise on growing (I'm usually the one taking it!), so take this with a pinch of salt as I could be totally wrong.

[stone_sensation]

Ok thanks for your input. I am thinking of getting some bloom nutes and perlite etc. for better drainage in the soil.

[WeedyBoyWonder]

You don't have perlite? If your just using soil, with nothing in there to help it drain then that's not good. You could potentially end up with root rot I assume, but am not sure. Make sure you water carefully, and good soil is a necessary investment.
Bloom nutes are good, just make sure your getting the right level of N.P.K, if your not going to a growshop thats important as you could pick up stuff that isn't suitable for flowering cannabis. Another thing you could look into is "Molasses", do a search on here. I've heard it's fantastic for flowering, and can even be used RIGHT untill the end of flowering, whereas nutes shouldn't be.

[stone_sensation]

Ok cool. Is there an alternative to Perlite?

Also what levels of N.P.K should I used?

And finally where can i get molasses in the UK?

[WeedyBoyWonder]

Hey, yea I think sand helps in soil. A big bag that would last you about 4 grows doing 2 plants a time is only about £10, but you can make your own soil mixture. Search on here.
I don't know what N.P.K levels should be used, search.
I haven't been able to find molasses but didn't look very hard as we only decided to get it about a week before harvest. I know that it's used for baking/cooking, it's not specifically used for growing so finding it at a garden/grow shop is not likley at all. Should be in some food shops, have a browse.

[stone_sensation]

Ok thanks mate, did you get your perlite from your local garden centre?