Quote Originally Posted by dejayou30
Is it possible that this one plant is just a weakling?

Sure. There's always one or two.

I always budgeted for a start # about 33% higher than room capacity in late flower, so I could toss whatever was underperforming.

It's much easier to cull if you know that yer population is too high to finish anyway. If something's gotta go anyway, you'll look over yer room much more critically.

The great " Jedi mind trick" is not to get emotionally involved with particular plants- You cull the population because it's good for the population. Individuals ( you, me, that scraggley stick w/ leaves in the back corner that is supposed to be a Princess cut) are cheap.

Couple other things-

-for the first couple of runs, try to change your res once a week. This is a long-term hobby- plenty of time to get lazy/cheap later.

- Plants in the first few weeks of flower are actually pretty N hungry. During late stretch/early budset, the plant will be feeding harder than any other phase of growth. Don't starve em.

- Hanna meters are god-awful crap. There, I said it. If your meter won't calibrate, throw it away. You can adjust for a while and it'll work, but eventually it will bite you in the ass.

If you have to use a liquid test once a day, what good is the meter at all? Seriously, if you can't cal the meter, don't even use it- it's known bad data, and likely to color your interpretation of the liquid test result.