Does this growth rate look ok?

[herbie the love bud]

Thanks for looking. The pic on the left was from 9 days earlier of the back plant in the pic on the right.

Does it look right? Wheres is that crazy growth I heard about?

herbie the love bud Reviewed by herbie the love bud on 11-02-2007. Does this growth rate look ok? Thanks for looking. The pic on the left was from 9 days earlier of the back plant in the pic on the right. Does it look right? Wheres is that crazy growth I heard about? Rating: 5

[Opie Yutts]

Maybe a little slow, but be patient. It's not how they look in the first few weeks, it's how they look at harvest. They always seem a little slow at first, then boom. Off they go. How far away is your light? What kind of light is it? Do you have plenty of aeration in the reservoir? Are they from seeds or clones? If clones, did they have a big or small root mass? Clones usually start a little faster and bigger than from seed.

[macro]

Depending on the strain I think it looks good, aside from some droopiness, but it could just be their bed time.


DISCLAIMER::: NOOB ADVICE- DISREGARD BELOW -
What kind of light are you using? You may want to think about cranking up the intensity by dropping it a few inches above your plants, they look solid enough to be able to take it. looks like they're just begging to grow

also If you don't already do this: cover that big gaping hole in your top, light will get in your res and mess everything up. Also you may want to put some duct tape or something to block the light from your air-tube holes. you may even want to consider drilling those holes on the side instead. If algae starts growing your plants growth will stunt.

[the image reaper]

the plant in the first pic looks curled, probably from heat ... it seems better in the second pic, but droopy ... as said, you need to close that hole up, light will cause algae, and kill roots ... I know next to nothing about hydro, but I wonder if you have your cycle on too often, the plants look like soil-grown plants that have been over-watered ... good luck ... :smokin:

[herbie the love bud]

How far away is your light? What kind of light is it? Do you have plenty of aeration in the reservoir? Are they from seeds or clones? If clones, did they have a big or small root mass? Clones usually start a little faster and bigger than from seed.

The light is about 20" or so above 400 Watt MH. The Aeration I think is fairly good actually. They are from seeds.

[herbie the love bud]

Depending on the strain I think it looks good, aside from some droopiness, but it could just be their bed time.


DISCLAIMER::: NOOB ADVICE- DISREGARD BELOW -
What kind of light are you using? You may want to think about cranking up the intensity by dropping it a few inches above your plants, they look solid enough to be able to take it. looks like they're just begging to grow

also If you don't already do this: cover that big gaping hole in your top, light will get in your res and mess everything up. Also you may want to put some duct tape or something to block the light from your air-tube holes. you may even want to consider drilling those holes on the side instead. If algae starts growing your plants growth will stunt.

Yeah that hole is covered I had it open to check PPM and PH at the moment. No algae problems at the moment.

[herbie the love bud]

the plant in the first pic looks curled, probably from heat ... it seems better in the second pic, but droopy ... as said, you need to close that hole up, light will cause algae, and kill roots ... I know next to nothing about hydro, but I wonder if you have your cycle on too often, the plants look like soil-grown plants that have been over-watered ... good luck ... :smokin:

Yeah the heat I took care of, that was a problem last week when I was out of town for a day and a half. Cycle? Actually it's DWC so there is no cycle, the roots are just always in the water with the air stones.

[Opie Yutts]

Don't know what to tell you then. Looks like you're doing things correctly. If you want faster growth, you could turn up the heat. You could probably go as high as 85 or so without any problems. Just remember that warmer temps mean a greater possibility of mold or rot. Just watch it carefully. Keep PH at 5.5 or so. Have the light as close as possible. You could get it real close, like a couple inches, if you set a small fan on the res. lid and have it blow straight up at the light, or use a cool tube, or both.

[SCIENTIXT]

Wheres is that crazy growth I heard about?

Roots need their darkness in order to grow the way they were designed. In the pic you can see how I cover my res. If you want faster growth, cover up as much of the res as possible so that no light gets to the root zone. Also light + warm temps in the res is prime for mold and rot. Your plants will still grow even with light in the res but don't expect it to give you colas come flowering time. You got the right color res but the light that leaks through your net pots is enough to slow growth.

[Opie Yutts]

SCIENTIXT, I don't see any light leaks in his res.

herbie, does the solution in the res touch the net pots? There should be some (2 or more inches) of roots dangling in air. Any bubbles popping will give that part of the roots plenty of moisture. In general, get as much air too the roots as possible. This is what the image reaper was saying: the plants look like soil-grown plants that have been over-watered