A MONTH FROM SEED.....

[newgroweroldsmoker]

My pack of seeds had 9 seeds instead of 10 as it was supposed to......9 feminised seeds.....
after 3 and a half weeks of veg i must admit that i have various heights....
2 out of 9 show stunted or no grow at all (height:14cm\5.51in)(bad selection of soil....pure cow manure)...even though i flushed the soil and transplanted them to another brand soil,their leaves are turning from yellow to brown and dying slowly....
3 out of 9 have suffered the same problem with the first two but seem to recover as no signs of severe yellowing exist on their leaves (height:17cm\6.69in)....
3 out of 9 are going stronger than the previous ones....they show vigorous development with branches and stems coming out from everywhere (one of them shows two yellow spots on different leaves) (height:32cm\1.05ft)....
the last out of nine is the best one....shows the fastest development of all (height:36cm\1.17ft)........
I have setup my grow room to what i believe is best....tomorrow i will fill all around the walls with silver foil (from the dump side, i know)(now the walls are painted white).....
the total available grow space measures...height:10ft , length:5ft, width:3ft......
the lamp is 400 watt hps(one foot from the tallest plant)....
the air circulation comes from computer fans that operate 24/7......
the temperature: min:17C\62.60F max:25C\77F.....
the humidity is not controlled with some kind of device, just good air circulationon at the top of the plants and at the floor level......


The questions:
a)Should i get rid of the weak ones?
14 cm against a foot+ is a disgrace....i keep them because i love them.....hahahaha!

b)To flower or not to flower with the rest 7?

c)Should i keep only the 5-6 stronger ones and flower them now?
From what i have read in this forum , as they go into flowering they will grow even faster and get even bigger\wider....the space is 5x3ft....6 plants are enough, aren't they?
Of course i would like all of them to get to this stage but given the situation i can't think any ways not only to save them but to catch up with the others as well.....
The strain is 100% INDICA feminised.....i look for preflowers, don't know yet for hermies, at least i do not see any balls, only hairs and small little fingers in all of my plants....

TO FLOWER OR NOT TO FLOWER? (that is the question)

PS.Am I impatient or what?

Thanx for reading and responding in advance....

newgroweroldsmoker Reviewed by newgroweroldsmoker on 02-09-2005. A MONTH FROM SEED..... My pack of seeds had 9 seeds instead of 10 as it was supposed to......9 feminised seeds..... after 3 and a half weeks of veg i must admit that i have various heights.... 2 out of 9 show stunted or no grow at all (height:14cm\5.51in)(bad selection of soil....pure cow manure)...even though i flushed the soil and transplanted them to another brand soil,their leaves are turning from yellow to brown and dying slowly.... 3 out of 9 have suffered the same problem with the first two but seem to Rating: 5

[BobBong]

a. no
b. yes
c. yes

[IthoughtIknewitall]

I cant believe you used pure cow manure on a packet$$ of seeds. The seedlings need absolutely no nutrients until the cotyledons yellow. You can use alot less electricity by using floro. tubes.

[newgroweroldsmoker]

ithoughtiknewitall, if you don't make mistakes you are not going to learn, i have learnt propably the hard way.....that's the most basic rule i guess......anyway.....i haven't lost the 5 plants....their growth was stunted and have started to show some development over the past few days.....in 3 days ,sunday, i start flowering......9 all female plants seem too many for my little space 5x3.....tomorrow,friday, my digi cam arrives and i will be posting photos.....hopefully you guys can post some comments on them....