My baby seems wayyyy too small!!!

[zephyr420]

My first plant is about 3 weeks old. She popped out of the ground within the first night, she has been under 2 foot ott-lite florescents, and has been doing very well, BUT she is about 4 inches tall and only has four leaves. They are decent size leaves, but the pictures I have seen of other people's plants of the same age and are much larger and have many more leaves (as well as branches, which mine does not have).

Am I doing something wrong, or is there something more I can do to promote growth. I'M WORRIED!

Thank you!

zephyr420 Reviewed by zephyr420 on 10-24-2008. My baby seems wayyyy too small!!! My first plant is about 3 weeks old. She popped out of the ground within the first night, she has been under 2 foot ott-lite florescents, and has been doing very well, BUT she is about 4 inches tall and only has four leaves. They are decent size leaves, but the pictures I have seen of other people's plants of the same age and are much larger and have many more leaves (as well as branches, which mine does not have). Am I doing something wrong, or is there something more I can do to promote Rating: 5

[stoned88911]

post pics

[Revanche21]

they always start small

depends on lighting and other factors

when I stick mine under my HPS, it SKYROCKETS

check my sig look at the part where i mention how much it grows in 4 days

[bluntwiz]

yeah you need to stick them under better lighting... ive done both the fluo and HPS grow and there is seriously NO comparison whatsoever.

I started my seedlings off under fluo for like a week or so and then moved it under the HPS. YOu will notice new growth every day, and i am NOT exagerating. You could try a MH if you prefer (ppl say it is better for vegging) however you can also find HPS that have broader light spectrums (like mine) and work for both vegging and bloom.

good luck

[Revanche21]

yeah you need to stick them under better lighting... ive done both the fluo and HPS grow and there is seriously NO comparison whatsoever.

I started my seedlings off under fluo for like a week or so and then moved it under the HPS. YOu will notice new growth every day, and i am NOT exagerating. You could try a MH if you prefer (ppl say it is better for vegging) however you can also find HPS that have broader light spectrums (like mine) and work for both vegging and bloom.

good luck

yea I use a HPS throughout even though I could get a conversion bulb

but they cost twice as much and last half as long so I opted out

but yea as soon as the HPS goes into the grow equation, the plants start having a party hehe