patient grow 2nd time around

[halfassedjedi]

So last time I grew was appx. 10 yrs ago, hah. This time I have an awesome setup, pics comin' soon. My plant is in soil, 2.5 or 3 gallon bucket with good drainage. 7' tall storebought growroom type thing, hps with reflector hood, fans, all the goodies. Plant appx. 8'' tall, 6 or 7 internodes, no visible alternating yet. Plant appx. 5 or 6 weeks old, and I am now using fert for vegging with a npk of 12-6-6. Not much else to say, oh.. strain unknown. So ill post pics soon.

halfassedjedi Reviewed by halfassedjedi on 11-19-2010. patient grow 2nd time around So last time I grew was appx. 10 yrs ago, hah. This time I have an awesome setup, pics comin' soon. My plant is in soil, 2.5 or 3 gallon bucket with good drainage. 7' tall storebought growroom type thing, hps with reflector hood, fans, all the goodies. Plant appx. 8'' tall, 6 or 7 internodes, no visible alternating yet. Plant appx. 5 or 6 weeks old, and I am now using fert for vegging with a npk of 12-6-6. Not much else to say, oh.. strain unknown. So ill post pics soon. Rating: 5

[GetThisOrDie]

Sounds cool... So is it like a tent?

[bigsby]

Repot it into a 1 gallon container for MUCH better results. See my signature for details.

[halfassedjedi]

Imagine a 7' tall rectangle with a metal frame to support it. Its kinda hard to describe Iguess, but its awesome. It has several circular vents, reflective on the inside, and even came with some overhanging frame for lighting. Youll see when Isnap pics.

I would repot, but its really looking to be going well, but ill consider it. Some prefer smaller pots, and some like a bit bigger. Is it just preference? I think Iread in the mariguana growers bible that containers 1 to 3 gallons are suitable.

[bigsby]

Put a small plant in a big pot and the roots stretch. You get growth underground at the expense of the canopy above ground. It isn't a preference. You can leave them in the big pots but you will get better results if you down size them.

[John Doe]

He means down size them then when the time is right upsize them.
But wouldny transplanting with the roots everywhere be a bitch and maybe put more stress on the plant.. when going from small to big u have the shape of the smaller pot to hold the roots together kinda.. the roots hold the dirt together when u remove the dirt from the 1st pot

[bigsby]

Depends how long they have been in those pots. Didn't he say they were seedlings? If they've been in there 10 days or less it could easily be done.

[halfassedjedi]

In the first post, I stated the age of the plant was about 6 weeks old, so I think it may be too late to transplant to a smaller container. Its growing well, about 10" tall now with no apparent stretching. Good foliage and growth..im assuming the first fert feeding helped out with vegging.

The one thing I did notice today is a couple leaves have some yellow spots, and the tips of a couple leaves are drooping a bit. I have the med marijuana horticultural growers bible, but I cant find anything in the nute deficiency section or any other disease section, so im not sure what kind of problem im looking at. If the leaves get 50% unhealthy, I may remove those afflicted.

Sorry I havnt gotten any pics yet..I wanna refrain from using the iphone for pics that might not be good enough to look at, but I cant find my digi camera. Ill try to post something soon so you all can get a look.

Thanks for reading!

[halfassedjedi]

PS..

Im going to fill out the troubleshooting form in a bit so you all have a little more info.

[bigsby]

Yeah, six weeks is too late for transplanting. Let them go at this point. The stretch is not above ground but below ground. In a bigger pot the roots just grow and grow (stretch). If the roots are constrained the plant will redirect energy from root growth to the canopy. At some point the roots utilize all of the usable space at which point they are no longer able to supply the canopy with enough water and nutrients. Of course, you repot on schedule to avoid these issues. If you read the link in my signature you'll be in good shape to benefit on your next grow. Look forward to pictures.