patient grow 2nd time around

[halfassedjedi]

So an overall increase in net root growth in excess could stunt vegetative and/or flowering growth is what youre saying I take it. That makes sense. Could using this size container contribute to any other problems I should know about? Thanks a lot for the advice, I appreciate it!

[halfassedjedi]

Heres some pics of everything I got going right now. Feel free to critique, scrutinize and give constructive criticism. I was going to take more pics but my cameras batteries ran out.

[halfassedjedi]

I know one thing I did wrong was to not have the soil up high enough in the container. noob mistake.

Forgot to say, it measures 9.5" tall from the soil. Hypothetically speaking, if I end up with a fem that I want to be about 3 feet tall, should I change the photoperiod to 12/12 when its about 12" tall? I read somewhere either in a book or on the forum that during flowering they grow about 3x the size they are when changing the light cycle. Am I right or is my memory off?

[bigsby]

I know one thing I did wrong was to not have the soil up high enough in the container. noob mistake.

Forgot to say, it measures 9.5" tall from the soil. Hypothetically speaking, if I end up with a fem that I want to be about 3 feet tall, should I change the photoperiod to 12/12 when its about 12" tall? I read somewhere either in a book or on the forum that during flowering they grow about 3x the size they are when changing the light cycle. Am I right or is my memory off?

2x you can count on. 3x with some stavia strains. That plant looks very nice. Fat indica leaves. Your nOOb mistake may work in your favor. At some point your plant is going to want more soil. Now it's best for that soil to encase the root ball on all sides. But to give your girl a bit more root grow room you can simply slip her out of that pot, add 3" of soil to the bottom, and pop her back in. At the same time you can add 1" on the top. It will work wonders. Wait until 1 week into flower.

[halfassedjedi]

2x you can count on. 3x with some stavia strains. That plant looks very nice. Fat indica leaves. Your nOOb mistake may work in your favor. At some point your plant is going to want more soil. Now it's best for that soil to encase the root ball on all sides. But to give your girl a bit more root grow room you can simply slip her out of that pot, add 3" of soil to the bottom, and pop her back in. At the same time you can add 1" on the top. It will work wonders. Wait until 1 week into flower.

Yeah the leaves look good to me too, nice and big and everything. Theres only a couple with some yellow spots that im worried about, but im not too worried. This plants been easy to grow so far, its showing nice results. I get about a half to a full inch of upward growth a day, and the internode spacing isnt too much, so its a squat, bushy plant, and I like that. I like dense growth.

So wait a week after I change the photoperiod to 12/12 before the soil adding process you mention here?

Also, if im using a 12-6-6 fert right now thats working good for me, what should I use for flowering food? 6-12-12 or somethin around that? I know you want more p and k for flowering, and less n, but then again I know ill have to fiddle with it to get the ratio just right.

[halfassedjedi]

Just went in and watered the plant and noticed that my other germinated seed finally sprouted. any ideas on what to do when that plant is in veg and the other is in flower? I only have one grow room. Maybe during the time the light is on but the flowering plant needs darkness, just cover it with a big cardboard box? Or just take the new plant outside to get daylight while the flower room is dark?

Also I have noticed some leaves are looking nasty. Some are getting sickly and curling down and in, and some look fine. overall, the plant looks healthy. Im not sure what this is from...maybe ph? I just started ferts (12-6-6) once a week, so im not sure whats up. More pics soon, I need batteries.

[halfassedjedi]

So im up late, and since my lights turn on at midnight, I figured id go into the room right now and snap some shots. Its saturday night, and im up late, so yeah. Good timing for pics I guess. I got to give my plants some h2o too, and its the best time since the lights just turned on, and the plants are waking up. So, heres some pics.

Plants now about 12-13" tall, so its grown a few inches since the last pics I posted. Some leaf tips are drooping a bit, but not enough to worry I think. I got some yellow spots here and there, and some iffy looking leaves, but overall, the plants growing quite well. I think im going to wait until s/he gets about 20" tall until I switch to 12/12 photoperiod for flowering. Whatcha think?

[bigsby]

Looking very nice! Flower them all at the same time. The little one will just be little. A box might work but any light leak will create issues. Just keep it simple.

[halfassedjedi]

Looking very nice! Flower them all at the same time. The little one will just be little. A box might work but any light leak will create issues. Just keep it simple.

kiss! gotcha. Ive been trying to keep it that way. my room mate said we should clone for sex and let these plants grow some more before flowering..what do you all think about that? Im not really experienced with cloning, but I got some rockwool cubes and I can get some rooting hormone if I wanna clone.

[GetThisOrDie]

You could get away with letting them get a little bit bigger.

Also I suggest using Rapid Rooters instead of rockwool for your clones. Rooters are so much better. Plus ive read alot of people have issues with the rockwool going into soil. Like it causing issues with the stem later on.


Looking good so far keep it up