My turn - Stunted growth?

[Esteban1]

Token;

Normal for the lower leaves to die off since they were part of your initial over enthusiasm secondly the bottom leaves tend to die off, just part of the grow cycle. Grow Big is a good idea just as long as you go slow. Fyi, the lower leaves are feeding the upper canopy so thats great! How many nodes? Looking good!

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Esteban1 Reviewed by Esteban1 on 04-12-2013. My turn - Stunted growth? Using coco, but this form seems more appropriate than the hydro form. What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...) Noob (first grow) Your Equipment: .1) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's) T5 Florescent 4-2ft tubes in fixture .2) Distance from tops? 4-6 inch .3) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...) built-in (fixture) .4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? Maybe not -- it's in Rating: 5

[Token LaRoche]

Thanks!

Tops are at node 7 by my count and the coir is already dry, so today will be watering day -- 6 days last time, now only 4.

[Token LaRoche]

Ha! So after a bunch of reading, decided to FIM the girls yesterday. I'm thinking I should have done this earlier, but whatever. I'd like to see the plants double in height before flowering (they're at 6 and 5 weeks now), so it feels like there's still time. Was enjoying the smell of the small fresh-cut leaves, and had a thought.

Holy crap. And that's all I'm sayin'.

[tlranger]

Ha! So after a bunch of reading, decided to FIM the girls yesterday. I'm thinking I should have done this earlier, but whatever. I'd like to see the plants double in height before flowering (they're at 6 and 5 weeks now), so it feels like there's still time. Was enjoying the smell of the small fresh-cut leaves, and had a thought.

Holy crap. And that's all I'm sayin'.

and so it goes in the green room!!

[Shovelhandle]

Don't F.I.M. "miss" on the long side. I saw a grow the other day where 'a guy' had maybe 16, 9 week old plants in 2 gallon pots. The were at four days of bloom cycle and there was little height left. He showed me one plant that was 'his best' it had four tops. The others were still single apical meristem. He thought it was magic and not that it was the only plant that he topped (cropped, F.I.M.ed, whatever you want to call it) that he actually cut the stem and not just the leaf tips. This is a guy I can't tell anything to so I didn't try. I just told him that I thought his plants are too tall.
What I'm getting at is this, go ahead and try and fim. It's hard to get it where the stem will split at the cut into more than two stems. You can try it, but keep an eye on it to make sure you got the stem cut and not just a 'little trim' on the leaves. You can always cut it again a little closer, or cut it right below the leaves, fuck it, done.

[polishpollack]

sorry this is so late but I wasn't paying attention to this thread. Looks like you have a little overfert condition with that leaf tip browning. I guess flush if you want, but since a few days have past since last post and no new pic, it's hard to say what to do. if the browning is getting worse or affecting more plants, you might want to give some more water to dilute the ferts some.

[Token LaRoche]

Yeah, was thinking the same on overfert, pp. I've been doing a very religious FoxFarms Hydro 50% mix on these plants at every feeding. Was 6 days, then 4, now 3. Watered them on Tuesday with pH adjusted water only (no food, that's a first). Seems like the browning is getting better. Here's a shot today:
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Shovel... I'm not sure if I did a bad thing with the FIM or not. "It seemed like a good idea at the time." I may have cut too high. This is 5 days after:
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Plants really do seem pretty healthy and I'm mostly leaving them alone. Check the soil daily and take pictures, water/feed as needed and hope I'm doing the right thing. Plants are about a foot tall now, but real bushy. I really want to get these plants to the 18-24 inch range before flowering. Shouldn't take too many weeks the way things are going.

"It's all fun, it's all an experiment, and it's all smokable."

[Token LaRoche]

So.. still not too concerned; plants overall looking healthy, but here are some pics of the worst of the leaves:

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Still looks like a bit of nute burn here, but as long as it's just a little. The girls are looking pretty good a week into 12/12. Did a Sledgehammer flush three days ago and must admit that I've noticed no effect one way or another. Shirley's now measuring about 20" tall. Can't wait to start seeing some flowering.

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[lipps]

Get a moisture meter don't guess. Your plants are growing roots be patient, KISS. Plants this age need a balanced bloom formula not a grow formula because the same nutes that make buds are the same ones that make roots.

[Token LaRoche]

Thanks lipps. I ordered a moisture meter (they're cheap) just to play with. I've been watering when the "dirt on the top feels dry and the pot feels light."

I've been using the Fox Farms hydro nutes and more or less following their schedule, but at half strength -- definitely shifting towards the bloom end of things on the mix. Starting to see the signs now and I'll try to get some good pics in the next couple days. Both plants now showing real signs of femaleness, so maybe those expensive feminized seeds were a good idea. :rastabanna: