mr_poa90 End of week 6 little dwarfs as I think turning the system.in.too early and think I over watered affecting root growth but packing out now and making up for the slow start...
I set of 4 mimosa cake 10 days ago and they are nearly double if not more in size for the same time so defo think the over feeding was a problem
Will also start over drive next week or may start tomorrow with new feed not sure yet
Hey friend, Interesting strain I have never seen Stardawg auto before. I hope you do not mind me giving you some generalized advice based on the info in your diary to help out! So cannabis plants love heat and humidity, The buds hate it. In veg, we can exploit this for much more vigorous healthy growth. We want generally temperatures between 79-84 MAX with lights on & no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we expose our plants to, Too large of temperature fluctuations they will stretch more than we want them to. Anything beyond 10 degrees less with lights off will really stimulate this to happen in veg & up to weeks 4-6 of flower.
I know you are growing autoflowers & that they do not need a change in the light cycle to flower, But we must remember they are still plants & function just the same in terms of how they grow. They photosynthesize and store energy when the lights are on & they do most of their growth with lights off. They can force growth under 24/7 light but this is generally a light cycle we use to stall out clones in pre veg as they grow much slower under constant light.
When our plants are small our roots are small too. This early stage of growth both seedling & young plant life will generally be slower because of this. We can help ourselves speed through this phase with some good humidity in the tent to allow our leafs to do some foliar intake. Humidity of 60-75% in the first few weeks of veg is great for this. I suggest you check out Vapor pressure deficit and how it relates to growing cannabis. All growers should get used to using a VPD chart & logging their rooms numbers daily.
https://cerescann.com/importance-of-measuring-vpd/
If you have not done so, Grab yourself a thermal laser temp gun like the fluke 62 MAX & a PAR meter to better read your plants and grow to their needs. These 2 items also help us dial in our optimal light distance to our plants. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask I am always around to help out. If you want to see how big of an impact these things have on plant growth check out my 200 light 7,000 plant diary as well as my greenhouse diary. I am currently producing a youtube tutorial series for all levels of growers to use as well. If that interests you check out my youtube page and sub, It is linked off my grow diaries profile. Happy growing!
