First time grower...

@Bunker,Hi , in my experience certain brands of LED took longer to flower, i mean a lot longer, what LED do you have?,as for trichomes, they kind of go milky then orange , dark brown or black is not good.

@Bunker, Hello Bunker :) Yes no nutes for the first couple of weeks at least, and when you do use them use a quarter strength, and gradually build up to half strength, and keep a careful eye on them. I would suggest using BioBizz Light mix soil, or Plagron Light mix soil, these are highly recommended. Yeah so no nutes for first couple of weeks, and then add a very small amount to see how they do. Bloom nutes when they start flowering. Wood fibre is fine, I would also add 30% perlite to the mix in your soil next time, otherwise should be good to go, good luck!

@Bunker,dhousands of x's sound good brother😄 ill be lookign forward for your next update and pictures

@@frags, nice comments buddy :) Interesting points on the photosynthesis too - I'll bear this in mind. Microscope bought now...up to 1000x focus so I'll share some photos up on screen when important. Good to know that I can trim the top bud back a bit...at least I can see what this part looks like under microscope now :) I want to get the end part into a good finish as I've been growing this little princess for a while now...and she needs treating well until passing the finish line. You too mate, enjoy your Sunday. Bunker :)

@Jaindoh, nice comments - much appreciated. I think the progress of this plant has mostly been down to asking questions to people on here...it is certainly a good community of similar interest :) I bought a microscope today (@ up to x1000) and it allows videos and photos too. I've been reading up on the trichomes and the importance of noting the cloudy / clear / musty differences - especially when it comes down to the rough balances between all of them is very importance to know what is the THC & CBD level. No doubt, when I get the microscope up and running I'll be sending out the information to everyone to see...in case it is useful to them. I'll be growing a similar batch next time...and I've taken note of your suggestions...cheers :) Bunker :)

@Bunker, they still use a lot of Nitrogen during the first 3 weeks of flowering to support the stretch... you can stick to your Veg nootz until end of week 3.

@Bunker,I change to flower nutrients when I go 12/12 , yes pour some plain water through and test runoff ph and ec if you can 👍

@Bunker,always balance PH

@Bunker, run off is the water that flows under the pot after watering it's good to test the ph and the ec of runoff, gives us good indication on the health of the plants

@Herbalize, thanks. My ph level is normally @ 6.5, I know this because I have to bring it down from 7.6 ph using a ph down drop. The website @Herbalize mentioned also shares lots about ph levels in there too and it seems to be linked with phosphorus levels too. Can I ask, what is ph run off? Thanks again for all of the advise. Bunker :)

@Tonino, thanks. I've checked out the website you'd sent over and that seems to match my problem. The good news is that I have some phosphorus booster, but I've never used much of it in the past as I thought the fertilizer within the soil I'm using would be enough. So now I guess this would be a good trial run to see if it works. I'll start at applying 25% and see how this progresses. Also, I'd forgotten that I'd moved this plant from one pot to another, which also seems to link with the root damage explained on this website. Cheers, Bunker :)

@Bunker,just lift the pot, if it’s heavy it means it’s full of water, if the pot is light it means it needs water 😉

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, thanks for the tips. I have a few questions. My leaves are now drooping down, however the soil isn't indicating that it's dry & when I re-water they come back to life again. Should I back away from watering for a day or two to see what the outcome is? Thanks :)

@Bunker,yes , correct.

@Bunker, Hello mate, Meizhi, Mars Hydro, Roleadro, are brands I can personally recommend, having used these lights, and being the owner of all 3 brands. You can replace the fan, just buy a replacement from ebay, and attach it inside the LED Panel, removing the old one first. If you feel confident.

@Bunker,sorry bro i use MH/HPS

@Bunker,I dont know anything about led, sorry mate good luck

@GrimReefer69, thanks. I'm transferring this am.

@Bunker, Hi, I would use new fresh soil, and discard the old (but differences of opinion may exist here), your soil mix sounds fine, just ensure it's light and can drain water easily without clogging up, the perlite will hopefully support this process, hope this helps and good luck with it, don't be afraid to ask questions., we are all learning here.. 😉

@GrimReefer69, thanks for the tips. I'm preparing some soil now in the background and I'll certainly be adding 30% perlite this time! Last time it was added too late and couldn't dig too deep down to add it. I was thinking of leaving a 30% perlite, 60% vitalink professional soil and 10% compost mix and leaving it indoors for a couple of days to meet regular temp. Do I carry some of the old soil across still, or do I remove the old soil and rely on new stuff? Thanks.

@Bunker,does TDS stick read in ppm? 113 ppm is very low

@BigDaddyK, I've just done a test: ph is 7.0 TDS stick = 113 ppm. Does this all sound okay? thanks :)

@Bunker,yes 👍

@BigDaddyK, great tips! Thanks. I currently use 6.5 ph water that I create using a ph-down liquid. Perhaps some ph levels are different in the soil, so a test would be useful. Should I do a run off test by running 'normal water' through the top and collecting ph and ec underneath? Thanks, Bunker :)

@Bunker,I think you start whit a light feeding and be careful not to over water

@Herbalize, thank you again. I've calculated that my plant pot volume is 2 litres, so 20% of this is 400 ml watering every time the water feels dry. I'll attempt to use the finger dry approach, and weigh it when dry too so I know what to look out for. Thanks again, Bunker :)

@Bunker, try to follow these basic rules and the growth will explode but think to let dry the soil between each watering its important 😘

@Bunker, Ok so you overwatering, it is recommended to put a large amount of water (about 20%, for example the size of the pot is 7 liters so 1.4litre watering) but to let dry the soil ( between 2/5 days it depends) , otherwise the roots will rot to know if you can water there are 2 methods: 1: finger in the soil until the 2nd phalanx if it's dry you can water 2: or weigh the pot dry, water and weigh full of water, when it becomes light again you can water Then your soil "feeds plants for up to 4 weeks" so you should not add nutrients before long especially if you repot them For humidity it's a bit low for the growth phase but better than 45% ((55/70 its ok no prob) for flowering 45 60 % its ok 👍 and last week 30 45 %

@Bunker, thanks for your help mate, appreciate it

@JuanJardinero, just checked my photos from this log (have a look above by clicking to my earliest photos). Looks as though very early on (1-2 weeks), they were pale light green / white. And turned a red / purple-ish quite early on between 2-4 weeks. Hope this helps a little. Bunker :)

@JuanJardinero, hey. I have some photos of what mine looked like from the beginning. I'll attach them to this message. It took a while for mine to take off. How many weeks in are you? Do you have any photos so I can compare? It's definitely worth asking your seed company what they've sent. I personally grow mine for medicinal purposes soley to assist with my epilepsy so I guess anything different to Dinafed wouldn't be useful for me personally. Good luck and send over any useful photos you have :) Thanks, Bunker :)

@Tonino, thanks . I'm doing that this am...nice and gentle :)

@Bunker,Just be really Gentle When you transplant And you should be fine

@Tonino, thanks for advice. I think I'll order some as a trial run :) Is it relatively easy to transfer from one soil to another? I.e. do I have to do it in a specific way to avoid breaking the roots etc?