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I didn't have to water my plant as much as i thought just 1/8th a cup of water a day and it still has a lot of run off.
Also the plant seems to be responding well to the light, I was concerned about light burn since the light was really bright but i do not see any signs of stress in the plant. I am really happy so far.
This plant still doesn't seem to need much water. It is responding well to the lights, I see no burns or discoloration on the leaves. However , the stem seems to be very fragile and can not hold up the the 6 leaves that have grown. to remedy this I have loosely attached the stem to a bamboo skewer using a zip tie.
I purchased two Vipar Spectra 300 LED Lights. I am only using one right now because i was concerned two would be too much for the seedling phase. Should I keep just the one light or Put up Both ? When would be a good point in the plants life cycle to put up the extra lights ?
You probably would't need the second one until early-mid flower. And there is an advantage to keeping it: assuming you have adequate soil/space, the limit on your grow is your lighting. The rule of thumb for a grow is that a beginner should expect, if no catastrophes, about 50% of the wattage pulled from the wall of the grow lights. Assuming each draws 100W, then using one means 50 grams would be a reasonable expectation for your first grow.
Two of them would double that: you could expect 100 grams from your first grow. And using the "one gram per watt (from the wall) rule, 200W from two lights means you could aim for 200 grams with 2 lights whereas 100 grams would be the ceiling with 1.
Either way, the big thing to pay attention to is keeping the light in the sweet spot. When its there, the leaves seem to "pray." Too close and they'll curl, then bleach, then burn; too far away and photosynthesis will slow to the point the plant can "stall." Though that's part of the learning curve and part of getting used to your lights.
The plant has recovered from the slow growth period in the first two weeks. It was mostly due to me having the lights too far (32 inch). I dropped them down to 18 and the plant has responded wonderfully.
I'm thinking about transplanting at the end of the week. I only have a 5 gallon smart pot but i am going to get something in the 1-3 gallon range for better root development. I'm planning to finish in a 10 gallon pot.
(Update) I transplanted my girl to a 15gal pot
Im meaning to transplant my girl to a 5 or 10 gallon pot. I'm concerned I may have left it in the 8 oz solo cup for too long. Its been in there for about 18 days . Should I have transplanted sooner or should I wait a little longer ? My plant is 5 inches tall 4-6 set of leaves
Hello
I think 3 weeks of veg in a solo cup is about perfect. Some people will go longer and especially with a photoperiod strain this isn't a problem. However the more built up the roots get in there, the less happy they'll be and more likely to stress out.
So I'd say go ahead and transplant into the final container. Personally I like bigger pots...bigger pots, usually bigger plants and bigger yields.
Happy growing. ✌️
My Girl has entered the flowering Phase
I've noticed white pistils growing at 5 different locations on the plant , while that is good I have a few concerns. My plant is still only 6.5 inches tall , I'm wondering if the growth has stalled a bit because of the transplant last week. There are no other stress signs on the plant other than the two bottom leaves being discolored from not getting light and two other leaves i noticed had very light burns on the edges.
Also I noticed that the white pistils that are growing are not receiving much light because of fan leaves. I am going to trim some so the light can penetrate better.
I'm also considering putting up my scrog net. I wanted to wait for it to get a bit taller So i'll see how much it grows by the end of the week.
Update 06/25 I ended up trimming the plant to get rid of some of the fan leaves that were blocking buds from getting light. In total i only cut off 5 leaves. I then put up my scrog net i arranged it so all bud sites are evenly distributed.
Should I be concerned that my plant has started early flowering but is still so short? I know this strain is supposed to grow to around 27", but it still seems fairly small for white pistils to be growing at 5 locations on the plant already.
Unfortunately with a auto u have no control over when it starts to flower. That being said 3 weeks of veg is on the low side of the spectrum. Gauging in what I've seen of that variety, she will almost double in size in the first 2 weeks of flower. Meaning she will get bigger but ur looking at about a 12 inch plant or 1 foot. Happy growing and stay lit fam.
I have noticed great results from my training methods so far. I clipped all the lowest bud sites and leaves, this has resulted in the plant showing brand new bud sites. I also have been keeping the canopy evenly distributed using the scrog net
Also starting mid week 3 and continuing through mid week 4. I fed my plant using only water and sledgehammer. I am going to resume normal feeding in a day or two.
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