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Week one was up and down. Super excited when the seeds landed, started to germinate using the paper towel method but transferred to jiffy pellet when taproots started to grow around the seed. 3/4 had sprouted after 48 hours with the last one just breaking the top layer. Transferred them to 3L pots until my 12L fabric pots show up. All four are now sprouting up to the light and I have placed plastic bottles around to keep humidity up, checking every 6-8 hours.
After feeling I had messed the seeds up at the start of the week, it’s been very pleasing seeing these girls sprout.
End of the first week and I’m happy with the progress, 3 of the plant are up to 10cm+ with one just under 6cm. Plants have stopped with upward growth at the moment but had a good drink over the past few day’s. I’m a little worried over the little one as upward and leaf growth have seamed to halt. 12L fabric pots have arrived and I’m not to sure weather to transfer now while the growth is flat or wait for another week until I see roots. Any advice would be appreciated tia
So after week one, one of the plants has stopped growing but is still taking in small amounts of water with zero growth.
I have transferred all four to there final 11l pots and introduced some nutrients and calmag between ph balanced feeds.
Two have slowly made there move with one having a little transplant shock having taking a whack while potting and the none mover in pot 4.
Anyone reading this with any advice it would be appreciated greatly.
Hi all,
I’m new to growing and have had a little issue with one of the plants stop growing after one week but still taking small amounts of feed.
Please have a look through my diary and any tips or pointers would be appreciated greatly.
Relax, everything is fine. The plant looks healthy and even stretching a bit, if that didn't happen initially, of course.
You have a small plant in a large pot. The tap root is the focus right now. It's going to be slow until it hits bottom and fiddles around a bit before it figures out there's no place to go... then, the plant's going to focus on above ground growth more. It'll average out over time, roughly, if not a tad slower, maybe? You won't tell a difference by the time it's all done filling out for 12-12 or if auto simply blooming. it's an auto.. just give her a second.. the pot size dictates height, and that's a 3-gal? 2-gal? she's gonna get full-sized.
small radius around plant as you do now, it seems. Slowly increase. Because you can't rely on runoff, you willneed to account for evaporation with some ph-only doses of irrigation occassionally, or it may build up where roots do not exist... difficult to get teh benefit of a 20% runoff if not watering entire pot, which you can't do yet without other issues from that.
So we have had a really hot week and these plants have been taking on plenty of feed.
The main three continue to grow, with the little one not doing much growing.
With the advice from sweet seeds to lower my lights as the plants seam to be reaching, I have dropped the light 8inch at the end of week 3.
Still optimistic with these but looking at other grows on here with the same strain they look a little behind.
Hopefully week 4 can bring some confidence back with the temperatures looking steady for the week ahead.
After advice too lower the light these plants have started to show progression.
Little guy in the corner still showing slow growth.
I feel I’ve lost a few weeks with the light being high and now with the lights lower, a few have started to tilt now there not stretching for light.
I have been thinking maybe to add some more medium to support them.
Please comment if you have any suggestions for me, all help would be appreciated.
Hi all,
Just finished week 4 and I feel they are a little behind for a plant know for it’s quick turn around. Would this matter that I have had the light high until week 3? Not sure if I have ruined there chances? Confidence is a little low at the moment. TIA
I'd advise by counting your eggs before they hatch 😳 backwards I know, but it's better to keep an open mind and read read read! I had a similar problem but not to that extent. It's my 1st time and I'll follow you too. In my case they stretched only I added more soil and made sure it was packed but not really packed, just enough to hold the main stem. Hang off the nutes for a couple feedings and Lower your lights a bit, read bro. Good luck 👍😁👊
Some nice leaf growth this week after lowering the lights.
Only fed ph’d water all week in lesser amounts.
Generally happy with this week progression and fingers crossed things turn around.
Another productive week with some new leaf growth.
Raised the lights a little to even out the growth.
Only balanced water with a small nutrient feed late in the week.
Still not sure if I’ve got things right as I thought I’d be in flower by now, but we carry on.
I’m thinking maybe I should pull these down?
After six weeks it’s not looking promising for a plant that’s known for its fast cycle 8-10weeks. I’m thinking maybe I should start all over again and write these ones off And start again?? Would anyone advise against that??
Hello Butcheebudz! I hope you are enjoying the path of learning how to grow!
To answer your question: I would definitely start over.
I'd like to help by giving you a thumb of rule for developing healthy autoflower seedlings during the first 2 weeks of growing:
1. Forever home -Start with the big pot to avoid any kind of stress during their short lifetime.
2. Keep PH at 6.5, already during the germination stage (papertowel method strongly recommended).
3. Don't feed them any nutrients other than rhizotonic and root stimulator during the first 2 weeks.
4. Make sure the light is not too far away and not too close either. They will stretch if they are too far away and they start to "pray" if the light is too close.
5. Provide around 0.5L/24h/plant, pour slowly. Also keep humidity in your grow tent between 40-60%.
I promise you, if you follow these steps you will see a big difference in your next grow!
Good luck I hope for the best! 👽
Butcheebudz
