Oh girl oh girl, these ladies are having a good time. Switched the light schedule to 12/12 on 13 nov (21 days after germination) Steady growth on all plants still.
I haven't switched the LED lights to flowering mode yet because there's no sign of flowering growth yet. By doing this the plants will stay nice and compact.
Last watering was on 15 nov (5 days ago). I will water again tomorrow. This is my second indoor grow ever (and my first serious attempt), and I refuse to make the same overwatering mistake again ;)
I removed 2 big fan leaves on the top of every plant. My theory is that the soon to become colas will get a bit more light and reach to the canopy quicker, let's see what happens over the next week.
One of the cons of using seeds for a sea-of-green is the possible difference in growth. Luckily not too much difference in height between them so far (please note I corrected their height differences last week by raising some of the plants.
I noticed a glassy, weird look on some of the leaves in the far left corner of the grow tent. After contemplating I realized that my fan was aimed in their direction and the issue might be wind burn, so adjusted the direction (see first photo)
I noticed slightly higher humidity, around 60%. I will keep close attention and take action to lower it if needed.
A lot of good information here. You are high with your lighting levels though and too close with your fixture. Aim for about 100 umol. in veg. until they are ready to take some more when you have a full canopy. ie. the leaves are tending to reaching for the light, not drooping. Good luck with your grow. You are off to a nice start.
@Mr_Positivo, "this problem shows you what was happening in your garden back then" this is a very good point, I removed 2 plants from the room couple weeks ago and they too showed signs, so I wondered how that was possible. Here's my answer :)
@GeorgeMaas, No problem. These leaves are weeks old so this problem shows you what was happening in your garden back then. You may have fixed it by now. Monitor closely the new growth along with the condition of the existing leaves showing symptoms. Hold plants up to light, back lighting the leaves will show you tips and stripes in its early stages. Leaf color should be perfectly even.
cheers and good luck, bud.
Hey GM, If your leaves were suffering from too much light they would not be reaching they way they are. They look absolutely beautiful and vigorous so clearly something about what you are doing is on point. Take a closer look at your nute regime or soil make up to find the source of your problem. Check your ppm's. If I was growing in coco, I would be in the 450 range. Hope this helps. Cheers.
@GeorgeMaas, leaves that have been exposed to too much light look a lot like leaves that have been overwatered. Its not always easy to tell from the outside. The leaves droop but also they curl under like a taco and narrow down in their profile and they miniaturize. I don't think you have any of these problems.
Most growers will tell you plants with leaves praying is the state you want your plant to be in. Keep up the good work.
@Mr_Positivo, thanks for the reassurement :) I read that leaves can also turn heavily upwards when there’s too much light (to minimize the light surface) I might just started a bit too late with feeding the plants while in vegging. With the minimal amount of heat I have, it probably also means the plants are watered less because of less evapouration, which also means less nutrients. Next grow I’ll start feeding in an earlier state. I can see a big difference in the amount of buds thats developing between the healthy and less healthy plants (will upload photos tonight) thanks again :)