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Mr_ROCKET
Mr_ROCKETstarted grow question 22d ago
My plant looks super healthy, but I was expecting much larger buds. Is the size shown in the pics correct? Increasing PK may help, but I have doubts that can change the results that much. (in wild nature it can grow much more and NPK levels are pretty random). What about Lamp W?
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Buds. Not fattening
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 22d ago
I think your buds look fine. It's hard to assess before it fattens up.. it might still suprprise you. Node spacing looks fine, so it is what the genetics allow and given your environment - light, temp, rh, fertiization etc. bud size is mostly defined by genetics as well as how many mouths the plant must feed per sq ft. If you have a shit ton of colas in a small space, the yield doesn't improve. The buds just get more distributed. This could be good or bad depending on severity. You really don't want massively huge buds. It's an e-peen that is just a higher risk of pathogens/infections. Shoot for a Grams per Square foot (mass per area if not on imperial) to judge how well you did with yield. In ambient co2 with seeds, 50-60g/sq ft is great. Clones of heavy yields can probably shoot for 60-70g/sq ft with ambient co2 conditions. Shoot for 3-4 colas per sq ft and keep it healthy. Good results will happen if genetics allow. increasing PK does not boost yield. this is some nonsense that gets repeated over and over but proper research shows this is not true. As far as pk goes, try to give as much as you can, as with anything else, and when you see toxicity, recognize you've gone over that limit and dial back. If other portions of your fertilizer mix remain the same while doing this, it's the 'max' you can give. The overall formula can impact this due to stimulative and antagonistic relationships between the nutrient molecules... you add more of 1 thing, youmay need more of another... or maybe you need less of one thing to allow another to be more readily available etc etc.. The plant tells you... if it is healthy you are probably providing the building blocks at a suitable rate if it is neither building up to toxic levels nor showing signs of deficiency. Rates of use and provision over time... must balance out.. not "more is better". And all of that has to jive with amount of light provided and your climate... It's a bunch of simple relationships but complicated as a whole. again proper light depends on so many local variables, that no matter what suggestion you get, you must do a little trial and error to maximize it for your garden. The developing length of stem between growth nodes ("internode") is your guide for light intensity. Too lanky? needs more. Too tight? needs less... Start at a good suggestion based on 35-40 DLI target, but then allow the plant to dictate. Not unlike the fertilizer above.. start witha suggestion but adjust based on observation. what "should be" doesn't fucking matter if reality dictates otherwise. Too many things vary between gardens to provide a one-size-fits-all answer more times than not.
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Ninjabuds
Ninjabudsanswered grow question 22d ago
Hey there the plant looks great so far keep in mind the buds don’t really swell up until like the last 10days or so you will be surprised it will fill in decently Also you have to have your expectations in check like the big giant perfect grown plants you see professional grow they have been growing weed for 15plus years in most cases so when your 1st starting out just bring a plant to harvest is an accomplishment most people don’t have when they first try I would say to be cautious trying to give a bunch of nutrients thinking it will make the plant grow a lot In the future having great root health and never over watering durring seedling and veg and keeping the plant in veg until it’s big enough and make sure it is a solid plant that is growing quickly b4 flipping to flower this alone can affect how much a plant will grow durring flower Also the size of the pot your plant is growing in has a lot to do with how large the buds will get more roots more fruits The 2 main factors with bud size are really genetics and lighting Getting genetics that grow large nugs specifically can make a huge factor Then lights when you give the correct light intensity at the correct time it will make a plant grow to its max Nutrients only really help out a small portion of Also another major factor is how many bud sites a plant has compared to how large it is and the root size. Sometimes you have to fofus on less nugs to make them larger
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 22d ago
For the age of plant I'd say bud size is about right, you are probably half way through the grow so you still have a lot of time for the buds to swell up as she develops further through flower.
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yan402
yan402answered grow question 22d ago
Hey growmie, she’s a bit small but that could be just genetics, and in DWC, that early root lag you mentioned (where the roots didn’t reach the water for the first few weeks) could definitely explain it. Slower uptake early on can delay growth even if everything’s dialed in now. But yeah, for two weeks into flower she honestly looks good. Bud structure’s forming, pistils are healthy, and she’s throwing trichs already. I don’t remember mine looking much better at that stage. With DWC, once they lock in, they can still pack on size real fast, I’d just keep her steady now and let her ride.
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TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 22d ago
Your plant looks healthy, but the bud size is mostly limited by your light intensity (around 150W). Adding extra PK could help a little to boost density, but don't expect huge changes – light is usually the main factor for bud mass. The structure also fits a more sativa-leaning type, so it’s normal that buds are a bit more open. You're doing fine – just finish strong and enjoy the quality!
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