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Why is this Nicole Kush so slow? 😔
BunnyBudstarted grow question 21d ago
Hi guys, I planted my first photoperiod plant. Seed bank unknown, it was a gift (≈3-year-old seed). Setup: SF1000 at 80%, 24°C on / 20°C off, RH 65%, Lightmix + 5% perlite, transplanted recently into an 11L pot. After 4 weeks it’s very slow. I did LST yesterday but removed it
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Organomananswered grow question 20d ago
Read the question people..........it is a photoperiod plant!
If you only just recently transplanted it, perhaps keepig it in its seedling pot too long has stunted it?
Also growing seedlings in clear plastic containers is a no-no.........roots need absolute darkness to thrive, this could be another factor that has limited its development.
Anyways, now that it is in a bigger pot, it should power away soon enough, although 11L is not that generous for a photoperiod plant.
Roots and leaves grow at the same time, leaves do not wait for "roots to fill the pot before resuming growth".........absolute nonsense.
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 20d ago
if potting up ever "stalls" a plant, you need to fix your potting up process or find a new hobby, lol. Potting up autos is the smart way to go when you avoid bro science reasoning that isn't supported by evidence. Size-appropriate pots allow for better rootzone development.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 20d ago
4 weeks? maybe it got stunted somehow? it's not the age of the seed. it germinated, so you are beyond what that might influence.
try giving a bit less light and see if it stops being so droopy. Your irrigation habits might be i nquestion too.
fully saturate, wait for dryback, repeat -- don't make it any more complicated than that. If this is a soilles context, also get 10% or more runoff religiously.
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Selkotanswered grow question 20d ago
hey 👋
If you notice a pause in your auto’s growth after repotting, here’s the reason: it’s focusing on its roots to fill the new pot before resuming leaf and cola growth...
With a photo plant, that’s not a problem, but here the issue is that flowering will still start on a fixed schedule.
It will recover, but don’t expect a big, beautiful and fat plant 😉
For the next auto, above all don’t repot : go straight from the peat pellet to the final pot 👍
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