3 weeks from seed does it look to small?

[jayedup]

This is a pic of a 3 week old plant from seed its power plant seeded in john innes no.1
And now been moved to 5 gallon pot with john innes no2 for the last week it'd bout 5 inches tall with 3 cfls a 36w 300w eqv and 2 120w eqv its on a 17hr light cycle but only just installed a fan yesterday thx for any help.

 

[watchhowIdoit]

Looks pretty normal for using CFLs. I would up the light cycle to 24/0 or 20/4 to get the most of the CFLs. And keep them within a couple of inches of the plant.......

 

[jayedup]

Really 24 onlight no night sorry I'm new to this game but won't that make it a mother plant .

 

[massah]

Really 24 onlight no night sorry I'm new to this game but won't that make it a mother plant .

A "Mother" is simply a plant you keep in veg and take clones from

 

[watchhowIdoit]

Really 24 onlight no night sorry I'm new to this game but won't that make it a mother plant .

MJ is a C(3) annual which means it actually needs no dark period at all when vegging.

 

[zhdourden]

I grow with cfls and after 3 weeks above ground it should be much bigger...Looks about 8-9 days old imo

 

[frmrboi]

I grow with cfls and after 3 weeks above ground it should be much bigger...Looks about 8-9 days old imo

yeah what he said. probably no reflectors on your bulbs and the wrong spectrum.
These seedlings are 14 days old under a single 15 wattt 6500 K cfl.

 

[watchhowIdoit]

Your seedlings show alternating nodes at 14 days? I smell something fishy..........

 

[frmrboi]

Your seedlings show alternating nodes at 14 days? I smell something fishy..........

yeah , I use fish fertilizer. turn off yer smellavision if it bothers you.

 

[watchhowIdoit]

yeah , I use fish fertilizer. turn off yer smellavision if it bothers you.

I will turn off my smellavision while looking at your 'clones'.......

 

[frmrboi]

I will turn off my smellavision while looking at your 'clones'.......

clone, the rest are Purps seedlings
just found this pic a 21 day old seedling

 

[jayedup]

Ok ur right no reflectors on at the moment I'm building as u go along. So is it to small or about right I'm little cofused lol the lights are bout 10-13 inch away from.plant straight from seed like I said n very first attempt at this so any advice would b greatly appricated to make things better.
And would switching to 24 light damage the babe after this much growth?

 

[jayedup]

Ps Wat spectrum cfl should I use daylight or warmwhite?

 

[massah]

Your lights are too far away...get them about 1-2" away...you'll see nothing but stretch having such low powered CFL's 10-13" away man...get em nice and close and remove the heat...you'll have to adjust daily, and build a reflector from soda cans or something

 

[frmrboi]

Ps Wat spectrum cfl should I use daylight or warmwhite?

daylight you need to bone up on yer growing skills
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/

 

[jayedup]

Yeah I no I need to learn that's why in here lol I'm using 3cfls one is eqv to 300w Kyle and the other2 are eqv to 120w lights been lowered and 2 bulbs changed to daylight from warmwhite have to work on reflectors tho any other tips?

 

[HiIGrow]

You def need daylight. I keep my 3 26w CFL's 10 inch away. I would have not put them in such a huge pot, you want the roots to fill up the space it has, then it grows up. Then you switch to a bigger pot, it grow more roots, then grows up. Constant cycle. Give it some food if your not already also. Let her grow!

 

[massah]

I keep my 3 26w CFL's 10 inch away.

Too..far..away...

You want CFL's as close as you can get them without burning...if you have to keep 26watt CFL's 10" from the plant you've got some severe heat issues that you need to investigate...CFL's exponentially lose potential the further away you get, and its even more detremental with lower powered CFL's like the normal household bulbs you are using. Get em close, keep em close, you'll have shorter, bushier plants, and denser, bigger buds in the end. 10" above a plant with CFL's makes them stretch like a mofo.

 

[HiIGrow]

2.5 weeks old. light above 10 inches.

Plants grow fast, as long as you know all other aspects are perfect so they dont waste time trying to make up for the mess ups.

 

[massah]

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2.5 weeks old. light above 10 inches.

Plants grow fast, as long as you know all other aspects are perfect so they dont waste time trying to make up for the mess ups.

I'd like to see your entire grow area...and see you in another month if you continue to keep the lights at 10" away...