.... but i think where you may of caused yourself a few complications was planting in the same bucket..causes the roots to compete for space and water
Hi Hank. I don't follow you - "planting in the same bucket". I transplanted her out of a smartpot which was the one gallon size, and into a 5 gallon bucket. I removed her from the smartpot, losing as little of her dirtball as possible (and did a swell job actually) and sat her on top of new dirt, and then filled in around the sides. The new soil was still moist from the bag, but the root/dirtball was bone dry. I didn't stop to think that the roots were NOT going to be able to reach the moisture just inches below - at least not enough to sustain her until her next watering.
To reply to some of the comments regarding a watering schedule, I don't really have one. This is the first time I screwed up because of that. I've just been sticking my finger into the soil and when it feels completely dried out I water. It's been working well, but this transplant blooper was the exception. I have almost NO CLUE wtf I'm doing and don't pretend to. I have no experience with plants of ANY kind so, any help I get is always sincerely appreciated. What I've been doing is reading Jorge's MJ's Grow Basics at each step, and while it is good I still am scratching my head most of the time.
I also rearranged the girls to where MeHi is closer beneath the MH, and the other three are at the same level directly beneath the LED and also getting some MH on the sides and some of the tops - and I'lll rotate them each night as I have been. I was on a 24/7 light schedule the first 3 weeks but went to a 18/6 because I read there was some benefits to that (now forgot what they were) but if they aren't getting enough light, should I move them back into a 24/7? I also moved the CFL's to more strategic (still mid-level) locations to shed as much as possible on the leaves within the canopy. I'm also tying them down to try to keep them bushy, but MeHi's are fast growers anyway. Outside they can hit up to 15' unrestricted.
I read, and re-read the clone section before doing that, and they died within 3 days lol. Now I don't know if I want to try and take some more clones or just foirget cloning altogether until my next grow. It's not a big issue to me though, I just want to get some bud from these girls to make some oil. If I can succeed at that this first time without killing them first, I'll be stoked.
I'm still reading older threads and the knowledge is coming slowly, but I still haven't hit that bell curve where it all starts coming together in a short period of time. Not that anyone ever "arrives" or finally "knows it all" with growing knowledge because that never happens. The body of knowledge is growing at an exponential rate even still, but I figure there comes a point where one at least gets a grasp on the basics and that's the milestone I'm trying to achieve right now so I can grow from there. Maybe my knowledge will grow faster if I drink some of those nuts myself.
As always thanks much for all the great help.
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