First Grow (Sage n Sour)

Gnarsack · Jun 26, 2011

Alright, first time ever attempting a grow.
Only had one seed and it turn out female!
I named her Wilby. she's about 4-5 feet tall right now.

Currently on day 43 of Flowering
2700k lights - (2)200 watt equivalent (1)150 watt equivalent
just started with bloom nutes 10-54-10
the plant is healthy but i'm wondering why the nugs are so small...
Vegged for 3 months

Any tips would be appreciated.

FlatTopBud · Jun 26, 2011

Look up CFL PROXIMITY. they gotta be really close to the plant to make big buds. 2nd thing u did wrong was let the plant get to bigg before u flower. to get this girl to fully bud ud need more ligt, so i would suggest next time not lettingthem get that big and keep the number of nodes down to a minimum. for now ur stuck just flush it smoke it and try again. and dont feel bad u didnt nail ur first grow with a qp. My dad says its a younger man who olny plans for things to go right, and a older wiser man that plans for them to go wrong and reflect on his experiences. Sounds like old hippy bullshit but it isnt, if u live in a green state look up classes my work has em all the time.

Gnarsack · Jun 26, 2011

Damn. So if i were to double the lights today would that make much of a difference in the final 30 days?
Also, how tall do you recommend before switching?
It would have been real nice to know that 2 months ago. I just figured the bigger the better

HighLife4Me · Jun 26, 2011

Looks great. Yes, if u can double the lights u would be happy u did. Sativa's grow like crazy

. Also more light would have hindered the vertical growth some. Looks like it stretched a little.

Gnarsack · Jun 26, 2011

I Still have the veg bulbs laying around, and would like to use those instead of buying new ones. Would that help the flowering having a combo of 2700k and 6000k? or should i stick strictly with the 2700k?

bondshabond123 · Jun 26, 2011

the 6000 has barely any red spectrum so it would be a better route to just use the 2700's i would get at leas 1 more light for those tops! chek out my bloom i have going ..

bondshabond123 · Jun 26, 2011

i usually keep my plants an inch away from my bulbs! works likea charm

bondshabond123 · Jun 26, 2011

because the farther you are from bulb the the more delluted your lemens become..

Gnarsack · Jun 26, 2011

Okay ill be picking up another light or 3 tomorrow. see how that helps out.

Any answers to why the plant stretched a bit and didn't fill out on the top two stalks after I topped her? It was growing like a bush until i sliced her main vein

Gnarsack · Jun 26, 2011

So whats the deal with keeping the nodes to a minimum? does the plant have more nutrients to concentrate into each little nugglet then?

FlatTopBud · Jun 27, 2011

Gnarsack said:
Damn. So if i were to double the lights today would that make much of a difference in the final 30 days?
Also, how tall do you recommend before switching?
It would have been real nice to know that 2 months ago. I just figured the bigger the better

HighLife4Me said:
Looks great. Yes, if u can double the lights u would be happy u did. Sativa's grow like crazy . Also more light would have hindered the vertical growth some. Looks like it stretched a little.

Highlife's spot on but your not gonna get anything spectacular anyways at this point. i would do it just so u invest and have them ready for your next grow. but think before u hang everything. you wanna get light 2inchs (if possible) from everywhere on that plant. I usally only veg for 3weeks max but i have a small cabinet. i mainly do autos in it...
don't feel bad its a great grow and looks a lot better taken care of than the average 1st timer. +rep for sure

Gnarsack · Jun 27, 2011

Hopefully they make a small difference in these tittlebitties.

Trichomes are getting a bit more prominent.. Can I expect them to keep growing and developing in the last month here?
I'm also curious as to a percentage of volume increase I can expect? Or is that subjective to the strain.

I'll probably update every watering or so with some new pics