First Time Grow.- need help

First time grow and im not sure if my baby girl is doing okayy. she is about 3 weeks old, outdoor plant, soil is a mix of backyard soil and organic soil from the store. is she a good normal size for her age? oh n i didnt germanate before i planted it straight into soil. also i am using distilled water is that okay?

Hey mate, good to see you have decided to grow your own, definitely the way forward. I am also on my first grow, however my plant is perhaps twice as tall with one more set of leaves, although i did germ mine first. Might be useful if you give some details of your watering schedule and the amount of direct sunlight your plant gets. Do you leave the plant outside at night and if so what is the temp like, babies like this are quite sensitive to changes in temperature. You might want to think about getting some CFL lights to use at night to subsidise the sunlight it is already getting.

well i have to get up around 6am every morning so thats when i first water her then i leave her outside all day n i also water her when i get home which is about 3pm she stays outside all day except at night then i bring her inside just in case it rains i usally keep it in my basement which isnty really that much of a temp change from outside

bobmarley15 said:

well i have to get up around 6am every morning so thats when i first water her then i leave her outside all day n i also water her when i get home which is about 3pm she stays outside all day except at night then i bring her inside just in case it rains i usally keep it in my basement which isnty really that much of a temp change from outside

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how much do you water in the morning and how much when you get home. I would suggest just watering in the morning as Over-watering seems to be a mistake allot of first time growers make (so I've read) but I am a first timer myself so some veteran input would be nice.

Yeah i agree with FTF, you should probably only water once a day at this stage. As soon as you transplant into a larger pot you can water only every 2-3 days. Where bouts you at, is the weather hot and sunny?

I see a small square peat pot inside a slightly larger(3"?) round peat pot.

I use 2" square peat pots to germinate, but once they're the size of yours, I transplant into one gallon pots, where they stay until the weather is right to go in the garden.

I'd suggest you do the same.

Peat pots lose moisture very quickly, and your baby needs room to stretch her roots out.

If the addition of the 3" pot is very recent, remove it, and transplant into the larger pot.

Just my not so humble opinion.

I hope you'll take a peek at my grow.

The pics are jumbled but include the progress of one of my favorite strains. Magic Carpet Ride is a pure inbred Afghani that gets very large and VERY stoney.

thanks and i lie in long island so the weather is average its usally about high 70's and at night it sometimes gets to low 50s but i keep it inside at night