Hello all, first time grower. Looking for general opinions on my work so far...
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6 week old White Diesel Haze Auto (Sat-dom) and a 5 week old Bulk Smash Auto (Ind-dom).
Medium: Germinated in coco, both been transplanted once. Both still on hand-watering, however considering turning Autopot on soon. Mix is Coco/Perlite/Clay pebbles.
Nutes: Started on Formulex, now onto the GH trio, plus regen-a-root, and diamond nectar. Using plain PHd water every 2/3 waterings, depending on how I think the plants are doing.
The WDH has been through a lot of problems (some minor eg. nute burn, heat/light stress etc, but a couple of larger ones), but seems to have survived them all... first of all there was the classic overwatering, which I think then caused a brief spell of root rot (weird leaf symptoms and smell in grow room, soaking medium, small plant, then the fungus gnats arrived. This was around 3 weeks ago. Seems to have cleared up fine after some treatment. The lower leaves started to yellow, so I switched to the GH nutes which seemed to solve the problem.
Began LSTing the WDH, and a couple of days ago I got a bit too enthusiastic and snapped the main stem in half. Tied her up with some plant tie, and loosened off all the of LST to minimise the stress, and she seems to have been unaffected, which is odd considering the tear is down the Y and is at least an inch and a half deep! But good times.
Temps when lights on: 21-25 C. Humidity: 45-55RH. Temps when lights off - 17-21 C.
Started both plants on a T5 flourescent, until about 2 weeks old, and then switched to 125w eco-light, blue, which I have been keeping around 3-5 inches from the top of the plants, rotating every day or 2 so each side could get an equal amount of light. They were on a 24 hour light schedule for the first 2 weeks, then switched to 20/4 when the CFL was introduced. They were transplanted after around 2 weeks, although I know I transplanted the WDH too early. I have an LED light to introduce just before flowering, but I want to maximise the amount of time under the CFL.
The BSA germinated a week later than the WDH, which is why the growth is delayed.
Growing in a 60x60x140 tent, 1 oscillating fan, 1 clip on fan, both plants in Autopots.
Also have a few questions, for those who have got this far!:
When should I start LST training again on the WDH, if at all?
Why are the plants so short and bushy (seen most sativa-dominant plants growing tall, with lots of space between nodes etc)? Is that down to the small amount of LST?
When would you recommend switching to LED/more flowering-orientated nutrients?
Would you turn on the WDH's autopot now or wait a week or so? There are roots coming out the bottom (not a lot, but a small amount)
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
tl;dr
How do my plants look after 6 week of first-time grower care?
Any advice/constructive criticism would be much appreciated.
Milkman x
Long version (skip for tl;dr)
6 week old White Diesel Haze Auto (Sat-dom) and a 5 week old Bulk Smash Auto (Ind-dom).
Medium: Germinated in coco, both been transplanted once. Both still on hand-watering, however considering turning Autopot on soon. Mix is Coco/Perlite/Clay pebbles.
Nutes: Started on Formulex, now onto the GH trio, plus regen-a-root, and diamond nectar. Using plain PHd water every 2/3 waterings, depending on how I think the plants are doing.
The WDH has been through a lot of problems (some minor eg. nute burn, heat/light stress etc, but a couple of larger ones), but seems to have survived them all... first of all there was the classic overwatering, which I think then caused a brief spell of root rot (weird leaf symptoms and smell in grow room, soaking medium, small plant, then the fungus gnats arrived. This was around 3 weeks ago. Seems to have cleared up fine after some treatment. The lower leaves started to yellow, so I switched to the GH nutes which seemed to solve the problem.
Began LSTing the WDH, and a couple of days ago I got a bit too enthusiastic and snapped the main stem in half. Tied her up with some plant tie, and loosened off all the of LST to minimise the stress, and she seems to have been unaffected, which is odd considering the tear is down the Y and is at least an inch and a half deep! But good times.
Temps when lights on: 21-25 C. Humidity: 45-55RH. Temps when lights off - 17-21 C.
Started both plants on a T5 flourescent, until about 2 weeks old, and then switched to 125w eco-light, blue, which I have been keeping around 3-5 inches from the top of the plants, rotating every day or 2 so each side could get an equal amount of light. They were on a 24 hour light schedule for the first 2 weeks, then switched to 20/4 when the CFL was introduced. They were transplanted after around 2 weeks, although I know I transplanted the WDH too early. I have an LED light to introduce just before flowering, but I want to maximise the amount of time under the CFL.
The BSA germinated a week later than the WDH, which is why the growth is delayed.
Growing in a 60x60x140 tent, 1 oscillating fan, 1 clip on fan, both plants in Autopots.
Also have a few questions, for those who have got this far!:
When should I start LST training again on the WDH, if at all?
Why are the plants so short and bushy (seen most sativa-dominant plants growing tall, with lots of space between nodes etc)? Is that down to the small amount of LST?
When would you recommend switching to LED/more flowering-orientated nutrients?
Would you turn on the WDH's autopot now or wait a week or so? There are roots coming out the bottom (not a lot, but a small amount)
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
tl;dr
How do my plants look after 6 week of first-time grower care?
Any advice/constructive criticism would be much appreciated.
Milkman x
