Main stem go "Bye-Bye!"

bluntokian

bluntokian

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i have a umm... TIIIINY catastrophic problem. and i need advice i cant get any seeds or anything so this is all i got but i kinda decided to take the last plant (due to 1 seed not cracking 1 cracked getting light and being impatient and canning the 3rd) and transplant it from water that was holding water for over a week at a time before being remotely dry into some new organic all purpose i bought this morning and when iw as pulling it out of the soil i heard a root break while trying to uncover the main root as it wasnt a root ball. still fairly young only 4-6 inches at most about a month old (bad lights cant afford my HPS ballast) and i went ahead threw it in the dirt as fast i could got some water on it put it under the light and after about 30-45 minutes heres what it looks like:
 

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awry

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ell ohh ell.. doesnt look like you have much perlite in the soil, just keep water moisture at a constant or try, just moist is fine for the first like month usually by then the plants are 6-12 inches, you shouldnt pull or fuck with the roots and get some CFl's at least..

a new grow from start might be your best bet.. : \
 
herbose

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You shouldn't have tried to transplant it like that, or any way for that matter. The root hairs that absorb nutes and water are microscopic and VERY delicate, they always get some damage when transplanting. If you broke the main root the plant is probably toast. All you can do is wait and hope. Good luck.
 
bluntokian

bluntokian

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awry said:
ell ohh ell.. doesnt look like you have much perlite in the soil, just keep water moisture at a constant or try, just moist is fine for the first like month usually by then the plants are 6-12 inches, you shouldnt pull or fuck with the roots and get some CFl's at least..

a new grow from start might be your best bet.. : \
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D*MNIT...thanks tho man i had some lil like 10 or 15 watt hps kinda bulb in my shade but didnt put out much light and atm CFL's and all are way outta reach i just got a new car gotta replace some stuff in (includin a 200 dollar alternator that nobody makes anymore...) so im stuck to my low light hps lookin bulb or a 70 watt regular old house bulb...witch would you suggest?:wall::wall::wall: <-- hehe hittin 2 walls
 
bluntokian

bluntokian

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herbose said:
You shouldn't have tried to transplant it like that, or any way for that matter. The root hairs that absorb nutes and water are microscopic and VERY delicate, they always get some damage when transplanting. If you broke the main root the plant is probably toast. All you can do is wait and hope. Good luck.
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thanks man btw to the other guy yea it was this is my first grow so im kinda winging it with everything lol
 
awry

awry

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bluntokian said:
thanks man btw to the other guy yea it was this is my first grow so im kinda winging it with everything lol
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winging it ehh? lol it may be somewhat difficult at first, but once u read some growfaq and sit here for hours and research things, you should have no problems,

you say like a 10-15 hps? are you sure its HPS not like halogen or something?

you have to have at least 1 CFL in your house.. they are very common, and only cost a few bucks.. i would take the most watt bulb but if it puts off heat keep it at a distance..

you will see a big difference once you have the right things.
 
bluntokian

bluntokian

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awry said:
winging it ehh? lol it may be somewhat difficult at first, but once u read some growfaq and sit here for hours and research things, you should have no problems,

you say like a 10-15 hps? are you sure its HPS not like halogen or something?

you have to have at least 1 CFL in your house.. they are very common, and only cost a few bucks.. i would take the most watt bulb but if it puts off heat keep it at a distance..

you will see a big difference once you have the right things.
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well heres what i got on the left is a bulb just like im using atm middle is 11W (im guessing a CFL) and on the right is my assumed HPS

and also yea spent 4 days researchin before i started...this is actually my first mess up...and they say blueberrys not beginner friendly....
 

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taffo143

taffo143

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get urself 2 cfl bulbs (1coolwhite 1 warmwhite) make a hood from wood and paint it flat white, its very cheap and very effective for vegging!! ul see ur plants perk up within a fiew days!!
be sure not to overwater-remember its better to underwater than to drown the bitches!!!
 
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xrayspecs

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you will be fine using the cfl for a while (the weird shaped one). the one on the left, the normal looking bulb, just get rid of it, it is next to useless. regular indandescent lightbulbs used for house lighting put out tiny amounts of light compared to cfl and hps, and are no good for growing. you're basicaly wasting your time with that. the one on the right does look like an hps, you dont know what wattage it is? use your cfl for the veg stage and for flowering stage use both the cfl and the hps lamp. but ideally get more cfls, which are very cheap at home depot or something. i regularly see these on sale for like $2 each. they say on them whether they are cool white or warm white. cool white is for vegging, warm white for flowering (ideally, although will work during either phase, just not very well).

anyway read all about lighting in the growfaq and all will be revealed.

good luck!
 
bluntokian

bluntokian

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xrayspecs said:
you will be fine using the cfl for a while (the weird shaped one). the one on the left, the normal looking bulb, just get rid of it, it is next to useless. regular indandescent lightbulbs used for house lighting put out tiny amounts of light compared to cfl and hps, and are no good for growing. you're basicaly wasting your time with that. the one on the right does look like an hps, you dont know what wattage it is? use your cfl for the veg stage and for flowering stage use both the cfl and the hps lamp. but ideally get more cfls, which are very cheap at home depot or something. i regularly see these on sale for like $2 each. they say on them whether they are cool white or warm white. cool white is for vegging, warm white for flowering (ideally, although will work during either phase, just not very well).

anyway read all about lighting in the growfaq and all will be revealed.

good luck!
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thank ya man just swapped lights
 
bluntokian

bluntokian

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bluntokian said:
thank ya man just swapped lights
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quick update in the past like 10 hours its dropped the 2 sets of wat was gunna eb fan leaves however the 2 set of smaller growth are doin just fine plants starting to bounce back and hopefully feels my hate for it for lettin its tap root break off so hopefully it will come back and try to impress me :D

btw heres a pic for anyone that wants to sneak a peek at how its comin and also im swappin out my 11W CFL for a 14 in a minute and hopefully finding a y splitter or somethin so i can get my second 14 in
 

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