blowincherrypie
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LOL, no no no weed does not need "rest." Now he's going to repeat that 10x and they will repeat it 10x and next thing you know it's going to be a fact that "plants do a little better when they got some rest."
Newbie First Time Grow with mixed results- looking for feedback and advice
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prosperian
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Introducing a plant to the outdoors is inviting the outdoors into your grow room. Indoor grows have the benefit of a sterile environment if setup correctly and maintained. Aimaim is an experienced grower and can handle a pest issue in stride. Do you really want to add another problem like potentially plant-killing bugs to your list of issues?
To answer the first question about why your plants are growing differently...Gardeners cannot consistently produce crops until most of the variables are removed from the garden. Even then, Mother Nature can throw a new problem at you. But if most the variables are under control, you can quickly diagnosis and fix it. I see lighting, nutrients, clone sourcing, room conditions, and grower experience as contributors to your inconsistent plant growth.
Exposing all the plants to exactly the same grow room conditions is how the gardener achieves plant consistency and large crops. You are not there yet, but with multiple harvests under your belt, upgrades to your equipment, and learning from your mistakes, you can be. Think of your grow room as a laboratory. Good luck and congrats on your first grow!
To answer the first question about why your plants are growing differently...Gardeners cannot consistently produce crops until most of the variables are removed from the garden. Even then, Mother Nature can throw a new problem at you. But if most the variables are under control, you can quickly diagnosis and fix it. I see lighting, nutrients, clone sourcing, room conditions, and grower experience as contributors to your inconsistent plant growth.
Exposing all the plants to exactly the same grow room conditions is how the gardener achieves plant consistency and large crops. You are not there yet, but with multiple harvests under your belt, upgrades to your equipment, and learning from your mistakes, you can be. Think of your grow room as a laboratory. Good luck and congrats on your first grow!
Gs3000
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Thanks for your insight. I guess I missed something because all my clone came from a friend who grows, I got all the clones at the same time. They have cared for in the same manner, kept in the same grow space, shared the same light source and I did rotate them in positions in the grow space to for light exposure, they received the water from the same source. I have only taken them side for a couple hour twice in the last week they all went out in the the light. So based on that they have all been treated and cared for the same way. So there's not a lot of variables that I can see. These plants are almost 2 months old. Wouldn't you think that if there were a lot of variables that they would have died by now like the other one. But I thing is when they do start growing they grow really fast. So I'm just going to wait the last two out. Take a look at my photo labeled plantA mar 9th and plantA mar 23rd, the plant grew 3-4 times larger.
I switched the lights in the unit to 6500 kelvins yesterday. Interested to see the effects on my plants veg, hopefully it may wake up the sleepers. I'm subscribing to the "No kid let behind" philosophy. Don't make any sense to just kill them because they are slow. I might put helmets on them two, and give them special attention. Or maybe not, because to keep the variables down and stay consistent I would need four helmets, 1 large, 1 small and 2 minis.
Thanks for your help and encouragement. It really made me consider all that you mentioned. Peace out! Back to the lab!
Gs3000
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Thanks AimAim! I only taken them out twice and no bugs, maybe I lucked out. I think I'll just keep them indoors just to reduce variables if something goes wrong. It'll be hard to undo sunshine.
prosperian
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Based on the info provided, I cannot specifically tell you why those three plants didn't do as well as the plant "A". The reason we grow several plants is to separate out the weaker ones and focus our attention on the healthier plants. But, if you can be patient, you can absolutely make the most out of your current grow. If plant A and now B started to take off, it's safe to assume the others will follow. There is no cut-off date for the vegetative period, so let those babies grow and catch up to plant "A". Changing the light spectrum will improve growth as Slipon suggested. Just make sure you tuck the cfls up close as you can to each plant. Best of luck and keep us posted.
BTW, I had a runt that was 4" shorter than my other three plants. Still produced 1 1/4 oz. Why was it shorter? Don't know.
Gs3000
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Ok lights switched to 6500 kelvins. Plant A started with 5 blade leaves and went to 7 blade leaves on the 6th node. Not sure of the significants. Plant B started with 5 blades when finally stated growing it went to 6 and the next set of leaves have 7 blades. Plant A stayed with 5 blade leaves thru 6 nodes and then went to 7 blade leaves on the 7th node. Plant B just started really growing and went to 6 blades on the second node and 7 blades on the 3rd. Any significants?
Gs3000
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Any one feel like educating me on the Blades and the Leaves?
I did a search first and have not found any good explanations. Or point me in the right direction. I don't mind reading.Thanks! In Advance!
