Pineapple Express possible problem

Doogs305

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Hey all! Just a quick question, possibly I’m freaking over nothing but it’s my first proper coco indoor grow. So I’m growing 1 plant it’s Pineapple Express auto. I’m Half way though week 6 now, everything has been going good. Plant is about 85cm tall. Very green and healthy looking. Lots of bud sites all over the show. It’s living in a 20L airpot and growing in coco under a LED. My issue is that I’ve just in the past week switched to a satellite pot set up, and when I have removed the inner pot from the outer there is roots Coming out all over the show. I’m nervous that she is getting root bound in there. the bud development seems to have slowed to me Although the plant is still looking happy as. I just want to make sure I’m on the right track to just let it live it’s life like that. I’ve read a bunch that root devolpment will drop for flowering, is this correct? Or do you guys think maybe I should pot up, or trim the roots? Or just let it live! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Or even some advice, maybe the budding does slow around this stage!
cheers
 

MICHI-CAN

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I would let it be. I've never had problems as long as the plant received enough food and water. I've had some giants in itty bitty little pots. Common opinion on autos is not to repot. I would agree from my few runs with them Best wishes.
 

MICHI-CAN

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Your looking good. A bit more water and you can bump your nutes up a bit. Stay on top of your ph. It will be your biggest trouble maker.
 

Doogs305

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Your looking good. A bit more water and you can bump your nutes up a bit. Stay on top of your ph. It will be your biggest trouble maker.
Thanks for the advice! I’m currently doing 3 waters every 24hours. 6 hours apart from start of day light so a 12 hour break if that makes sense and around 2.2EC. Do you think bump it up, water more frequent and EC up a bit?
 

MICHI-CAN

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Thanks for the advice! I’m currently doing 3 waters every 24hours. 6 hours apart from start of day light so a 12 hour break if that makes sense and around 2.2EC. Do you think bump it up, water more frequent and EC up a bit?
Apologies. I'm a bit neanderthal. I use PPM. I don't have a conversion formula on hand. But your leaves are perfectly blemish free. I increase my nutes gradually until I just start to see downward clawing of the tips. Indicates too much. I then back it down and know my max concentration is between that value and the previous feeding. Once perfected you will almost always have a slight tip burn. As pictured. I would adjust all watering times to reduce that 12 hour dry to about 9 or 10. It's a balancing act. And the rules are just a safe starting point. You have to learn to walk the rope you placed in front of you.005.jpg
 

Doogs305

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Apologies. I'm a bit neanderthal. I use PPM. I don't have a conversion formula on hand. But your leaves are perfectly blemish free. I increase my nutes gradually until I just start to see downward clawing of the tips. Indicates too much. I then back it down and know my max concentration is between that value and the previous feeding. Once perfected you will almost always have a slight tip burn. As pictured. I would adjust all watering times to reduce that 12 hour dry to about 9 or 10. It's a balancing act. And the rules are just a safe starting point. You have to learn to walk the rope you placed in front of you.View attachment 4502419
Haha cheers! I am learning as I go. Thanks for your advice though, I appreciate it
 

MICHI-CAN

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The tips of my leaves in that pic are just burnt. That is from pushing the plant to it's full potential and knowing when I reached it. Done this a few times and still learning more than I can't recall.
 
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