Slow buds growth !! Please help

hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Too little light at the least. See the above post for more options. You should have tried controlling the canopy height by some method to make the most of the light you do have.
 
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hakkyking

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hotrodharley said:
Too little light at the least. See the above post for more options. You should have tried controlling the canopy height by some method to make the most of the light you do have.
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I did a lot of training but she stretched so much in the first week of flowering . Yeah i think you are right since the plant is so huge she doesn’t get enough , i didn’t expect her to be this big.036E894E-E0BF-46AD-AE43-3DEC62A3F073.jpeg
This pic was before flowering
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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hakkyking said:
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I saw that weak ass net. You need a tight scrog and you have to weave it in as it stretches. They’ll literally lift a good scrog up frame and all. I use one of those expandable stair or door blockers you use to keep babies in. Small holes. Try to fill every hole. Also consider topping next time. At least twice per plant.
 
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hakkyking

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hotrodharley said:
I saw that weak ass net. You need a tight scrog and you have to weave it in as it stretches. They’ll literally lift a good scrog up frame and all. I use one of those expandable stair or door blockers you use to keep babies in. Small holes. Try to fill every hole. Also consider topping next time. At least twice per plant.
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Yeah the scrog is weak lol , i topped so many times and it is only one plant i am growing . IDK what’s up with it but it is very big .
 
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hakkyking

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Bernie420 said:
idk
weak light
too hot of nutes
genetics
poor root stucture
water temp too hot
nutes suck
wrong nutes at the wrong time at the wrong ratio
operator error
i would say you have at least 6 + weeks left
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The possibility is probably week light and bad genetic . She should be producing buds in flowering period but instead she produces loads of leafs and skinny buds. Compare this to my previous grow , i can really tell that genetic plays a very big roll here. But since i have invested a lot of my time (3 months) , i am just gonna let her grow . Really can’t do much :(
 
CanadianJim

CanadianJim

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Leaves say sativa/sativa dom, so she'll be slower than indica. Give her a bit longer. Patience is the key attribute of a grower.
 
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hakkyking

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559648BD-0996-428B-875C-DECAFD9148F6.jpeg She’s doing a lot better this week , thank you for all the help ! Maybe the solution to the problem is just to be very patient . I think it will take very long til she’s done she looks like a sativa dominant to me.
 
Thundercat

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So it has been 5 weeks into flowering but all i can see on the plant is small popcorn buds everywhere . The other problem is the trichomes aren’t visible for bare eyes , i could only see them through 30x scope.

I’m growing her by DWC
Ph 5.8-6.2
Ppm 1400
50-60% RH
No light leak

So what could possibly go wrong or do i need more time for her to dense up.
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You have a very Sativa dominant plant. How long has it actually been since the flowers started to form, because i'm guessing your "5 weeks of flower" is counted from when you flipped the lights to 12/12, not actual flower time.

This plant doesn't look bad at all for a big sativa that just started flowering. I would guess its been 1-2 weeks since it actually started flowering.

Obviously getting more light on/around the plant would be really helpful. But your plant looks healthy, so I believe the only issue i see is you need to understand the plant you are growing(HEAVY SATIVA) and how the flowering time line actually works.

Sativas usually take longer to transition from veg to flowering. So after you switched the lights I would imagine you didn't see any signs of flower for about 3 weeks? Sativas also typically progress through flowering at a little slower rate, and almost always take much longer to finish properly.

I've personally grown sativas that took 14+ weeks of actual flower time(which was over 16 weeks of 12/12). It was always a bit airier than a solid Indica, but it produced tons of buds, and people asked me for more of it for years afterward.

If you have the patience to let this plant actually finish properly which might take another 12-13 weeks from today. I would bet you are rewarded with some awesome flowers. Obviously keeping it healthy is key, but so far it seems like you are doing ok. If you have a way to put more light on it, that will definitely help too.
 
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hakkyking

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Thundercat said:
You have a very Sativa dominant plant. How long has it actually been since the flowers started to form, because i'm guessing your "5 weeks of flower" is counted from when you flipped the lights to 12/12, not actual flower time.

This plant doesn't look bad at all for a big sativa that just started flowering. I would guess its been 1-2 weeks since it actually started flowering.

Obviously getting more light on/around the plant would be really helpful. But your plant looks healthy, so I believe the only issue i see is you need to understand the plant you are growing(HEAVY SATIVA) and how the flowering time line actually works.

Sativas usually take longer to transition from veg to flowering. So after you switched the lights I would imagine you didn't see any signs of flower for about 3 weeks? Sativas also typically progress through flowering at a little slower rate, and almost always take much longer to finish properly.

I've personally grown sativas that took 14+ weeks of actual flower time(which was over 16 weeks of 12/12). It was always a bit airier than a solid Indica, but it produced tons of buds, and people asked me for more of it for years afterward.

If you have the patience to let this plant actually finish properly which might take another 12-13 weeks from today. I would bet you are rewarded with some awesome flowers. Obviously keeping it healthy is key, but so far it seems like you are doing ok. If you have a way to put more light on it, that will definitely help too.
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Yup you’re right it has been 5 week since i changed the light to 12/12 (now beginning of 7th) . Totally agree on how indicas are denser than sativas, this plant will surely take long until she’s actually done .
 
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