Named him Rudy, since he's so little! Any thoughts on the cause?

[GeOMaTTiC]

Started this little guy a few weeks back, about 3 or so, and I was certain he was about to kick the bucket. Looked at him closely today, and the little bugger has some hairs popping out. I have heard of small plants before, but surely this is just ridiculous in stature. Maybe a full 2 inches tall, and that's being very generous.

He was my first attempt at up-potting an autoflower. I will never do that again, until I know what I did wrong, or didn't do at all. Started him in a Tim Hortons potatoe wedge cup. I would guess about 10-12 oz or so, maybe a little more or less. Who cares, it was small lol. Once he was producing more foliage, I decided to transplant him. The roots were starting to circle the bottom of the cup, so I was sure it was not too soon to transplant him.

 

[GrizzWald]

Why you growing a male for, most, if not all of us, like to grow female flowers... Best of luck...

 

[GrizzWald]

Was no need to transplant but all good... Let the pot dry out, looks like its being overwatered, which will result in slow growth and unhappy looking seedling.. wait till pots light before watering.. transplanting is needed once multiple watering are required or plant Top has outgrown pot size...

 

[GeOMaTTiC]

They are female, that's for certain.

I just like to refer to them with a masculine pronoun, as its not the standard vernacular among us growers. I tend now to follow the same path, just slightly askew of what is considered "normal".

 

[GrizzWald]

I was just taking the piss mate

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Lots of factors it could be since not all yer info is present

Soil
Light, or lack of
Nutes, or lack of
Watering as already stated
Water pH

Many things could be why, but without all the info we are just guessing

 

[GrizzWald]

Come on Chris, look at it, it's an overwatered seedling.. at tis stage it isn't a guess, as only few problems could there possibly be... I might give you light but that's not issue here...

 

[Chris Scorpio]

I agree for sure, but not a seedling anymore

Hopefully OP can understand why with posting all his actions and processes

Maybe he can see where he went wrong, one pic looks pretty decent besides the blurple

 

[GeOMaTTiC]

Only things that had changed between this one and my four others, I started this one in a smaller pot for up-potting, and has more available light all around.

Pro Mix HP
Same water pH as its bigger brothers
No nutes as I was sure it was dying

I have sown others since this one, and they are all doing just fine.

 

[GrizzWald]

If everything's in order, There are also slow mutated shit plants... Could be one of these..

 

[Carcass]

Maybe shes a dwarf-

With a little attention,she may get as big as this one (7"tall) -she was a mutant,apparently,
but I kept her alive and pollinated her for no apparent reason ,and got 30 seeds...

( a waste of time,right?)

Her offspring was sort of surprising:

Far from genetically stable,but ended up being some of the best smoke I've grown.

 

[GeOMaTTiC]

It will be an interesting show to watch, that's for sure. For two weeks I was waiting for it to turn yellow and die, but it remained nice and green. If it gets above 5"s, I will be happy. I was joking with my friend yesterday, as its so little, I can probably roll the whole plant into a single joint. Would be quite funny to say, and not be lying a bout it, that I smoked an entire plant in one sitting. Of course I will obviously explain to others what happened, but it would still be the truth.

 

[GeOMaTTiC]

I may not even get a full bowl out of Rudy, but at least he was fun to watch. Good coating of trichomes, almost all cloudy, just waiting until the others are ready to come down, which is any day now.

sure wish it was a male, these genetics should be passed around for a few years

 

[Carcass]

She's cute as a bug's butt-good job raising her!
And I thought my dwarf was small....
We're gonna need a smoke report when you torch that little b*tch!

 

[AKgramma]

Started this little guy a few weeks back, about 3 or so, and I was certain he was about to kick the bucket. Looked at him closely today, and the little bugger has some hairs popping out. I have heard of small plants before, but surely this is just ridiculous in stature. Maybe a full 2 inches tall, and that's being very generous.

He was my first attempt at up-potting an autoflower. I will never do that again, until I know what I did wrong, or didn't do at all. Started him in a Tim Hortons potatoe wedge cup. I would guess about 10-12 oz or so, maybe a little more or less. Who cares, it was small lol. Once he was producing more foliage, I decided to transplant him. The roots were starting to circle the bottom of the cup, so I was sure it was not too soon to transplant him.

When the auto root hits the bottom of the pot, it switches to flower. I had my share of mini-autos because I forgot to put them in their final pots 1 week after germination. Auto seedlings grow a lot faster than photos, so it is best to plant directly into their big-girl pots, with some kind of collar around the seed to concentrate the water (and so you know where it is if it doesn't show above the soil).

 

[GeOMaTTiC]

This one might need the longest drying time, hopefully I can remain patient enough. Should have plenty of trim for a few loads of brownies.

Thanks AK, I will remember that. I will never be letting this happen again, on purpose that is. Hopefully my solo cups will still outshine this guy