CFL - Indoor - Soil Grow - Jack Flash #5

[Danishoes21]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

LST is the one you should be the least afraid to try, its just tying the stem with hooks or strings, the main idea is to allow more light penetration by bending the plant to one side or another.

I just took this pic, this was no longer Low stress training… I was pretty brutal.

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Yeah, i sees the point of it, however I think the topping did some LST on them, and I'm still pretty afraid breaking a big stem... But thank, might try next time

 

[Danishoes21]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Nice Update!!! your girls are looking mighty fine !!

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Thanks bro! I tryna do my best

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Also, I think the leaves curl down cuz of the massive water in the soil, it will solve itself in a few weeks prob. It's always a good practice which i do to full fill the soil with water when I put in the seedlings.

 

[ShrubHub]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Looking good, I would for sure put a fan in there though the stems do look a little flimsy.

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Yeah I'm just about to put the fan I have which sucks the air, to the bottom, and let it flow the air onto the plants and when they about to flower I can change it back. This happened last time, and i got proper stems by this.

 

[dejayy3000]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Good thinking brother!

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Hey guys!

I just changed the system, so it's blowing air to the plants! Heres some pics:

 

[Danishoes21]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Looking good man

 

[Jimmy6000]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Also, I think the leaves curl down cuz of the massive water in the soil, it will solve itself in a few weeks prob. It's always a good practice which i do to full fill the soil with water when I put in the seedlings.

I would not recommend flooding your pot's when when they are young and in big pot's.
You want the root's to hunt for the water.They will do this by not over watering and letting them dry out before watering again.I would also add perlite to the soil mix next run.It let's your soil hold more air and will allow them to dry in a few day's or so.A week or 2 is way to long to go between watering's.

Don't get me wrong,there beautiful plant's and your doing a great job.It's just my opinion.

 

[ShrubHub]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

there color is amazing. Keep up the good work.Jimmy6000 is 100% correct. The bigger the roots the healthier the plant. The more they have to search for water the faster they will fill the pot and the bigger fatter nugs you get in the end.

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Hey Jimmy and everyone else! Yes I totally agree, I just always seemed to get nice germination and it did work, however, this is the time (yesterday) when the soil was completely DRY. I mean dry by like sand lol. So I gave them 2L/plant, not to have water everywhere in the soil, but to make them try to reach the places of water as you said.

I have also made some new pics, and guess what? the stems are proper tough! I though it's gonna take longer to develop this, but it seems like it's all good! I keep up blowing the air onto them till they start to flower.


Heres some pics of the stems.:

 

[ShrubHub]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

looking good , good lower node growth going there too. Off to a good start man. Youll get two shoots that grow straight up from the center of those topped plants once they establish a second node with true leaves you can top them again to get 4 heads ;-)

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Thanks bro! I guess I won't top anymore, I need straight plants other than busy as the tent is even small for 3 plants. Last time 2 of them got it full so I just let them grow how they want now

 

[ShrubHub]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

well you will run out of vertical space before horizontal space. When you top the plant it stops up ward growth from its highest point and shifts it to the lower nodes. Thats why your getting all that lower bushy growth now. You want this. If one node grows really tall you will have to keep raising the lights with it. By doing this you can only get direct light to the tallest node. If you top the plant it slows the plants over all growth and will give you more bud sights all at the same level thus creating a sort of cannopy allowing you to get more of the same usable light to multiple bud sights


Topped

Not Topped

 

[Jimmy6000]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Hey Eki.Great job topping.
I noticed you mention flowering.I did not see were you posted the start of flower?
You are growing photo period strain's now and they will not flower with a 18/6 or 20/4 light schedule,as your auto flower's did in your last grow.You will need to switch to a 12/12 light schedule when you are ready to start flowering.
If you already knew this I am sorry.

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Yeah I do see the point of topping, and thanks for the advice. I just wanna avoid running out of space. Also, I will chop of the biggest leaves. Last time, they took the most space. I think 2 nodes on each plant is quiet good, I had only one last time lol.

 

[ekinus]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

Hey Jimmy, yeah i know this, no probs, I don't know when to change it by the way. They almost two weeks old now. I think 1-2 weeks won't do much bad, also I'll make a picture of the tent from outside so u guys can see how tall they are.

 

[ShrubHub]

Re: CFL, Indoor, Soil grow, Jack Flash #5

I think you should wait at least a month check out the link to my first grow those plants had 1 month veg time.