NewGrowerUSA
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My Problem: When I started this FIRST grow, I thought it was as simple as buying cheap soil from Walmart, but the spouted seeds in it, water well and that’s it. WRONG......Well, the seedlings grew SLOWLY for about 3 weeks and then totally quit growing.....I knew I had problems and began to feverishly search the internet for answers. I learned that the soil that I was using was poor for marijuana (if you get to see the BEFORE photo, you can see the mulch-looking soil I was using). I also learned the 48 inch flourescent tube shop lights I was wasn’t going to work. And, I read about pHing the wather. I will include a BEFORE and AFTER photo of these seedlings. The BEFORE photo was taken at age 6 weeks......They were tiny, for sure. At that stage is when I implemented the changes in soil mixture/proper lighting/proper pH for the water. This was 10 days ago and the AFTER photo shows that they again are growing well, even though they are no where as big as they should be for almost 8 weeks old! I have searched feverishly for answers to certain question without success......Hopefully, you can tell me: Did this stunted growth I put them through actually cause them to be DWARFED? Also, the life cycle for this strain is 8 – 14 weeks: How do I know what stage (age) to consider them? They only look a week or two old to my untrained eye, so, what should I do now? I am going to order new seeds in a few weeks, and another few weeks for the seeds to arrive in the mail. I will know more about their situation by then, but, how will I know when to put them through 12/12 light? They are getting 24/0 light right now. Your help is much appreciated.
This is the BEFORE pic.......Image:
This is the AFTER pic......Image:
Strain - Indica KC Brains Afghani feminized & regular
# of Plants - 8
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - Vegetative
Bucket Size - 8 inch
Lights - (4) 42 Watt CFL Twist / (4) 23 Watt CFL Twist
Nutrients – FoxFarm Grow Big
Medium – 3 parts FF Ocean Forest / 2 parts FF HappyFrog / 30% Perlite
PPM - unknown
PH - 6.0
RH - unknown
Room Temperature - 78 to 84
Solution Temperature - 65 to 69
Room Square Footage - 3' x 10'
Pests – small gnats
Any ideas?
This is the BEFORE pic.......Image:
This is the AFTER pic......Image:
Strain - Indica KC Brains Afghani feminized & regular
# of Plants - 8
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - Vegetative
Bucket Size - 8 inch
Lights - (4) 42 Watt CFL Twist / (4) 23 Watt CFL Twist
Nutrients – FoxFarm Grow Big
Medium – 3 parts FF Ocean Forest / 2 parts FF HappyFrog / 30% Perlite
PPM - unknown
PH - 6.0
RH - unknown
Room Temperature - 78 to 84
Solution Temperature - 65 to 69
Room Square Footage - 3' x 10'
Pests – small gnats
Any ideas?