More light at bud sites
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Bush Doctor 77
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Don't worry. The budding sites get plenty, and the green leaves nourish the buds. Are you soaking that plant when you water? Next time fill your pot all the way.
What Bush Doctor says, fill the pot up to within an inch (2-3 cm) of the rim.
What we save in soil or artificial growing mixes ends up costing us a lot more in smaller and fewer buds when flowering time comes.
The plant looks healthy so far and it is a long ways from being bushy. Show us a photo of what it looks like the week before it starts the flowering cycle.
What we save in soil or artificial growing mixes ends up costing us a lot more in smaller and fewer buds when flowering time comes.
The plant looks healthy so far and it is a long ways from being bushy. Show us a photo of what it looks like the week before it starts the flowering cycle.
Southerncough
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When she goes into flower the biggest and best bud sites will grow above the big fan leaves. Not to worry, she'll work it out
Hey Bracer!
What is your light schedule, have you flipped this one yet?
There is no reason to trim leaves on that plant at this time, she is really not that bushy at all. She needs the leaves to collect light, light is her food - nutes are vitamin pills. Leaves also help with absorbing water and where she stores nutes. Helps with transpiration or shedding of moisture.
What is your light schedule, have you flipped this one yet?
There is no reason to trim leaves on that plant at this time, she is really not that bushy at all. She needs the leaves to collect light, light is her food - nutes are vitamin pills. Leaves also help with absorbing water and where she stores nutes. Helps with transpiration or shedding of moisture.
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This is a 12 gallon pot filled 90% of the way, I figured there was so much soil already it didn’t really make a difference
I was thinking pistils & flower this morning but I read it again & you said pre flower! It’s all good, not here to give you shit - just a nudge in the right direction. Oh yes 12 gallons that will do.....for soil grows - its go big or go home!
Is your grow light really strong/intense? If not, then waiting until your plant is 3' tall - and will probably stretch 2x to 3x (unless it's a sativa
) on top of that, during the first 40% of the flowering period (aka "the stretch") - might be somewhat counterproductive. Unless it's the only plant in your garden, I suppose, and you're planning to gradually spread it out to cover a large area instead of allowing the length of the plant to be 100% vertical. Or... IDK, you're using a double-ended 1,000-watt HPS. They're pretty strong 
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Enr0n
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I have a 5 1/2 ft Santa Marta Gold in a 7 gal grow bag under a 1000w led. Feed her right,
keep her well watered, with proper light schedule and she will get there.
How old is she BTW? For a photo plant I would recommend at least 6 weeks veg. I waited until I saw signs of sex also.
keep her well watered, with proper light schedule and she will get there.How old is she BTW? For a photo plant I would recommend at least 6 weeks veg. I waited until I saw signs of sex also.
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It’s under a 1000w led right now. This plant is 8 weeks old, but I kept it rootbound in a small pot for nearly two weeks while I was waiting to sex my bigger plant (I only want one at a time so was planning on killing this plant if other was female but other was male so back to this plant). Basically even though it’s 8 weeks old it made nearly 0 growth in its rootbound period so in terms of growth I’d say it’s maybe 3 weeks into veg. It’s also definitely sexed as female already.I have a 5 1/2 ft Santa Marta Gold in a 7 gal grow bag under a 1000w led. Feed her right,
How old is she BTW? For a photo plant I would recommend at least 6 weeks veg. I waited until I saw signs of sex also.
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Looks better but it still has nitrogen toxicity.
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How can you tell? The only discolored leaves are the bottom ones and they’ve been that way for like 2ish weeks
Enr0n
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Plant and Pest Problems Here is a useful link.
I have this chart saved for reference, and on a side not your pots look a bit dry.
I can understand, and relate, but the more soil the better.
The extra soil, even one gallon, can give room for a larger root system. It also provides more nutrients for the plant.
It is possible that he is looking at the deep green color on some of the lower leaves. A dark green leaf color is supposed to be an indication of to much nitrogen.
Though, it is possible that the dark green is from the light level when the photo was taken.
Nunyabiz
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Unless thats an optical illusion that V shaped pot is barely over half full.
Probably most of your sadness is from 5 weeks of being root bound.
Which if it gets big enough it could get root bound again in flower.
I would strongly suggest 15 gallon fabric pots in the future and filled to the brim.
And I would start spreading it out some and keep it low.
Probably most of your sadness is from 5 weeks of being root bound.
Which if it gets big enough it could get root bound again in flower.
I would strongly suggest 15 gallon fabric pots in the future and filled to the brim.
And I would start spreading it out some and keep it low.
Bush Doctor 77
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Check out horizontal growing. Better use of light and space.
