Need some guidance from some pros!

[tallboy2023]

Mt first grow is going very well, but a couple of my plants seems to be bonsai style. They lol good but they tiny! I think I overwatered and over trained when they were young. Seems like soul won't fully dry out either after watering. Should I just let them go and see what happens? Should I transplant into fresh soil? Any guidance would be great. Thanks!

 

[Lowrider72]

Plant them higher in the buckets, makes them look bigger...
Overwatering can stunt them, but so can a lot of stuff, PH lockout etc but they look healthy as, so must be something else, maybe they don't like being so deep in the bucket...and chucked the shits.

LR72.

 

[tallboy2023]

A buddy of mine convinced me to plant them lower, but he has weak lights, and his plants tend to stretch a ton is what I have now realized. Going forward I will obviously plant them higher, but what should I do right now? I have two others that are huge. I'm setting up a second tent today to move the two smaller stunted ones into and let them veg little longer, but I'm just trying to figure out if there's anything else I should do.

 

[Lowrider72]

A buddy of mine convinced me to plant them lower, but he has weak lights, and his plants tend to stretch a ton is what I have now realized. Going forward I will obviously plant them higher, but what should I do right now? I have two others that are huge. I'm setting up a second tent today to move the two smaller stunted ones into and let them veg little longer, but I'm just trying to figure out if there's anything else I should do.

The trick with 'buddies' is they all know how to grow better than you.lol
You can raise that plant in the bucket, push the sides of the buckets to loosen. Put your palm on top of the medium, turn upside down and tap it once , well, on the pot bottom.
Plant should release itself. Then sit it somewhere, upright or on it's side while you fill the bucket with more medium, then just replant and give it a feed, job done.

If you learn from your mistakes, it's not mistakes.... it's a learning curve.

Stretch is stretch, pgr's help but I won't use them.

Your on the right track, have a bit of confidence in yourself, some plants are just pains in the arse. Lol

LR72.

 

[Roy Growin]

Agree with LR72 - the bucket is half empty, so lift em out and top up the medium
Then let them root for a week or two, then flip - expect to see a growth spurt early flower
They look perfectly healthy though

 

[tallboy2023]

Perfect. Thanks so much guys!

 

[tallboy2023]

I transplanted them. It was all green on the sides of the pots and around the root ball. What does that mean?

 

[tallboy2023]

Based on my research, looks like a little algae. How should I address it?

 

[Skunksta]

Based on my research, looks like a little algae. How should I address it?

Its normal in soil even in coco sometimes when its been over watered.
Its not going to hurt much let the soil dry out some if it is soil.
search @Emilya Green she has a great thread on hand watering potted plants.

 

[013]

yeah plants do not grow well in a bowl, there’s no air moving… ditto transplant and set her higher in the bucket.

don’t chase the algae problem in soil, it’s a microorganism in its own right. If you were hydro then hydrogen peroxide mixed with water does the trick but that same peroxide kills good and bad micro life in your soil…

 

[tallboy2023]

Based on my research, looks like a little algae. How should I address it?

 

[tallboy2023]

Not sure if I thanked you all. But I did the full transplant. Moved them into a different veg tent. And I'm just going to let the soil dry out. I have a feeling they'll take off. They look great. TY!

 

[tallboy2023]

Switched the big girls to flower today and moved the smaller ones into another tent to veg longer. They are bouncing back already as a result of the transplant

 

[Virgin Ground]

I used to use five gallon pails as pots too.
They sometimes take too long to dry out. Depends upon the plants size,vigor etc. Sometimes the plant suffers from having wet feet for too long.
Having sharper draining soil can help. Just add some extra perlite or pumice.


Your plants look nice.

 

[tallboy2023]

Thanks man. What should I use for pots next time? This is my first grow.

 

[013]

yes hardside containers always takes longer to move thru the wet dry cycle, fabric smart pots or grow bags allow air into the media…

BTW’s VG is a lady

 

[tallboy2023]

TY for the info

 

[bluter]

grow looks good. add some soil as others have mentioned.

Based on my research, looks like a little algae. How should I address it?

white pots can promote the algae and root rot. it will also retard root development. black is the best color to go with, after that any other color other than white.

 

[Joe Brewster]

Based on my research, looks like a little algae. How should I address it?

Welcome to 420 Magazine
Spray glue & tinfoil, to black out those pots

 

[tallboy2023]

You guys are the bomb. Thank you