Not growing?

[AnalPope]

I'm really amateur, this is my first plant! I used Critical feminised seeds (RQS) and 50 w cool white 6500K led panel. This is my 4 month old plant and it is 25cm only. I used RQS Easy Boost, 15 liters of good soil, the watering is OK and the led working 24/7. What's the problem? It's ready to flowering cuz stopped growing or should I wait?

 

[Renfro]

Quality soil? What kind? Looks like dirt from my back yard in a cardboard box.

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

Not enough light and you are growing in what looks like dirt, not soil. The cardboard box will also promote the growth of mold and mildew so I would get that transplanted into real soil, in a real pot that provides drainage, and replace the light with something more adequate.

 

[Renfro]

A 50 watt panel would be good for a little over a square foot, and the plant definitely still fits under that footprint. But yes there will be more light needed if the plant were to grow.

 

[Renfro]

It's ready to flowering cuz stopped growing or should I wait?

If it's an auto then it's doneski because the clock was ticking and the plant wasn't growing and the most you would probably ever yield if the problems are corrected is a gram or two dry.

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

A 50 watt panel would be good for a little over a square foot, and the plant definitely still fits under that footprint. But yes there will be more light needed if the plant were to grow.

I agree with that, but I would not be surprised to hear that they are using a cheap panel that is advertised as 50W but actually draws 8W-10W. An HLG-65 would probably be perfect in that tight little grow space.

 

[Renfro]

That dirt tho, it's not soil lol.

 

[Renfro]

Looks more like sand. Hopefully thats just some sorta top dress? You think it's a thick layer of diaotomaceous earth? Seems a little dark for that though.

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

Looks more like sand. Hopefully thats just some sorta top dress? You think it's a thick layer of diaotomaceous earth? Seems a little dark for that though.

I think this is just a budget grow and they probably dug dirt up from the back yard. DE is much finer than that. It’s more like the consistency of a gritty powder

 

[TreeFarmerCharlie]

BTW, I just noticed OPs user name and I just laughed so hard.

 

[Renfro]

BTW, I just noticed OPs user name and I just laughed so hard.

That laugh, it might be all this thread is worth. lol 4 month old plant?

 

[Renfro]

I am gonna say thats a hardy little plant if it's lived for 4 months in those conditions. Best course of action would be to put it in proper soil and it might be able to bust out some roots and start growing.

 

[AnalPope]

It is dirt, potting soil and perlite mix