Hi everyone,
First time grower here. But not an uninformed grower. My question or growing problem is with budding. The plant has showed all the signs of a female but continues to grow vegitatively. Now let me run you through the set up and history of her.
THE SET UP: One plant( i dont use that much and have a low tolerance. So a little can last me a long long time. all grown for licensed medical use) Its a hydro set up using the bubble method. In a 5 gallon bucket. Lights are 1 T5 that is 4 lights by 24 inches long(this is above her) then on the sides i have 2 t8 fixtures(total of 4) and a cfl spot light aimed at the undergrowth of her. The veg bulbs were 65k temp on the t5 fixture and 5k temp on the t8 fixtures. The flowering bulbs are 35k temp except for 2 of the t8 fixtures(they are 5k temp). There are two are pumps with one airstone each(on at full power) and an oscillating fan.
THE HISTORY: I bought hand full of different seeds from a bank and they threw in some freebies. So I thought, start with the freebies and start learning before too serious. You can view the seed bank and strain from where i bought here, http://www.worldwide-marijuana-seeds.com/products/ch9-humboldt
The seed germed perfectly and I then planted in soil for the 1st week at 24/0 photo period. At day eight i put her in a rockwool cube(very carefully and thoughtfully as not to damage or touch the tiny root system that was beginning) From the rockwool cube i placed it in the net pot and filled it with cleaned claystones. The water and nutes used were balanced between 6-6.5 and for vegging I used Sunshine Max growth 4-1-5 nutes. I flushed the water every week and added freshly balanced water with nutes to keep all freshness. I did this for 40 days and plant grew faster than i ever thought. at the end of the veg state it was 19 inches tall, bushy as hell had very little, if none at all, nute burn. During the veg state i did little trimming and tried fimming. The fimming did not do anything, but i think i did it wrong. I would only trim lower leaves that were dropping and did not feel as strong and vibrant as the others. During the veg state i kept a 24/0 photo period. and during day37 i noticed little white hairs coming out of select sites on her. So i though "badass! pre-flowers. she's ready!"
Now she is in the flowering state and has been for 12 days at a 12/12 photo period and I switched nutes to botanicare Pure Blend Pro Bloom 2-3-5, also balanced between 6-6.5 and continuing to flush with fresh water and nutes every 7 days. During this state I have notice increased veg growth(even faster compared to the veg state) and more pre-flowers are still showing up everywhere(I have noticed a couple have turned orange already.) She is now 27 inches tall now(thats and 8 in spurt in less than 12 days!) I am expecting her to get about double here current height, at minimum, when ready for harvest. Expecting more tall growth from all around the plant as she is mostly sativa and a little indica.
For the flowering I did the light proofing and then made sure it was actually light proof. Standing in the room i noticed no leaks and actually got disorientated because i could not see anything.
The problem, at least i am guessing its a problem, is no buds have formed or even any sign of budding. I am very worried. (cause we(the plant and i) had long talks in the veg state that she would be a very pleasing gal) So I am reaching out for help.My google search for resources keeps bringing me back to this forum so i figured, ok i'll sign up already.
Sorry for lack of picks, I will get them up tomorrow. (the lights are off right now)
Side note: I read the humboldt strain is pretty amazing in floral appearance, sweet aroma(she smells amazing) and high it produces. So i am very excited to bring her to harvest. Since she is a predominantly a sativa with some indica i was thinking she just takes awhile.. Hoping that she gets t budding at least. Anybody else with experience with this strain?
Please Please Please let me know any advice. I really appreciate it.
Thank you for reading.
First time grower here. But not an uninformed grower. My question or growing problem is with budding. The plant has showed all the signs of a female but continues to grow vegitatively. Now let me run you through the set up and history of her.
THE SET UP: One plant( i dont use that much and have a low tolerance. So a little can last me a long long time. all grown for licensed medical use) Its a hydro set up using the bubble method. In a 5 gallon bucket. Lights are 1 T5 that is 4 lights by 24 inches long(this is above her) then on the sides i have 2 t8 fixtures(total of 4) and a cfl spot light aimed at the undergrowth of her. The veg bulbs were 65k temp on the t5 fixture and 5k temp on the t8 fixtures. The flowering bulbs are 35k temp except for 2 of the t8 fixtures(they are 5k temp). There are two are pumps with one airstone each(on at full power) and an oscillating fan.
THE HISTORY: I bought hand full of different seeds from a bank and they threw in some freebies. So I thought, start with the freebies and start learning before too serious. You can view the seed bank and strain from where i bought here, http://www.worldwide-marijuana-seeds.com/products/ch9-humboldt
The seed germed perfectly and I then planted in soil for the 1st week at 24/0 photo period. At day eight i put her in a rockwool cube(very carefully and thoughtfully as not to damage or touch the tiny root system that was beginning) From the rockwool cube i placed it in the net pot and filled it with cleaned claystones. The water and nutes used were balanced between 6-6.5 and for vegging I used Sunshine Max growth 4-1-5 nutes. I flushed the water every week and added freshly balanced water with nutes to keep all freshness. I did this for 40 days and plant grew faster than i ever thought. at the end of the veg state it was 19 inches tall, bushy as hell had very little, if none at all, nute burn. During the veg state i did little trimming and tried fimming. The fimming did not do anything, but i think i did it wrong. I would only trim lower leaves that were dropping and did not feel as strong and vibrant as the others. During the veg state i kept a 24/0 photo period. and during day37 i noticed little white hairs coming out of select sites on her. So i though "badass! pre-flowers. she's ready!"
Now she is in the flowering state and has been for 12 days at a 12/12 photo period and I switched nutes to botanicare Pure Blend Pro Bloom 2-3-5, also balanced between 6-6.5 and continuing to flush with fresh water and nutes every 7 days. During this state I have notice increased veg growth(even faster compared to the veg state) and more pre-flowers are still showing up everywhere(I have noticed a couple have turned orange already.) She is now 27 inches tall now(thats and 8 in spurt in less than 12 days!) I am expecting her to get about double here current height, at minimum, when ready for harvest. Expecting more tall growth from all around the plant as she is mostly sativa and a little indica.
For the flowering I did the light proofing and then made sure it was actually light proof. Standing in the room i noticed no leaks and actually got disorientated because i could not see anything.
The problem, at least i am guessing its a problem, is no buds have formed or even any sign of budding. I am very worried. (cause we(the plant and i) had long talks in the veg state that she would be a very pleasing gal) So I am reaching out for help.My google search for resources keeps bringing me back to this forum so i figured, ok i'll sign up already.
Sorry for lack of picks, I will get them up tomorrow. (the lights are off right now)
Side note: I read the humboldt strain is pretty amazing in floral appearance, sweet aroma(she smells amazing) and high it produces. So i am very excited to bring her to harvest. Since she is a predominantly a sativa with some indica i was thinking she just takes awhile.. Hoping that she gets t budding at least. Anybody else with experience with this strain?
Please Please Please let me know any advice. I really appreciate it.
Thank you for reading.
