5 weeks in vegetative...showing sex? mby some opinions?

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Hey guys.

Well. my first grow, it will be 5 weeks in veg tomorrow. So the reason I make this thread, is to get some opinions.
My plant is about 7''-8'' tall and i guess it's pretty bushy. Got some yellowing a bit. Don't know exactly why.

What to you think about my plant overall? Is it too small? Do I need to change something?

I have done some LST, to give extra light to lower branches. Have I done it too early?

Another question. Last three pictures. Is it a sign of pre-flowering? showing sex - my guess is, it's too early to tell if it's male or female. Or not?
 

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Out of that little calyx I think I see some lil white hairs. IMO that's a girl but give it time and keep your eye on it. Plant looks good but the lime green on new growth maybe sign of nitrogen deficiency. Overall I'd say the height isn't something you can really judge your plant by because every strain is gonna be different.
 
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Bose said:
What nutrients are you using? Soil? Lights room temp humidity. What is your ph?
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Nutes are complicated. I live in a place, where I cant use nutes, which are meant for cannabis. But i have NPK 7; 3; 6 for veg. Only given 3 times (1/2 strenght), last time was 2 days ago. Soil contains about 35% perlite (also had npk 8; 10; 10). Lights - about 7'' away, 7x45w CFL's (all 5500k) when going to flower then I'll get new lights (but still CFL's and some led's). Temp is around 24 celsius or about 75F (well plus/minus 2). Humidity - Lowest point 40%, but mostly around 45%-50%, max 58%. Ph has been 6.8 for the last week.
 
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Clumpyoyster said:
Out of that little calyx I think I see some lil white hairs. IMO that's a girl but give it time and keep your eye on it. Plant looks good but the lime green on new growth maybe sign of nitrogen deficiency. Overall I'd say the height isn't something you can really judge your plant by because every strain is gonna be different.
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Hey

I new, that someone is going to mention that :D
But, it's not actually that lime green, mby light. And about two days, it will be green like other leaves. (well it's been like this all time)

Also, unfortunately, I don't know what strain it is. It's that bag seed u found with your weed :D
 
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Winki said:
Hey

I new, that someone is going to mention that :D
But, it's not actually that lime green, mby light. And about two days, it will be green like other leaves. (well it's been like this all time)
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Then all in all it’s a healthy little plant. Keep doing what your doing and post pics along the way
 
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You probably should mount your temp/humidity gauge somewhere off the soil though. You get an inaccurate reading on the dirt. You want your temp just about where your top canopy is. Humidity I like to gauge off about mid height
 
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Clumpyoyster said:
You probably should mount your temp/humidity gauge somewhere off the soil though. You get an inaccurate reading on the dirt. You want your temp just about where your top canopy is. Humidity I like to gauge off about mid height
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Yeah that's true, I had this mistake about 2 weeks. Then I moved lights higher (temp problem). Like u can see, i have these "sticks" - to check the temps and humidity, I can attach my meter on them. So only humidity changes a bit (like from 55 to 45 or so) Temp stays almost the same.
 
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Winki said:
Well I just see like its pre-flowering.,can't get a better pic (too small), but in picture there is like a sack (its not a part of new growth) :DView attachment 4471039
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Ooh, I don't know if it matters, but about lights. I have been running 24/0 now. I had 18/6 for a week, but it was easier to go with 24/0. Do not have a timer yet. And, for a fact I don't know what strain do I have - so a question - Can it be autoflower strain? i mean its like 5th week veg, but I have read that autoflowers will veg only 3-4 weeks. :D
 
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I would get the timer. Your plants naturally need a dark period. 24/0 is for maybe clones but I do nothing but 18/6 and 12/12
 
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Clumpyoyster said:
I would get the timer. Your plants naturally need a dark period. 24/0 is for maybe clones but I do nothing but 18/6 and 12/12
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Okay. Getting a bit confused.
I've read a lot about autoflower and also photo. So about autoflower - i understood that 24/0 is the right way to go because it will go into flowering automatically anyway. And 24h light is helping to increase the growth. Plant will grow when the lights are on.
About photos - it's normally 18/6 like u said. Its more likely to make electricity bills "better". But some use 24/0 like me. So when I have 24/0 or 18/6 theres not that much of a difference on a plant. It grows normally with 24/0.

Now, if I have something completely wrong, then plz, correct me right away guys.

Also I like to know, how does "dark" time affect my plant? What good does it do? In my understanding, when there is no light the plant will rest.

Ooh, mby there is the reason?

It's hard to know exactly what kind of information is the correct one if I search in google.
But I'm sure there is plenty more than one way to to it

So what do I do? Lights off right away to 18/6 or need to be gentle? Like not straight to 18/6 but first like 20/4 and so?

Oh yeah, thanks for answering. Ur good help
Stay High
 
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1) Darkness increases resin production.

During a plant’s dark cycle, respiration is in full swing. The light during the day provides the sugars/energy during respiration in the dark for growth of many things including trichomes and the oils inside. This is a normal process during flowering. When a plant is maturing and pretty much done, you shouldn’t see many, if any, clear trichomes forming. This is easy to check and don’t hold your breath waiting for more trichomes to form when the plant is finishing in those 3 dark days.

2) Darkness increases terpene production.

Terpenes and other secondary metabolites form mainly during the dark cycle.

3) Terpene levels are at their highest at the end of the dark cycle right before lights on.

Heat from the day evap’s volitle terp’s off we can smell so it make’s sense the highest levels would be when they are forming during the cycle with the coolest temps.

4) Sugars/starches recede from the plant to the root zone while in dark cycle resulting in a better tasting/burning bud.

This is also a normal cycle when the plant is growing leaf and photosynthesizing. At the end of the plants life there shouldn’t be much of anything going on if the plant is truly finishing. It’s a good practice for sure to cut during the dark cycle to gaurantee she hasn’t sucked anything up during a day time chop.

5) Chlorophyll isn’t produced/active in the dark and existing chlorophyll begins to break down.

This happenes during the drying period anyways

Now lots of people will say bro science or voodoo but I do everything I can to make my weed smoke better and taste better and hit better so its up to you. Hope that helps
 
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