First Time Grower

Supra98x

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Hey guys - so I’ve been growing vegetables for two decades, also some olive trees and bonsai and a variety of other things. So yeah, experienced grower, but first time with weed.

My plant is 3 weeks past sprouting and if I had never seen other peoples plants, I would have thought it’s super healthy. However, being as I have, mine appears to be more dense by a large margin at its age then the pictures I have seen of others.

My question is - does this look unhealthy to any of you? Too much light? Too little? Need to be transplanted to a bigger pot? I measured the PAR output at the plant and it’s right around 600, which felt good to me. I’ve maintained temperatures between 68 and 82, and humidity generally in the 50-65 range. Other details: 30% coco / 40% soil/perlite / 20% worm castings / 10% spug moss. Slightly acidic PH. 5 different lights - all LED, primary light is platinum LED p300, other 4 are 60 watt each full spectrum strip lights that’s run around the perimeter of the 3x3 tent. I fertilize once every 3rd watering with a liquid 6/4/4 fertilizer, water manually depending on how the soil feels, generally once every other day.

Now that it’s at its 5th node - I’m about to top it but just want to make sure it’s healthy before I do.

For reference: the plant in question is a fem wedding cake, seed from MSNL so reputable. The small plant in the background is Super Silver Haze, a week younger, she’s progressing almost exactly like her big sister so my guess is she also ends up on the dense side.
 

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.Smoke

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Dim your light some and it will stretch out a bit for you. You'll see results within a week.
 

Supra98x

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Sounds like over kill. Not sure why you would need that much medium.
Could cut it down to 50% fill? The reason for the larger pot is to maximize the height in the space. , so don’t mind under filling. For better or worse the p300 light is too strong and needs to be further away from the plant. I ultimately may have to buy a new light at some point but since this is my first grow, I’m going to let it do it’s thing and see.

said differently - a half filled 10 gallon is shorter than a fully filled 5 gallon by several inches.
 
5-8 gal bucket is more then big enough to support a 5’ plant. The roots will thank you and you won’t be disappointed with the final buds.
 
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