How does my plant look?

Mr. X

Member
Hello,

I germinated 2 seeds on February 1st. Only one popped. I put it into the soil on the third. First signs of growth were on the 5th. In the last couple days I've noticed its grown a bunch.

My Setup:
4.4 cu ft Mini Fridge
2 x 42 W 6500K CFL
1 x 42 W 2700K CFL
1 x Purple Bud seed (regular)
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So anyway the leaves look a little less green than they did before. Also it looks like they are drooping which can be caused by a number of things. Currently I water them every day. Maybe this is too often? I am not using fertilizer and my temperatures fluctuate from 75 day to 60 night (I know this is low).

Can anyone tell me if my plant looks ok?
Thanks
 

caligrowe47

Active Member
your waaaaayyyy over watering those to shit! do u ever check the soil before you water? you should water the every 3rd day at least.
 

Desr

Well-Known Member
yeah i would say overwatering too, i always poke around in my soil before i water to make sure its dry..
 

CaptainCarnival

Active Member
if it is drooping it is because like previously stated you are way over watering you only need to water about once a week right now the way youll know is with your fingerrr dig into the souil about an inch and if its still wet dont water, if it seems dry water. easy enough. but definitely not everyday you dont want to drown the plant
 

Mr. X

Member
Oh ok. I guess its time to scale down on the watering quite a bit.

Right now the CFL's are like 2 inches away. Should I move them closer
 

Mr. X

Member
I also think my soil to perlite ratio was way off. I think i used way to much perlite. Will this cause the water to drain faster? When I transplant to a bigger pot I'll be sure to use more soil and less perlite.
 
As stated like 50 times they are overwatered. What is your feeding schedule? should be feed water water. As for not running nutrients you are starving your plants. Dont worry too much though they are resilient. Go to any hydro/garden store and get a bag of ocean floor or happy frog soil. Both fox farm I believe. This will be a much more stable medium for it to grow in. As for the cfl's, I wouldnt reccomend them longer than a week or 2. At the very least you should go get 1 or 2 125 watt self ballasted cfls. You can snag a 400 watt MH for like 100 bucks on Craigslist. The little screw in ones dont work well at all. Barely any yield so growing that way is a waste of time IMO. Also what is your airflow like? Need more info to make sure your girl (hope its a girl lol) grows healthy and strong.
 

supchaka

Well-Known Member
I recommmend to new growers to get a digital food scale, can be used to weigh grams too. Measure a cup of your dry medium then you know exactly what a dry plant weighs, use that as your guide to water again. Your plant will gain weight as it grows but it will be paced at a rate ou can learn to adapt to. After awhile it will be second nature and you won't need the scale. I know a solo cup with my dry medium in it weighs 5.5oz and a 1 gal pot with freshly transplanted baby is about 35 oz dry.
 
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