Smitty421
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Hello everyone! This is my first time attempting to grow and it’s the start of week 5 of flower today. I’ve been feeding with fox farms tiger bloom every other feeding. Any advice for a beginner?
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Mrs. Weedstein
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A watched pot never boils, too eagerly watched pot never matures. Above post may be right about stronger light, but other than that — just don’t worry about it.
HydroKid239
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they look younger than week 5 of flower. what do you use for light?
Smitty421
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I’m gonna upgrade lighting before my next go. Right now I’m just using a couple of cheap led. I don’t have nearly enough for these girls. I’m learning a lot though and can’t wait to implement what I’ve learned in the next grow. Thanks for the input!
Smitty421
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I’m not really sure where to go with that at this point. What would you do? Thanks for the input
Smitty421
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Thanks big Steve. I’m definitely gonna upgrade my lighting before the next attempt
Smitty421
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Right on man. Appreciate the feedback
My Name is Mike
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Supercrop as JC indicated (bend colas).
Use those strong black clips, clip to bucket and use plant ties to lean the stems outward to open more in middle.
All this can maybe help but quite honestly mah man, those are healthy looking small plants and has everything to do with weak lighting which has been indicated already. Not sure how long you vegged for but maybe veg lil longer next round.
HydroKid239
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That's what I did and she has small colas forming... she's only in mid week 3 since I flipped to flower schedule.
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HydroKid239
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I topped the main stem once and then only topped on the lower branching after... Now I have the 2 main stems spread apart and the distance between is just about 3ft. All those lower branches grew up and now she's gorgeous.
IMG_4043 = early june when I tied her down
IMG_4313 = her 2 days ago... bud sites galore / over 30 tops
IMG_4043 = early june when I tied her down
IMG_4313 = her 2 days ago... bud sites galore / over 30 tops
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Mrs. Weedstein
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I really don’t think there’s a problem regarding flower development — even if it takes longer, it will get there eventuallly.
I’m mostly an outdoor guy though I start them all inside and occasionally test out a new cross in a tent. Seems to me like the main advantage of indoor production is the freedom to choose when you want to harvest.
Outdoor production seems to be a lot easier (for me anyway) until you get slammed with autumn storms at the most inopportune time, which is what happened to me last year.
I remember getting chastised for harvesting “too early” at a time that bud rot was spreading like wildfire. I would have totally lost the crop if I hadn’t chopped early, so I have no regrets.
All this is a long way of saying: Your plants are in good shape, which is really all that matters. Waiting to chop for a few extra weeks just means more quality time with your plants.
Enjoy this moment because “they grow up so fast!”
(P.S. yes, I am pretty fucked up right now so please excuse the rambling.)
HydroKid239
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I'm in no rush... watching her grow is satisfying as hell with this being my 1st grow.
Don't worry, they will pump up, just give them lots of FF BB, as that is stuff that will really grow them buds. Yeah, screw the FF TB until the end, use it only the last few weeks, as FF TB is really only a so-called bud hardner. But, if you do end up with mostly small buds, do like my buddy does, he calls it popcorn kush, and charges people more for that shit, LoL!
Mrs. Weedstein
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I remember as a kid smoking these nugs that were as small and hard as pebbles. Not even exaggerating — just super dense to the point they’d sort of clink if you’d drop them on the table.
Your comment got me wondering how those nugs must have looked on the plant. Usually, my tiniest nugs tend to be located on interior bottom branches and so they’re loose and fluffy.
Then again, maybe these pebble nugs started out as normal-sized buds, then got broken into tiny pieces in the course of the high school weed distribution system... Super dense, in any case.
Harper J
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Do you count day 1 of flowering as the day you changed your lights or when you first started seeing pistils? Some growers do it from the day they change the lights and some do it when they see pistils. I choose to do it when I see pistils. If you go by this logic and started when you changed your lights, you may actually only be in week 3 or 4. Either way you should be looking at trichomes to determine when to harvest and not a calendar day. You probably already know this and just want to have an estimate of time left so you can modify feedings accordingly. I don't see a point in doing LST already weeks into flower. Like Mrs. Weedstein said, just let her be. Buds tend to bulk up most in the last few weeks.
I like this link, I believe at the time of your post you were in week 3-4. https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-flowering-stage
Flowki
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Go with coco next time and try Cana A+B as it's very simple for a new grower. On this site you will find plenty of good info and pre-made cob/led units, Quantum boards seem to be the steady popular choice over the last few year. Looking at your space It would seem 400 total Watts of Quantum boards would suit you very well. Not sure on the prices these days, if it is too much then a single cheap open wing CMH will serve you well too. Get the 3k kalvin bulb as you can use that for both veg and flower.
A cheap 6 inch outlet fan on it's low setting should see you ok for the led fixtures in summer, high setting for the CMH. You don't need an intake fan. Get a half decent digital thermometer and put it under your plants in the shade. You want the temp at the root zone to be over 65 at all times, but try not to let them get over 75. With a cheap out-take fan you may have to manually turn the out-take off in the colder months to keep the roots warm enough. Cold/hot root temps are one of the most over looked aspects of growing.
If you have the cash you can invest in a thermostatic cut out switch, I highly recommend THIS. If the temp at root zone drops below 70 it will turn the out take fan off and put the heater on, very simple yet effective, well worth the positives of plant health and saving on heating. If your growing area isn't enclosed try to do what you can to limit heat escape (buy a small tent tbh) as it will become a massive problem in winter. Theirs honestly no point having good lighting if you can't keep the environment in line. If money is an issue you'd be far better off with 200W of decent led, a small tent and the above.
Cana is one of those things, if you are going to do it you need to meet a certain standard to maintain plant health or it's kinda pointless otherwise.
A cheap 6 inch outlet fan on it's low setting should see you ok for the led fixtures in summer, high setting for the CMH. You don't need an intake fan. Get a half decent digital thermometer and put it under your plants in the shade. You want the temp at the root zone to be over 65 at all times, but try not to let them get over 75. With a cheap out-take fan you may have to manually turn the out-take off in the colder months to keep the roots warm enough. Cold/hot root temps are one of the most over looked aspects of growing.
If you have the cash you can invest in a thermostatic cut out switch, I highly recommend THIS. If the temp at root zone drops below 70 it will turn the out take fan off and put the heater on, very simple yet effective, well worth the positives of plant health and saving on heating. If your growing area isn't enclosed try to do what you can to limit heat escape (buy a small tent tbh) as it will become a massive problem in winter. Theirs honestly no point having good lighting if you can't keep the environment in line. If money is an issue you'd be far better off with 200W of decent led, a small tent and the above.
Cana is one of those things, if you are going to do it you need to meet a certain standard to maintain plant health or it's kinda pointless otherwise.
Mrs. Weedstein
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LOL, perhaps I’ve finally found someone who can explain the fascination with coco coir.
It seems like every other beginning grower suffering from overwatering and other issues is growing in coco, based on my anecdotal observations of this site.
What are the advantages of this medium? I’ve always grown in soil and it seems way more forgi
