What went wrong and will it bud...

Brandondw

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Hey yall, so recently I picked these up from a friend and all I have for lighting is what you see in the pictures. A 14watt led fixture a little cfl lamp and a 85watt red flood light in the ceiling. So far everything has been fine for a little over a week with the big plant but I am wondering if it will bud in the next month with the current lighting I have. Also I had a third clone and it completely wilted up, does anybody know what I might have done? I've been watering 2x a week with a half gallon and every other with nutrients. Thanks for y'all's time
 

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Bumping Spheda

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See in the first pic those leaves that are curling up? That leads me to believe it might be too hot in your room. This could also have caused undue moisture loss on that cutting that you said wilted. What did you do to keep RH up around the cutting(s)? How did you care for it/what all did you do?

As for the girl in flower, I was going to say I thought it sounded like you were watering her too much, but she looks really happy! I mean she's beaming in that last shot, so who am I? Nice job with her. Only thing I can say is there seems to be a number of shaded branches down on the bottom (check second pic). I understand you've got the CFL right there, but -imo- either selectively chop parts of her as they ripen to give all the bud sites enough time/light to mature, or if you can get that Red spot light on an extension chord so it can focus those lower branches.

Nice grow. :clap:
 

Brandondw

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Thanks for the reply! I'm glad to hear things are looking good on the momma. The clone that was wilted has actually been removed and was completely limp. I think the one with crunchy leaves is like that bc water was sitting on the leaves when I sprayed big droplets all over the pot when I had a big bag on it. I've since removed the back and stopped spraying but I'm not sure if they have rooted. Is there a way to test that? The momma tho actually was raised on this light but was recently (a week ago) removed from a 150w mh and two of these led panels with three plants total under it. Hopefully it stays sexy. Again thanks for the response, this has been a random yet fun journey so far.
 

Bumping Spheda

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Ah, I got you. Limp cutting? Could have been mold/slime, or something. It can be hard to keep cuttings sanitary, especially in soil. Hydrogen Peroxide in very low doses can help. Looks like you're putting cuttings directly into soil? Maybe get some peat pucks, or rockwool cubes instead? And I'll also say that spraying the cuttings is probably overkill, although you said you stopped, so that's good. If they're in a bag there should be enough evaporation/transpiration going on to keep things moist. Best advice I can give is read up on techniques and try, try again.

As for knowing if a clone has taken, if it's got roots you'll see some new, Neon Green baby growth! Simple as that when they're in soil like yours are. If they were in peat pucks or something you'd start to see roots out the bottom/sides which would indicate it's time to promote them to a party cup, or similar.

Good luck, man, I'm rootin' for ya. :wink:
 

mamakush

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It takes plants time to adjust to new lighting, for one. I second the use of H2O2 (or Hygrozyme) to prevent algae/root rot. Do you test the pH of your nutrient solution before you water? You should also be tracking the temp (around 75 is a good rule of thumb) and humidity (40-60%) in the room.
 
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