New to the forum + Ongoing first time grow = lost in space

[alltatup]

Hey baffe, it's a great day! Hope you and yours are all well.

She is really looking good, so I think your plan is a good one. And I certainly could be wrong about your bulb: like I said, I don't know jack about lights. When I started growing 5 years ago, I decided to go with BCNL grow boxes because I had no idea of how to put together a grow room, and I wanted stealth. So I let BCNL do all the work--which is why I didn't learn about lights. But I do love my LED Cobbs.

And here's the place to post your questions, because often the newbie questions get lost in the shuffle, but this is a group that really cares about supporting newbies:

https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/growing-community/517945-og-group

You will get a lot more input from these folks, among which I am included!! ;-}

[baffe]

Hey alltatup, how are you today? Weird that we seem to have our own little forum but i dont mind at all having a one on one conv with you hehe, love your knowledge and support that i get

I read the article and some reviews and from the manufacturer and they all say that this light i got is good for 1 plant and should yield around 1-2 Oz which is totally fine since i am no big consumer and this run is really an experimental/learning/making mistake run. Next week i will buy the SP-150 since the reviews are thru the roof with this light and maybe i exchange the light before flowerphase or untill next grow. I have some plans for the next grow hehe.

I think i will make the switch after week 5 and remove all lower growth and put up a net that she can grow thru and have support also since she is so long (50cm today), you think this is a good plan?

[alltatup]

baffe, make sure to read the article on light because the one thing I do know is that without enough light you will grow mediocre weed at best. Light is really the food cannabis needs to grow phat and sticky. I don't know anything about the Mars Hydro lamp. A good place to know what buyers think about lights is AMAZON. I see it as a very good resource for reading the reviews that customers leave about products.

She's looking AWESOME!!!

[baffe]

Hey alltatup! I also feel that 60w is a little low and if i compare the balconyplant with my girl in the tent then the balconyplant is growing alot quicker. But its really happening things in the tent and she is bushing out and filling up the space so i think that i will run this grow with this light and then replace next grow with this https://www.mars-hydro.com/buy-mars-...s-for-for-sale
What do you think?

I will add some new pics from today so you can see how she looks. And yes i will stabilize her when i switch, gonna do some lollipopping and add some bambusticks that you put on the sides of the fabricpot for support on all sides, it will be good

Not much more to report, we are in week 3 now of veg and i keep to my water/feed schedule which is every fourth day when the pot is almost as dry as the desert and weigh nothing and it seems to work fine.




Any thoughts or suggestions just let me know and have a great day

[alltatup]

Baffe, I'm no expert on lighting, but 60w seems low. Check this out: https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabi...-the-best-size

I can't tell you when to flip to 12/12: it depends on various factors in your grow environment. I wait till week 6 or 7 of vegetation before I flip. You won't get much yield if you flip now.

When you do flip her, you will probably have to come up with some plan to stabilize the long stem so that she doesn't fall over. Eventually she will be very top heavy and off balance, I'd assume.

[baffe]

Thank you so much alltatup! Tomorrow she is on week 3 of veg phase and she is really starting to "bush out" now, lots of new leaves and i have seen pistills on two branches. Would it be wrong of me to go to bloom phase after week 4, is it too early? And i also would like all your opinions on my light for the tent, i have a TGL-Star 60 LED and i wonder if its to weak, what do you all think?

[alltatup]

That's awesome, baffe. She looks strong and hardy!

[baffe]

baffe Welcome to the forum!! That's a helluva stalk she has. I agree w/ advice above: read, read, read!!!

Haha yeah the stem is crazy due to being growned in a window for a few weeks in her earlier life but she is coming along now. I have been reading believe me, reading and watching videos and i will keep at it and i do love all the articles on this site.

[baffe]

You don't have to replant. This would just set it back more than it has been already. Just add more soil and cut nutes to every other watering. After a week you should see new growth. You can add more if it looks needy.

Thanks, thats exactly what i did. Just added more soil and topped of with a little water and i think she is loving it. To my untrained eye she seems to be in good condition and i also think she has for last two days been growing faster. The poor girl got a really rough start in life but it seems she has acclimatized now, what do you all think?

[alltatup]

baffe Welcome to the forum!! That's a helluva stalk she has. I agree w/ advice above: read, read, read!!!

[TOKABIGONE]

You don't have to replant. This would just set it back more than it has been already. Just add more soil and cut nutes to every other watering. After a week you should see new growth. You can add more if it looks needy.

[Rwise]

When transplanting put them deeper into the soil, dont cover leaf, but one can cover a few limbs, this gets more roots on the plant.
I dont use the nutes you are, so no help there.

[baffe]

Thank you both for your advices! I have been thinking about the amount of soil and that i should add more but can i do that now or do i need to exchange all the soil? Regarding over watered, i dont water much at all and i have weight it newly watered and when its dry and i know the difference and i never water in between. Should i not add Biogrow 1ml/l everytime i water? Since i got it home i have kept a close journal everyday just to understand what is going on and how the development looks and all in all i have watered it 3 times when the pot was completely dry and very light to lift.

[TOKABIGONE]

Welcome baffe, I think if you wish to finish this girl you will need to listen to SoOrbudgal advise re: water and soil. Add more soil to the rim and water just enough to settle it a bit, do not press it. Let the pot dry until she looks thirsty again then weigh it. This is your dry base weight. Then water and weigh again. The diff tells you how much water you are giving. Do not water again until it reaches the dry weight. The amount will increase as the plant grows. Go easy on the nutes but I think overall she is fairly healthy and can recover and flower but you'll need to be patient cuz it's gonna take time. Read More! Good Luck!

[SoOrbudgal]

Here's my what's what..........over watered, not planted correctly in the pot not enough soil, over fed. Could be a male who knows? Oh and removed to many leaves to young Buy some good seed genetics and try again but read up on basics of growing weed.