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Very slow grow, need advice

I feel exactly like you on your first harvest, Herbal Warrior. Too many plants of different strains. If only! Auto and photo. Shouldn't have started with auto, the life cycle is too short, and i've never experienced even one normal lifecycle of a marijuana plant. I want a big yield, of quality, scared it'll be "meh". Eventually, quite fast, I learned to stop over analyzing ^^ Its growing, let it grow. At least I'm growing outdoor, now that they are planted outside (greenhouse) I don't have to worry too much. Anyway, don't want to hijack the thread :D
 
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Umbre I'm jumping in on this I would try re potting in a gallon pot then give it a good watering about 1/2 pint for a plant that size,then do what canuck suggested let it dry out you can get a cheep water meter and it takes the guess work out of it , in that big of a pot the roots could be sitting in water longer than they should. I know that sounds crazy . I would also give it a weak mix of grow nutes and voodoo juice the picture is of a clone that was transplanted 14 days earlier .you can see the roots on it this was from the voodooo juice . sometimes a seed takes awhile to jump start so dont worry it will happen
 

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Teach me your ways. But for real that is impressive for 14 days. I need to learn how to start a plant, I'm pretty good at raising it just can't figure out germination
 
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Hi Umbre,

I am a newbie too, but learning fast about too much love! I am currently nearing my first flip.

It may be the angle of your pic, but did you plant your seedling near the side of your fabric pot or in the middle? The plant will expand outward on all sides.

I read this everywhere...cannabis doesn't like to be overwatered. So, as a long time veggie and flower gardner, I over watered my seedling! I found cannabis can go for quite a while without water. My plant would rather be dry than wet, even now.

I think you taught me why I should not use a cube to start seeds. It must be holding water longer than plain soil. And, it forced you to transplant sooner than you would have liked. I will definitely stick with solo cups.

Here are things I wish I had written to my self before I started:

What ever you do, do not give it added nutes at this point! Your soil mix has plenty to keep it going and it hasn't even started to use what is there yet. Later on, don't get impatient and figure more nutes are better. They aren't...especially if your are in good soil.

I made worm casting tea because I have given teas often to regular plants to boost growth without problems. Baaad idea. See my post titled Too much worm casting tea for pics. But I learned how to flush even tho I was afraid to do it and now my plant is covered with beautiful green leaves.

Once you are well into veg, look at the plant to see if it needs something. If not, don't try to help it when it doesn't need it. Vegging feels like forever on your first grow. If nothing is happening and you want to help, go start a tomatoe plant and play with it. I hope it is easier to be patient next time out!

Don't change two things at once...like lower the lights and give nutes the same day. You won't know which caused resulting problems. In fact, if every thing is fine, don't change anything.

Check your plant every single day for the whole grow. That CFL you added for extra light came down during the night. Luckily it fell next to the plant and not on top of it and it was only down for one cycle.

Lightly brush your seedling three or four times a day. It really does strengthen the stem until it is ready for a fan. Keep your CFL as close as you can...use the hand test...to avoid legginess.

Sorry I can't tell you all the things I did wrong in flower cause I am not there yet, but stay tuned I will probably have a bunch!

Good luck!
 
I did a transger early with my girls. I just made sure to water w the same amount as before and gave another day between watering.

I also tend to go start other random veggie plants to divert my attention. But Im getting ready for a big outside garden...
 
You should be going multiple days between watering. As it gets bigger it will want it a little more often, but not much. I've never had to water multiple days in a row. Right now I'm on about an every other day schedule, and they're large and flowering.



Once you turn on that LED, I'd move it a closer than where it is currently.

As for the growth, I don't think it's growing that slowly. Just give it time. Before you know it you'll be taking leaves off of it everyday.
 
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jeg my autos just came in I will do a photo tutorial (ya this should be real interesting hahaha) The clones I have in the area I start stuff have 4 or 5 more days until they can be transplanted then ill start them. but that pic is of a plant that was over some soil that I put on the warped table to level it off lol. and the roots never stopped at container .the only thing I fed it was a weak solution of grow and voodoo juice. I swear by that stuff
 
hey CCisme I planted all my cold crops about 2 weeks ago then this last weekend we had to go out of town ,My chickens got out and ate everything down to the stubs hahaah thought you might like a chuckle .if it doesn't start raining I will try to get new ones back in garden today
 
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Thats awesome oldjarhead100! I have one cat defended seedling set up, he is a destructive force of nature. i have 2 more weeks til outside, we had a random snow the day after I started them too.

I have a close freind who was a member of The Walking Dead one of the best guy Ive ever known. Thank you for your service.
 

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I didn't have the 3rd CFL on at that point (it was an LED light and i swapped it later.
My lamp didn't fall, I made a rig to hold the top part of it so I could move the lights closer than several feet away.
Im using a 50/50 mix of fox farms and happy frog so I shouldnt have to add nutes at all.
I have it on 24 light since its an auto
 
damn, I will try that on my next grow.
I eventually want to have a mother plant to make clones from, but I want a few grows under my belt before I go too nuts.
 
try a weak nute solution()what I mean is if the nute calls for 1tbs per gallon then I mix 1 tbs in 6 gallons of water).in coco you have to provide all the nutes
 
it grows under, the roots. Make sure she has enough light. don't worry she'll kick up. it might be 60 days from sprout but it might be more also. I'd say 60 days is the earliest possible to harvest. My breeder tells me 63 days for my blueberry auto. I counted 70/77 just to be safe.
 
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Greetings mate................I too have a very slow grower....this one`s a Sour Secret from DNA Genetics....it`s so slow that watching the walls dry is getting almost exciting in comparison. Reckon week and a half since it surfaced so far. Slowest I`ve ever grown but it is coming along nicely....it was a lazy snail in a previous life I believe :)
 

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Yes, relax. The first part of the grow she is forming her root structure. You won't see a lot of growth above ground for a little bit. Step away from the plant..... nothing to see here..... for now ;)

Also, you started in a big pot, so it will take longer to show growth on top because there is so much room for the roots to expand in. Once she has that taken care of you will see rapid growth on top.

When you do water only give a little right around the plant and expand the area of watering a little each time.

Here is a list of GWE's watering info. Read through it - http://www.growweedeasy.com/search-results?search-results?q==watering

This is a listing of pot sizes and how the affect your grow - http://www.growweedeasy.com/search-results?search-results?q==pot size
 
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Hi Umbre,
Sorry if you thought I was supposing you did these things. As I said in my post, those were things I wish I had written to myself...meaning those were embarassing and stupid things I did! Was just dying to help.
 
Dang auto correct! I wasn't dying to help, I was trying to help. Also, I know your are in soil...so am I, but that didn't stop me from adding tea! And, several people have told you to add nutes. They must know a lot more than me, because I thought I didn't need to if I was in good soil...even though I foolishly did it anyway. Glad you know better.
 
I had a seeding do that as well, only 2 days less than this one. I accidentally knocked over its container, and I lost it...
But one plant isn't too bad.
 
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