Hello All!
I've searched through the forums (as well as the interwebz), but haven't found much in the way of a definitive answer to my concern - so I thought I'd run it by the (very) experienced auto growers on this (very!) fine site.
This is my first grow - something I wanted to try out on a very minor scale, just for fun with a little smoke at the end of it.
I've smoked cannabis in its various guises, since I was 17 - some 26 years ago - but this is the first time I've given growing it a try - and I've found it all quite fascinating!
I should point out I have anything but a "green thumb" - I'm much more of a "hunter/gatherer" than an "agriculturist" - however, I thought something on a scale this small should be manageable - even to me - ha ha!
Seed: Its a Berry Ryder by Auto Seeds - purchased from myweedseeds.com. The beans came in a stealthy manner - but not in the manufacturer's packaging. It was germed in damp paper towel - and planted directly into it's final home when it showed a tap root.
Light: 24'' 4 bulb T5 HO @ 6500k. 18/6 schedule.
Pot: I believe its 14'' across the top - but I'm not sure of the volume.
Soil: Pretty basic - 1/3 Sea Soil, 1/3 Perlite, 1/3 worm castings with a little bone meal mixed in. I have a descent organic mix cooking in preparation for the next grow - which should be an improvement over the mix I did for this plant.
Feed - Water: I've been alternating PH'ed tap water (left to off-gas for 2 days minimum) @ 6.2 - 6.5 with feedings of water mixed with kelp solution with a little liquid tomato fertilizer (organic) mixed in for the calcium/magnesium additives in contains. I have also fed the occasional organic (unsulfered) molasses/worm casting tea.
I've kept the waterings/feedings to every 3-7 days - or whenever the top two inches dried out completely.
Temps - RH: Lows of about 65F - highs of 85F, with one day when the fan went down and it got up to 92F at the canopy. RH has been 50% - 65%.
LST: I'm quite constrained in my space height-wise (about 45'') - so I've been somewhat aggressive with the LST. I made an initial 90 degree bend, and have been bending the growing tip around the curve of the pot once it reached the rim.
Its resulted in plenty of shoots - and lots of prospective bud sites that receive plenty of light, as I've done a lot of fan leaf folding and tying down.
(I apologise for the poor quality cell phone photos).
And that brings me to the crux of my concern - this "auto" has been 49 days since it broke the soil's surface - and shows nary a sign of flowering.
It seems somewhat long, compared to most of the grow journals I've looked through on this site.
Seven days ago - I switched two of the T5 6500k bulbs out for 2700k bulbs, and switched the light schedule to 12/12 in an attempt to induce flowering - but nothing has changed, and it continues to grow unabated - ha ha!
So - I guess my question is: could this just be a late flowering pheno?
Is this still within normal time parameters?
Is there anything else I could do to bring it into flower (as I worry about over-head space should it veg for much longer before flowering)?
Supposing I should just "Stay Calm and Grow On" - in the hopes that it will begin flowering at the time of it's choosing - would switching the light schedule back to 18/6 cause this lady any undue stress?
Thank you for bearing with me and reading through all of this - I appreciate any advice you might offer me!
I've searched through the forums (as well as the interwebz), but haven't found much in the way of a definitive answer to my concern - so I thought I'd run it by the (very) experienced auto growers on this (very!) fine site.
This is my first grow - something I wanted to try out on a very minor scale, just for fun with a little smoke at the end of it.
I've smoked cannabis in its various guises, since I was 17 - some 26 years ago - but this is the first time I've given growing it a try - and I've found it all quite fascinating!
I should point out I have anything but a "green thumb" - I'm much more of a "hunter/gatherer" than an "agriculturist" - however, I thought something on a scale this small should be manageable - even to me - ha ha!
Seed: Its a Berry Ryder by Auto Seeds - purchased from myweedseeds.com. The beans came in a stealthy manner - but not in the manufacturer's packaging. It was germed in damp paper towel - and planted directly into it's final home when it showed a tap root.
Light: 24'' 4 bulb T5 HO @ 6500k. 18/6 schedule.
Pot: I believe its 14'' across the top - but I'm not sure of the volume.
Soil: Pretty basic - 1/3 Sea Soil, 1/3 Perlite, 1/3 worm castings with a little bone meal mixed in. I have a descent organic mix cooking in preparation for the next grow - which should be an improvement over the mix I did for this plant.
Feed - Water: I've been alternating PH'ed tap water (left to off-gas for 2 days minimum) @ 6.2 - 6.5 with feedings of water mixed with kelp solution with a little liquid tomato fertilizer (organic) mixed in for the calcium/magnesium additives in contains. I have also fed the occasional organic (unsulfered) molasses/worm casting tea.
I've kept the waterings/feedings to every 3-7 days - or whenever the top two inches dried out completely.
Temps - RH: Lows of about 65F - highs of 85F, with one day when the fan went down and it got up to 92F at the canopy. RH has been 50% - 65%.
LST: I'm quite constrained in my space height-wise (about 45'') - so I've been somewhat aggressive with the LST. I made an initial 90 degree bend, and have been bending the growing tip around the curve of the pot once it reached the rim.
Its resulted in plenty of shoots - and lots of prospective bud sites that receive plenty of light, as I've done a lot of fan leaf folding and tying down.
(I apologise for the poor quality cell phone photos).
And that brings me to the crux of my concern - this "auto" has been 49 days since it broke the soil's surface - and shows nary a sign of flowering.
It seems somewhat long, compared to most of the grow journals I've looked through on this site.
Seven days ago - I switched two of the T5 6500k bulbs out for 2700k bulbs, and switched the light schedule to 12/12 in an attempt to induce flowering - but nothing has changed, and it continues to grow unabated - ha ha!
So - I guess my question is: could this just be a late flowering pheno?
Is this still within normal time parameters?
Is there anything else I could do to bring it into flower (as I worry about over-head space should it veg for much longer before flowering)?
Supposing I should just "Stay Calm and Grow On" - in the hopes that it will begin flowering at the time of it's choosing - would switching the light schedule back to 18/6 cause this lady any undue stress?
Thank you for bearing with me and reading through all of this - I appreciate any advice you might offer me!
