New Grower First Grow - MI5 - Blackstar 240w - Coco/perlite buckets.

[Muddy]

They are looking very nice. You should be good for now at 20". Once they get another couple sets of leaves your node spacing should start to open up a bit more. Then just raise or lower the light as needed to keep the node spacing at around 1".

Also, it's better if you take your pictures under natural light. That way we can see the true color of your leaves and if something is starting to go bad, we can pick up on it right away.

Here they are at day 11. Today I fed with 10ml/gallon CNS 17 grow. Waiting on my liquid karma and calmag to arrive. Was aiming for 10% runoff but got around 30% with 6 gallons of feed, so that'll help me start to get a feel for amounts.

I have the Blackstar at 20 inches, and the growth seems to be really compact. How are these looking for their age?(in the single pics, the largest and smallest are shown)

 

[pyrophobe]

Just a quick update @day 13. They seem to be looking pretty nice.

 

[Mellow Yellow]

That's a good start.. They look very healthy at this point... :thumbs:

 

[pyrophobe]

Question for anyone who has grown MI5 before, around what age do the different phenos usually become distinguishable? As I look at them now, all 4 are growing the same shape in the same spots, but they're only a little over two weeks old

 

[The Squid]

I am at Day 14 with mine so I'm right here with you, man. From all that I have read and can find, it's around 4 weeks that they start making the bigger difference. I love these things already, fast hearty growers.

 

[Vedder6]

They are looking very nice. You should be good for now at 20". Once they get another couple sets of leaves your node spacing should start to open up a bit more. Then just raise or lower the light as needed to keep the node spacing at around 1".

Just wondering... How many inches should a blackstar 240 be from the canopy?

 

[pyrophobe]

Just wondering... How many inches should a blackstar 240 be from the canopy?

I currently have mine at 20+ inches and am seeing nothing but tight, compact growth.

 

[Bikini Fettuccine]

Just wondering... How many inches should a blackstar 240 be from the canopy?

the best for veg is 18-24 inches and the best for flowering is 10-14inches

 

[pyrophobe]

Update at day 19. Everything seems to be going well...so I let myself get a little aggressive and LST'd all four plants for the first time today. The growth on all four is dense and compact, made picking tie points a little tricky but I managed to get them all lowered without any damage but a slightly roughed up fan leaf.

All four are showing pistils now, sorry for no close in picture right now.

 

[pyrophobe]

Little update, my Botanicare sample pack finally arrived(Liquid Karma, Calmag, Fulvex, and some spare CNS17 grow)

Tonight I fed with 10ml/gal Liquid Karma, 5ml/gal Calmag, 5ml/gal Fulvex, and 15ml/gal CNS17 Grow. The initial LST on all four girls appears to have been successful, as they are all appear to have new 'tops'. Vertical growth has slowed, so I'm going to stop LST for a bit to see if it picks up. All four are now showing a bunch of hairs on their 3-4 primary nodes. I'll snap some pictures tomorrow.