New Grower hi everybody im new to this is going to be my first try please help any advise or tips would be glad

[GCase]

James. AFN members all come to the rescue when plants take a sudden turn.

My experience with soil and 5 gallon bags has not been good. For some reason if the soil is not carefully pre-watered with perfect ph the plants have a tendency to stunt. Three gallon is as big as I will go, unless--transplanted to five gallon when big. The tap root goes all the way down to the bottom. If soil is too damp or too dry seems to really upset the seedlings and young plants. There is a lot going on in the soil and the osmotic pressure is effected when plants are young and in big pots. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis

In soil PH is very important and is onerous to deal with--almost daily. Indoor it is best to stay with smaller posts (even one gallon does a better job than five). Many of us use Pro Mix or coco when growing indoors. Soil is a tough one, but it is the best way to learn and the only real way to learn is to make mistakes.

Most of us tend to the plants daily and some of us can't help but check on them constantly. What is amazing is that the one day I decide all looks good and will let pot dry a bit more = next morning bone dry and the big drupe. Cannabis is a tough plant and most are adapted to wet and dry spells. They do recover once watered.

The girls just look under watered based on the top soil. Both under and over watering look about the same. It is a good idea to use light soil (warrior) soil for initial growth either in a pot or cup to transplant or--the easiest--just incorporate the soil into the big pots in the center down to near the middle of pot or so. Then the soil is less hot and prone to burn etc.

I have had plants--so--stunted that they have grown only two inches and still flower. Cute little things--but no fun when one wants the big ones.

All in all they did well. Hopefully water will perk them up.

Cheers

 

[NekoSempai]

What is your method of watering? By that I mean, how do you determine when its time to water.

Ive seen some gnarly recoveries of plants that people forgot to water. How often do you check on your plants. I check on them around twice daily. Once when the lights come one, and right before the lights go off. I have the night period during the day so I don’t check on them to much, and to keep temps real cozy.

My grow has been growing great now since I got my watering under control. You just got to really watch for the signs of when they need water.

Most people(myself included) will recommend either sticking your finger in the soil about an inch or 2. If that is relatively dry(not bone dry) then its time to water. I perfer this second method. Which is, when its dry. Life the pot to get a good feel of the weight. Lift it several time if need be. Then water it. And be shocked by the difference. So, when the top soil begins to look a little dry(not bone dry) is when I start lift checking. Doing this has helped me figure out exactly when to water. May last several waterings have been spot on using both these methods together.

It was really just trial; and error for me. I had a problem with over watering. So, from what Ive read is that underwatering is less dangerous then over watering when it comes to cannabis. Yours look pretty severe but, Im sure they can stil turn around. They don’t call it weed for nothing ;-) Most strains are more resilient then we think, since we get caught up in the delicate process of trying to grow perfect buds.

Dont let this discourage you man. I and most new growers have some bad struggles in the beginning. I just barely got a hang of the basics my current grow
( second grow) . Once you get those basics down. It becomes a lot more easier IMHO

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[jamesbrown69]

??help

they all recovered well i just needed to water them does this buds look ready for harvest ? do i need to flush using all organic?
i will post pics of the rest in a day or 2 i didnt have any internet this is a small one called lucky dip it was free and very small but the other 3 are huge =]