Hello everyone. Over the past 3 weeks I kept reading forums and advice as a Guest, I feel it's time I tune in for good, I like rollitup and what it stands for.
I attempted growing last year, and got a male - destroyed. It was long, thin, withered and ugly, because I didn't know anything at all and just treated it like I do most house plants
This February I got some weed and found a seed, and since I really like that herb I decided to give it another go. Germinated in water in 24h, just before st. valentine's day, then kept it in a small 0.5L pot with two 6500k cfls, in baked soil, and it did well I think, after 15 days it had it's first 2 sets of leaves above the cotyledons. So 3 days ago I transplanted it into a 5L pot, with a 2cm layer of Perlite and sand at the bottom, and a 30/70 perlite/soil mix. I've also been using an oscillating room fan to move it a bit, because the stem was kind of thin, but it's gotten some muscle now and is sturdy. Today I noticed it's not really growing in height, close to not at all , but the top leaves are looking nice and getting larger. I may have covered 2cm of its stem when I repotted, for support but still I remember last year's male sprouted a lot quicker in height. I'm in no rush to see it tall, I'd much rather go for the short and bushy, but I believe some advice and info is in order. For one thing, being a bagseed, I have no clue of its type, name or even if it's a sativa/indica. It now has third group of leaves growing, this time it isn't a pair, there are 4, and this would be the third node if I'm seeing it correctly.
The set-up: indoor, basement, small room, about 6m squared, bagseed, 3rd-4th week of veg growth under two 6500k CFLs(18W, philips) makeshift (white paper) lampshade around the two CFLs. Watered daily around 10pm, and left in the dark for 1-2 hours only after watering( don't know why I did that but .. I did and then didn't wanna change things to avoid stress), with a humidity level of 45-60%(i have a humidifier in there) and 24C-27C temps(I also have a mobile AC unit in there with exhaust going outside thru a vent). I've added these pics with a pack of cigs next to the plant so the size can be judged right.
, under 20/2 light about 4-6 cm above the plant, with a
The questions: All pertaining to veg state, I don't wanna get into flowering stage talk until I successfully have a nice plant I can grow or even clone.
-What strain/family is my plant? I want to know this so I can take better care of it by type. If it's indica, I read that might be why it's short and seems to gain height slower.
- is my plant ok by most standards? The stem is purple and has some hairs on it, some cilia.. Is it too bushy on top, should I drop the lights laterally on its sides?
-Im giving it about 50-100g of water per day, partially poured around the stem(i didn't think to pack the soil down a bit, and it sank about 3cm due to pouring), partially misted on the outer soil and also very slightly on the leaves. Is this enough water? Can this be why it's a shorty? Is it ok to mist the leaves? I'm using perhaps the purest bottled drinking water in eastern-europe, safe for newborns etc. It's what we drink in the house.
- I've never to this day added any nutrients or additives to its water or soil. Should I start? Which ones, not by brand, but by ingredients/content?
-Is it time to start the light/dark time cycles? How do I know when it's time? I've bought one of those programmable sockets, mechanic type with little levers. On what schedule ? If you consider my plant to be too short for 3 weeks age, would rising the lights 4-5cm encourage it to gain height?
-Is FIMming an issue at this stage? I do want to do it, when the time is right. My aim is a 60-80cm plant, so short but stocky obviously. I've also read about bending to sprout vertical colas, would this strain support that? At what point in time? Will I be able to clone this plant? When ?
-what other advice can be given to improve its chances of being a female? and finally, when will I be able to tell its sex?
I feel I have to ask all this, even though most of it is answered in various forums, sometimes not in the same way, and I'd like to just stick with one direction and not grow an "iffy" plant at random. I left it to chance last year and got an ugly male
I know it's a lot of asking, but I promise to only ask one thing once, I keep notes and stick to the program. I've nothing to give to the community at this point, but if I ever do, I will.
Thanks, your help is appreciated.
I attempted growing last year, and got a male - destroyed. It was long, thin, withered and ugly, because I didn't know anything at all and just treated it like I do most house plants
This February I got some weed and found a seed, and since I really like that herb I decided to give it another go. Germinated in water in 24h, just before st. valentine's day, then kept it in a small 0.5L pot with two 6500k cfls, in baked soil, and it did well I think, after 15 days it had it's first 2 sets of leaves above the cotyledons. So 3 days ago I transplanted it into a 5L pot, with a 2cm layer of Perlite and sand at the bottom, and a 30/70 perlite/soil mix. I've also been using an oscillating room fan to move it a bit, because the stem was kind of thin, but it's gotten some muscle now and is sturdy. Today I noticed it's not really growing in height, close to not at all , but the top leaves are looking nice and getting larger. I may have covered 2cm of its stem when I repotted, for support but still I remember last year's male sprouted a lot quicker in height. I'm in no rush to see it tall, I'd much rather go for the short and bushy, but I believe some advice and info is in order. For one thing, being a bagseed, I have no clue of its type, name or even if it's a sativa/indica. It now has third group of leaves growing, this time it isn't a pair, there are 4, and this would be the third node if I'm seeing it correctly.
The set-up: indoor, basement, small room, about 6m squared, bagseed, 3rd-4th week of veg growth under two 6500k CFLs(18W, philips) makeshift (white paper) lampshade around the two CFLs. Watered daily around 10pm, and left in the dark for 1-2 hours only after watering( don't know why I did that but .. I did and then didn't wanna change things to avoid stress), with a humidity level of 45-60%(i have a humidifier in there) and 24C-27C temps(I also have a mobile AC unit in there with exhaust going outside thru a vent). I've added these pics with a pack of cigs next to the plant so the size can be judged right.
, under 20/2 light about 4-6 cm above the plant, with a The questions: All pertaining to veg state, I don't wanna get into flowering stage talk until I successfully have a nice plant I can grow or even clone.
-What strain/family is my plant? I want to know this so I can take better care of it by type. If it's indica, I read that might be why it's short and seems to gain height slower.
- is my plant ok by most standards? The stem is purple and has some hairs on it, some cilia.. Is it too bushy on top, should I drop the lights laterally on its sides?
-Im giving it about 50-100g of water per day, partially poured around the stem(i didn't think to pack the soil down a bit, and it sank about 3cm due to pouring), partially misted on the outer soil and also very slightly on the leaves. Is this enough water? Can this be why it's a shorty? Is it ok to mist the leaves? I'm using perhaps the purest bottled drinking water in eastern-europe, safe for newborns etc. It's what we drink in the house.
- I've never to this day added any nutrients or additives to its water or soil. Should I start? Which ones, not by brand, but by ingredients/content?
-Is it time to start the light/dark time cycles? How do I know when it's time? I've bought one of those programmable sockets, mechanic type with little levers. On what schedule ? If you consider my plant to be too short for 3 weeks age, would rising the lights 4-5cm encourage it to gain height?
-Is FIMming an issue at this stage? I do want to do it, when the time is right. My aim is a 60-80cm plant, so short but stocky obviously. I've also read about bending to sprout vertical colas, would this strain support that? At what point in time? Will I be able to clone this plant? When ?
-what other advice can be given to improve its chances of being a female? and finally, when will I be able to tell its sex?
I feel I have to ask all this, even though most of it is answered in various forums, sometimes not in the same way, and I'd like to just stick with one direction and not grow an "iffy" plant at random. I left it to chance last year and got an ugly male
I know it's a lot of asking, but I promise to only ask one thing once, I keep notes and stick to the program. I've nothing to give to the community at this point, but if I ever do, I will.
Thanks, your help is appreciated.
