NewB needs help on outdoor plants

[sokesoke]

Hi all, I have 3 autoflower plants that I grow outdoor in a continental weather area (Regular spring here). These plants are almost 4 weeks old, and I wonder why they are growing so slow. The weather here has been mostly cloudy for the past 4 weeks only one week that was shiny. I use regular 5.8 PH no additions soil. I have one plant that is completely dropped behind her sisters, it looks like as if it is 1 week old. Can you help me please what is the problem with that one, and why my plants look 2 weeks old at 4 weeks? Could it be the cloudy weather or bad soil? I know that autoflowers have a determined days of lifecycle will this slow growth affect my yield because they will flower earlier?

 

[Shippey123]

Maybe it has to do with your ph? 5.8 is what you want in a hydro set up, in dirt you want about 6.5.

 

[sokesoke]

Maybe it has to do with your ph? 5.8 is what you want in a hydro set up, in dirt you want about 6.5.

I bought that soil in a GROW shop and according to the internet (which is often wrong) soil PH is good at 6, is that 0.2 able to do this?

 

[weedenhanced]

Ok yes it wil affect your yield man sorry be the bearer of bad news auto r hard and easy it the first 2 weeks on main importance u need big pot u need only small amount nuts u wanna water very little just about 1 cup for first week so roots develop alot ect u need do bita reaseach to grow auto for max yield at 4 weeks u got another 5 or 6 weeks max ive seen auto 1 bud only as big as your finger

 

[sokesoke]

Ok so I did a little reading and I made a mistake, I was growing them in little cups for 3 weeks, instead I should have started with the intended final pot size, now I planted them into the ground in my garden, they have like 40 days left, I hope they can grow bigger now.

 

[*BUDS]

Reduce watering. The nights are probably still a bit chilly. Plants cant grow when the nights are cold. Also these autos grow like midgets even when they are going well.

 

[NyQuilkush318]

Any one use limestone

 

[sokesoke]

Any one use limestone

what do you mean?

 

[NyQuilkush318]

Limestone is a rock/ stone that have calmag in it

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[hogbud]

Limestone is a rock/ stone that have calmag in it

use Dolomite lime 1 tablespoon per gallon of soil/medium it will not only add Mag but will help buffer PH