My plant growth has randomly slowed down

[TokenTime7070]

Ok so i have one northern light under 400w she is 30 days old and had been growing rather quickly but as of 5 days ago a bunch of leaves have started coming up inbetween her stalks and sense then all her upward growth has slowed to a crawl. I was worried she was started to run out of nutrients in the soil so i gave her some fert (20/20/20) and it helped abut but still really slow going i have grown with seeds from the same batch before under the same light and by this time i had a foot and a half of plant my current one is hardly pushing 6inch. any tips or advise on how to help speed up her growth or whats going on with her in general would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dr.Pecker]

did you top or fem it? could explain the side branching. If you over water and the roots start rotting then it will slow the growth. If you give it 20 20 20 synthetic fertilizer then im sure you killed all the micro life in the soil. Once organic stay organic.

 

[TokenTime7070]

yea its all synthetic i dont do organic at all because they tend to smell terrible and cost much more. But i did over water about 4 days ago (the drainage for the pot was blocked but sense has been fixed.

 

[GrowinDad]

Slow growth if she looks happy is a plus in my book. Keep her short!

 

[vostok]

Over watering and to many nutes will spoil her, deprive 02 in the soil, and make her feel full, allow her to starve for a couple of weeks, and watch her close,
at 30 days and you got 4 laterals or more consider a topping or fim!

 

[TokenTime7070]

i know this is noob questions but what is 4 laterals like 4 leaves or 4 sets of leaves?

 

[tekdc911]

i know this is noob questions but what is 4 laterals like 4 leaves or 4 sets of leaves?

nodes or branches

 

[vostok]

4 laterals is 4 branches up from the jungle floor, or top of soil in pot

 

[TokenTime7070]

oh ok yea i am at like 6

 

[Michiganja Meduana]

20-20-20 is like nuclear dude. careful you dont want to burn them until after its been cured out.

 

[TokenTime7070]

what do you mean its bad to breath it affter harvest?

 

[Dr.Pecker]

Hang out brother, just chill for a spell it's cool.

 

[TokenTime7070]

i am just curious if 20 20 20 is really that harsh i have given it to 2 week old plants with no burns at low doses.

 

[Michiganja Meduana]

If you gave it low doses, you werent giving it 20-20-20. Diluted perhaps to 10-10-10 or 5-5-5

 

[waterdawg]

If you gave it low doses, you werent giving it 20-20-20. Diluted perhaps to 10-10-10 or 5-5-5

Huh??? Is 20/20/20 not the percentage of the three main nutes? How do you change that by diluting it? I hear what your saying but I think your saying it wrong lol.

 

[WeekendSupervisor]

Huh??? Is 20/20/20 not the percentage of the three main nutes? How do you change that by diluting it? I hear what your saying but I think your saying it wrong lol.

NPK is percentage by weight or volume of the final solution including the gallon of water. If you added half the ml of the ferts, the solution is less concentrated, so lower NPK. Seems legit.

 

[waterdawg]

NPK is percentage by weight or volume of the final solution including the gallon of water. If you added half the ml of the ferts, the solution is less concentrated, so lower NPK. Seems legit.

Oh yes that makes sense if measured in a gallon of water. Didnt realize that! Thanks for clarifying!

 

[Michiganja Meduana]

Yes, thats what I was going for. If 10ml/gal = 20-20-20, then 5ml/gal should be about 10-10-10, even if the math gets a little odd, it should be close enough.