How do you treat small plants?

[papa canna]

I've got some small clones. Typically I wait a week or two only giving ph'd water and transplant into a light feeding medium and start using liquid nutes 2-3 weeks later. However, I'm thinking bout adding in some of the additives before I start feeding. I'd like to start with a silica and a root inoculant. Specifically protekt and rapid start. But my girls are quite small. tiny stems, 2 nodes currently working on their 3rd. When can I start adding those? I'd hate to shock them being as small as they are.

 

[sourdieselyumyum]

They'll be fine just be light with the protekt as it's one of the stronger silica supplements. I use hydrogaurd from transplant at recommended dose pretty good stuff and will last long time at 2ml a gal

 

[Nugachino]

Go easy on the light if they're young clones. Keep them warm. But cycle the air once in a while.

 

[papa canna]

Bump

 

[chemphlegm]

I've got some small clones. Typically I wait a week or two only giving ph'd water and transplant into a light feeding medium and start using liquid nutes 2-3 weeks later. However, I'm thinking bout adding in some of the additives before I start feeding. I'd like to start with a silica and a root inoculant. Specifically protekt and rapid start. But my girls are quite small. tiny stems, 2 nodes currently working on their 3rd. When can I start adding those? I'd hate to shock them being as small as they are.

why not add those when your plant wants them, instead of when you want to tinker? I dont use either of those products and every seedling is fire in a 100 days or so, no chem bottles even its crazy

 

[papa canna]

why not add those when your plant wants them, instead of when you want to tinker? I dont use either of those products and every seedling is fire in a 100 days or so, no chem bottles even its crazy

Not sure I understand. Neither for stimulator nor silica are necessities. The plant won't ask for them or need them, just something I'd like to provide

 

[chemphlegm]

adding more than necessities has caused many issues in the forums, keep notes

 

[Indacouch]

I just say terrible things to small plants ...I make fun of them for being small and show them pictures of way bigger, much stronger plants..

Hope that helps --Inda

 

[papa canna]

I just say terrible things to small plants ...I make fun of them for being small and show them pictures of way bigger, much stronger plants..

Hope that helps --Inda

Cuck the plants. Got it. Ha.

 

[Dr. Who]

I use ROOT RIOT cubes/tray's.
They sit in that till the roots come out of the cube.
They go into my base soil (28 days of available feeding) in a SOLO cup.
The roots hit the bottom of the cup and just begin to coil.
It's into 1 gallon pots with the basic soil again, - roots get to the bottom and begin to coil.
Into 3 gallons with a veg built soil - at the time the plant hits my height requirement for flipping - into a 5 or a 7 and in bloom soil built towards that strain....Water it out till harvest..

Some organic supplementation is sometimes used.....heavy feeders are an example. Long runners are another.

 

[Xcoregamerskillz]

I use ROOT RIOT cubes/tray's.
They sit in that till the roots come out of the cube.
They go into my base soil (28 days of available feeding) in a SOLO cup.
The roots hit the bottom of the cup and just begin to coil.
It's into 1 gallon pots with the basic soil again, - roots get to the bottom and begin to coil.
Into 3 gallons with a veg built soil - at the time the plant hits my height requirement for flipping - into a 5 or a 7 and in bloom soil built towards that strain....Water it out till harvest..

Some organic supplementation is sometimes used.....heavy feeders are an example. Long runners are another.

Really wish I had the time and space for compost. But I use a similar system with coco. Solo cup, 3/4 gallon planter, to 5 gallon smart pot.

 

[Dr. Who]

Really wish I had the time and space for compost. But I use a similar system with coco. Solo cup, 3/4 gallon planter, to 5 gallon smart pot.

I forgot to say that once in the final (bloom) Pot. they sit in veg for 8-10 days and then get moved to the bloom area....