Chris Edward
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I have a question, I have a few high CBD plants growing (50:50 and 20:1 CBD:THC) and they just seem to be taking their sweet time. I have been growing them since June and it seems like they just take forever to grow, which I now know the reason for and have remedied.
This is my first grow so I am a newbie.
The first problem was the PPM's weren't high enough, I was listening to this guy who posts videos on YouTube "the grow boss" and what he says is junk, the PPM’s were way too low so the plants were just sitting there with no nutrients. This guys goes on about how “the nutes don’t really matter, it’s the light that matters” what trash!!!
So the PPM's have been adjusted and the plants look so much better.
About a month ago I put the plants into flower, the lights went from 16 hours a day to 12 and I raised the PPM quite a bit.
The plants are growing just fine, I have been able to take some great clones, but they just keep "stretching" I guess is the term.
I have quite a nice hedge, but no sign of flowers.
I am running out of room in the canopy. The plants are almost touching the lights, so I have had to do high stress training to get the bigger branches away from the lights. It has really taken my fear away that this is some delicate plant.
Which brings me to the lights:
The light is a GrowMau5 4x1 250 watt COB setup.
The plants are doing great!
But there are no flowers.
I set up the LED driver to a potentiometer so I can dim the lights and I made up a scale for the dimmer from 1-12, again a throw back from that "grow boss" guy who says a grow should take 12 weeks (4 weeks veg+8 weeks flower) + 2 weeks of flush.
So because the plants are so close to the light I only have it turned to #8 which is about 150 watts, any higher and the leaves burn.
Again the plants are growing great!
Should I basically figure this grow is a loss and take some more clones and try again?
Or is this grow worth salvaging.
Also, does cannabis back bud?
If I seriously top the plants, will it grow new tops from the lower buds, like on trees?
One thing I majorly messed up with is I didn't top the plants at the first node, I didn't get to them until the third node, they have been temperamental (because of the weak ppm’s) so I didn't want to do anything that would risk killing them. Now they are so out of hand, I am bending branches and the damn thing keeps coming back, I guess that's why they call it a weed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!!
I have a question, I have a few high CBD plants growing (50:50 and 20:1 CBD:THC) and they just seem to be taking their sweet time. I have been growing them since June and it seems like they just take forever to grow, which I now know the reason for and have remedied.
This is my first grow so I am a newbie.
The first problem was the PPM's weren't high enough, I was listening to this guy who posts videos on YouTube "the grow boss" and what he says is junk, the PPM’s were way too low so the plants were just sitting there with no nutrients. This guys goes on about how “the nutes don’t really matter, it’s the light that matters” what trash!!!
So the PPM's have been adjusted and the plants look so much better.
About a month ago I put the plants into flower, the lights went from 16 hours a day to 12 and I raised the PPM quite a bit.
The plants are growing just fine, I have been able to take some great clones, but they just keep "stretching" I guess is the term.
I have quite a nice hedge, but no sign of flowers.
I am running out of room in the canopy. The plants are almost touching the lights, so I have had to do high stress training to get the bigger branches away from the lights. It has really taken my fear away that this is some delicate plant.
Which brings me to the lights:
The light is a GrowMau5 4x1 250 watt COB setup.
The plants are doing great!
But there are no flowers.
I set up the LED driver to a potentiometer so I can dim the lights and I made up a scale for the dimmer from 1-12, again a throw back from that "grow boss" guy who says a grow should take 12 weeks (4 weeks veg+8 weeks flower) + 2 weeks of flush.
So because the plants are so close to the light I only have it turned to #8 which is about 150 watts, any higher and the leaves burn.
Again the plants are growing great!
Should I basically figure this grow is a loss and take some more clones and try again?
Or is this grow worth salvaging.
Also, does cannabis back bud?
If I seriously top the plants, will it grow new tops from the lower buds, like on trees?
One thing I majorly messed up with is I didn't top the plants at the first node, I didn't get to them until the third node, they have been temperamental (because of the weak ppm’s) so I didn't want to do anything that would risk killing them. Now they are so out of hand, I am bending branches and the damn thing keeps coming back, I guess that's why they call it a weed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!!
