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[Damn43]

I'm new at this and I'm 4 weeks into flower and was just wondering if they look ok. Any input would be great thanks.

 

[DrBuzzFarmer]

Healthy, leaves praying.
Looks good, if a bit tall.
Folks will be asking the details:
Light intensity and type.
Medium and nutrient system
Watering regime, and ph ranges.
Strain variety w/ description.

 

[Damn43]

I'm using an be 300 watt led plus 2 9watts to give light to lower areas. I'm using a soiless soil with dutch bloom nutrients. pH is 6.5 humidity is 61 and temp is 21. It's an unknown strain possibly white widow. Here's a close-up of the main cola.

 

[Herb & Suds]

That stretch tells you you are under powered on light and I don’t see those sidelights as beneficial at all
Are you sure of the actual draw of your main light ?
If it’s not actually 300 watt I would look to replace it
Bottom buds don’t develop like upper ones no matter how much light
Edit
WELCOME TO RIU

 

[Damn43]

Here's a pic with lights off. Yes it's 300 watt it just stopped the stretch. I've cut lots of fan leaves prior to flower. I have 4 others in my homemade growtent with a 1000watt led light that are just in bloom as well

 

[DrBuzzFarmer]

I think you are doing well for the light source.
When I was sick, in bed for long stretches, I kept myself high with a 100 watt diamond led light.
So, I'm not minimizing what you are accomplishing.
You look to be getting around 2 feet of penetration with that light.
The bottom branches are all surviving on negligible light, they will finish, but not develop the weight the plant would do otherwise.
You will see the top 12 inches or so develop like you want, and lower it will fade.
I don't know if it is in the future for you, but if you intend to get a stronger light, you could clone a lower and grow it again with a stronger light.
Looks to be worth it, it's developing good frost.
Otherwise, clip some lowers and let the energy go to the main cola.
I would top a plant a couple times to give me more buds in that 12"sweet zone I had. Same problem you have.

 

[Damn43]

I think you are doing well for the light source.
When I was sick, in bed for long stretches, I kept myself high with a 100 watt diamond led light.
So, I'm not minimizing what you are accomplishing.
You look to be getting around 2 feet of penetration with that light.
The bottom branches are all surviving on negligible light, they will finish, but not develop the weight the plant would do otherwise.
You will see the top 12 inches or so develop like you want, and lower it will fade.
I don't know if it is in the future for you, but if you intend to get a stronger light, you could clone a lower and grow it again with a stronger light.
Looks to be worth it, it's developing good frost.
Otherwise, clip some lowers and let the energy go to the main cola.
I would top a plant a couple times to give me more buds in that 12"sweet zone I had. Same problem you have.

Thanks for your input I appreciate it. I have low stress trained alot of lower branches and see buds forming but I definitely understand what you are saying and will try it my next grow. I have a 1000watt aswell.

 

[hotrodharley]

As weak as the light is you needed every fan leaf it had.

 

[Damn43]

It covered way too many bud sites. I removed maybe 12 leaves. The tent is only a 3x3x5

 

[Herb & Suds]

It covered way too many bud sites. I removed maybe 12 leaves. The tent is only a 3x3x5

Bud sites develop in spite of only indirect light
I never would do that

 

[DrBuzzFarmer]

Seems floppy. Are you using silica?

 

[DrBuzzFarmer]

Thanks for your input I appreciate it. I have low stress trained alot of lower branches and see buds forming but I definitely understand what you are saying and will try it my next grow. I have a 1000watt aswell.View attachment 5122755

Man, I would clone that and do it better. The more pics you put up, the more it seems worth it. That bigger light will do what you want.

 

[Damn43]

Seems floppy. Are you using silica?

It's extremely firm. I have it tied down to my right light because it was touching the light. I've noticed it stopped growing taller now and is focused on the buds. I haven't added any silica just using a soiless soil with the dutch bloom nutrients

 

[Damn43]

Man, I would clone that and do it better. The more pics you put up, the more it seems worth it. That bigger light will do what you want.

I will definitely do that when my other four are done

 

[DrBuzzFarmer]

I take clones in the first few weeks of flower to give me more branches from the jump.
Buds are compressed nodes. They expand when back in veg and branches grow from them.
I use the technique all the time to get bushy plants. Only one or two strains in years wouldn't come back for me, but if they go the full bloom cycle, they want to die.
Take them now and veg the heck out of them.

 

[Damn43]

I take clones in the first few weeks of flower to give me more branches from the jump.
Buds are compressed nodes. They expand when back in veg and branches grow from them.
I use the technique all the time to get bushy plants. Only one or two strains in years wouldn't come back for me, but if they go the full bloom cycle, they want to die.
Take them now and veg the heck out of them.

I will thanks again.