is my plant growing too slow?

[rewand324]

hey i posted earlier in the week about my light. its working pretty well. the seed germinated about 5 days ago. its been in the pot for 4 days. is it growing like it should? it seems like its taking forever...
look at the picture i attached plz..
thank you

oh and the lights being used are :

2 - 19 watt cfl twist light bulbs soft white. but i turned those off the seccond day and havent been on since cuz wrong spectrum, right?
and a 29watt daylight cfl bulb i cant buy hid bulbs. there is also a fan that is blowing right over the pot keeping it cool in mid 70's
there is no mylar or anything that reflects on the walls. should i put mylar? also, will more lights make it grow quicker? and what about the plant getting too hott from the lights..how low is too low to keep the cfl above the plant leafs? thanks!!!




-Andrew

 

[winstoner]

give it time, it will grow. post pics in a couple weeks and i will tell you if its doin alright

 

[ReAVeR]

patience my friend

 

[rewand324]

yup i kno it takes time, but is it doing good for being 5 days old? im going to buy a 65k bulb tomorrow for her.

 

[DaveCoulier]

Turn those other two bulb back on. The plant will still benefit from them.

 

[rewand324]

k i will, will these cfls from home depot work for veging?
http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents-Compact-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbmg1Z5zcbdZ1z132peZ1z13cw8Z1z11t9j/R-100677481/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

 

[ReAVeR]

yup, cfl is a cfl

 

[rewand324]

well my plant has really grown since i posted last..i put mylar on the inside walls of my box..and i bought a daylight 100 watt cfl bulb..

 

[billybob88]

It looks fine. Just give it time. Some plants just take a little longer than others.

 

[Mr Bomb]

The worst part is waiting but your plant looks normal for its age. Just relax it will be ready soon enough.

 

[darkdestruction420]

its over a week old guys, thats not normal for its age. it sgould be on node 3 or 4 by now. what kind of soil is that and how much and often are you watering? look into setting up some mylar or paint the walls flat white.

 

[rewand324]

The worst part is waiting but your plant looks normal for its age. Just relax it will be ready soon enough.

its grown much more.. its starting to grow new leaves, and grow up a lil bit..soil is organic and i water once a day cuz it gets dry here in so cal... look at the new pic~!!!

 

[darkdestruction420]

your watering too much, cannabis likes wet/dry cycles, this is not my article but you should do as it says.
I use and recommend the single probe Rapidtest moisture meter. It is available from most of the major garden centers for under $20. This meter reads consistently without using batteries. It is invaluable for determining watering schedules, which vary tremendously from plant to plant, overwatered conditions, and uneven moisture distribution within the container. Rapidtest also sells a shorter, two probe model which should be avoided. Make this investment, monitor conditions regularly, and reap the rewards at harvest.

Growers that allow their medium to dry out to the point at which the leaves "droop" are reducing their final yields and quality. The medium contains a certain amount of salts that dramatically increase in concentration as the water dissipates. The roots can be repeatedly stressed going through this technique called "wet/dry cycle". The plant is being deprived of moisture that would be available to fuel additional growth and suffers.

The moisture meter's probe should be inserted to various depths to accurately assess conditions. The Rapidtest has a 1-4 scale on the meter, but what is imporatant is relative moisture. The lower potion of the medium in the container should not be so consistently and constantly moist as to "bury the needle" at the top of the scale. The middle depths of the container should be kept in the upper half section of the meter's range and the top should be allowed to dry out to the lower half of the range before rewatering.

This is far more accurate to the lifting and guessing game played by many. The weight of the container does not indicate where the moisture is inside. A grower would never really know if things at the bottom were oversaturated without a probe to tell them. If the bottom is soaked and never dries out, the container feels "heavy" even though other areas may be quite dry. Many grower use large, tight grids of 3-5 gallon containers which can amount to 40-100+ containers. How could they use the lift and guess method, if they can hardly reach some of my plants just to water and prune them. It would be impossible and bad for their backs to use anything except a moisture meter. In other situations the plants are attached to fixed supports, such as SCROG or simply tied up prohibiting movement. There is no more accurate or versatile way to determine your watering schedule.

 

[DaveCoulier]

Over watering will stunt your plant. If you're using an organic soil it should have plenty of fine particles to retain moisture. Every day sounds like too much watering. Whats the soil look like on top, and are you checking soil moisture at the bottom of the pot?