16 days old

millie

millie

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Hey everyone this is my indoor northern lights plant at 16 days old under 90 watts of cfls. My question is does she look big enough? I see these dudes with already considerable sized plants after 2 weeks. How the fuck do they do it lol? Btw that really barky potting soil was put in to cover the stem a bit and is only on like the top 2 inches so it's not constricting the roots. The rest of the soil is a mixture of pretty good quality potting soil and a little chicken manure. Thanks and peace.


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mr2shim

mr2shim

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They have actual lighting. 90 watts is not that much. Is that actual watts or "equivalent"
 
millie

millie

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mr2shim said:
They have actual lighting. 90 watts is not that much. Is that actual watts or "equivalent"
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I seriously doubt it's the lights they are only small and people say you need 100 watts per plant and the cfls are pretty damn close to her.
 
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killachris

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could just be taking her time to fill out her roots..no biggie man, looks good.

are you making sure to water properly? h2o + co2 + light energy yields atp and nadph which with the co2 yields glucose, or plant energy. without sufficient h2o, youre stuck.

cfls can be within 6"
 
millie

millie

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killachris said:
could just be taking her time to fill out her roots..no biggie man, looks good.

are you making sure to water properly? h2o + co2 + light energy yields atp and nadph which with the co2 yields glucose, or plant energy. without sufficient h2o, youre stuck
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thanks man yeah to me she looks healthy but a bit small and yeah watering is fine i know that for sure.
 
millie

millie

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killachris said:
maybe too much then? the best time for the to suck up water is when the mediums drying out, that "sponge" stage.
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I had an overwatering problem at the start but im quite confident that i have rectified it and the water it is getting is the correct amount and at the correct frequency for my pot.
 
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killachris

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millie said:
I had an overwatering problem at the start but im quite confident that i have rectified it and the water it is getting is the correct amount and at the correct frequency for my pot.
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well thats why the plant is a tiny bit small..

they light the night to be 5-10f lower than daytime temps.
 
hopeyougotadutch

hopeyougotadutch

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Do you know your soil or water pH? Brand name soil or...? It's just one 90w CFL or...?

If you really had an over-watering problem at the start then that probably contributed to the stunted growth. Personally, I'd remove the bark and put in some more soil instead.
 
millie

millie

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hopeyougotadutch said:
Do you know your soil or water pH? Brand name soil or...? It's just one 90w CFL or...?

If you really had an over-watering problem at the start then that probably contributed to the stunted growth. Personally, I'd remove the bark and put in some more soil instead.
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tbh i dont think there is really a problem they have been growing well lately and i think in a week they will be quite a bit bigger. Yeah and i know that bark is shit.
 
millie

millie

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killachris said:
well thats why the plant is a tiny bit small..

they light the night to be 5-10f lower than daytime temps.
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That might be it but what i have really isnt that much off 10f. Ill see what happens in the next week. Thanks for the help.
 
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