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bigtool

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I feel like my plants are growing slow. I'm gonna try to provide all necessary info here. I have super skunk and white widow (fem started 1/10) growing in scotts moisture advantage soil. It does have nutes. Also have started 1 week later 1 blue dream auto, girl scout cookie auto, pineapple express auto(the biggest bucket), and bubblicious auto in bubble buckets ph'd to 5.8 with 5ml of general hydroponics dosed about 5 days ago. Have them all under a small insulated enclosure in my she'd under a 400 watt mh and 300 watt led.

It just seems like they are all growing slow. Only problems I know of, I keep them around 80 degrees in lights on and sometimes the temp drop to mid 40s. Should I be using more nutes? Lost here. I'm a month in and feel like I'm way behind
 
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bigtool

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Still getting error. Soil plants might be 6 inches. I plan on mothering those so not too worried about them. The autos biggest are 4 inch smallest are 2
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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bigtool said:
Trying to post an image. Not having much luck. Soil plants have 4 nodes maybe. Buckets have barely 2
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Try posting images to an image site and then posting the links here until RIU sort out the problems they are having.

I know very little on autos other than they don't take been stressed out too well. A 40degree temp drop from day to night would probably stress any plant out.
 
lio lacidem

lio lacidem

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80 is a little high and 40 is alot low. I like to run my rooms at 75f on and 60-65 at night. One way to fix your temps is do lights on at night time lights off during day. This will help balance out your temps
 
MickFoster

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I don't think 80 is high at all - but 40 is way way too low. I try to keep about a ten degree variance from when lights are on and lights are off. Low temps is probably the main reason for slow growth.
 
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bigtool

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Thanks for the replies guys. I know 40s is kind of low for them. I have everything running on extension cords and burned one up last week trying to keep them warm at night. Warming them the best I can during lights off with an electric radiator heater. Might just need to go ahead and run service to the building it's not worth a fire..wish I could get a pic up the plants have pretty good color.

Not sure if I did those right..well I guess you can't post links on this board til u get a couple likes lol
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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bigtool said:
Thanks for the replies guys. I know 40s is kind of low for them. I have everything running on extension cords and burned one up last week trying to keep them warm at night. Warming them the best I can during lights off with an electric radiator heater. Might just need to go ahead and run service to the building it's not worth a fire..wish I could get a pic up the plants have pretty good color.

Not sure if I did those right..well I guess you can't post links on this board til u get a couple likes lol
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40 is a lot low. Lio said it why not run the lights at night. I would say get proper power out there as well to avoid fire. The second side here too is that Scott's soil more then likely your watering them too often that soil isn't for cannabis and I'm sure the nutes in there are soaked in the perlite just like the miracle grow soil. I'm not ruling out ph issues either mainly because that soil doesn't have much to properly buffer the ph on its own.
 
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Lordhooha said:
40 is a lot low. Lio said it why not run the lights at night. I would say get proper power out there as well to avoid fire. The second side here too is that Scott's soil more then likely your watering them too often that soil isn't for cannabis and I'm sure the nutes in there are soaked in the perlite just like the miracle grow soil. I'm not ruling out ph issues either mainly because that soil doesn't have much to properly buffer the ph on its own.
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I had my suspicions on the soil. But this seems to be affecting all 6 plants. The soil plants look the best. I think I'm just stressing them with temp. Humidity stays around 30 percent

I run the lights at night but sometimes it stays in the 30s here in lights off. Been running the heat on medium just to keep them in the 50s. I'm just gonna have to build my proper room instead of a temp enclosure and get service so I can hook up my portable ac/heat. I plan on putting in a false wall in a 12x24 shed, so will have about a 4x12x8 grow room. If only my pics would work..

Thanks again guys
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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bigtool said:
I had my suspicions on the soil. But this seems to be affecting all 6 plants. The soil plants look the best. I think I'm just stressing them with temp. Humidity stays around 30 percent

I run the lights at night but sometimes it stays in the 30s here in lights off. Been running the heat on medium just to keep them in the 50s. I'm just gonna have to build my proper room instead of a temp enclosure and get service so I can hook up my portable ac/heat. I plan on putting in a false wall in a 12x24 shed, so will have about a 4x12x8 grow room. If only my pics would work..

Thanks again guys
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They're all in veg right now 30% is a bit low during veg I've seen some crazy issues pop up with low humidity during vegging. Your not doing them any favors keeping them so cold. Hopefully you don't end up with a bunch of hermies from the stress.
 
coreywebster

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@bigtool its not you, its the site, its been having problems and uploading images is the last thing they need to fix. No images from anyone until they get it sorted.

Hope you get your electrics and temps sorted soon.
 
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chummer

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Walmart sells a small space heater with thermostat.it has 3 heat selections. low med high.low pulls 6 amp med pulls 9 amps and high is 14 amps.i have shed grow as well.lights on during day,hace ac in there.at night heater comes on with timer and set to med .I like the function of heat with out pulling too muchpower. night temps 70-73 day temps 77- 81..they love life in there
 
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bigtool

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chummer said:
Walmart sells a small space heater with thermostat.it has 3 heat selections. low med high.low pulls 6 amp med pulls 9 amps and high is 14 amps.i have shed grow as well.lights on during day,hace ac in there.at night heater comes on with timer and set to med .I like the function of heat with out pulling too muchpower. night temps 70-73 day temps 77- 81..they love life in there
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Do you ming sharing which heater? I have 3 but the only one that doesn't trip my breaker is the radiator heater. I ran it on high for awhile but it ended up burning the outlet. The space heater I have won't run 5 minutes before it trips the outlet.

I have (most) everything I need to grow great plants right now but the electric service to the building. My brother is an electrician, he has been running the wire for me almost a year now. Might just have to do it myself. Thanks guys
 
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