Gday! New to the forum and a fairly new grower.

Frogbrew

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I started growing last summer but stopped at the end of the season. I grow indoors and decided to get back into it. This time around I spent a lot of time trying to master this hobby. Anyhow, I do have a question. If anyone can tell me how to kick-start a plant? I grew 3 Wedding Cakes and 1 Pineapple express. One of the Wedding cakes is stunted. It is lush and green and I moved into another tent to keep vegging. I flipped the other 3 to flower last night. Picture one is the good crop (obviously) and pic number 2 is the tiny lush wedding cake. Any takers? Or do I just throw in the towel on this stunted plant? Or maybe put it in flower too and see what happen?
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Frogbrew

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BenGman said:
I've had stunted and runt looking plants end up one of the biggest plants but ( not always ) , you just can't predict how they end up doing

And welcome new member
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Thank you! Also how long did you wait for it in veg? Or did it hulk out after putting it in flower?
 
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Nope_49595933949 said:
You're going to want to get better lighting imo. But if you must stay with the burples I'd run witb both switches on.
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I have looked at other lights but it's a matter of $$ right now. I do leave both on all the time. I just turned off the veg for the picture because as you know they come out pink. Any suggestions for lights? You know, around the 150.00 $ mark? I am also in Canada so prices are somewhat higher than in the US.
 
VincenzioVonHook

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Doing well for a new grower with limited equipment. Tbh, I'd keep it. You'd be surprised what a good stretch will do. My current auto was like a third of the size when it started flowering (day 20) and I was ready to bin it and buy a cut off a mate. Three weeks later its actually stretched a decent amount and I'm glad I didn't bin it.
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Yours looks far, far better than mine did when it pre flowered, so I wouldn't give up. It looks healthy for sure.
 
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Frogbrew said:
I have looked at other lights but it's a matter of $$ right now. I do leave both on all the time. I just turned off the veg for the picture because as you know they come out pink. Any suggestions for lights? You know, around the 150.00 $ mark? I am also in Canada so prices are somewhat higher than in the US.
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You can supplement with household globes if you want to save money, or there are quite few quantum boards available at that price. A few 14w 3000k globes with the diffusers off will do wonders. Splitters are a few $ off eBay as well. You've done well with your lights, and $20 worth of globes and a splitter will do you well if your on a budget.
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This plant was grown under 90w worth of household globes (mix of 2700k and 4000k)
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VincenzioVonHook said:
Doing well for a new grower with limited equipment. Tbh, I'd keep it. You'd be surprised what a good stretch will do. My current auto was like a third of the size when it started flowering (day 20) and I was ready to bin it and buy a cut off a mate. Three weeks later its actually stretched a decent amount and I'm glad I didn't bin it.
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Yours looks far, far better than mine did when it pre flowered, so I wouldn't give up. It looks healthy for sure.
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Thanks! I was fortunate to be the son of a very big horticulturist. (not weed) but he is very knowledgeable in soil composition. (dad has a PhD in Microbiology also) He started teaching me at 9 or ten years old. Thanks, dad!!
 
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Frogbrew said:
Thanks! I was fortunate to be the son of a very big horticulturist. (not weed) but he is very knowledgeable in soil composition. (dad has a PhD in Microbiology also) He started teaching me at 9 or ten years old. Thanks, dad!!
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You've got a good headstart if for sure if it runs in the family. I have had limited luck with my organic mixes and would love to delve a bit deeper into the soil food web.

I've went back to cheap potting mix and slow release fertilizer this run and it's lacking the love a good soil has, even though it's working relatively well. I can't explain it. It's like I bond with the creation of the medium, and the grow lacks some form of depth without a good build, even though my last mix was rubbish lol.

It was the effort and care that counted.
 
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VincenzioVonHook said:
You've got a good headstart if for sure if it runs in the family. I have had limited luck with my organic mixes and would love to delve a bit deeper into the soil food web.

I've went back to cheap potting mix and slow release fertilizer this run and it's lacking the love a good soil has, even though it's working relatively well. I can't explain it. It's like I bond with the creation of the medium, and the grow lacks some form of depth without a good build, even though my last mix was rubbish lol.

It was the effort and care that counted.
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If I told you how I mixed my soil you would cringe. It's almost like I make spag sauce. I just mix in what I think it needs. I am using some top soil mixed with a more organic soil, peat moss, compost, perlite, and a slow-release fert. I also add liquid nutes maybe once a week and some molasses at the same time. I will probably increase the frequency (of the molasses) in a few weeks when they start showing signs of flowering. I believe that is why I like this hobby so much! There are so many variables, and growers can test all of them, mix and match different mediums, and different types of LST. I am scrogging for the first time this grow.
 
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