Healthy or nay?

weedworm

weedworm

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I agree that's pretty small for week 3 what strain is it? Also what kind of light are you giving it nutes yet?
 
MickFoster

MickFoster

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Your plant looks healthy, but it's very small for 3 weeks.
Are you in coco?
Why did you start in such a large pot?

21 days from sprout in coco for a comparison.
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RangiSTaxi

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misterbrandon said:
Hey guys, does my plant look healthy? Is it healthy? It was planted on 26th November 2019. Would it be considered small for almost 3 weeks?
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Well its a healthy little seedling, Your lights are under powered and you moved it to a big pot too soon.

Its always best to move up in pot sizes gradually, seedlings/clones/cuttings, from a 5cm tube to a 0.75 litre pot to a 1.5 litre pot, develop a root mass at the bottom first before pot size transfer.

Too many people think putting a small plant in a big pot is best, the opposite is true, that is why commercial nurserymen (like my self) start in small sizes and move up, its simply the fastest way to grow a plant from seedling or cutting all the way to point of sale.

Its all about root surface area, when a root tip hits the outside of a pot, auxins in the root tip are destroyed, root apical dominance is dismissed , ,roots expand outwards like branches increasing surface area , much like topping does to a plant.
 
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Father Ramirez

Father Ramirez

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@RangiSTaxi has provided us the most succinct explanation for why small plants in oversized pots often grow slowly. I always marvel when buying tomato plants how a 16” tall plant is thriving in a 2” cup!!

Another reason for slow growth can be root temperature. Roots at 60o grow much slower than roots at 72o. 85o is too hot and can kill.
Maybe try a heat mat to encourage growth. Keep at it. Best wishes for a good harvest.
 
Havoc0122

Havoc0122

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If it's that small after 3weeks you're going to want to start fresh. By week 3 it should be a little bush not a small seedling. If it's runted I'd start over but maybe it's just a lighting issue.
 
misterbrandon

misterbrandon

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RangiSTaxi said:
Well its a healthy little seedling, Your lights are under powered and you moved it to a big pot too soon.

Its always best to move up in pot sizes gradually, seedlings/clones/cuttings, from a 5cm tube to a 0.75 litre pot to a 1.5 litre pot, develop a root mass at the bottom first before pot size transfer.

Too many people think putting a small plant in a big pot is best, the opposite is true, that is why commercial nurserymen (like my self) start in small sizes and move up, its simply the fastest way to grow a plant from seedling or cutting all the way to point of sale.

Its all about root surface area, when a root tip hits the outside of a pot, auxins in the root tip are destroyed, root apical dominance is dismissed , ,roots expand outwards like branches increasing surface area , much like topping does to a plant.
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It's actually already in a 5l pot.
CanadianJim said:
What's the grow medium? If you're in good soil you shouldn't need to feed it yet. Coco or peat would be a different story.
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I'm using coco and perlite 70/30
 
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CannaCountry

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Just be easy on your feedings since you're in such a large pot for such a young plant and don't worry about its size. It appears healthy, so roll with it. Sometimes the smallest runt turns out to be killer green...be patient. In the future, start your babies in baby sized pots / cups. Good luck friend.
 
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RangiSTaxi

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misterbrandon said:
I'm using a LED 600 WATT above 80cm from the plant.
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its that actual power draw from the wall/plug? or 600 watts of leds, usually leds are driven 1/3 rd to 1/2 half of led max output. can you get a power point watt reader, its probably about 180- 200 watts power draw in the real world, would be good for you to know. power plug in metres are about $20, also try lowering the light to 60cm away from the plant.
 
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misterbrandon

misterbrandon

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How do you do that? I'm actually quite confused with the actual power stuff

From what I felt, I don't feel my lights are hot even when I touch it nor when I out my hand under the lights.
 
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RangiSTaxi

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https://www.amazon.com/TS-836A-Energy-Voltage-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00E945SJG/ref=lp_5011670011_1_3/133-9345323-6352039?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1576648457&sr=1-3

you can by these from any hardware store near you, plug them into wall, and then plug in any device to get there actual wattage draw.

https://www.amazon.com/Consumption-Electricity-Calculator-Overload-Protection/dp/B07L1W9P8K?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_5011670011_2&pf_rd_p=91acf1bf-6517-552a-8d21-708f63efd6c3&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=5011670011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=5Z1B6JF1JVQKA2C867JZ&pf_rd_r=5Z1B6JF1JVQKA2C867JZ&pf_rd_p=91acf1bf-6517-552a-8d21-708f63efd6c3

basically they often sell led lights at say 600 watts i.e 3 watts individual leds x 200 individual leds = 600 watts, but the driver might only power them at 1 watt, so they last longer and are more power efficient and require less cooling, so a 600 watt light can often just be a 200 watt light in real use.

its actual power draw in watts from the wall that really matters, the rest is marketing to make you think you have a more powerful light than you actually do.
 
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