How are they looking? Day 31 and 24

mean.green · Mar 24, 2016

I plan on doing a scrog at 13 inches high from Fox Farms Happy Frog soil. I will install the scrog in a week or two. The back one is about 12 inches tall. I topped the two larger ones at 10 inches. The smaller one's are 6-9 inches tall.

(I plan on vegging for another 2-4 weeks)
1) I have them in 3 gallons pots, when should I transplant?
2) And should I transplant into 5 or 6 gallon pots? (I plan on growing them 38" inches tall)
3) When should I give them nutrients. So far I have not fed them any. I see some red/purple stems but they have been like that for 3 weeks off and on.

The two on the left are about 7 inches high.

dannyboy602 · Mar 24, 2016

lookin good.
veg as long as u like. the longer the better.
5gal pots are sufficient but 6 is better obviously
ur plants don't seem at all deficient in anything but that will change. start feeding right away. half strength just to be sure not to burn anything, then more nutes up to the full rate recommended

$bkbbudz$ · Mar 24, 2016

I have always used FFHF for my grows. Do you have any Fox Farm nutes? Up until my current grow (using 12 FF products now) I had used the trios (both liquid and soluble) I start at 1/4 strength and build by 1/4 feeding every other watering. The FFHF has enough nutes in it too last 3 weeks in those pots, so you should probably start feeding soon.

If you want them to be 38" in height when done...you can leave them in the 3 gallon pots you have them in. A good rule of thumb is 1 gallon of medium for every foot of growth you want. But of course it will not hurt them to give them more room. Just remember when you add more soil, it will add to the amount of time you should wait before feeding. If you go up 2 or 3 gallons in soil, that will add a good 2-3 weeks of nutes in the medium. And of course transplanting will always cause shock to a plant that is why I personally start in 1 pint cups and go directly into my 5 gallon smart pots. Oh and I did used to use 3 gallon bags and the soil amount was plenty for the growth I wanted. Check my avatar pic...3 gallon grow bag.

Your Grow iz looking excellent. Keep up the great work, you will be richly rewarded.