Plant 51 days old but not much side branching

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ventedore

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hello, i have a pineapple express plant i was told it is auto flower but its 51 days old so it would of already flowered. This is my first time growing what else could i do to speed things up . also the tips of the leafs are drooping down is that a bad thing?
 

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Ukdamo said:
That plant looks tiny for 51 days old what lights are you using ? What is the wattage ? I’m using 400w HID lighting mine are 29 days from seed
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whatt thats crazy, my light is a wakyme 600w it cost me £80 but i was using a 300watt ebay one for about 45 days
 
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I’ve seen some wicked plants on here grown with Leds but I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews with people saying the wattage output on Leds is wrong if your from the UK growell are doing a great deal atm 600watt digital ballast hood and bulb for £69.99 or something I would definitely invest in one they use a bit more electric but you get great results
 
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mins are auto flower I did have them on 24hour but recently changed it to 20 on 4 off to give them a bit of rest ,are you feeding any nutes ?
 
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Ukdamo said:
I’ve seen some wicked plants on here grown with Leds but I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews with people saying the wattage output on Leds is wrong if your from the UK growell are doing a great deal atm 600watt digital ballast hood and bulb for £69.99 or something I would definitely invest in one they use a bit more electric but you get great results
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oh really so its not actually 600 watt, ill have a look because this is growing way to slow I appreciate that bro
 
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ventedore said:
whatt thats crazy, my light is a wakyme 600w it cost me £80 but i was using a 300watt ebay one for about 45 days
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I'm not familiar with either of the lights you mention but based on the price, I can tell you without reservation that you're not getting anything close to those wattages. Knockoff light mfrs list the maximum wattage ratings for their chips, not the actual wattage they are getting from the power supply. If you're getting 150W from that your probably lucky.
At 51 days, you plants are light deprived and will stay that way unless you get a decent light source. At this stage of lighting technology there's no reason buy a "blurple" LED fixture when there are so many affordable, full spectrum options available.
It's a common mistake for new growers, and it's understandable not wanting to spend a lot while you learn the basics. But if you're going to get anything useful out of that plant and any that follow it, you need to get a decent light.
Since lighting is directly related to the size of the grow area, I can't offer any suggestions, but if you want to tell us the dimensions of your tent I'm sure you'll end up with some viable options.
 
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Bosgrower said:
I'm not familiar with either of the lights you mention but based on the price, I can tell you without reservation that you're not getting anything close to those wattages. Knockoff light mfrs list the maximum wattage ratings for their chips, not the actual wattage they are getting from the power supply. If you're getting 150W from that your probably lucky.
At 51 days, you plants are light deprived and will stay that way unless you get a decent light source. At this stage of lighting technology there's no reason buy a "blurple" LED fixture when there are so many affordable, full spectrum options available.
It's a common mistake for new growers, and it's understandable not wanting to spend a lot while you learn the basics. But if you're going to get anything useful out of that plant and any that follow it, you need to get a decent light.
Since lighting is directly related to the size of the grow area, I can't offer any suggestions, but if you want to tell us the dimensions of your tent I'm sure you'll end up with some viable options.
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Damn i had a feeling it was to do with the light, I am growing in my closet which is 20 x 20 inches i cant get a tent as my room is very small
 
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I’m using bio bizz nutrients there organic and very good , can you not return the light it to the buyer on eBay ?
judging by your grow area size the light I recommended wouldn’t be any
Good as it will get way to hot you will have
Problems with humidity and temps , you could try
Looking at CFL’s there cheap to run and don’t get too hot and people have used them to great effect
 
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They look brilliant considering 29 days from seed. I've got a couple of weeding cake clones growing at the moment, they are on day 20 and aren't at this size yet! Excuse the pics mate, I took them last night when I'd tied them down to start training!
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Ukdamo said:
That plant looks tiny for 51 days old what lights are you using ? What is the wattage ? I’m using 400w HID lighting mine are 29 days from seed
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ventedore

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Ukdamo said:
I’m using bio bizz nutrients there organic and very good , can you not return the light it to the buyer on eBay ?
judging by your grow area size the light I recommended wouldn’t be any
Good as it will get way to hot you will have
Problems with humidity and temps , you could try
Looking at CFL’s there cheap to run and don’t get too hot and people have used them to great effect
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yea im going to look at some cfls, also return that ripoff light damn what a piss take
 
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