side growth at 2 weeks?

Hello, I've been reading for a while and decided to throw in a few cents of my own. I recently decided to start a very small grow for learning purposes. I've grown a plant in the past, but we won't speak of that any more as it was a total failure. Now, I have a couple plants, 2 and 3 weeks old respectively. They are currently growing under 24 hr light, 26w CFL 6500K x2, in MG soil (yes, I've read much controversy about it, but not the subject here, haha), temps 75-85 F, and 30-50% humidity. They both sprouted by that good old "put the seed in the dirt" method, from bagseeds, the younger of the two heralding from some decent smokables. I think when time for transplanting comes, I'm going to let the plant of lesser genetics take a nice, long dirt nap, if you know what I mean. Pics below, how does it look?

To get to the point, the plant pictured is roughly 2 weeks old, and is showing signs of side growth while it is barely working on its third level of leaves. Is this normal/okay? Any input, help, and/or tips for the future would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

u know theyd probly be bigger if they werent in the mg
i almost gave up growing cause i started in mg
it was so evil
kept kiling seedlign after seedling

watchxyouxburn said:

Is this normal/okay?

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Yes........

newb weed grower said:

u know theyd probly be bigger if they werent in the mg
i almost gave up growing cause i started in mg
it was so evil
kept kiling seedlign after seedling

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I will definitely go with something better than MG next time. I'm using it because it was already in the house, and this grow is basically to help me sort out my newb-ness, because I know I have a lot to learn. The plant pictured seems like it's doing pretty well so far, but I am keeping a close eye out for any burn, etc. RIU has already taught me a lot, this plant is looking 100% better than my original attempt years ago.

I hereby apologize in advance for any stupid questions asked, haha.

watchxyouxburn said:

I think when time for transplanting comes, I'm going to let the plant of lesser genetics take a nice, long dirt nap, if you know what I mean.

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Sooo, after posting, I just went ahead with the snap decision to remove the smaller plant grown from the low quality seed. I already made the rookie mistake of originally planting them in the same pot, and they were growing too close together. My main concern was aimed at transplanting, because I was worried that there would be too much root tangle and I'd end up killing one or both plants any way. Plus, I know a plant can basically just live up to its genetics, which weren't wonderful anyway, might as well let the "better plant" get all the attention.

Well ... this grow has been terminated.

For any and all of you out there with a cat, make sure it can't get into your grow unsupervised ...
I may reattempt soon, I'll be sure to post if I do.

try again soon! maybe put some chicken wire or netting around it next time for your kitty!

wannaquickee said:

try again soon! maybe put some chicken wire or netting around it next time for your kitty!

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Well, even though it was uprooted and on the verge of death, I stuck the plant back into some soil, and I'm hoping it is a survivor. The first couple layers of established leaves are clearly dead, but the new growth looks as if it might survive. I'll post pics later, and keep hoping for the best. I also changed the location of the setup to something a little more secure against feline intruders.

I started to set up a new pot, and am now waiting for a feminized Snow White seed to germinate. She will most likely end up getting her own thread.

STEALTH NINJA KITTEH! sorry bout yur lose. At least it wasn't 3 weeks into flowering.... Also can try again. Good Luck And Happy Growing!

newb weed grower said:

u know theyd probly be bigger if they werent in the mg
i almost gave up growing cause i started in mg
it was so evil
kept kiling seedlign after seedling

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i dont think it was the mg, because iv used it for a while and nothing wrong has ever happen from it and had great grow

caseycase said:

i dont think it was the mg, because iv used it for a while and nothing wrong has ever happen from it and had great grow

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It definitely wasn't the soil. The plant was actually doing pretty good in the MG. No burn, steady growth, it was about 2 weeks old, no more than 2.5 inches tall and about 4 inches wide, with 3 levels of leaves, 1 point, 3 point, and 5 point, with side growth starting on the lowest level. One of my cats got into the grow area, which I normally don't mind as long as I'm with them, but he got in somehow and was in there alone and decided it would be fun to dig up the plant, that's when I heard him meowing in there. When I went to check he went running out and the plant was laying on the floor in a pile of dirt, but the pot wasn't knocked over so I know it wasn't an innocent accident. I repotted ASAP, but all the leaves except the 5 pointers are without a doubt dead, but the rest of the plant seems to be clinging to life, so it may survive. I was told to watch it carefully if it does live, because that kind of shock can make it go male/herm. I'll be watching it closely over the next several days with my fingers crossed.

IndoGrower said:

STEALTH NINJA KITTEH! sorry bout yur lose. At least it wasn't 3 weeks into flowering.... Also can try again. Good Luck And Happy Growing!

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KITTEH OF DOOM! Would be more like it, haha, but thank you. I'm very glad it was a fairly new plant, because if it does go to waste it won't be a total waste. Now if he does that to the Snow White that I just started to germinate, I'll make sure he's the one in a pile of dirt.

yeh fingers crossed.i hope it pulls through.they are tough plants though.
let us know.

It would be a big dissapointment seeing some snow white plants get murder by yur crazy cat Keep us posted. Would like to see how it turns out. Good Luck And Happy Growing

resinousflowers said:

yeh fingers crossed.i hope it pulls through.they are tough plants though.
let us know.

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It doesn't get the name "Weed" for nothing, and we all know those little buggers can take a lot of punishment. My only concern is that if it does survive, the sex and overall growth/yield may be affected. Seeing as how this particular plant, although it was some really decent product, was still grown from a seed found in a bag, it's not a total loss.

IndoGrower said:

It would be a big dissapointment seeing some snow white plants get murder by yur crazy cat Keep us posted. Would like to see how it turns out. Good Luck And Happy Growing

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Absolutely, this incident made me redesign my whole set-up with cat-proofing specifically as a focus, haha.

I'll post a pic or two of how the poor thing looks when I get home later, but she (hopefully) was definitely in a lot of pain last time I checked in this morning.

i was using regular mg and it was being terrible to little seedligns im happy u had betetr luck
then again at the time
i was still very new to seedlings
before that all i ever did was take care of my friends plants when he went away and stuff
i was being a bad grower
i was overwatering all the time and mg didnt help
i was sooo exited so i kept forcing water on it wanting it to grow more and more and it dies because i loved it simply too much
i think the best advice for a newb grower would be to leave it alone loz
i knwo it was the best advice i got
that and to quit using mg
also i was told mg moisture control works
so apperently its betetr for it
maybe u should try that its bound to be better for it
after all i was tolf that by some of the veterans here
so im sure
u know im gonna post some pics of my bBYS BEFOR I HAD TO CHOP THEM BECAUSE MY FRIENDS MOM DIDNT WANT THEM INT H HOUSE NO MORES

Here are a couple pictures of my poor little plant about an hour after the incident, and now, about 15 minutes ago. I decided to take a risk and cut off the leaves that were shriveled and dry, you can see them laying in the background off the second pic. I figured this would be the best choice, because the plant can now focus its energy on healing and growing rather than wasting it on tissue that was obviously irreparable.

I think it may be on the slow road to recovery. The newer center growth has definitely grown a little bit since the last pictures. A very little bit, but still a good sign in my book. I will still be keeping my fingers crossed. Still waiting for Snow White to sprout but it hasn't been long, so I'm not concerned. I'll keep you posted.

watchxyouxburn said:

I think it may be on the slow road to recovery. The newer center growth has definitely grown a little bit since the last pictures. A very little bit, but still a good sign in my book. I will still be keeping my fingers crossed. Still waiting for Snow White to sprout but it hasn't been long, so I'm not concerned. I'll keep you posted.

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She's definitely alive and growing, even if the growth is slow. I'm sure she took a lot of damage/stress to both her leaves and roots during the last week or so, so slow growth is to be expected for a while. Center growth has resumed, as well as side growth increasing. I'm hoping she's back on track within another week.

In other news, Snow White sprouted last night and is looking good. Within 12 hours, her first set of leaves already shows nice growth, and all leaves are a nice rich green.

The first two are a couple pics of the survivor, you can see damage along the edges of the bottom leaves from that dreaded day. The third is of baby Snow White, roughly 3 days since she sprouted. Looks like her very first set of leaves will be 3-point. All pics taken just a few minutes ago, which puts the rebounding plant at 3 1/2 weeks old.

Well, as you can see here, she definitely survived. She's grown three nodes in less than a week. Although she's a bit behind for being almost a month old, it's fine with me, because I'm probably going to veg her out until Snow White is ready anyway, and just flower both at the same time.


And here is Snow White, about a week and a half old now.


Both shown with a common household ping pong ball (table tennis ball).