Slow first grow

fellowes

fellowes

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I have a 2x2x2 cab with 3 26 watt lights under 1 plant with dollar general soil. Which is made up of composted and fresh pine fines, compost and sand. When i was starting it i had it in vermeculite,pearlite,and peat moss. I then transplanted once the fan leaves were on it in to a 2 liter pot with the DG soil and it is getting bushier but not any taller. It is probably 2 1/2 " after 3 weeks and has a 24 hr light cycle with ph of 6.8 watered when needed usually every 4-5 days. What is wrong with it? Thanks
 
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fellowes said:
I have a 2x2x2 cab with 3 26 watt lights under 1 plant with dollar general soil. Which is made up of composted and fresh pine fines, compost and sand. When i was starting it i had it in vermeculite,pearlite,and peat moss. I then transplanted once the fan leaves were on it in to a 2 liter pot with the DG soil and it is getting bushier but not any taller. It is probably 2 1/2 " after 3 weeks and has a 24 hr light cycle with ph of 6.8 watered when needed usually every 4-5 days. What is wrong with it? Thanks
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Once your plant has a good root system you can change the lighting to 16/8. This gives the plant a break from light and it begins a natural growth rate. Also DG soil is not the best you may need to add nutes to help your plant get what it needs to grow. Just my thoughts. Good luck! One last thing is your light close enough?
 
Kriegs

Kriegs

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I doubt there's anything wrong with the plant, but can't say without pics. A light upgrade would really help. You can get a 150W HPS for $75, which would be a huge step up from what you've got. Based on how you describe your soil, it sounds like it could be "tight" to me.. not enough loft. Since your plant is really small, it should be easy to transplant into new soil mix so that it's about 20% perlite by volume..
 
Brick Top

Brick Top

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420 Tokers said:
Once your plant has a good root system you can change the lighting to 16/8. This gives the plant a break from light and it begins a natural growth rate. Also DG soil is not the best you may need to add nutes to help your plant get what it needs to grow. Just my thoughts. Good luck! One last thing is your light close enough?
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That should be 18/6 not 16/8 and you should just start with an 18/6 light cycle right away from the day you plant your popped beans or rooted clones.
 
fellowes

fellowes

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Ok well here's what i did last night and it probably grew an 1" already. The soil was way too packed down so I loosened up the soil and it's growing great. It has a new 3rd set of fan leaves. Do you think since i have a 2x2x2 cab i should flower at around 8" since it doubles in size? Thanks again guys.
 
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