This is my Formula 1 Auto (Dr Ray Seeds). Is it looking a bit small for a 25 day old plant?

EvilScotsm@n

EvilScotsm@n

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The reason the dry spell is bad mate is because when coco dries out, so do the nutes.
They turn back into salts and build up in the pot. Makes it possible to fry a pretty large plant with a seedling strength dose of nutes.
Buggers the ph up and makes it look like there's all sorts of deficits even when food is in plentiful supply.
Just feed every day though and you avoid all that polava.
It's a bit of a minefield starting out. Most of us fuck our first grow while we sift through all the misinformation. Just part of the journey though. Won't learn fuck all if you don't make mistakes now n then :)
 
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Lolraf

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EvilScotsm@n said:
The reason the dry spell is bad mate is because when coco dries out, so do the nutes.
They turn back into salts and build up in the pot. Makes it possible to fry a pretty large plant with a seedling strength dose of nutes.
Buggers the ph up and makes it look like there's all sorts of deficits even when food is in plentiful supply.
Just feed every day though and you avoid all that polava.
It's a bit of a minefield starting out. Most of us fuck our first grow while we sift through all the misinformation. Just part of the journey though. Won't learn fuck all if you don't make mistakes now n then :)
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That's the best way to learn, through the fuck ups :D I have 4 auto seeds spare for the next 4 years, will make sure I do them good. I don't need to grow more than a single plant at a time, I can make a bit of bud last haha
 
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Lolraf

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EvilScotsm@n said:
The reason the dry spell is bad mate is because when coco dries out, so do the nutes.
They turn back into salts and build up in the pot. Makes it possible to fry a pretty large plant with a seedling strength dose of nutes.
Buggers the ph up and makes it look like there's all sorts of deficits even when food is in plentiful supply.
Just feed every day though and you avoid all that polava.
It's a bit of a minefield starting out. Most of us fuck our first grow while we sift through all the misinformation. Just part of the journey though. Won't learn fuck all if you don't make mistakes now n then :)
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Update: I gave it some nutes (learning the lingo here haha) in the morning (UK time). Since then, over the course of 10 hours or so, the plant has made noticeable growth! I feel like such an idiot, 4 weeks down the drain... If it's any consolation, would the plant have developed a decent root structure during that time instead? With it searching for nutes?
 
Gentlemencorpse

Gentlemencorpse

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Lolraf said:
Update: I gave it some nutes (learning the lingo here haha) in the morning (UK time). Since then, over the course of 10 hours or so, the plant has made noticeable growth! I feel like such an idiot, 4 weeks down the drain... If it's any consolation, would the plant have developed a decent root structure during that time instead? With it searching for nutes?
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No, probably not ... root growth requires an energy source as well ...

But happy to hear your on the right track now! Never a waste of time if your learning... now you'll just do better next time
 
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Lolraf

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Gentlemencorpse said:
No, probably not ... root growth requires an energy source as well ...

But happy to hear your on the right track now! Never a waste of time if your learning... now you'll just do better next time
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God damn it. What makes it worse is I live in the UK. Sunny time is precious here, before the long cold winter.
 
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Lolraf

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Gentlemencorpse said:
No, probably not ... root growth requires an energy source as well ...

But happy to hear your on the right track now! Never a waste of time if your learning... now you'll just do better next time
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Another update: The plant has continued to grow since feeding nutes. However, the growing medium is never completely dry and I keep watering. Now, my soil mindset is telling me to slow down, but even with coco is it really necessary to water every day with nutes?
 
MATTYMATT726

MATTYMATT726

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Lolraf said:
Another update: The plant has continued to grow since feeding nutes. However, the growing medium is never completely dry and I keep watering. Now, my soil mindset is telling me to slow down, but even with coco is it really necessary to water every day with nutes?
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Depends on size of pot. Even 5 gal(waste of coco though) will dry out in 3-4 days. 2 gal is the biggest you should go and on some strains needs water every day to 2 days.
 
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Lolraf

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MATTYMATT726 said:
Depends on size of pot. Even 5 gal(waste of coco though) will dry out in 3-4 days. 2 gal is the biggest you should go and on some strains needs water every day to 2 days.
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I think I'll wait until the surface is dry first before adding nutes.
 
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Lolraf

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Gentlemencorpse said:
No, probably not ... root growth requires an energy source as well ...

But happy to hear your on the right track now! Never a waste of time if your learning... now you'll just do better next time
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UPDATE: Day 56.

Since I've been adding nutes from Day 25 (Original post pic) I've seen growth. Maybe not amazing for you veteran growers but to me its great to see it come to life, I'm so happy. It's even started to flower! I've also been applying Low Stress Training to the main stem. Should I expect a decent harvest?

Formula 1 Auto (Dr Ray Seeds) - Day 56 (24th August) 1.JPG

Formula 1 Auto (Dr Ray Seeds) - Day 56 (24th August) 2.JPG

Coins are to keep out pesky slugs!
 
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