Week 3 Autos so small?

Leo_dean said:

Quick update , I took the sand off yesterday and have let the soil dry out a bit alothough it’s still a little damp so I’m still gonna leave it . Do you think they are looking ok???

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onionslinger said:

Aside from that is there anything else in that soil like perlite mixed in for drainage? Looks bare cept for those chips

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Bud1284 said:

They look ok to me, albeit a bit small maybe but ok - Nothing you cannot recover from in my opinion.

You should see it take off, especially if its an auto very soon and the best thing you can do right now, is adopt good watering habits.
The light green colour should improve to a more dark green one soon - If it does not in the coming days, maybe try to add some veg nutes at 1/4 strength every other watering and see how it reacts.

I do not know which soil or soil mix you using but drainage is important as pointed out by someone - Poking of the soil might help if you have no perlite added inside.

Keep us posted!

PS: A picture of my royal haze auto lady at 77 days (pictures taken 2 days ago) - I am now on day 79 from first exposure to light and after checking the trichomes this afternoon, i might flush it a bit and then darkness for 48 hours before harvesting.

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onionslinger said:

Yeah definitely look up aeration and drainage in soil and try to get something mixed into that soil.. shoot, rocks would work but make pots heavy. You could also poke holes into soil from time to time to add aeration. Just be careful as that method could damage roots..

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Bud1284 said:

Get a fan blowing some air permanently around the plant (not directly on the seedling), leaves should only be rustling a little bit.

Which light you are using? which distance from the plant canopy?

The more light the plant will get, the more photosynthesis you will have but you should be careful not to light burn the seedling. With Led lights, i found that they can be in the region of 15 - 18 inches. CFL lights needs to be very close to the leaves (heat might be an issue here) and with HPS lights i would not go below 20 inches.

I do not know how wet/moist is your soil right now, but if it feels dry a couple of inches from the top then you should water a bit. But that's a seedling and you need to water often but a little bit each time. 200ml every other day should do it if you have a fan on and good lights but it is also strain depending...some will drink more, some less.

You just got to be careful until you understand how the lady works and you will be fine - Careful not to fall in the under watering trap, symptons are similar to overwatering!

And 1 thing if i may add, if you are using soil, (and i would believe it is a decent one,) you probably do not need to add any nutes until week 4 or 5 - Soil already has what a plant needs especially if you added stuff like worm castings and choir, moss etc. I mainly grow autos in soil and i start with flowering nutes 1/4 strength after week 2 of flowering...even then i sometimes get slight nute burns! So better be careful, your lady will show you if she needs something extra!

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