1st Auto Grow (Week 5 no flowers)

[NoCigsAroundthePlants]

Hey im almost at week 6 and still showing no flower. Im growing hydroponically and using floranova grow nutrients. I have 8 different girls and none seem to show flowering. I keep telling myself to be patient but i just need confirmation from someone with experience. Ill post pics.

(Sidebar question)- judging by my pics should i expect a nice yield? And what factors should i keep in mind?

 

[Builder0101]

Week 6 just went into pre-flower in the last couple days.

 

[NoCigsAroundthePlants]

They look great.. how did they get so big in 6weeks.. my girls are short and bushy. About 7-8 inches in height..the strains are GSC, skywalker, violet kush and cream cookie

Week 6 just went into pre-flower in the last couple days.

 

[Sleeper143]

They look great.. how did they get so big in 6weeks.. my girls are short and bushy. About 7-8 inches in height..the strains are GSV, skywalker, violet kush and cream cookie

Yours do look a little on the small side for 5 weeks. What are your temps/RH/PH and what lights are you using?

 

[NoCigsAroundthePlants]

i’ll try to be as specific as possible, this is my first time growing so i have what i consider to be cheap lights([*3]45watt led full specs and another 30watt full spec assisted by 200watt daylight cfls
• temps have stayed between 67~73degrees with acception of rainy cool days
•PH has been steady between 5.8-6.1..

Thanks for the help..im definitely listening..

Yours do look a little on the small side for 5 weeks. What are your temps/RH/PH and what lights are you using?

 

[NoCigsAroundthePlants]

More input i just found with research.(there are 3.785L in a gallon.. *drops face in hands* i listened to a friend who obviously isnt as experienced as he makes himself seem and bought 16gallon totes(60.5L) smh.. from what ive read, bigger the pot longer the grow time. The thing that puzzles me is if there in a bigger pot shouldnt my girls be bigger??? Maybe a lack of patience is just kicking my a**. Just wanna make sure im doing the best i can for my folks(they’re family around here)

 

[MR magoo]

no Cigs. they are healthy. my 2 cents not enough lumens. need at least 400 total true watts. here's a dinafem Kush n Cheese at day 45. fifty inch's tall.

 

[Sleeper143]

no Cigs. they are healthy. my 2 cents not enough lumens. need at least 400 total true watts. here's a dinafem Kush n Cheese at day 45. fifty inch's tall. View attachment 1182433

In fairness my qb only pulls 100w from the wall and in my first 2 grows I got just over 1.2g per watt. My last grow was a bit smaller at 0.91g per watt. But I’d agree his lighting probably isn’t helping when it comes to grow and hitting flowering.
I’d didn’t realise they were in 16 GALLON totes, so in retrospect they probably only look small due to the scale of the totes they’re in.

What’s your light schedule like @NoCigsAroundthePlants ? 20/4? 18/6?

 

[St. Tom]

your temps are very low for a start and to grow decent weed i don't think them led lights will cut it i used to grow decent plants with my old blurples an 600w viperspectra and a kingbo 900w so it can be done on a budget

 

[Builder0101]

They look great.. how did they get so big in 6weeks.. my girls are short and bushy. About 7-8 inches in height..the strains are GSC, skywalker, violet kush and cream cookie

Let's not sugar coat it. Your plants are very small. OK elephant out. Your temps are low. I run at 82/68. I am in a perpetual harvest do my RH stays below 60% usually 50-55%. There is a difference (I think) between a 100 watt fixture and a mix of 35w bulbs etc. TBH if I was running those bulbs they would be 4" from my plants which does not give the light enough room to spread across the plant. Get those lights no more than 8" away and arrange them as best you can. It is what it is at this point. Those lights are marketed as grow lights. It should be a crime. Those are not grow lights. Looks like you are not in a tent I may be wrong. Not that you need to be in a tent but that is where most of us get our heat. Lots of watts in an enclosed space. Most of us have heat issues not cold issues. Here is the good news. Looks like you have a green thumb. At 5 weeks they hook healthy as hell. Congratulations. You are going to be a great grower. Many of us are on a tight budget if you fit in that category then save up for a light. I recommend tons of research on lights. I know a guy who builds lights and can do a very nice full spectrum led strip with Samsung 301b LEDs including far red IR and UV with a dimmer... under 200 bucks. You may be able to do better. Someone else may have a good or even better suggestion. We're you to throw 4 or 600 watts at thise girls now they could still produce a fair amount of bud. But I would not rush it. Better to finish these as best you can and wait for next rum to get the "right light" as opposed to something less. Great job!
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