Snowchicken
When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty
Way to go man, they are looking fantastic. AK represents!
New Grower Another AK Newbie Here: First Grow Ever
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akreso
Rainbow Trout, Green bud, and Bluegrass
Thought I'd post a link to another thread I started yesterday, where I'll be logging my new greenhouse grow:
https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/ak-greenhouse-grow.42918/#post-828230
https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/ak-greenhouse-grow.42918/#post-828230
akreso
Rainbow Trout, Green bud, and Bluegrass
Thanks AK49ER. I was marveling yesterday that I think the Cash Crop grew an inch yesterday. It has been shorter than the Polar Express for much of the grow and between yesterday morning and last night she surpassed the Polar Express. The Express, though, is WAY more dense with leaves and nodes.
akreso
Rainbow Trout, Green bud, and Bluegrass
So a little Sunday evening update (before watching some Game of Thrones), followed by a question. As the pics show, things are growing nicely. I can't say enough about this Mars Hydro Reflector 144x3. Even the tomato starts that are under it right now are mini-trees. Just amazing. So strong and healthy. But back to the autos.
Both plants are at 41 days. Last feeding was Thursday and I have been up to full strength nutes the last two feedings , a gallon each.
Here they both are in the grow space, happy under the light. Polar Express on the left, Cash Crop on the right:
Now for a close up or two. First, the Polar Express. I am continually amazed at how much is going on in such tight spaces. Such a compact plant. She's about 13 inches tall and still growing, but slowly.
The Cash Crop is next. For the longest time, she grew slowly. Then on Thursday, she seemed to grow 2 inches in the course of a day and moved past the Polar in height. More spacious, but lots of pistils and bud nodes forming up nicely. Really starting to show some solid production and I think is still stretching taller by the day. She's about 14 inches tall as of this evening, but seems to still be stretching up.
All and all, so far so good it seems.
OK, so question: I am now at 41 days. Some posts on here lead me to believe that vertical growth should be done soon and I should be switching from veg to bloom nutes (I am using General Organics). That said, I feel like they're still pretty short, though clearly dense and healthy. Should I be thinking about that switch to Bloom? Or (as Darsh would urge) maintain patience til that vertical growth stops.
Any input welcome.
Thanks!!
Both plants are at 41 days. Last feeding was Thursday and I have been up to full strength nutes the last two feedings , a gallon each.
Here they both are in the grow space, happy under the light. Polar Express on the left, Cash Crop on the right:
Now for a close up or two. First, the Polar Express. I am continually amazed at how much is going on in such tight spaces. Such a compact plant. She's about 13 inches tall and still growing, but slowly.
The Cash Crop is next. For the longest time, she grew slowly. Then on Thursday, she seemed to grow 2 inches in the course of a day and moved past the Polar in height. More spacious, but lots of pistils and bud nodes forming up nicely. Really starting to show some solid production and I think is still stretching taller by the day. She's about 14 inches tall as of this evening, but seems to still be stretching up.
All and all, so far so good it seems.
OK, so question: I am now at 41 days. Some posts on here lead me to believe that vertical growth should be done soon and I should be switching from veg to bloom nutes (I am using General Organics). That said, I feel like they're still pretty short, though clearly dense and healthy. Should I be thinking about that switch to Bloom? Or (as Darsh would urge) maintain patience til that vertical growth stops.
Any input welcome.
Thanks!!
Keep on the veg nutes, until all vertical growth has stopped.(maintain patients!) Light height plays an important role in veg. To low and you will have short squat plants with short node spacing. If the light is too high, your plant will be tall, have great node spacing, but will not be able to hold the buds up in flower. Your node spacing is looking great, so no worries there! Looking for 2-4 inches between nodes. More nutes dont make bigger/taller plants. Keep on the feed schedule and less is more, if you get my meaning. Plants are looking great! Keep doing what you re doing and dont worry about plant size. Get yourself dialed in on the environment, led, watering and the rest will come! Great work!
The best advice I was given was to carry on with grow nutes till vertical growth slowed and I do it all the time now , I do add a bloom booster in the 2 nd week of flower then change to bloom nutes and have had better results this way .
Snowchicken
When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty
Patients grasshopper!!!!
akreso
Rainbow Trout, Green bud, and Bluegrass
Patience is definitely a virtue! Thanks for reminding me to sit tight!
Thanks for the info Briman, I had missed the point on node spacing, so I'm glad to know I'm good there.
The ladies had gotten a bit close to the light, but I rearranged my set up and now there's about 14 inches between canopy and light, with more room to raise the light.
Henco, interesting approach I'll read into that a bit more.
Thanks all for the input and support!
Thanks for the info Briman, I had missed the point on node spacing, so I'm glad to know I'm good there.
The ladies had gotten a bit close to the light, but I rearranged my set up and now there's about 14 inches between canopy and light, with more room to raise the light.
Henco, interesting approach I'll read into that a bit more.
Thanks all for the input and support!
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