New Grower First Grow - Mephisto - Jammy Dodgers #2 (4)

[N/A-Greengo]

I'm trying Real hard to be positive and supportive here !

Chances are it isn't the mix but your watering that is the issue. Wet/dry is hard to judge in a final pot without some experience.

The only issue I have with Happy Frog is determining when and how much additional food to give.

I use Happy Frog. My best suggestion is to lift the pot when it's dry, and feel the weight of it dry so you'll know when to water. In a few of your photos the plants look parched, and are weeping. At this stage in the grow it would be wise to fully water the plants. I do this with Happy Frog myself personally, and at this stage of growth they should be starting to need water every other day. Let those roots expand, the fabric pots will air prune the roots. In my experience, Happy Frog needs amended around day 21-25, and every 10-14 thereafter. Some plants may need it weekly though, especially late in flower.

Hope this helps!

 

[chuckeye]

Point taken, but does it take more experience to pick up a pot and feel the wirght wet vs dry or to properly transplant an autoflower without too much shock?

Transplant shock is bro-science. You create a hole in your final pot around a similar sized solo cup, pop the seedling out of its cup and into the prepared hole. Water sparingly around the root ball.

As far as wet/dry in a final pot. A full watering is not necessary and in fact is not a good thing. Back to the three or four day cycle of wet/dry.

Water remaining in the bottom from a full watering won't be available to the plant right away, that is why I start off slow and gradually increase the amount of water as the plant grows. The goal is to grow roots at first, not leaves.

Cheers

 

[chuckeye]

To expand a bit on the apparent stall or transplant "shock".

What is really happening is the plant has discovered it's new home and is growing roots into it.

This is when/why you want to Lightly water around the outside of the pot to encourage a healthy root ball.

And this takes a wet/dry cycle....

It could take up to a week before you see any substantial vegetative growth.

As long as the leaves stay green and at least level there is no need to be concerned !

Cheers

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

Transplant shock is bro-science. You create a hole in your final pot around a similar sized solo cup, pop the seedling out of its cup and into the prepared hole. Water sparingly around the root ball.

As far as wet/dry in a final pot. A full watering is not necessary and in fact is not a good thing. Back to the three or four day cycle of wet/dry.

Water remaining in the bottom from a full watering won't be available to the plant right away, that is why I start off slow and gradually increase the amount of water as the plant grows. The goal is to grow roots at first, not leaves.

Cheers

Well.

I was thinking about that too. It seems like it's easier to just germinate in the final pot. I truly believe my ratio in the soil mixes were off not that the product itself is bad. I'm looking at all of the pictures and even the clover looks different in those three pots. the DG in the middle started off with slightly yellow clovers and the two SW's on the left had nothing growing out of it for a while, that's why I keep thinking that I didn't add enough HF to those three. I'll agree that my watering didn't help though because I watered till runoff on day 1, and then just kept the top soil moist until Day 21 where I watered to runoff again. I was supposed to water till runoff much earlier then that. I also had the lights a bit too high up in the beginning and that may have also stressed the plants.

Hmm, can be quite hard to figure out what went wrong, especially when others are doing well in the same conditions. Best of luck, the rest of your plants look good though!

 

[N/A-Greengo]

goal is to grow roots at first, not leaves

It's nice to have plentiful foliage so plants may transpire at an increasing rate, encouraging a more quantified amount of water and nutrient uptake which in turn encourages the plants roots to expand.

 

[chuckeye]

Best of luck, the rest of your plants look good though!

Not....

Out of the ten, two might amount to something.

Having said that, I would give them another week to see. If they haven't improved by then you can expect yields of an oz or less.

It's nice to have plentiful foliage so plants may transpire at an increasing rate, encouraging a more quantified amount of water and nutrient uptake.

Yes, but we are talking about the first week after transplant...

After that, we should see much more vigorous vegetative growth !

IF you don't drown them...

Cheers

 

[N/A-Greengo]

It's nice to have plentiful foliage so plants may transpire at an increasing rate, encouraging a more quantified amount of water and nutrient uptake which in turn encourages the plants roots to expand.

And of course @chuckeye there is that pesky photochemical process that plants rely on for growth that takes place in the foliage region...

But meh, who needs that..?

 

[RedWolfDiesel]

Not....

Out of the ten, two might amount to something.

Having said that, I would give them another week to see. If they haven't improved by then you can expect yields of an oz or less.



Yes, but we are talking about the first week after transplant...

After that, we should see much more vigorous vegetative growth !

IF you don't drown them...

Cheers

I'm with you on waiting a week or so to see any changes. I don't expect a lot of yield for my first grow. I'm just trying to understand more

 

[RedWolfDiesel]

Seriously ? Ditch the Happy Frog, or do you think it is really working for you ?

And consider starting in solo cups. It is a lot easier to control watering for the first two weeks....

Cheers

Chuckeye, part of me feels like you're right and I'm not gonna ignore it, so I went ahead and ordered some more Pro mix hp. I have mega crop, bud explosion and sweet candy. I'll also remove any of the small under developed plants and try to follow along with your journal when it comes to these new pots. Thanks for your comments and as for everyone else, please keep watching and showing your support. It means a lot

 

[N/A-Greengo]

Transplant shock is bro-science

This is untrue misinformation.

Transplant shock is not bro science, it is a real condition plants can suffer from that has been widely studied by scholars. Transplanting can damage the roots of your plants, and depriving them of water while transplanting is a great way to stunt them. I've read enough of this untrue misinformative bro science you're spreading.

@RedWolfDiesel , good luck with grow my friend.