I cant get them to grow over two feet.

[patrickroy33]

Hey guys,

Not exactly a "New grower", this is my third year growing. BUT, Theres something I just cant figure out.

I'm an outdoor grower and I just cant get any of my plants (every year now...) to grow over 22inches or so.

This year I went with bigger pots, and I went with Tangiematic which is supposed to be a very large plant.

Im at day 45 here, and I think I'm only going to get one more shot at adding grow feed (multiple bud sites already). The tallest one yet again is only 22 inches.


Is my limiting factor here my sun exposure? I get about 8 hours of solid sun in the yard... Its really the only thing I can think of....

 

[Proph]

Genetics.. Not much you can do about hieght/size. 8 hours of light isn't much, but it wouldn't make all plants be as uniform as they are.

 

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

I think light would def be an issue bud, can you supplement it at night? I've grown quite a few of the same seed under 12/12 (photo tent), and they never get as large as the 20/4 ones - they seem to take longer as well.

 

[patrickroy33]

Genetics.. Not much you can do about hieght/size. 8 hours of light isn't much, but it wouldn't make all plants be as uniform as they are.

Well Fastbuds advertises Tangiematic as a 4 foot+ auto. I picked it for that reason so I dont think the genetics is the issue here.
Unless you think that fastbuds is overselling? Or maybe to be frank, in a 16H 8 hour INDOOR grow, it could reach that.... But not outdoor with my level of sun...

 

[patrickroy33]

I think light would def be an issue bud, can you supplement it at night? I've grown quite a few of the same seed under 12/12 (photo tent), and they never get as large as the 20/4 ones - they seem to take longer as well.

I'm pretty hesitant.... Got a wife and a newborn and dont really want to set up an indoor grow.... Just a liability thing you know...

 

[The Bedroom Gardener UK]

I'm pretty hesitant.... Got a wife and a newborn and dont really want to set up an indoor grow.... Just a liability thing you know...

I hear you mate, I cannot grow in the house either (garage grow).

 

[Django_TO]

Hey guys,

Not exactly a "New grower", this is my third year growing. BUT, Theres something I just cant figure out.

I'm an outdoor grower and I just cant get any of my plants (every year now...) to grow over 22inches or so.

This year I went with bigger pots, and I went with Tangiematic which is supposed to be a very large plant.

Im at day 45 here, and I think I'm only going to get one more shot at adding grow feed (multiple bud sites already). The tallest one yet again is only 22 inches.


Is my limiting factor here my sun exposure? I get about 8 hours of solid sun in the yard... Its really the only thing I can think of....
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Light exposure might be an issue but looks like the plants are "buried" in those pots. If the light can't reach the bottom of the plant it may block the growing a bit. I don't know how you use to do it, but next time you may want to fill the pots all the way up. Other than that, genetics rule. You may want to try another strain. Happy growing

 

[patrickroy33]

Light exposure might be an issue but looks like the plants are "buried" in those pots. If the light can't reach the bottom of the plant it may block the growing a bit. I don't know how you use to do it, but next time you may want to fill the pots all the way up. Other than that, genetics rule. You may want to try another strain. Happy growing

Ok I'll modify that for next year. I filled them up but they settled over time, and then I packed more soil around the base.

 

[derek420colorado]

If you are only getting 8 hours of direct sun that’s goin to be your main issue. Autos in the wild are used to getting 20+ hours per day. Do you have the ability to enclose Those three plants in a little greenhouse type thing and supplement light at night outside?

That is what my entire grow theory and technique is based on. I grow in an outdoor greenhouse, that I also have 2000k watts of HID lights in at night. I think you could get away with putting one autocob on em at night and you would probably see I am guessin a 50% or more increase in height and a significant increase in yield.

this is my current setup.

so maybe you could just do a much much more scaled down version of this technique.

 

[patrickroy33]

If you are only getting 8 hours of direct sun that’s goin to be your main issue. Autos in the wild are used to getting 20+ hours per day. Do you have the ability to enclose Those three plants in a little greenhouse type thing and supplement light at night outside?

That is what my entire grow theory and technique is based on. I grow in an outdoor greenhouse, that I also have 2000k watts of HID lights in at night. I think you could get away with putting one autocob on em at night and you would probably see I am guessin a 50% or more increase in height and a significant increase in yield.

this is my current setup. View attachment 1209501

so maybe you could just do a much much more scaled down version of this technique.

Wow....That is INCREDIBLE...