Hi again killernecrox!
You're welcome :tiphat:
Hey, really appreciate the fast replies!
Yeah i'm definitely trying not to stress too much and not over loving the plants because i have learned my mistakes from my first grow but it's just that this time round it seems there is something wrong even though everything i did was the same as my first grow.
So... you actually never had a successful grow, right?
I just ask this because I usually advice people to try and repeat the same procedures and grow parameters they had in previous successful grows, as people like to change a lot of things even when they get good results...
I was planning to feed when it's week 3 but then i noticed they look a little pale green so i was thinking it was nitrogen hungry or it must be cal/mag. Another possibility is issues with PH. I am pretty sure that it is bone dry in 3-4 days time but i let it go for a week before i water. It's better to be underwatered than overwatered right ? And also when it is drier, the roots will really surge downwards in search of water. I have only fed once not many times and it was a very very mild amount which is 1/8 nutes and there was no signs of burns.
I really don't think they needed any nitrogen. Unless the soil mix is very, very light. But, again, if you could please let us know which soil mix you're using maybe it could help us to help you.
Anyway if it was such a low dosage I also think it will not affect them negatively, although it will also not solve the problem as it's not a N problem in my opinion.
Do you suggest i abandon this grow and start a new one or do you think it will really be a mini plant which isn't worth the time for it's yield ? I have wasted plenty of money on seeds that have not germinated/sprouted and i was so excited for this one. There is no need to apologize my buddy, it ain't your fault. I'm pretty sure there was something wrong with what i did.
I'd suggest that you germinate more seeds in case these plants don't make it. I think they will end up as small plants but sometimes there are surprises and I've seen autos that seem to delay flowering until they get a decent structure for a decent flowering. Anyway you can get small plants but a big bud from each. So I would not give up on them but if I had any seeds available I'd sprout a few just in case.
If they were not autos you would have time to wait for them to recover, develop a good structure and only then you'd pass them to 12/12. With autos it's not possible to do this and if you think that you're not sure if you can solve this so that it doesn't happen again then maybe the best thing you should do is getting seeds of a fast, easy, non-autoflowering strain. My suggestion would be Green Poison F1 Fast Version or Sweet Special F1 Fast Version.
If you had any of these instead of Fast Bud #2 we would be talking about you loosing a couple of weeks, not about loosing the plants.
Will be doing a week 3 report in a few hours time.
Bring it on!
ps:i asked but no answers but i will try again. how do i calibrate my ph meter again if i have no more buffer solution ?
I personally never used a digital pH meter, so maybe I'm not the right person to help you. But if I have the concept of digil pH meters right then I think there is a good way for you to calibrate it. Buy 2 different brands of bottled water. Check the pH levels printed in the bottles. Then use the water of one of the bottles to calibrate the pH meter to the value printed there. Then you assume that it is already right (calibrated) and to confirm it you can check the water of other bottle for pH. If the value is close to the one printed in the bottle then it is acceptably calibrated.
But wait until someone who has experience with that tool to confirm if this is a good idea or not, hehe...
We'll keep in touch. All the best and sweet smokes!
tommy
they hate to get stressed for any reason!!
