New Grower NEED HELP: First time, big noob! Haha :)

Ill wait for a week and than Ill transplant it into 3gal pots :) hmm Ill try to put it on 60cm but I think its to far and I prefer 40cm :/
Ill be only using bio bloom... Can I use it after 2-3 weeks or I need to w8 for flowering and than I can use Bio Bloom?
 
OFFICIAL LOWRYDER GROW GUIDE (10/04) - written by the Joint doctor

Preferred growing methods

Indoors, Lowryder performs very well in soil mix (pots or beds) or in soil-less systems, where it can be cultivated from seed to bud in two months – 18 hours of light per day is recommended all the way through. Switching light cycles down to 12 hours may diminish yields and shorten the already-short life cycle slightly. Because Lowryder’s life cycle is so brief, cloning becomes impracticable, so only plants from seed are grown. By default, Lowryder is a great choice for sea-of-green.

Because flowering plants and seedlings can be maintained in the same room, Lowryder presents new possibilities for the small to medium home grower, including “staggering” your indoor harvest. A true continuous harvest system may be achieved by planting new plants periodically to replace the ones that have been harvested. This ensures that a grow
room is always full and always producing fresh bud, and one never has too much work at once. Click here to learn more about the Joint Doctor’s “1-2-3” continuous harvest method.

For best results, place jiffy pellet or plant directly into 1-2 gal.pots. Alternatively, start in 4-inch peat pots, then place
rootbound females into a plant bed after sexing (at approx. 17-20 days) – this may result in smaller plants than the first method. Grown under a 12 to 24 hour/daylight cycle from start to finish. I recommend 18 hours per day; this can be decreased to 16 after the first month with no loss of yield.


Outdoors: sow directly into soil after soaking, in 2 gal. pots or plant beds. New stands of Lowryder can be planted up until late summer, to ensure a continuous harvest outdoors. Avoid transplanting if you can, but do so if plants become rootbound. Rogue (remove) males at three weeks.


Growth Factors

Lowryder is extremely versatile in that it can be cultivated in virtually any climate or grow environment. In fact, it has pushed the envelope of growing, enabling early harvests in unlikely places like Finland, the North West Territories, and other northern, short-season, or high altitude areas. It is also well-adapted to backyard gardens, windowsills and patios where plants can be easily concealed because of their tiny size.

Nothing will mature earlier or faster than Lowryder! When other varieties have barely begun flowering, Lowryder outdoor growers are kicking up their feet and already enjoying their fresh harvests.


Characteristics

Lowryder virtually does away with the vegetative growth stage: it passes almost immediately from the seedling stage to the flowering period. To our knowledge, Lowryder has the shortest known life cycle and height in the cannabis species.
Male plants may be identified as such after approx. 17-20 days, while females show themselves a couple days later. Plants will even flower under a continuous light regime.

Lowryder females usually grow no taller than 16-20 inches. 12-16 inches is typical. Light intensity, pot size, and proper pH all play an important role in determining the size of plants at maturity – the better the conditions, the bigger the yield. Plants produce one main cola, although when they receive adequate light, lower nodes branch out profusely.

Yield and height are dependent on obvious growth factors. For example, plants kept in small peat cups on a windowsill may yield as little as 1 g. and grow no taller than 6 inches, with no branching whatsoever; while a plant in a 4-gallon container under high-intensity lighting and good cultivation methods, can turn into a profusely branched, two-foot wide 45-gram bud monster.


Fertilizer: During the first two weeks of growth, Lowryder should be weekly light feedings of a “grow” type nutrient solution, with micronutrients. When plants pass into full flower, they should be started on a “bloom” regime for weeks 4 through 6. Mycorise-type biological amendments (root stimulators) seem to increase growth significantly.

Average flowering time
Indoors: 40-45 days (after a 15-20 day seedling stage)
Outdoors: ripens approx. 60 days after seed is sown.
Note: 100% of plants display the auto-flowering genotype.

AVERAGE HEIGHT
12 inches. Minimum: 5 inches, maximum 16 inches (very light-dependent, with slight phenotype variations).

YIELD
Depending on light and other factors, Lowryder yields up to 45 g – one report even claims 96 g for one exceptional plant under hydroponics. Extremely light-dependent in terms of yield. Without adequate conditions, plants may stay extremely small, almost comically so – but still produce a decent smoke.

Buds are compactand close-quartered, slightly irregular and variable, with high bud/leaf ratio. Thick pistils, with orange coloration, and medium-sized, individual calyxes. Tends to be top-heavy indoors. Typically, budding sites start very close to the ground.

High is uplifting, surprisingly strong. Well-rounded. Best suited for outdoor activities. Smoke is smooth with pleasant, earthy undertones. Smell is not overpowering. Unique flavor, with echoes of NL and William’s Wonder in the bouquet.

JD on nutes:

I get alot of requests for more info on nutrient needs for Lowryder. This is a hard question to answer as it depends how much money you want to shell out for nutrient products.

I get Advanced Nutrient products (many say the best) at a discount and I have adapted their formula for my own use. Advanced Nutrients provides a complete program for an 8-week grow and has a guide for different growing mediums.

For the first two weeks, I use what they recommend for seedlings.

Then I use the Micro 2+ Light Feeding program for the rest of their life cycle. I usually skip week 3 and 5 to bring it down to a 6 week program which I begin as soon as LRs are sexed.

I know it sounds complicated. Obviously all this is not needed.

As a rule of thumb, treat Lowryders like seedlings for the first 2-3 weeks, then switch them onto a light bloom program. So, you feed them a seedling/transplanting formula the first 2 weeks, then switch to a bloom fertilizer with something like a 5-10-5 or 1-2-1 ratio of N-P-K.

Give them a feeding of bloom fertilizer every week on weeks 3,4,5,6. Just pH-balanced water on week 7. Flushing solution on week 8.

...or for organic freaks, just plant into organic soil mix with bat guano mixed in... and put away the calculator... .
 
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wowwwww thank you! :) Now I think I know everything just the soil nutrient is still unsolved. Im going to paste photos on the bottom (check the pictures 1 and 2). First photo (1.) is the soil Im using it right now and 2nd picture (2.) is the soil Ill use it after 1 week when Im going to transplante my little kids into new bigger pot (3galons). Is this soil that Im using it right now good enought and is the soil Ill use after also good? Because Im affraid its to much of the nutrients in it. Help me pls :) 10872438_1522265144712983_757932610_n.jpg10859560_1522265158046315_1180025401_n.jpg
 


Nutrients

The next step is to study how many nutrients the product provides. Nearly all soil products are pre-fertilized. This is very important because the point of growing in soil is that the plants have a sufficient storage of nutrients at their disposal. Do not buy a product that has little or no nutrients! Some products are clearly marked as "lightweight formula" or "light". They do not contain enough fertilizer and can only be used in small pots to start seeds or root clones. Cannabis is a fast growing plant and needs a good supply of minerals for vigorous growth.

In Europe there is an industrial standard among soil manufacturers especially for potted plants that are "salt tolerant" (ie. do not fall into the category of plants with very low nutrient requirements). This standard mix provides enough nutrients for indoor cannabis in the first 4-5 weeks of growth using a 4-5 Liter/1 gallon container*. After this period, all you need to do is repot into larger containers to provide fresh soil for further plant growth and flowering.

In Europe the following nutrient content is standard:

200-450 mg/l N
200-500 mg/l P
300-550 mg/l K
80- 120 mg/l Mg

Soil mix for seedlings:

100-250 mg/l N
100-250 mg/l P
150-350 mg/l K - See more at: http://www.mandalaseeds.com/Guides/Soil-Guide#sthash.3WzFd5tQ.dpuf
 
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Your soil looks like the above specs except your potassium might be higher. If you use it you probably won't want to be adding any more fertilizer for many weeks.
 
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Ill mix first soil and 2nd soil so the potasium will be around 700 mg/l which is still to much. I hope I wont kill my beauties :/ is bio bloom adding any potassium or there is no potassium in bio bloom?:)
 
Your English is better than some Americans that I know. Lol
 
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