Hi!
My plants and buds have pretty much stopped growing for the past few weeks, and I'm hoping to find some good advice from people with more experience than myself.
It's my first grow, so I'm the textbook example of a beginner. They're still alive at least!
The sprouts were put in soil in the end of January with 24h light, mid March they were about 75% of the size they're today, and I switched to 12/12. Mid April I thought they looked a bit sad and read somewhere that these autoflowering strains thrive in more light, so I switched up to 18/6 which I've been running since.
I was expecting a lot bigger buds, and being ready for harvest end of April, ofc I understand that the numbers you get from the seed suppliers only apply in absolut perfect conditions. But right now I'm absolutely clueless, will it get any bigger? The majority of the pistils have turned brown, should I harvest now?
As it's kind of stealthy this is sadly the best angle I can get with a camera of the full setup.
Growing in soil, but started with the seeds in paper towels, put them in smaller pots and replanted in bigger once they outgrew their baby pots. Both are autoflowering, the left one White Widow and the right one Royal Haze, at least according to the seller.
Nutrients:
As it's kind of a "test-run" and most guides I've been finding talks about specific, mostly american, brands of nutrients, that's sadly not available in Scandinavia. So I just grabbed some generic all-around plant nutrient I mix with the water hoping for the best. Containing the following:
6% Nitrogen (1.5% nitrate, 1.5% ammonium, 3% carbamide); 2.6% Phosphate; 5% Potassium; 0.01% Boron; 0.002% Copper; 0.02% Iron; 0.01% Manganese; 0.001% Molybdenum; 0.002% Zinc
Light:
8.5W LED strip-light for plants.
PPF: 25 μmol/s
Density: 23 μmol/m²/s
Wave-length: 450-640 nm
Current Light-Cycle: 18h light, 6h dark (no light pollution from outside)
Air & Ventilation:
Pretty powerful fan running about 5-10 minutes per hour on a schedule, pushing air out from the top through a carbon filter. Fresh air flows in naturally from below the plants when the fan is running.
Temperature: 21 C / 70 F
Relative Humidity: 45-55%
A closer view of the top bud of the Royal Haze, sadly I don't have a banana for scale but the manual power switch for the fan hopefully gives you some clue of the size here.
And a closer look at the White Widow. I think the top leaves started to shift slightly towards yellow just the last couple of days. Taking these pictures was the first time I noticed it, and they were perfectly green a week ago.
And finally a full view of the White Widow.
My plants and buds have pretty much stopped growing for the past few weeks, and I'm hoping to find some good advice from people with more experience than myself.
It's my first grow, so I'm the textbook example of a beginner. They're still alive at least!
The sprouts were put in soil in the end of January with 24h light, mid March they were about 75% of the size they're today, and I switched to 12/12. Mid April I thought they looked a bit sad and read somewhere that these autoflowering strains thrive in more light, so I switched up to 18/6 which I've been running since.
I was expecting a lot bigger buds, and being ready for harvest end of April, ofc I understand that the numbers you get from the seed suppliers only apply in absolut perfect conditions. But right now I'm absolutely clueless, will it get any bigger? The majority of the pistils have turned brown, should I harvest now?
As it's kind of stealthy this is sadly the best angle I can get with a camera of the full setup.
Growing in soil, but started with the seeds in paper towels, put them in smaller pots and replanted in bigger once they outgrew their baby pots. Both are autoflowering, the left one White Widow and the right one Royal Haze, at least according to the seller.
Nutrients:
As it's kind of a "test-run" and most guides I've been finding talks about specific, mostly american, brands of nutrients, that's sadly not available in Scandinavia. So I just grabbed some generic all-around plant nutrient I mix with the water hoping for the best. Containing the following:
6% Nitrogen (1.5% nitrate, 1.5% ammonium, 3% carbamide); 2.6% Phosphate; 5% Potassium; 0.01% Boron; 0.002% Copper; 0.02% Iron; 0.01% Manganese; 0.001% Molybdenum; 0.002% Zinc
Light:
8.5W LED strip-light for plants.
PPF: 25 μmol/s
Density: 23 μmol/m²/s
Wave-length: 450-640 nm
Current Light-Cycle: 18h light, 6h dark (no light pollution from outside)
Air & Ventilation:
Pretty powerful fan running about 5-10 minutes per hour on a schedule, pushing air out from the top through a carbon filter. Fresh air flows in naturally from below the plants when the fan is running.
Temperature: 21 C / 70 F
Relative Humidity: 45-55%
A closer view of the top bud of the Royal Haze, sadly I don't have a banana for scale but the manual power switch for the fan hopefully gives you some clue of the size here.
And a closer look at the White Widow. I think the top leaves started to shift slightly towards yellow just the last couple of days. Taking these pictures was the first time I noticed it, and they were perfectly green a week ago.
And finally a full view of the White Widow.