Healthy plant, no growth?

[Germanator]

Anyone have any idea why my G 13 girl has failed to grow any in 2 weeks?

Been outdoors, fine weather with 3 other plants which were all the same size when planted. No new sets of leaves, no vertical growth. There is also another G 13 from the same mother and it is doing well.

Any ideas?
Small G 13

Large G 13 same soil same conditions....any ideas?

 

[Elderon]

Hello,
Is it at all possible that you just happened to have gotten a "runt" seed? I'm still new to all this and learning but I figure it's a possiblity.

-Elderon

 

[bergerbuddy]

Your second prby experienced a bit more TRANSPLANT SHOCK than the others... assuming u just tp it... I would stimulate the roots of ALL OF THOSE GIRLS.. with some Canna Rizotonic, or something similar... I would also add some zyme... cannzyme sensisyme.. or hydroguard...something like that that will eat old roots that have died and covert them into nutrients the plants can use...

Hey.. do the best u can and they will REWARD u in the end!!

Peace
BB

 

[Blackvelvet]

Your soil mix looks bone dry.

 

[Rosy Cheeks]

IMO transplant shock shouldn't last for two weeks, and with a pair of green thumbs there's no need for any transplant shock at all. It is perfectly possible to re-pot without stunning your plant. In fact, you really have to brutalize the root system to shock it.
I don't really know what's wrong with your plants, but it's got something to do with the roots. If there's sun, water and nutrients, your plants should grow. Perhaps the pot is too big, and the soil does not allow the roots to breathe. Perhaps there's very little nutrients. Have you got any specifics on your soil, and ph?

 

[Germanator]

Thanks for the responses

Soil is foxfarm, out of the bag no additions except for what was included in the soil premix, except for the perlite. There was very little shock when the transplant took place. I grow in soil indoors and I've been using the same soil for 2 years (same type not recycling it) with no such problem. The soil is not compacted at all, there is plenty of room for the roots to breathe.

The confusion comes when I look at the other G 13. There seems to be no stress on it or the 2 other trainwrecks out there, and there are no pests in the top layer of soil. I gave the small G 13 some superthrive this morning hoping to stimulate new root growth, but it pains me to put anything non organic in them because I was trying to keep them as close to natural as possible.

I'll check out the Canna Rizotonic if the problem continues.

I'll post an update in a few days, ,thanks all.

letting soil dry out is a natural process in a healthy water cycle, it was watered right after the photo was taken.

 

[Guest]

I use FoxFarms Ocean Forest - and add between 33 and 50 percent pearlite. (One measure if soil - one measure of pearlite is 50-50)

I had great success with that and now I fine tune with some Dolomite Lime and some FoxFarms Marine Cuisine.

Ocean Forest would be pretty strong and pretty dense for new plants.

I'd also say you transplanted way too soon, small plants in large pots ALWAYS give me trouble. The plant needs to be too big for the pot it is in before you think upgrade - the roots should come out in a mass that is pretty solid and firm - when you transplanted, the soil just crumbled and left a few straggly roots, right? Prolly really tramatic for the plant. - also - packing the soil after transplant is important - but my soul has all that extra pearlite

Paitence,,, slower is better, - and faster.

edit -
Rosy is right about ph also - I forgot,,, I have to lower pH of my tap down to 6.0-6.2 range for optimum growth and vigor. For my area - it's 1/4 tsp. pH down - you need to see where your tap water is and what you need to add to get it down- don't use vinegar it isn't as stabile as ph down and your water will fluctuate.

 

[inflorescence]

Plants grow where water flows.

 

[Germanator]

Thanks for the help Solar T.

I let me tap water sit overnight before watering. But that is only when the plants a larger. At this stage Im only using filtered drinking water (5 Gal refills at a few local stores). The reason I didn't put them into smaller pots is 2 fold. Im lazy because of my obligation to the indoor garden. And also I don't want these plants getting too large. I transplant indoors before flower and half way through my 1 month veg.

I realize that everyone is trying to give some basic pointers, but the simple fact is that the other 3 plants are flourishing...that soil has been fine for the past 2 years, in all stages of growth. and there is no visable stress to any of the plants so it is hard to imagine watering frequency or PH levels being a problem.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts, but at this stage I think Im going to replace this runt and solve the problem with new genetics.








Thankfully Ive never had to post anything in the infirmary from my indoor