Is This Plant Going to Make It?

[Tony Aroma]

I have a plant that's 3 weeks old and seems to be stuck. All of its companions, planted at the same time, have 3 or 4 sets of leaves. This Green Crack seedling just has two fused leaves, and nothing that looks like new growth. What do you think, will this seedling ever grow up?

 

[troutman]

Not sure. Defective plants happen and should be culled if they don't grow.

 

[Tony Aroma]

Not sure. Defective plants happen and should be culled if they don't grow.

I have limited space, and it's too late to start another seed as it would be a month behind in the 8-9 week veg period.

 

[moose eater]

Just looks like your first leaf set is mutated. See if the mutation continues or not. Might be a one-time oddity, and the rest of the plant might do fine, might be a sign of true hermaphroditism, or...... possibly an X-files specimen from other-worldly sources.

Grow it out a bit, and see what she does; some of history's greatest over-achievers were oddballs. Remember, Einstein got booted from conventional arithmetic class for non-conformity. You currently have a non-conformist plant. See if it's an over-achiever.

 

[troutman]

I have limited space, and it's too late to start another seed as it would be a month behind in the 8-9 week veg period.

Maybe, just let the other plants grow bigger to take up all the room and get more off of each to make up the difference.

 

[HempKat]

I'm thinking if it hasn't done anything in 3 weeks then it's probably never going to catch up. Why did this happen? It's difficult to say without seeing what's going on below the surface. The most likely thing is that it's just a defective seed which happens sometimes. This is based on the assumption that the conditions for all the plants are relatively equal. There could be other factors at play the have more to do with the environment but if it was environmental it would seem likely that other plants would be having similar problems.

Even if it does finally start to grow it's likely going to have a hard time catching up with the other plants and as the others get bigger you'll have to move the light source to accommodate them which will only make things worse for this "runt". Basically as I see it you have 2 options, get ride of this plant and move on with the others. As someone above suggested the extra space for the other plants will hopefully allow them to grow more fully and maybe have a larger yield to make up for this plant being removed. The other option, if you're really determined to give this plant every chance possible would be to maybe put a CFL light up close to it to allow it to keep getting enough light to do something when the other plants get bigger and you have to move the main lights. There's no definite better option since it boils down to how much you want to put into it.

 

[Tony Aroma]

I only had 2 Green Crack seeds, and the first one didn't germinate. Which is why I'd really like to save this one, so I did some pot swapping. The little deformed seedling went back into its starter pot, and an extra seedling, which I'd started later but is significantly bigger, went into the big bag. I had transplanted early hoping to stimulate some growth, as its roots were growing. Maybe being back in a confined space will motivate it. I'll keep it going as long as it's alive, but realistically, I don't think I'm going to be smoking any Green Crack this November (harvest time).

Maybe it's just me, but I've been growing for MANY years with near 100% germination rate (purchased seeds). Last couple of years, my germination rate has been way down. I used to start as many seeds as I wanted to grow out, now I always start a few extras, and always end up needing them. This isn't the first deformed plant, I've hd a few others in recent grows.

 

[TanzanianMagic]

I have a plant that's 3 weeks old and seems to be stuck. All of its companions, planted at the same time, have 3 or 4 sets of leaves. This Green Crack seedling just has two fused leaves, and nothing that looks like new growth. What do you think, will this seedling ever grow up?

I wouldn't breed with the plant, however as long as they have a couple of green leaves, they can pull through in time. Some of the best weed I have grown was from deformed or mite attacked weed.

Just give them a very light feeding with a high P nutrient like 200 PPM high P from a high PK late bloom solution (P stimulates roots, K the stem), and 50 PPM epsom salt (MgSO4 - magnesium creates healthy phototropic foliage).

 

[Tony Aroma]

My patience has paid off, sort of. At least this plant's doing something after a month of nothing. Maybe I'll get a little cola.

 

[St. Phatty]

It might like a bigger pot.

Some plants are obviously not root-bound, but there is something about a particular pot that they don't like.

I understand, transplanting it is not the obvious solution.

But as long as you can transplant it without disturbing the roots, there's no downside.

 

[Tony Aroma]

Believe it or not, this little girl got past her rocky start and grew up. She never really caught up with the others, and spent most of her life in a 2-liter bottle. But she made it through. Looks like I'll end up with a good solid quarter oz of Green Crack. Which is better than no Green Crack.

 

[f-e]

Thanks for the update.
I have also had a headless seedling. I think we both waited it out for a side branch to come along. It took a few weeks for mine. The space was still in use though, so I had no need to chuck it out.

I have some Green Crack to start, but hear it's a mold magnet. If your plant had got bigger, you might of had less to smoke

 

[Tony Aroma]

When all was said and done (and dried and cured), it came in at 8.34 g (0.29 oz)!