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[archer66]

This is my new plant 12 days old, after the first true set of leaves had devoloped i noticed their tips were light green in colour. The plant was back then in 400ml cup and i transplanted it in monday to the container it is now in. I have given only water (mix of ~30% tap and ~70% distiled pH-ed with Citric Acid in the range of 6.2-6.8 it only takes a few cristals to get it). Overal the plant looks real good and is growing and is recovered from the transplant, light cycle is 16/8. The guy that gave me the seeds, wich were enourmous , told me they are autoflower (low rider , and some maybe diesel im not verry familiar with strains ). I waited to get the cam from my girl so i can get good pics and here is what im talking about

 

[ibjamming]

You're over watering it...back WAY off the watering.

 

[archer66]

well i was measuring the weight of the container, always water when the container feels light, and the last watering was when i transplanted in monday couse i had to do it, but i'll try for now to water less, since its in larger container.
thx for the fast replay

 

[searcher]

nice start, why don't you give us alittle run down of what you got going. what kind of potting mix did you choose? goodluck man=)

 

[archer66]

well i have been in lots of problems probobly just becouse of crappy seeds, and this one is going a lot better than the bagseeds i have tried before. This is the soil i am using http://www.compo-hobby.de/compo_sana_qualitaets-blumenerde_f22_2_38.html it is realy expensive compared to the other stuff sold near but i think its mostly spread in europe. I just added a bit of EWC to it (like10%). I chose it for 3 reasons, first it has perlite in it and i have troubles finding agroperlite, second couse its realy dark black lookign soilmix and last that GmbH and "Made in Germany" means quality for me (its my personal opinion)!! The plant is under 45W of 2700 and 6500K light in ~0.4sqft space (PC)
If things go good another week i'll update my tread in the micro forum couse i was a bit depressed by my last trys.

 

[BroughtSuperior]

do you have air intake\fan, it seems like lack of air circulation!

 

[archer66]

yes i do have, passive intake and 1 80mm exhaust fan. gonna take some pics of them now

 

[archer66]

here they are

here they are

the exhaust + the intake. i have some cloth filter on the intake where the front pannel fan for the PC is located(Pic2) and that plank leaves like 2cm space to the front pannel. I have it ducted before but now i extendet the intake and put some carbon sheet(pic3) so i can filter stuff that enters the PC.

 

[ibjamming]

You just transplanted? That can make it look droopy... It could be fine...no problems...just a little transplant shock.

 

[archer66]

the problem was that started before the transplant. when the second pair of true leavs apeared then the first set tips were light green. i done the transplant by the books not even a gram soil was lost.
I had to install a fast carbon filter couse my room started smelling a bit hope this means its doing good and its good strain.

 

[JacuzziSplot]

Soil looks like basic miracle grow from the website. my guess is over watering or high temps

 

[archer66]

From like the first 5-7 days of the life of that plant temps were like 84- 86F(shaded) but from monday it got colder here, and temps in the case dont exeed 81-83(unshaded). Could it be that my soil have a bit too much nutes for it, altough if it were nutes it had to be stunted , and its not stunted?

P.S.The guy i got the seeds from told me they should show sex somwere around 17-20+ day of life and i put a banana today and crossing fingers for female

 

[Nationwide]

When the plants are young with young roots you really want that soil to dry out to encourage the roots to search for moisture. You want to focus on building a good root system so it will supply the flowering plant with plent of food. Let the soil get almost bone dry...so the dirt almost shrinks away from the sides....then water it. I was doing mine every 5-6 days early on in veg. Then when they got a good root system and ready for nutes to be raised it has the root system to deliver the goods.

My 2 cents....Im a new grower but this is what I have gleened from lots and lots.....and lots of reading

Nationwide

Just dont let them get so dry that they look bad...you will eventually get to know when to water from the looks of the plant and antisipate just the right moment to water...

 

[archer66]

exactrly the same

exactrly the same

i have been doing exactly what you have described. The plant have spent only last 5 days in the container thats in the pics(monday i transplanted it to it and watered couse i had to) before that was in 400ml (2/3 filled with soil) and i just picked it up to see if its verry light - i water ,and if not i dont.

Coult this be from light hiting roots?? the former container was white and i didnt put foil like in this one.

 

[archer66]

as a conclusion i can only say the plant is male as it poped out male flowers already. for those who shared opinions i think it doesnt matter much for it now since i havent decided what to do with him.

 

[archer66]

101% sure its male. Gonna go read some info for polen collection and see if i can store some for later use!