Slow Growth

Discussion in 'Sick Plants and Problems' started by SocoGrow, Jul 6, 2014.

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    This plant is nearly 3 weeks old I feel like it's really small.


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  2. No it is fine looks pretty good to me. Looks a bit over watered, what type of soil are you using? It probably doesn't have proper drainage and you cannot have woodchips in your indoor soil! I learned the hard way on my first grow, wood chips hold to much moister for indoor growing more then likely your going to have a problem with fungus gnats they will kill your plants
     
  3. Thanks for the tip I'm a long time outdoor grower this is my first actual inside grow.


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  4. yea let it dry out they dont need to be sprayed with water either..doesnt look too small thats just a big pot which will take a min for the roots to get established
     
  5. Ok awesome I'm having a small issue with fungus gnats could really use tips on getting rid of those.


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  6. Fungus gnats are soooo annoying I hate them with a passion the adults the flying ones won't do damage to your actual plant which is a relief! But they lay tons of eggs in your soil leaving the larva to eat away at your roots and suck all the nutrients dry! To manage adults get the yellow sticky paper ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1404617319.231977.jpg

    you can find it at your hydro store! I never found an actual solution even after trying every home cure and everything else I was told to try really which sucks but it was only because of the wood chips! The best solution you can have right now is to go to Home Depot and buy the playground sand that has already been washed and put an inch and a half over your soil it will help with overwatering also and moister problems, but the sticky traps with the sand to just to monitor your problem and catch any adults! The sand is the only way to really get rid of them sorta but at least you know better with the soil now like I had to learn the hard way lol

    Good luck with your grow! You can message me if you have any other problems :)
     
  7. And don't worry about the sand just water like you regularly do over the sand it will drain through :)
     
  8. Ok awesome I kept hearing I should try sand so I'll give it a go tomorrow. Btw when's the earliest I can top it? ImageUploadedByGrasscity Forum1404618499.184389.jpg


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  9. I would wait till the the 4th node fan leaves grow out completely and top the new growth that starts to grow out in between :) if you have space requirements I would suggest looking into main lining it increases yield to! I personally main line my plants I used to Lst train but main lining gives better results and is easier in my opinion :)
     
  10. I have a 2'x5'x8' tall wall cabinet I'm growing in.


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  11. That is actually a good space you can grow however you would like maybe try out a couple different things or just let them grow strait up :)
     
  12. I really wanna learn about lst never tried it before so this should be interesting.


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  13. Lst is a good easy starting method you can go buy garden tie but I just use metal clothes hangers and cut and bend them and the thing they really don't say is once you bend it don't try to fix the leaves to face the light they will turn to face the light on there on in a day or two, I would top your plant first before you train and wait about a week to start the Lst it makes it grow more bushy
     
  14. Ok awesome man thanks much for all the advice.


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  15. No problem good luck :)
     
  16. i use gnatrol for gnats you can get it on ebay
     

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