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Discussion in 'Indoor Cannabis Growing' started by thedeez, Sep 20, 2006.

  1. #1 thedeez, Sep 20, 2006
    So here is the story for my grow. I am living in the Far East. Some supplies are hard to come by. I am growing seeds from stuff that I've smoked. At first the grow was going very slow. It's been about 2 months and the plants are about 6-8 inches tall. Some aren't even that tall. I figure that I have a pH problem, but I'm not sure because there are no readily available pH kits here. The growth has speeded up dramatically in the past 3 days. I've tweaked it a bit and I think that has helped. But now a few of my plants look as if they are starting to flower. They are on 16/8 with metal HID. But two have the small hairs that look like the beginning of a bud and one has what looks to be the small balls of the male. I'm not sure, it is my first grow, but it seems strange to see these signs. Any ideas? Cheers

    the deez
     
  2. #2 JoeDirte, Sep 20, 2006
    they are 2+ months old they have reached maturity to pre-flower by themselves
     
  3. #3 chaosmonger, Sep 20, 2006
    i would be concerned about their size at this age. are you feeding them anything?
    they are old enough to flower now, as you said they are showing pre-flowers, but your yield will be poor with plants that small.
     
  4. #4 thedeez, Sep 20, 2006
    Yeah, I understand that the yield would be poor. I am feeding them fertilizer, but it's a recent thing. Are they going to continue to flower or is this a normal occurance? I was under the impression that they wouldn't flower until they had 12/12 light. They've been 16/8 for the entire time. Strange?
     
  5. #5 SmknVTEC, Sep 20, 2006
    What type of soil?
    How many watts is the HID?
    What are the temps in the room?
    What do you feed it NPK and all?
    Get a PH checker http://www.insidesun.com/index.php?action=item&id=251&prevaction=search&previd=&prevstart=0 or http://www.insidesun.com/index.php?action=item&id=214&prevaction=search&previd=&prevstart=60 or http://www.insidesun.com/index.php?action=item&id=514&prevaction=search&previd=&prevstart=60
    Why are they on 16/8? Just put it back on 18/6 or 24/7.
    If you are starting flowering, then maybe it is a good idea to go from whatever light you are using and reduce it one hour per day until you get to 12/12.
    Do you have pictures?
    Welcome to the City.

    Edit: Some strains (such as sativa's) will start to flower early on a 16/8 schedule. Just go back to 18/6 or 24/7 like I said above.
     
  6. #6 thedeez, Sep 20, 2006
    The soil is store bought, bulk soil. I can't really tell you much more because I can't read what the package says. But i have a feeling that's my problem with the slow growth. The light is 250W metal halide in a 1mX2m room. I'll change the time see if that helps. Thanks for the advice and the welcome.

    Cheers
     
  7. #7 pierre, Sep 20, 2006
    I reckon your plants are probably root-bound, try potting them in some bigger pots.
     
  8. #8 thedeez, Sep 21, 2006
    They are in 1 gallon pots. Have been since day 1.
     
  9. #9 Ganja Guerrilla, Sep 21, 2006
    crank the lite schedule up go 24 hrs to get back into a veg state, cut back to 18/6 &
    budem when your ready on 12/12

    on the suspected male, either rip it now, or try to keep on your 16/8 a little longer to be certain it is infact a male then kill the bastard
     

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