I'm on my 5th or 6th grow. Soaked my seed on Sunday and have it in a wet paper towel now. A tap root is starting to appear. Now in my experience I do constant light until flowering and then switch it over to 12/12. Generally my grows take over 10 months. But at this point from reading in the threads it seems like I might be doing something really wrong with my lighting and that my grows should not take so long and the plants should be growing significantly faster. If it matters I'm growing C99. From when the seed hits the Happy Frog....what should my light exposure be? When should I switch it over to flower (length of time or what should I look for)? What should my light cycle be at that point? Thanks!!
I prefer an 18/6 light schedule and I usually veg for 4 weeks or so. Here's a C99 at 9 days of flower with a 4 week veg.
So from the time you plant the seed in dirt until you switch it over to flower....4 weeks?? I'm shocked to see that plant is only 5-ish weeks old!!! That would be like 3-4 months for me. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Thanks for sharing.
I also am a hydroponic grower too. On clones I flip from veg to flowering at 4 to 5 weeks . Veg 18/6 flowering is 12/12
Well I already have the Happy Frog but maybe I'll switch over to coco for my next grow. Hopefully someone that grows in dirt can chime in. Seems like that might be what's slowing my growth.
Spring water from Wegman's, HLG LED panel, 2x2 Mars Hydro tent, 5 gal felt pot with Happy Frog. also have an exhaust AND circulating/oscillating fan in the tent. No nutes or anything else. Don't test for anything. Just water it and make sure it has light. So far I get 8oz+ per plant cured so I'm not looking to change much up. But if there is anything easy/simple I can do to speed up the growth....would love to know! Thanks!
One thing that has to change is the length of these grows. Most grows last roughly 90+ days. Ten months...that is baffling. Definitely time to reevaluate. Ive used 24hr light many times in the past. So I doubt that has anything to do with it. What is the output of the lamp your using? Do you have light leaks? That medium is good but at some point it will need nourishment. We measure things to ensure they are eating and pH levels need to be monitored unless your medium has sufficient lime. Ten months, man that's blowing my mind. Definitely a first I've heard of. Hang out n these good folks will help ya. I'm going to follow and see what I can learn too. Best of luck.
Mean Well HLG- 150H-54A driver HLG- 3000K board but not sure on the wattage. I know someone had shared something about doing things light exposure-wise differently during veg. But for the life of me I can't find the thread!!! That's where I've been led to believe I screwed up. Maybe it's that in veg they need mostly darkness?? Ringing any bells? Thanks!
10 months? I can do 5 auto flower grows in that time, me and most in photos, here flip 12x12 after the first 4-6 weeks, 2 weeks in germing and 4 in veg, all in a 5us gallon pot want much longer veg time. to get a tree? increase the size of the pot 7-15 us gallon but plants are done best under control 1 month veg and 2 month flower at 12x12 first 2 weeks I give them 24/0 soft light but keep them on a heater tray at 77f/25c first month 18/6 light then at flip 12 hours light a day here's the catch like most growers I get lazy, meaning going 12x12 and not 14.5 x 9.5, I'm denying my plant 2.5 hours of grow light a day. for that I extend my grow by another 2 weeks good luck
So as soon as the seed produces it's first two leaves....12 light/12 dark. Do that for a month and then no matter how big the plant is, switch it over to 18 light/6 dark and two months later chop it? Thanks
as soon as the seed produces it's first two leaves. leave the light on 24 hours after 2 weeks go 18 hours lights on and 6 hours off after 4 weeks of that turn the timer so it goes 12 hours on and 12 hours off for another 8 weeks write it up on your phone or calendar as a reminder imo; good luck
18 hours of light n 6 dark for veg. Some alter this slightly but if you creep below 18hrs some strains will start to flower. I'm confused by your mostly darkness statement. I've tried to look up your lamp. I'm not real up on LEDs just yet. They are new to me but I'm learning as I go. It's odd your grows are sooo long. Even with a shit lamp they should go through the cycles of life within a reasonable time. If your having such issues with the photos maybe switch over to autos. I'd also reevaluate your lamp and environment. Hopefully someone will comment on the lamp issue. I don't want to mislead you.
Appreciate the replies! When I get a chance I'm going to chart all of it and then hopefully my seed will poke about the surface with some leaves in the next few days and I can try it!
I went through and wrote down what I could decipher from your responses. Have to say, Vee, yours took a while. Not sure if you're missing periods and capital letters to start a new sentence or what certain phrasing meant but hopefully I got it right....
I veg from 4-8 weeks. But if I do towards the latter. My plants are humongous by the time I flip to 12/12. So I usually flip at 4-6 weeks. My plants still end up Very good size. How much wattage are you running brother? If you mentioned it. I'm sorry I missed it. I got plants that are 61"+ right now at 4wks in flower. With only a 6wk Veg. That's why I'm asking about your Wattage etc. I also understand some folks aren't lucky like I am with the Space I have. But I'm here to help out!
I can't say I've ever had a plant get 5' tall. What strain is it?? Plus I'm trying my tent out for the first time and it's only 5' itself with about 4' of grow space before the leaves would be up against the light. My plants are usually about 3' high (C99). Based on what everyone shared I think I'm going to flip it to veg significantly earlier than I've been. Maybe 4 weeks. That's assuming it grows better/faster than it's been. Thanks
Oh I completely understand. The strain in the picture is called Carnage Breath. I've got multiple that big tho. I got 20 plants in my room. In a tent I wouldn't want them this big. Especially in a tent that's 5ft tall lol. I'm just mainly showing how big mine are after 6wks veg. And flipping to flower. Just do what's best for you man.
20 plants!! We grow 1-2 at a time and STILL give like 9/10 of it away to our friends! I still have around 8 seeds left. That's 8yrs of growing unless we throw more parties and gobble it up. Then maybe I'll do 2 grows a year. If this tent works out well what I'm actually contemplating is auto-flowers so I can have a variety to offer guests. Already built a really nice bar/sex room in my home. Should have a nice selection of pot and cigars to offer as well. Thanks for sharing!