My plant is folding up

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by PrinceEjassa, Oct 10, 2016.

  1. #1 PrinceEjassa, Oct 10, 2016
    So I've been doing research about growing since July and I grew a plant along with a friend and unfortunately I forced to kill it because it was a male...

    So now I'm growing a plant again, what strain I don't know. I should always know what strain I grow but as a second grow, I just took a seed from a bud.

    It has sprouted on October 2nd and I've been watering it when needed (finger in earth thing) and I've checked it every day since day one.

    Now a big mistake I made was that I grew it under a 40w incandescent bulb and a 10w blue CFL (I read it stimulates growth as the plant follows the blue light). Worried about heat stress, I used the only thermometer that I have at home which is... an alcohol thermometer. I didn't pay to much attention until yesterday when I noticed the first set of leaves folding up.

    I made my research and I read that it could be too much light, so I ended the cycle that day (18/6) and the leaves turned back to normal. Today I only left the incandescent light on and it happened again.

    Is it heat stress or too much light?

    I've already changed the light bulb and installed a 10w 2700k CFL which is the one seen on the picture.

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    Is the distance good between the light and the plant?

    Note: While I was writing this I noticed that the leaves already have opened up a little.
     
  2. #2 iEatYourGreens, Oct 10, 2016
    The leaves are stretching to the light. Need it in something to refract the light if you are just going to use 1 tiny bulb. If the plant isn't getting light from all angles, the leaves are going to point to the light.
     
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  3. #3 Triple6Greens, Oct 10, 2016
    Your light is the problem
     
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  6. #6 iEatYourGreens, Oct 10, 2016
    yes, 6400k / Daylight, the white/bluish ones. and maybe a cardboard box covered in white paper or posterboard, gotta get some light refraction goin on.
     
  7. #7 PrinceEjassa, Oct 10, 2016
    Is the wattage important? I haven't bought anything until it reaches vegetative state and I only have small 5w 6400k cfl bulb and a 15w 2700k cfl bulb
     
  8. #8 iEatYourGreens, Oct 11, 2016
    If you can get the light closer and take some cardboard, tape and tinfoil and make a light reflector box, its kindergarten easy.
     
  9. #9 PrinceEjassa, Oct 11, 2016
    Since it is late and I want to go to sleep soon I did this.

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    I'm using the 15w 2700k one but if the small blue one is better for growth then I'Il swap it.
     
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  10. #10 dickie fickle, Oct 11, 2016
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  12. #12 DankDolph, Oct 11, 2016
    Just for the record, that "folding up" your plant is doing is a good sign, not a bad. It's a happy little seedling. A little stretch but that won't be a problem now.
     
  13. #13 PrinceEjassa, Oct 11, 2016
    I've read that in other forums too. I guess it is healthy and I'm just slightly overreacting

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  14. #14 dickie fickle, Oct 11, 2016
    Buy a decent light
     
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