WnF, It's all looking good to me and I would go with option #2 EXCEPT for the possibility of waiting too long. If the runts don't catch up soon, I'd just go ahead and flip the switch and see if they can survive and catch up at any time during the grow. You can always cull them later if they don't make it, or if you just want to make more room for the better-developed plants. You won't get any less of a yield by holding on to them a while longer and with any luck, one or two of them may surprise you.
Like XLR8 pointed out, there's no reason to toss the plants if there's something you can possibly do with them.
Definately do NOT go for option #3! I would keep moving forward to get thru a complete harvest (assuming it's not a money-losing proposition based on your costs vs. possible yield) and "tweak the technique" for the next grow.
WnF, It's all looking good to me and I would go with option #2 EXCEPT for the possibility of waiting too long. If the runts don't catch up soon, I'd just go ahead and flip the switch and see if they can survive and catch up at any time during the grow. You can always cull them later if they don't make it, or if you just want to make more room for the better-developed plants. You won't get any less of a yield by holding on to them a while longer and with any luck, one or two of them may surprise you.
Like XLR8 pointed out, there's no reason to toss the plants if there's something you can possibly do with them.
Definately do NOT go for option #3! I would keep moving forward to get thru a complete harvest (assuming it's not a money-losing proposition based on your costs vs. possible yield) and "tweak the technique" for the next grow.
Good luck whichever you choose, I think I would do the 1st option but each has it benefits to risks as I'm sure you are trying to evaluate now. One thing I do know, I am pretty excited to see how those plants flower under the t5, cause I have the same one.
The good clones are looking superb though.
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My thought is definitely number 2, for now. Don't get rid of otherwise healthy plants until you have to (if you have to). You never know, they may catch up yet. Don't pull the plug until you need to, me thinks... This is under the assumption that you are wanting to kick into flower at a low height like you mentioned without a lot more veg time.
Looking healthy Weed!
Those are some beautiful shots WnF
Nice WnF! Looking good!
For whatever it's worth, I've found AN support to be fantastic. I talked to them a few times. The first, I asked about a feeding schedule that wouldn't be "too aggressive". The guy literally mapped every week of veg and bloom for me with exact amounts of Grow/Micro/Bloom/Big Bud/Bud Candy/Overdirve for each res change.
I was pretty impressed, although I'm using the GH grow/micro/bloom currently since they came with the waterfarms, they're supposed to be more foregiving for noobs, and since they're small bottles, I figured I'd use them up before switching. Actually, I just exhausted the first bottle of bloom today and I'm only two weeks into bloom on two plants (although, I did have some "false starts"). It also appears that you use less of the AN than the GH, so although more expensive, I think it will even out in the end.
Sometimes, great things come to those who wait - and I think you have great things in your future. Hang in there - I firmly believe based on the healthy look to your roots that your stragglers are gonna come around and not be too far behind. I think you'll be in really good shape - stragglers and all.
Hey Weed! Roots are looking really healthy.
