Second Grow Ever!

[InTheShed]

Has @InTheShed looked at her?
I'm just a friendly novice compared to Shed, maby he has an idea.

LOL! Are we talking about the little shriveled plant? If it's in the same soil and nutes as the others, I'd say it's either burning from the lights being too bright or a mutant. If it's a mutant I'd drop another seed because that's real estate that could be used by a healthy grower.

 

[Azimuth]

I would bet that little one is overwatered, like it doesn't have enough roots to support the amount and frequency of watering.

If you're game, pull it out and have a look at the roots and maybe share a picture with us. Then replant it in a smaller container with soil that isn't so wet. The soil should be only as damp as a wrung out sponge.

Try this: make your mix, then saturate it with water, and then take handfuls and squeeze as much water out as you can, and then put that mix into the pot. Once you do it a few times you'll learn what that feels like and then be able to better gage your watering habits.

 

[Lisa2265]

LOL! Are we talking about the little shriveled plant? If it's in the same soil and nutes as the others, I'd say it's either burning from the lights being too bright or a mutant. If it's a mutant I'd drop another seed because that's real estate that could be used by a healthy grower.

Hahaha. It’s in happy frog nothing added. And it’s the lowest to the lights. So im
Not sure. I’m going to leave it for a bit. I’m so far behind that I day think I could drop a
Seed now
Because I only have one tent and they would be at different cycles . I have a make shift grow
Box that maybe could take the new plant to maybe 20-30 days but that’s it. I know I have more than 30 days left on those big ones so right now I’m just going to have to wait it out. If I had another tent, I would totally do it.

 

[Lisa2265]

I would bet that little one is overwatered, like it doesn't have enough roots to support the amount and frequency of watering.

If you're game, pull it out and have a look at the roots and maybe share a picture with us. Then replant it in a smaller container with soil that isn't so wet. The soil should be only as damp as a wrung out sponge.

Try this: make your mix, then saturate it with water, and then take handfuls and squeeze as much water out as you can, and then put that mix into the pot. Once you do it a few times you'll learn what that feels like and then be able to better gage your watering habits.

Love this approach. I’ll do
It tomorrow. Do u think I can
Save her?

 

[GratefulBud]

Hi Lisa!

I kinda agree with Azimuth - the little one looks overwatered.
Check out this thread -
The Proper Way To Water A Seedling / Auto In A Large Container
and this one -
The Proper Way To Water A Potted Plant

 

[Lisa2265]

Love this approach. I’ll do
It tomorrow. Do u think I can
Save her?

I will totally send pics. Now I’m curious because I lifted the pot and it felt bone dry. But Im up for
Anything.. thanks

 

[7Dust2]

Also. Fyi. Stick something underneath it to get airflow and put fan on bottom of the bag. Dry it out that way.

 

[Azimuth]

Love this approach. I’ll do
It tomorrow. Do u think I can
Save her?

Depends what the issue is. If it's a root issue, then drying it out and repotting down should definitely help. A smaller container will help it use the smaller amount of water more efficiently.

Of course if that's not the issue, then have to figure out what it is. Different plants grow at different rates so if you treat them all the same, i.e. watering them all together at the same time, it's likely that this one wasn't ready at some point early on, and then every time you watered after that you just exacerbated the problem.

We'll get a decent idea with a root pic.

It's hard to tell without anything for scale, but if that plant and roots (I'm assuming no root ball yet) will fit into a 16oz party cup I'd do that. Get yourself some clear ones and opaque ones. Cut drainage holes or slits in the clear one and slide that into the opaque cup. Roots don't like light, but this way you'll be able to visually learn much better how the roots grow and what they look like.

I have two seedlings of the same strain I dropped in water the same day. One was first to crack its seed casing, first to get planted by a couple of days, and first to show above ground. I was concerned about the other one, frankly.

But since then, the second one has been the star. I kept them together for a bit, but the first was super droopy until I lowered it from the light. It's roots were scarce to be sure even though the tops had similar amounts of foliage and looked pretty close from above. But, because I have them in a clear cup inside of another, I was able to see the lack of roots and water accordingly.

So, give that a try if you don't already. You'll accelerate your learning curve on watering immensely.

 

[Lisa2265]

Ok will do.

 

[Azimuth]

And, we talk about overwatering but that's really shorthand for lack of oxygen to the roots. As you water it fills in the air pockets of your media driving out the oxygen. So, depending on how dense your media is, it can be a struggle for the roots to get oxygen until it dries out a bit and air once again fills in the voids.

The challenge is, that with a lack of roots, it takes a long time to dry out your substrate. I find that my mix can hold about 25% of the container volume in water so I generally give a maximum of about half that when I water, at least until the roots are vigorous enough to start draining it in a reasonable time. Ideally 2-3 days between waterings. Once they are able to drain the full 25% drenching in 24 hours, then it's time to up-pot.

 

[Lisa2265]

Thank you. I am getting ready to remove her from the pot and see what is going in. Hopefully I will be able to save her. I just have to figure out a way to keep her in my grow box until she goes into flower and then move her back in. Maybe maybe not. I just do t know how I’m even going manage that. But one step at a time. Thank your all for your help and I will keep everyone updated in a bit with some pics.

 

[Lisa2265]

Good morning. Here are some pics from this morning. I took your advice, tried to squeeze the water out of soil. Soil not that wet. Took the plant out , it has baby roots so not sure why but I potted i. Solo cup with dry soil and let’s see what happens. I do have to say that the peat plug was wet . The rest of the soil around it was not not really. But now it’s in new dry soil I. A smaller cup. She is so far behind the other two I do t know how I will juggle this grow. I mean none of them are actually at the same point. I have a lot more bud sites starting g to get ready to flower I. My pineapple, but more leaves on blue dream. Both auto, both germinated at the same time. The only difference is I bought them at two different places. I thought this grow was going to be much easier. What a crazy thing to think!!!!!lol

 

[InTheShed]

As long as you're moving back to a solo cup, if you have a spare seed to drop you can see which one looks better when it's time to transplant (says the guy who thought it was time to move on from this plant ).

Last time I mention it I promise.

 

[Lisa2265]

I do have a spare seed. I just don’t know , seeing as I only have one tent set up, how I’m going to keep the new seed and this plant in the grow box for another 60 days or so.. I could try, I am going out of town on Tuesday and I’m pretty sure she will pop by then. I might go home tonight and pop a seed and set up my grow box and see what happens. Thanks for the encouragement. And yea I moved her down into solo.. let’s see how she does.
Listen, I can’t fail if I dont try.

 

[InTheShed]

I can’t fail if I dont try.

You can’t succeed if you don't try? Have a safe trip!

 

[Azimuth]

Thanks for the picture. Healthier roots than I feared so that's good. But also just starting to spread, and they go in search of water once they have drained the available moisture proximate to them first, so be sure to let them dry out in between waterings. That's also a lot easier to judge in a smaller container. The one you transferred it from was a bit too big which means it will hold more water than the plant can drain in a short period and therefore would have produced small and lazy roots since they can just gather all they need and more right at their feet. Also harder to judge when it is light enough relative to the roots.

Also, a smaller container that has to be watered more frequently means more opportunities to feed which in turn leads to better growth.

I've never grown an auto but understand that there is an internal time clock at work so to max out the plant most everything has to go right all along the way. The pot detour will affect it but hopefully it will be more than made up for in better roots and better growth.

But, I've always learned more from stuff that didn't go perfectly, and some that I would have written off completely I just used as an experiment to try different things since I had such low expectations for them.

 

[Lisa2265]

Hey everyone. Good evening! I just read an interesting article, let me
Know if any of you have tried it, heard of it, etc.

Bud Washing: What Is It and Why Should You Do It? - Zamnesia

Ever heard of bud washing? Find out the benefits of submerging your cannabis flowers in water, and how to do it at home. It's more simple than you'd think!

www.zamnesia.com

 

[InTheShed]

Many folks here do bud washing.
Here is my go-to video for it:

Dutchman's Bud Washing Video

 

[Lisa2265]

Thanks. Great video greater voice! Thanks for the info.

 

[7Dust2]

Hey everyone. Good evening! I just read an interesting article, let me
Know if any of you have tried it, heard of it, etc.

Bud Washing: What Is It and Why Should You Do It? - Zamnesia

Ever heard of bud washing? Find out the benefits of submerging your cannabis flowers in water, and how to do it at home. It's more simple than you'd think!

www.zamnesia.com

Why wash buds off. Of bugs or something. Got me curious. But idk about it or would want too I think