First grow

So for my first grow I just wanted to do a simple natural outdoor grow, aside from a storm last week almost killing them they seem alright so far. The seeds were sold to me from a friends dealer, he said they were Red Devil (Afghan x Afghan skunk) not sure if he's a credible guy but oh well. One of the plants is a fair bit smaller than the other so I guess she's just a slow grower. What do you guys think of them? This is just at the begging of week 4

Wait until the soil is a bit dryer between waterings. They look a bit behind for 3 weeks. What soil are you using?

AllenHaze said:

Wait until the soil is a bit dryer between waterings. They look a bit behind for 3 weeks. What soil are you using?

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I wait a couple of days in-between watering until the bucket is lighter, if I even do water, it's just been raining a lot recently so i haven't bothered to which is probably why they aren't that big. And just some standard all purpose potting mix I had laying around

they should look better than that with 1 week growth,soils clumped around your roots it looks like stunting growth,,??? But what do i know!!

its a first grow, its the beginning of a potentially great growing career, we all started there once. grow, learn, be happy.

mainliner said:

they should look better than that with 1 week growth,soils clumped around your roots it looks like stunting growth,,??? But what do i know!!

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How would i go about fixing this?

perlite with your soil , it will lighten your soil , god for watering and roots

Soil def look like it drains poorly. Can you get your hands on some better soil? Perlite is good, as well as vermiculite or coco coir. You can also place a plenum on the bottom of your pot prior to transplanting to assist in drainage.

mainliner said:

perlite with your soil , it will lighten your soil , god for watering and roots

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AllenHaze said:

Soil def look like it drains poorly. Can you get your hands on some better soil? Perlite is good, as well as vermiculite or coco coir. You can also place a plenum on the bottom of your pot prior to transplanting to assist in drainage.

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Awesome, thanks guys

Its also a bit late in the year for them just to be starting outside.

swaggersDlite said:

Its also a bit late in the year for them just to be starting outside.

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I'm in the southern hemisphere

Noinch said:

I'm in the southern hemisphere

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I know a lot of people bash miracle grow soil, but it have personally had good luck with it and you can get it anywhere. Might be an option for you, especially for a first time. It has some ferts built into it.

Listen to wot most of the guys r telling u get some perlite and if u can get it some vermiculite this will let the soil work at its best and give ur gals the chance to put on a bit of new growth it would pleasantly surprise u if u do.