Please can any veterans help a new grower out?
I'm growing two different strains both autoflowers 1 x Solomatic RQS and the other 1 x Northern Lights RQS.
They are growing in a 120cm space tote with the following:
Equipment:
Symptoms:
This is my first grow to get this far, my previous grow used garden topsoil and was a mess, the seedlings never made it past 2 weeks. This time, i though i did everything the 'correct' way following a mix of all of the advice i had read and i'm frustrated with the progress both plants at the three week stage and look like they wont grow much bigger/are stunted.
I purposely did not add any nutrients to the grow medium for the first 3 weeks as i had read not to do so. I have Ph the water to 6 using test strips and Nortembio Agro Organic pH Reducer 1L. Universal Use. Descaler for Irrigation Systems. Better Flavour and Aroma to your Crops.
I have bluetooth temperature monitors and a moisture guage to make sure the temp never goes lower than 20'c or higher than 26'c and the humidity is always between 55% - 75%.
As i only have the two stacked totes to work with, the plant is about 24 inches give or take away from the LED light.
Am i doing something obviously wrong here? Is this expected with such a cheap setup? I just want my plants to make it to flower and take to harvest for the first time. I'm trying my best to learn the basics and i can improve my equipment moving forward, but this setup should be producing something right? Am i being impatient and paranoid about the grow progress or justified?
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Solomatic CBD Seedling day 2
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Northern Lights Seedling day 2
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Northern Lights day 22
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Solomatic day 19
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Northern Lights day 22 - side view
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Solomatic day 19 - side view
I'm growing two different strains both autoflowers 1 x Solomatic RQS and the other 1 x Northern Lights RQS.
They are growing in a 120cm space tote with the following:
Equipment:
- 40/60 mix of Gro-Sure Perlite, 10 L and Westland Compost Multipurpose with added john Innes and Enriched with BIO3 - 60L
- 1 x USB humidifier EXTSUD Humidifiers 500ml Cool Mist Humidifier Air Humidifier Whisper Quiet Humidifiers with Night Light, Waterless Auto-Off, Up to 10-16 Hours Continu
- 1 x small space heater placed on the outside so heat comes in through the installed side PC fans HDCooL Space Heater, 1500W/750W Portable Ceramic Space Heater with Adjustable Thermostat and Tip-Over & Overheating Protection, PTC Heating Fan Heater
- 2 x PLANT !T 11L 3gals Square Base Dirt Pot without Handle
- 2 x silent PC fans on low mode (one intake one exhaust) AC Infinity MULTIFAN S7, Quiet Dual 120mm USB Fan, UL-Certified for Receiver DVR Playstation Xbox Computer Cabinet Cooling
- 1 x 300w blurple grow light VIPARSPECTRA 300W LED Grow Light, Full Spectrum Plant Growing lamps for Indoor Plants Veg and Flower
Symptoms:
This is my first grow to get this far, my previous grow used garden topsoil and was a mess, the seedlings never made it past 2 weeks. This time, i though i did everything the 'correct' way following a mix of all of the advice i had read and i'm frustrated with the progress both plants at the three week stage and look like they wont grow much bigger/are stunted.
I purposely did not add any nutrients to the grow medium for the first 3 weeks as i had read not to do so. I have Ph the water to 6 using test strips and Nortembio Agro Organic pH Reducer 1L. Universal Use. Descaler for Irrigation Systems. Better Flavour and Aroma to your Crops.
I have bluetooth temperature monitors and a moisture guage to make sure the temp never goes lower than 20'c or higher than 26'c and the humidity is always between 55% - 75%.
As i only have the two stacked totes to work with, the plant is about 24 inches give or take away from the LED light.
Am i doing something obviously wrong here? Is this expected with such a cheap setup? I just want my plants to make it to flower and take to harvest for the first time. I'm trying my best to learn the basics and i can improve my equipment moving forward, but this setup should be producing something right? Am i being impatient and paranoid about the grow progress or justified?
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Solomatic CBD Seedling day 2
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Northern Lights Seedling day 2
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Northern Lights day 22
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Solomatic day 19
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Northern Lights day 22 - side view
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Solomatic day 19 - side view