First grow, 5th week of flowering, really need some advices (with pics)

Hi guys,

This is my first grow. Here is the related info:

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2 gal plastic pot (soil - perlite mix) , indica dominant strain, 55w cob led, temperature is around 25C (77F) in night, 30C (86F) in daytime, one fan blowing in from bottom, one fan blowing out from top of the tent, humidity between 35-50 %

vegging nute: some liquid fert with 756 npk;
flowering nute: some liquid fert with 468 npk from 12/12 to 62th day ; switch to biobizz bloom (274 npk) in 62th day

watering: took long for top inch of the soil to dry out; I think I watered it several times before it dried out
light: it was 45cm (18 inches) above from canopy for most of flowering time, I suspected from insufficient light and lowered it to 30cm (12 inches) in the last week

timeline:
topped in 23th day from sprout
applied lst in 26th day
switched to 12/12 in 30th day
first preflower showed up in 37th day (7th day after 12/12 switch)
first pistil showed up in 53th day (23th day after 12/12 switch)
TODAY is 70th day (40th day after 12/12 switch)
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I really think my buds are small. I suspect from overwatered and not well-aerated soil, light distance to the canopy etc (I lowered the led in the last week and no bleaching I see) and high temperature (Foxtail?). Do you think I failed this grow? I try to improve the conditions in the tent but I dont want to waste my time if im going to get nothing from this grow. You think if I solve the problems with my plant, she is going to grab its potential even if it took more time to harvest?

Thank you for your suggestions.

In the second pic the one marked foxtail, looks to be reveged, make sure your light/dark cycles not being interrupted.

The third pic you can clearly see pollen sacks. If you have other plants I'd say kill it, if not you could salvage it.

Use a bigger pot next time. Less stress on roots.

webraider said:

Hi guys,

This is my first grow. Here is the related info:

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2 gal plastic pot (soil - perlite mix) , indica dominant strain, 55w cob led, temperature is around 25C (77F) in night, 30C (86F) in daytime, one fan blowing in from bottom, one fan blowing out from top of the tent, humidity between 35-50 %

vegging nute: some liquid fert with 756 npk;
flowering nute: some liquid fert with 468 npk from 12/12 to 62th day ; switch to biobizz bloom (274 npk) in 62th day

watering: took long for top inch of the soil to dry out; I think I watered it several times before it dried out
light: it was 45cm (18 inches) above from canopy for most of flowering time, I suspected from insufficient light and lowered it to 30cm (12 inches) in the last week

timeline:
topped in 23th day from sprout
applied lst in 26th day
switched to 12/12 in 30th day
first preflower showed up in 37th day (7th day after 12/12 switch)
first pistil showed up in 53th day (23th day after 12/12 switch)
TODAY is 70th day (40th day after 12/12 switch)
------------

I really think my buds are small. I suspect from overwatered and not well-aerated soil, light distance to the canopy etc (I lowered the led in the last week and no bleaching I see) and high temperature (Foxtail?). Do you think I failed this grow? I try to improve the conditions in the tent but I dont want to waste my time if im going to get nothing from this grow. You think if I solve the problems with my plant, she is going to grab its potential even if it took more time to harvest?

Thank you for your suggestions.

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I think you flipped too soon

You flipped at 30 day (more or less 4 week old plant). From seeds, the minimum time I have my plants in veg is 6 weeks. At 6 weeks, the plant is sexually(reproductively) mature. Anything less than 6 weeks, the plant is not ready to flower yet.

Your first pistil shows up on the 53rd day...what does that tells you? The plant is just over 7 weeks of age. That means if you have the plant veg for 6 weeks and flipped it at the end of 6 weeks, you will see your first pistil at the beginning of 7 weeks and a much bigger plant with denser colas.

Well, just chuck it for experience and just consider your grow as on the 3rd week of flowering instead of 5

Just find an opportunity to reply. I ripped the shemale off.

I smoked it for experimentation, tasted like shit but gave a short lasting buzz.

All advices noted. Going with a 3 gal pot now and going to veg for 6 weeks with only lst.

Thank you guys.