Windowsill Grow Week 3

garo

Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #1

The board says grown under the sun so I figured I should post this here,

I'm just looking for some advice and input from experienced growers on how well they're doing,

Also, what's the next step? When should I be feeding them with nutrients, re-potting,

and as well as this, should I be trimming/topping them any time soon?

Thanks in advance..

 

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Mynamehere

Active Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #2

lookin good id get them into somthing bigger soon. i wouldnt trim them topping wouldnt hurt

 

garo

Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #3

Will topping them keep them shorter and increase yield?

Also, any idea on where to cut them?

 

Chuck420

Active Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #4

Go ahead and transplant them into bigger pots now!

 

babysas

Active Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #5

topping will give you more main colas...it should up your yield....
they look like they could use some nitrogen...or just transplant them into good soil

they look just a bit droopy are you over watering?

 

garo

Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #6

Chuck420 said:

Go ahead and transplant them into bigger pots now!

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Should be able to buy some new pots on Thursday
what size should I buy so that I don't have to transplant them again?

 

garo

Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #7

babysas said:

topping will give you more main colas...it should up your yield....
they look like they could use some nitrogen...or just transplant them into good soil

they look just a bit droopy are you over watering?

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I could be overwatering them, I usually wait until the top few centimetres have dried out, then water. Is that too much? How often should I water them at this stage?

I should be able to buy some nitrogen on Thursday, and will be transplanting them at the same time, I can only really use normal compost though. Will mixing the soil with perlite bring any benefit?

When should I top them?

 

Chuck420

Active Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #8

Let the soil dry out more before you water again. Grab some 2 or 3 gallon pots for your upgrade. When you mix up your new soil for the pots I would add some perlite along with your soil. Also if you can pick up some blood meal, bone meal, and peat moss and mix that all in for a nice soil mixture.

 

missnu

Well-Known Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #9

Well since they are in a windowsill they will not dry very fast...you would do better to pot them in a mostly perlite mix, or some coco...that way they dry out more often...it is boring not getting to water for weeks on end, but with no fan, and no real intense light that is just going to be the way of it...you might have to water once every week - 10 days...anymore will probably be too much...until you can add some perlite or whatever you choose to do.

 

BigJon

Well-Known Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #10

How much space do you have on that windowsill? How much sunlight a day is it getting?

Any chance of getting it outside eventually?

 

garo

Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #11

BigJon said:

How much space do you have on that windowsill? How much sunlight a day is it getting?

Any chance of getting it outside eventually?

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Not a huge amount, should be ok for now though at least. It's a huge south facing window and I live on a south facing hill so it gets as much sunlight as a window is possible to get pretty much.

I plan to move them outside if I run out of space or they need more sunlight, trouble is I live in the UK so the weather's not great, especially with rain etc. Purple power is supposed to be good in temperate climates though so it should be good ^.^

it's not ideal though because the outdoor space that I do have is quite open and I don't really want them to be seen...

 

cindysid

Well-Known Member

• Apr 17, 2012

• #12

The windowsill will only work for so long unless it is one hell of a windowsill. 3 gal pots take up a lot of room, and you are going to have to constantly rotate those babies. If you can get them outside or under some good lights you are going to be much happier with the end result. That being said, my first grow was in a windowsill, but after they were about a foot tall, I transplanted outside.

 

babysas

Active Member

• Apr 18, 2012

• #13

you could "back" the plants....like they do in vertical growing...then you wont have to spin them...
ehh?