Is this a normal height for an auto after 17 days

[wanna be dagga kop]

Yo, I would like to know is it normal for autos to be this slow? (I'm on day 17) I did run into issues in the beginning of my grow, I was struggling with humidity and about half way through between day 7 and 14 I bought a humidifier becasue I couldn't keep the humidity up. Is my plant stunted or is it still good? 

Any help or advice would be appreciated. 

[CreX]

17 days from the time you soaked your seed, or 17 days since you planted it? 

Either way, that plant is way tiny... Comparison would be a seed about a week from germination. 

What meduim do you have it in? Looks barky.... Also a smidge wet, but I have seen better plants with worse watering so I don't think it's that. 

Likely root damage and it's trying to recover. 

Do you have any other plants on the grow? I would plant more 

[Bakstein420]

Has growth visually stalled? Has she been this height/size for a few days? 

Can we get a pic without the blurple lights asseblief.

[PsyCLown]

That is pretty small and slow in terms of growth.

Being an auto, I would cut my losses and start over to be honest - the yield you would get from that would be teeny tiny. You may not even get enough for a single bowl at this point.

 

Is the plant in a tent or open area? Humidity can be kept high by placing a plastic bottle over the plant when its small if the humidity is very low.

[Psylecta]

Definitely not normal, what your seeds look like? Only time I've had midgets like this was from immature seed not getting light.

I'd second what they guys are saying scrap it and start over - I actually spotted my runts in the backyard and still the same size 5 months later - looks exactly like yours

Also maybe other forum members can comment but I personally never use bark in my medium unless I use a piece to prop a seedling up but otherwise i steer clear - bark is quite acidic and just like having stones n rocks in your medium your roots will have to work to get around it and will definitely stunt a plant if the roots aren't strong enough to displace whatever is in its way

[Psylecta]

2 hours ago, PsyCLown said:

That is pretty small and slow in terms of growth.

Being an auto, I would cut my losses and start over to be honest - the yield you would get from that would be teeny tiny. You may not even get enough for a single bowl at this point.

 

Is the plant in a tent or open area? Humidity can be kept high by placing a plastic bottle over the plant when its small if the humidity is very low.

@PsyCLown my guess is it won't grow at all, if he leaves it alone my moneys on it will stay like that - maybe stem will stretch a bit but that's it

[Psylecta]

I'll snap a pic of mine if they haven't dried to a crisp - my buddy spotted them the other day and I was in disbelief like nah no way they still alive

[wanna be dagga kop]

I think i'm going to have to scrap and start over, I'll use coco this time as a growing medium just not sure how to use it, the CalMag part really confuses the fuck out of me. I got 1 auto seed left, who is in cpt that perhaps has clones?

[wanna be dagga kop]

Thanks for the help, it's appreciated. Also my growing medium has to be the problem (which I suspected) because I have 4 plants that all look like this

[wanna be dagga kop]

5 hours ago, CreX said:

17 days from the time you soaked your seed, or 17 days since you planted it? 

Either way, that plant is way tiny... Comparison would be a seed about a week from germination. 

What meduim do you have it in? Looks barky.... Also a smidge wet, but I have seen better plants with worse watering so I don't think it's that. 

Likely root damage and it's trying to recover. 

Do you have any other plants on the grow? I would plant more 

I'm just going to have to scrap and start over again. Thanks though

 

[Psylecta]

11 minutes ago, wanna be dagga kop said:

I think i'm going to have to scrap and start over, I'll use coco this time as a growing medium just not sure how to use it, the CalMag part really confuses the fuck out of me. I got 1 auto seed left, who is in cpt that perhaps has clones?

Where you get the seeds from?

Based on what I can tell, you have two options depending on how much effort you want to put in

1) if you just wanna have a successful grow and not be bothered with understanding nutrients etc etc might be better off starting with a premix organic soil - something like this - soil naturally releases nutrients/makes them available as they required and more importantly soil has a buffer thats going to protect you from mistakes with feeding/pH - makes life much easier, less things to worry about

https://www.jamiesgardenshop.co.za/shop/orgasoilux-potting-soil-premium-living-earth-blend-30l/

2.)If you keen to learn and understand the ins & outs + how's, when & why if I'm allowed to post links to some awesome learning material or even post them here iI will do so but will wait on word from moderator before doing so but these will help put a lot of things into perspective for you and eliminate a lot of questions but be prepared each PDF is incredibly extensive (300pg+)

 @Ill_Evan @CreX i wanted to provide links to PDF's or the pdf's themselves (Cervantes/Greg Green/Ryan Riley) is this OK? Filesharing allowed?

 

[Ill_Evan]

@Psylecta post 'em. 

[oldsandals]

Problems to try identify:

1. pH of the water or water+nutes is within 5.8 - 6.8 (ideal around 6.4 for soil), and run off is similar.

2. Three days after watering the bottom of the pots is dry. If this is the case then your mix is not holding too much water.  

3. You are providing all the nutrients required. You have a good compost or earth worm castings for organic or you are using bottled salt nutrients that cover all the nutrient requirements. 

4. Temperature is within 18C - 30C.

5. VPD is within limits, if you don't know what VPD is then google please.

6. You have no known pests in the area. Broad mites and other microscopic pests are sometimes a problem on stalled plants. Each type of infestation leaves tell tale signs. 

 

17 days after sprouting you should have a plant around 15 - 20cm high unless there are problems. 

[wanna be dagga kop]

@Psylecta I'm definitely keen on learning though, I got the biobizz nutes so I might as well use that instead of buying the premix organic soil 

[Psylecta]

1 hour ago, wanna be dagga kop said:

@Psylecta I'm definitely keen on learning though, I got the biobizz nutes so I might as well use that instead of buying the premix organic soil 

Yeah then you should be good, will post those PDFs in a bit

[Psylecta]

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I was gonna upload but some files are 50mb+ so heres the links go bos

First one is just pdf's, second is everything on tpb

Dvd wise ultimate grow from jorge cervantes is good - get all 3 parts - 1st part is indoor 2nd outdoor 3rd is bonus with extra tips and fooling around

On YouTube search "I grow chronic" and look for a dude with a greenface in sunglasses rocking a khaki 'brakpan' hat - seemorebuds is also great

[wanna be dagga kop]

@Psylecta Thanks mybru, this is highly appreciated

[Scoobydoob]

I think i'm going to have to scrap and start over, I'll use coco this time as a growing medium just not sure how to use it, the CalMag part really confuses the fuck out of me. I got 1 auto seed left, who is in cpt that perhaps has clones?

Also confused me at first , just get already buffered coco or buy a calmag sachet from hydroponics.co.Za and use that to buffer the coco , and if your tap water is soft ie a low ppm/ ec add a tiny bit of Epsom salts and calcium nitrate in a ratio of 4:3 and you’re in the clear


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[PsyCLown]

@wanna be dagga kop it really is not difficult to buffer coco.

 

Perhaps I will put together a tutorial sometime with pictures - however when using coco you do need a decent PH pen.

Will see if I can get a tutorial put up early November when I have a bit of time and am buffering some more coco.

[Scoobydoob]

@wanna be dagga kop it really is not difficult to buffer coco.
 
Perhaps I will put together a tutorial sometime with pictures - however when using coco you do need a decent PH pen.
Will see if I can get a tutorial put up early November when I have a bit of time and am buffering some more coco.

I bought one of those 5kg Coco bricks and had to buffer that and it was a royal pain in the arse


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[PsyCLown]

4 minutes ago, Scoobydoob said:

I bought one of those 5kg Coco bricks and had to buffer that and it was a royal pain in the arse


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It is a bit of a mission, but not difficult.

Perhaps a tutorial for some beginners or people looking to get into trying coco will be a good idea though.

[wanna be dagga kop]

@Scoobydoob tbh I got this as well and bought the calmag to buffer but I have no clue how to do it I read about how to use  coco and it just confuses the fuck out of me or I'm just a bit slow

[wanna be dagga kop]

@PsyCLown a tutorial will defs help me a lot

[Scoobydoob]

@Scoobydoob tbh I got this as well and bought the calmag to buffer but I have no clue how to do it I read about how to use  coco and it just confuses the fuck out of me or I'm just a bit slow

The basic idea is to let your coco soak in the calmag solution for a few hours and then you give it a rinse or two and it’s ready


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[wanna be dagga kop]

Okay I'll try this once I get hold of my clones