New and need all the help i can get!!!

[Tylerm1712]

This is my first time ever growing and I'm a noob beyond belief.
My autos popped on aug27 and I'm about 4weeks in I'm a lil worried I stunted my plants cause there only about a foot tall.
And I really am confused on how to tell if it's a female and starting to flower.
Sorry I dont have better pics can anyone give me some advise and opinion.

 

[Moeboi]

Female don't see any sacs

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Lets see your lights and where they are in the tent.

 

[Tylerm1712]

Lets see your lights and where they are in the tent.

 

[Tylerm1712]

I'm using the mars hydro fc6500 and I have it about 24-30inch above the canopy.View attachment 1172782

 

[Tylerm1712]

And I have them in a ac infinity 8x4 tent in my livingroom I live in az and hvac is super expensive so they stay around 79-82degrees and 42% RH. Plants are in a 50/50mix of Ff OF and HF I've been using FF root drentcher and the general hydroponics 8 bottle line up but by time I mix everything and PH at 6.15 the PPM have been as high as 1150ppm and if I remember correct EC was like 1.48. I'm just confused if I stunted them based on how tall they are or will they just blow up last 2 weeks of veg. I can normally get 3 waterings a week so I've been using RO water feed nutes on monday then flush ph water Wednesday and friday.

 

[MilkyTrichomes]

Im confused, 1150 ppm/ec 1.48?
I use a blulab soil probe and 1.48 ec equals 750 ppm, pls advise

 

[growsince79]

This is my first time ever growing and I'm a noob beyond belief.
My autos popped on aug27 and I'm about 4weeks in I'm a lil worried I stunted my plants cause there only about a foot tall.
And I really am confused on how to tell if it's a female and starting to flower.
Sorry I dont have better pics can anyone give me some advise and opinion.View attachment 1172703View attachment 1172704View attachment 1172705View attachment 1172708

They look healthy and good size for one month. I don't do autos.

 

[Beza]

I don't see any balls or white hairs. I use a loop and look all over the plant (oftentimes will show on a lower bud site or main stem).

Soon as I see a cluster of balls I separate. Those look big enough to show somewhere on plant either a white hair or cluster of balls. I separated these like 5 days ago using a jewelers loop initially.

 

[growsince79]

You can't see them balls?

 

[Habosabin]

Your grow looks good. All my autos have shown by 28 days.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Either cut your feed amount by 20% or dim the light a bit.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

And I have them in a ac infinity 8x4 tent in my livingroom I live in az and hvac is super expensive so they stay around 79-82degrees and 42% RH. Plants are in a 50/50mix of Ff OF and HF I've been using FF root drentcher and the general hydroponics 8 bottle line up but by time I mix everything and PH at 6.15 the PPM have been as high as 1150ppm and if I remember correct EC was like 1.48. I'm just confused if I stunted them based on how tall they are or will they just blow up last 2 weeks of veg. I can normally get 3 waterings a week so I've been using RO water feed nutes on monday then flush ph water Wednesday and friday.

What were your ppms in the runoff?

 

[growsince79]

Either cut your feed amount by 20% or dim the light a bit.

Why? they look good.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Why? they look good.

Because of their color and size. It never hurt to back it up a notch to make sure everything is stable before pushing it hard again. They look good, but I think you need to raise your light or dim it. The nodes are jammed close together. Raise the light to stretch the plant to taller growth and reduce light stress.

 

[growsince79]

Because of their color. It never hurt to back it up a notch to make sure everything is stable before pushing it hard again.

The look nice and green to me. Nice size for 1 month too. Do you think they look small?

 

[Tylerm1712]

Im confused, 1150 ppm/ec 1.48?
I use a blulab soil probe and 1.48 ec equals 750 ppm, pls advise

Maybe I was off I cant say for positive what ec was cause I just glanced as I was scrolling threw to ppm but I know for positive it was 1150ppm

 

[Tylerm1712]

Either cut your feed amount by 20% or dim the light

Either cut your feed amount by 20% or dim the light a bit.

I should prob say that for the first 2.5weeks the plants were under a mars hydro tsl2000 I think is the model @ 80%. The fc6500 just showed up a week ago and I only got it at 45% on the dimmer. U think I should turn down even more. I haven't tested run off yet cause my ro set up is so slow like 50gpd so to saturate the entire 5gal pot takes alot and most of time it starts pouring out the sides of fabric pot not the bottom.

 

[growsince79]

Maybe I was off I cant say for positive what ec was cause I just glanced as I was scrolling threw to ppm but I know for positive it was 1150ppm

What brand is the pen? Some are 500 scale, others are 700.

 

[Tylerm1712]

What brand is the pen? Some are 500 scale, others are 700.

I have the cheaps one but I've been using this for ph,ec and ppm.