Big Bud stunted growth and dying

catherder · Mar 12, 2026

This is pathetic and almost 3 months old but not even 8" high and now one of them has just croaked suddenly. Temp at *75-80, watered weekly with worm poop and Base Bloom n Grow. What am I doing wrong? All 3 are stunted

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carlosescobar · Mar 12, 2026

as soon as i saw them i thought 'too wet and too cold'..and i can sympathyse , i spent a whole winter trying to get these things to grow indoors , and it was too cold and i was overwatering, (i wasnt letting them dry back and i didnt realise how important this was. ) 75 degrees in the tent is 23 oC which means your soil will be around 17-18, which is a bit too cold , Ive seen a huge difference just getting the soil temp up to 22 and above.

TerpBeans · Mar 12, 2026

Well.....hhhmmmmm. First off the soil is waaaaay too wet!! Need aeration in the soil too. Let the plants dry out a little while......a few days at least. Transplant into some Promix amd use larger pots with a lot of drainage/air holes!!

MercDod · Mar 12, 2026

I never tried to grow big plants in tiny pots but I think if you transplanted into a larger pot that is ammended properly and transplant as needed you would see better results. This is assuming a photoperiod in living soil.

opt1c · Mar 13, 2026

Ouch. Those fabric pots hold moisture and really only work indoors with a low humidity environment.

So what you’re doing is basically turning that medium into a non recirculating hydroponic water culture where your roots are sitting submerged in water. Except there isn’t any airstone adding oxygen or a pump keeping the water from becoming stagnant.

So your roots are sitting in 75-80 degree water without oxygen and that is how you get root rot and why one plant suddenly died.

I get it you’re new to growing you want to play with the plants. Repot them but get some hydrogen peroxide from the hydro store and dip the roots prior to repotting at the correct dilution. Repot in coco with plastic pots that have drainage. Ph to 5.8 and now you can water as much as you like.

If you’re growing indoors use an indoor medium. Soil is super forgiving outdoors; the opposite indoors.

Also lift the light about 6 inches from canopy top from where it is now; seems a touch intense for this strain on the non stressed ones.

ArtfulCodger · Mar 13, 2026

Over-watered and over-fed. What was the original media, before you started adding worm castings?

orggrwr · Mar 13, 2026

opt1c said:
Ouch. Those fabric pots hold moisture and really only work indoors with a low humidity environment.

So what you’re doing is basically turning that medium into a non recirculating hydroponic water culture where your roots are sitting submerged in water. Except there isn’t any airstone adding oxygen or a pump keeping the water from becoming stagnant.

So your roots are sitting in 75-80 degree water without oxygen and that is how you get root rot and why one plant suddenly died.

I get it you’re new to growing you want to play with the plants. Repot them but get some hydrogen peroxide from the hydro store and dip the roots prior to repotting at the correct dilution. Repot in coco with plastic pots that have drainage. Ph to 5.8 and now you can water as much as you like.

If you’re growing indoors use an indoor medium. Soil is super forgiving outdoors; the opposite indoors.

Also lift the light about 6 inches from canopy top from where it is now; seems a touch intense for this strain on the non stressed ones.

Bad info on the fabric pots holding moisture, they do the opposite. Same with soil being non- forgiving indoors.

opt1c · Mar 13, 2026

orggrwr said:
Bad info on the fabric pots holding moisture, they do the opposite. Same with soil being non- forgiving indoors.

if your humidity is under 70% sure; I’ve always heard them recommend for dry hot environments not cold humid ones

Big Bud stunted growth and dying

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