ShadowKhan
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Hey guys! My name is Shadowkhan and this is my first time growing cannabis :). I thought it would be something fun to do, and I've enjoyed the sticky icky for quite a while now so I thought to myself "Why not give it a shot?" I'm making this post in the hopes that I can get some pointers into the right direction regarding my grow.
My girlfriend & I decided to go with a whole setup, we bought a 4x4 grow tent at a decent price, with intake fans, exhaust fans, carbon filters, just the essentials. Originally we started out with three bag seeds (no idea if they are male or female) and put them under a blue light as shown in the picture below. We have a couple of other plants in the grow tent, and have been watching these seedlings grow for roughly 3-4 weeks. Originally the light was set too high, and 2 of the 3 plants had to be replanted because they had stretched too much and were becoming thin and frail. This seemed to fix many issues with these 2, until maybe a week and a half later, more details later on in the post.
Currently, the plant is on a 16/8 day, night cycle. (16 hours of light from 10:20 P.M to 2:20 P.M and then dark all the way up until 10:20 P.M, repeating) The lights are (as well as the space heater we are using) are set to turn off and on at those intervals automatically. After burying those 2 plants deeper, we lowered the light so that it is roughly 24 inches away from the top of the red solo cup the girls (hopefully) are in.
As I had stated before, we originally had 3 plants. Everything seemed fine besides a little overstretching due to the light not being close enough. However a 2 or 3 days ago, 2 of the girls without warning completely toppled over, one minute they were standing semi-straight and tall, the next day I open the tent and they are just toppled over. Originally my girlfriend and I took a look at the soil, and discovered a little tiny bug roaming around in the soil. Concerned with what it might be, I had gone out and bought Neem Oil, and my girlfriend sprayed the plants. This is when a day or two later, the 2 plants toppled over. I suspect too much Neem Oil as the culprit here, but again that's why I am here. The plant you see above is the sole survivor out of the 3 we have planted so far. These plants have had no nutrients, the only thing we have been doing is watering. Making sure the water is damp but not so much that the plants would suffocate and die.
We haven't been checking Ph levels of the water, and as I had stated before, no nutrients. Just water, making sure the temp stays between 69-72 degrees, and keeping a relative humidity level of 45% to 55% (I know that is low but our humidifier seems to struggle to reach 60%. Right now as I'm typing this it is 9 in the morning on 4/4/2023). Based off of the research I had done, the general rule of thumb seemed to be no nutrients until the plant itself had grown 3-4 sets of true leaves, as the nutrients in the soil would take care of the seedling until veg stage. We weren't planning on checking Ph until the plants had reached veg stage, but a second opinion is always nice.
I suppose my main question is, what gives? Is the plant in the picture above where it needs to be in its grow cycle? Every bit of research I have done has shown that photoperiod plants should be more farther along in the cycle then this one is. Also, how come those 2 other plants within a span of just a day or 2 completely toppled over? Any tips or tricks for a new grower like me would be fantastic, and anyone willing to help can request any information as needed such as pictures or what have you. Thank you all for your help, and may mother nature bless your future grows.
My girlfriend & I decided to go with a whole setup, we bought a 4x4 grow tent at a decent price, with intake fans, exhaust fans, carbon filters, just the essentials. Originally we started out with three bag seeds (no idea if they are male or female) and put them under a blue light as shown in the picture below. We have a couple of other plants in the grow tent, and have been watching these seedlings grow for roughly 3-4 weeks. Originally the light was set too high, and 2 of the 3 plants had to be replanted because they had stretched too much and were becoming thin and frail. This seemed to fix many issues with these 2, until maybe a week and a half later, more details later on in the post.
Currently, the plant is on a 16/8 day, night cycle. (16 hours of light from 10:20 P.M to 2:20 P.M and then dark all the way up until 10:20 P.M, repeating) The lights are (as well as the space heater we are using) are set to turn off and on at those intervals automatically. After burying those 2 plants deeper, we lowered the light so that it is roughly 24 inches away from the top of the red solo cup the girls (hopefully) are in.
As I had stated before, we originally had 3 plants. Everything seemed fine besides a little overstretching due to the light not being close enough. However a 2 or 3 days ago, 2 of the girls without warning completely toppled over, one minute they were standing semi-straight and tall, the next day I open the tent and they are just toppled over. Originally my girlfriend and I took a look at the soil, and discovered a little tiny bug roaming around in the soil. Concerned with what it might be, I had gone out and bought Neem Oil, and my girlfriend sprayed the plants. This is when a day or two later, the 2 plants toppled over. I suspect too much Neem Oil as the culprit here, but again that's why I am here. The plant you see above is the sole survivor out of the 3 we have planted so far. These plants have had no nutrients, the only thing we have been doing is watering. Making sure the water is damp but not so much that the plants would suffocate and die.
We haven't been checking Ph levels of the water, and as I had stated before, no nutrients. Just water, making sure the temp stays between 69-72 degrees, and keeping a relative humidity level of 45% to 55% (I know that is low but our humidifier seems to struggle to reach 60%. Right now as I'm typing this it is 9 in the morning on 4/4/2023). Based off of the research I had done, the general rule of thumb seemed to be no nutrients until the plant itself had grown 3-4 sets of true leaves, as the nutrients in the soil would take care of the seedling until veg stage. We weren't planning on checking Ph until the plants had reached veg stage, but a second opinion is always nice.
I suppose my main question is, what gives? Is the plant in the picture above where it needs to be in its grow cycle? Every bit of research I have done has shown that photoperiod plants should be more farther along in the cycle then this one is. Also, how come those 2 other plants within a span of just a day or 2 completely toppled over? Any tips or tricks for a new grower like me would be fantastic, and anyone willing to help can request any information as needed such as pictures or what have you. Thank you all for your help, and may mother nature bless your future grows.