To kill or not to kill

[BarbwiredTN]

Hi all. First time grower here. Long story short, started out with 10 photo fem seeds (3 varieties) & I'm mid flower on 8 that are doing well. Dog ate 1 in the beginning of veg and I'm torn about this one (see pic). Beautiful green color but failure to launch. It hasn't grown beyond 18-20 inches in 14 weeks. Same soil, same light, same water, same seed set, same room, same temp/rh as the others but it doesn't want to grow up. I flipped it to flower with all the others when they were ready & wondering now ....should I/could it be flipped back to veg longer (after 5 weeks of 12/12) or do I say RIP little girl & be done with it or do I experiment with how long it will live as a house plant? Maybe I should put it in the ground & forget about it. Maybe mother nature will decide for me. What would you do? Whats the norm?

 

[JIMKSI64]

If the other plants are under the same conditions and are doing well the issue is most likely a genetic one. 14 weeks for that one is wack however I also have never seen a cannabis plant develop like that. Did this girl go through a traumatic defolation?

 

[BarbwiredTN]

If the other plants are under the same conditions and are doing well the issue is most likely a genetic one. 14 weeks for that one is wack however I also have never seen a cannabis plant develop like that. Did this girl go through a traumatic defolation?

Funny you ask that as I went defoliation crazy prematurely with the others but not this one. I just now removed a few tiny leaves just before taking the pic from the lower half but this one hasn't gotten bushy enough to traumatize

 

[JIMKSI64]

Well then here is my vote.

And I would like to see the other also.

 

[BarbwiredTN]

Well then here is my vote.

And I would like to see the other also.

Lol My vote too. I'd like to try putting it back to veg but not going to lie, this has been an exhausting experience & I still have a long time to go with the others. Separating this one, whipping out the humidifier etc again for likely weeks kinda makes me want to scream lol

 

[BarbwiredTN]

Well then here is my vote.

And I would like to see the other also.

The bigger ladies (April 27 pic)

 

[JIMKSI64]

Ok you said all were in the same boat. All the others look to be in fabric pots on bases and this is in a plastic pot.
I wanna change my vote

 

[BarbwiredTN]

Ok you said all were in the same boat. All the others look to be in fabric pots on bases and this is in a plastic pot.
I wanna change my vote

Lol it never outgrew the plastic.. it was the same size before I potted up a size. The others use to be in the same pot before going to bags

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

This is where I would consider the time you’ve already spent and the time you will have to put in to it. It’s easier to start over.

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

I drill holes in the sides of all my plastic pots if I have to use them to get better air to the roots. Plastic can be a nightmare.

 

[BarbwiredTN]

This is where I would consider the time you’ve already spent and the time you will have to put in to it. It’s easier to start over.

That's what I was afraid of - no easy solution. I cant bring myself to kill something so green. I think I will plop it into a hole in my backyard & let mother nature do it for me. Lol

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

This is a starter pot I picked up yesterday.

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

That's what I was afraid of - no easy solution. I cant bring myself to kill something so green. I think I will plop it into a hole in my backyard & let mother nature do it for me. Lol

It’s worth tossing in a grow bag with some ProMix. It won’t get any worse.

 

[BarbwiredTN]

It’s worth tossing in a grow bag with some ProMix. It won’t get any worse.

And stick with current 12/12 or go back to veg?

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

And stick with current 12/12 or go back to veg?

If the weathers right you can move it outdoors and see where it goes. Let Mother Nature take her course.

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

I was thinking in terms of taking it back to veg. If it’s performing poorly now it will continue to do so if it enters flower at a bad pace. That’s what I’ve found anyhow. I wait until the plants are at a strong show of growth and then I flip.

 

[BarbwiredTN]

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I drill holes in the sides of all my plastic pots if I have to use them to get better air to the roots. Plastic can be a nightmare.

Me too. They went from seedings in red plastic cups to the big orange pots. Then I decided before flipping to take others advice & pick up some 7gal grow bags. The budding 8 were far bigger than the one I left in the orange pot. That's why I never repotted that one. But it has holes & aerated feet you cant see in pic...like this

I drill holes in the sides of all my plastic pots if I have to use them to get better air to the roots. Plastic can be a nightmare.

 

[TheGoldenRoad]

Me too. They went from seedings in red plastic cups to the big orange pots. Then I decided before flipping to take others advice & pick up some 7gal grow bags. The budding 8 were far bigger than the one I left in the orange pot. That's why I never repotted that one. But it has holes & aerated feet you cant see in pic...like this

Right on. I only use plastic in the early stages and just went to grow bags last year. Such a small change makes such a huge difference.