Homegrow Beginner with Enthusiasm but Little Knowledge

Hello Chat, I started my first grow attempt a few weeks ago, beginning in a couple of pots on the windowsill, and have now gotten myself a tent and LED lamps.

Of 4 plants, I only have 2 left, one of which is shooting up and the other is taking its time.

I would like an assessment from experienced growers and maybe some tips to get the two of them through to the end.

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Welcome to the community @Cannabis_Enthusiast. They look pretty good so far. For a few tips, you should give us more information about the environment, lighting, water, fertilizer, and so on. Or briefly share your Growlog here so we can see what you’re doing.

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Hi :waving_hand:t2:

I would definitely lower the temperature by about 4°. e.g., increase air supply or reduce exhaust.

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It looks like you are still in the vegetative phase. The optimal values for this are:

22° - 26° / 60% - 65%

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Welcome to the family! Can you break down what your method and environment are like? That would allow us to point you in the right direction. They do look good so far.

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They look good, the one that lagged behind was probably due to heat stress, the same thing is happening to me with one, and I did gentle LST to see if it recovers. But they look healthy​:smiling_face:

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First of all, many thanks, I’m looking forward to exchanging ideas with you.

I have a 1m×1m×2m grow tent with 2×200 watt LED lamps (full spectrum) and a clip fan.

Additionally, there are 5× 20L pots with coco coir, but without coco nutrients.

I use Terra Grow, Power Roots, and Vita Start from Plagron.

My lights are positioned about 60 cm above the canopy top with a PPFD value of at most 545 µmol/m²·s (LUX-22692), which might be insufficient at this stage.

Unfortunately, I have to improvise temporarily because the cable length is insufficient.

These are Auto-Gelato and an Ananas Express (though I’m not sure which is which).

The light cycle is set to 20/4, and every morning I always say good morning and check on everything.

This morning, after the dark period, I noticed purple discolorations on the stems, and I can’t assess if this is of natural origin.

I would also be interested in the watering and feeding schedule.

At least your experience with it.

Thanks in advance, and I wish everyone here flourishing growth.

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Thank you, then that already seems to be working properly

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Hi :waving_hand:t2:

Optimal up to week 5:

Max. Temp. Day 22°/28° Night 18°/22° RH approx. 65% Lamp distance: 40cm-60cm 250ppfd-600ppfd 6.0-6.5PH

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EC 0.8-1.6

Optimal from week 5:

Day/Night 20°-26° \~ RH 60% \~ Average + -

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They look great and I can see you are in early veg. With small plants in their final pots as yours seem to be, I’d advise 50% nutrients every 2-3 days or so depending on how thirsty they are - finger or weight test. In full veg and flower, you should water/feed till 10-20% runoff but in early veg it is easy to overwater so maybe give a bit less for another week or two. I hope this helps

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All the advice is great… do not water the pot if the first 2/3 cm of the substrate is not dry… let the roots breathe… .
Since you have high temperatures and maybe it’s difficult to lower them, you could give silicate, it helps the plant against environmental stress and strengthens the plant in general… however, if you use it, you must give it until the 2nd week of flowering… silicon is a product that must be given constantly. .

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