Quick question on node spacing. Of course the aim is to get a nice balance of not too much space and not too little space between each node on our plants, but is this close spacing normal?
I’m thinking my LED may be too close so I’ve raised it to see how the react.
Strains are Auto Amnesia x2 the bigger plants below (supposed to be small to medium sized) and smaller 2 are LSD Auto by Barney’s Farm (supposed to be a medium sized plant overall)
Can nodes being too close cause problems? The nodes on the LSDs especially look very close, they’re right after the cotyledon.
Nodes being to close could be an issue of stunt growth and your plant could end up little. I would raise the light a little bit to cause some stretching, if that doesn’t happen, then it must be a genetic thing.
They didn’t seem to respond too well to the ponytailing… since this morning they have been like this - all drooping. One thing I can’t seem to get right at all is watering. So the two bigger plants last time I watered them was Friday morning. Then today they look like below, pots were both light and soil felt very dry (even gone hydrophobic) but I have watered them a few hours ago and they haven’t bounced back yet…
It could be overwatering. How much water are you feeding them, and how often? The droopy leaves are the cause of overwatering or light distance most of the time.
Your soil seems fine in the pictures, maybe the pot is not draining properly.
They’re the two possible issues I was thinking - I have moved my light from 50cm to 70cm to see how the respond.
Watering - only gave them 100-200ml max each (both in 1L pots). Surely thats not too much? They were nearly completely dry this morning, unless the middle of the pots were still wet.
200ml for 1L pot seems a lot for me. In week 5 to 6 I usually go for 800ml in 12l pots. You don’t have to pay attention to the topsoil, the rest of the soil could still be wet. And the top is the first to get dry since it’s in the surface and absorbs all the heat from the lights.
I recommend you if I haven’t done it yet, to read this article on How to Avoid Stunted Growth that will help you identify what went wrong, and maybe you can compare that to other grows to see if you’re repeating the same mistake and correct that.
I would use a finger or a stick very carefully so you don’t break any roots to see how wet the soil actually is.
Depending on your environment’s temperature you can water every 2 to 3 days.
Yep it was definitely over watering… I gently squeezed the sides of the pot and used a stick to loosen/aerate the soil and they bounced back within hours.
Hello, learn to determine the dryness of the soil by the weight of the pot with the plant. Try to remember the approximate weight after watering, the pots will be heavy and when they dry out they will be lighter. Your hands will then feel when you need watering, light-watering, heavy-waiting. This is how I determine when I need watering.
Yeah good idea seems like a more reliable way. Also going to get some fabric pots next run, the plastic ones i have don’t dry out as quick as I’d like.
I’ve seen guys make holes with a drill in plastic pots not only at the bottom of the pot but also on the sides of a lot of holes. I myself did not do this, I have a coconut and it is not possible to pour it, the excess water flows well. But they say it’s better, harder to pour and easier for the roots to breathe.
