@david81457 This is my first ever grow, I do agree with the bigger planters even though that didn’t seem to make a difference with the size of my plants. I am sure I made tons of noobie mistakes, I will be ordering another batch of seeds and taking the learned lessons and applying to 2nd grow, I think my issue might be related to poor drainage.
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Nope not genetics
They are root bound and it is common to see pre flower already as autos spend most of thier life flowering so they start showing fast
Lowryder is a tiny plant by genetics anyway and were bred to be that way for small indoor spaces and harsh norhern climates with very little light
Many super skunk autos grown here look great
All my autos from ILGM were outstanding and it was my first grow
My white widow autos are outside now and are thriving
You can’t blame genetics when your using miricle gro soil and letting your plants grow in tiny cups
Look how tiny she is and then look at her roots
And these are 1/2 gallon pots your pots and cups are less than half the size
As stated by @raustin and others they are root bound and if you want a good strong plant you have to treat em better than that and use better soil with out time released fertilizer
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What kind of soil do you use ?
I advise you to fill out an ILGM support ticket so we know what you have done so far to the plants. I can tell you one thing. The little peat pots you are in are too small, and although the plants can be root bound and healthy; They won’t get bigger. FYI
Happy growing, lw
@latewood, I think that’s what happened to my girls. I replanted seedlings into Jiffy pots, label said I could plant whole thing into ground or planter pot. When I replanted my wilting girl last week, the roots weren’t very big. Like I posted in my journal, tough lessons learned since I wont be getting any usable product from any of my girls. Next go round, I will DEFINITELY NOT be using Miracle Grow or using Jiffy pots, straight into the 5 gal planters they will go.
Hey,
What you should do is start in solo cups with a starter mix, or use 1.5"
rockwool cubes, as I do. I get 85+% success rate. Also. After starting;
It is a good idea to veg in a 1 gallon pot, and then transfer 2 weeks
before flower period to 5 gallon pots. I have been doing this for yea5rs
when I am not in a hydro set up. Good Luck. Tag me anytime. Peace, lw
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