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Quote: Androcell said: Will be using the How to cultivate for noobs guide. With a couple of modifications.
Androcell said: Also decided to bite the bullet and just get a grow light instead of relying on the sun, even though it is a sunny room full of windows.
If you're in the Northern Hemisphere the days are already getting shorter. The 14 hours as prescribed in the guide seem way low and some varieties will flower, 16 is better 18 is more optimal. Depending on the light you bought hang it from 6in-24in from the canopy of the plants.
DE is a great product and a cup as a top dress will help with pests and strengthen the plant in general. You can also use ultra fine azomite powder and use it in a sprayer. I have some granulated azomite and basalt in my soil mix for silica and top dress with some powdered azomite when flipping to flower.
For little guys like this i like to use a toothpick. Just slide it in as a support for the stem like a splint, you can use some of the little leaves to keep it from sliding too much. I wouldn't hit it with the fan too hard at this point, just prop her up til the stem is more established.
Quote: Androcell said: Thanks. I don’t have any toothpicks on hand so I improvised with the wooden end of an incense stick, very loosely tied some twine onto the splint to keep it in place.
Looks good once it's nice and established you can remove that.
Quote: Androcell said: Noob guide suggests fertilizing once plants are more “plant-like”, they’re starting to look plant-like to me. Since that guide might be outdated, I searched a bit more and found fertilizing can start when leaves start to have 3 points. I see these points forming on all the plants so I might start fertilizing soon. Maybe next watering or the one after depending on how the plants are looking by then.
Saw another guide that suggested starting at 25% the label recommendation and working up
You can start feeding when the first circular leaves start to die off. 25% sounds fine, you can bump it up to 50% pretty quick.
Are you planning on doing any topping or plant training?
A mix of topping and LST is usually what I go with myself. Mainlining is also an option at this stage. Having more than one plant you can try a couple different methods to see what works best for you and your plant.