cant seem to grow for shit!

[Cantgrow]

Every year i try and grow about 2 plants with limited success.

The plants are always tall, large spaces between leaves and buds.

Not sure where i am going wrong.

Also unsure the best time to harvest. Did it at easter last year and the buds were average and not potent.

Here are the two i have left now after males were removed.

 

All i need is approx 2 Oz a year.

[Naycha]

Welcome to OzStoners, you're doing bloody well for someone who can't grow mate

 

From that info sounds like the main problem is you are harvesting too early.

 

What are they growing in and have you been adding any fertiliser?

 

Nothing wrong with those plants. If you do grow them to maturity and they are still not potent it is probably the strain.

 

Naycha

[NSTC]

Hey there !, welcome to the forum. I would say it might have to do with the strain you're growing, seed-banks are the way to go and make a huge difference I've noticed , also what have you got it growing in and what are you feeding it ?

[Reverend]

Welcome

How much sun is your plant getting?

[Cantgrow]

They face north west.

Just growing in expensive pot mix.

Planted them boxing day and fertilized with eurea about a month ago.

Around what month do I harvest?

[NSTC]

Depends on the strain, but usually in the southern hemisphere it should be ready by the end of march early April. Have you tried feeding it seasol + powerfeed from Bunnings? the stuff is magic and you'll see a difference after one dose. I feed my mull plants once a fortnight but I usually increase it to once a week as it starts flowering, but if you keep a close eye on the plant you can tell what it needs, happy growing!

[Auntynorm]

G'day CG.

If you are growing in containers, check out my grow diary for a soil mix. It's a bit of work to make, but works a treat, very open well drained soil. Buy a can of Go-Go Juice and a bottle of Rose Focus, from Bunnings. You will get change from $30 and are the 2 best investments you can buy. Also give them a good feed of Potash about once a month. I see you are on the Gold Coast so sun is the least of your worries. Next year start earlier, around Melbourne Cup day you should have well developed seedlings, ready to go. Maybe you need some better seed stock. I would check out what's available, choose carefully and add water. I've been doing this for over 30 years and it took a while until I saw a result worth crowing about. It's not hard to grow, but is hard to grow properly. From what I can see your plants look sorta like the Red Devil I have been growing, lots of small buds. Anyway, if you need any advice you can send me a PM.

 

:guitar:

 

P.S. I like to harvest around Easter. You need some sort of magnifier to check the trichomes, little things on the buds that look like mushrooms, sorta. When they go milky/dark you are in buisness.

Edited March 14, 2012 by Auntynorm

[tomScro]

With limited experience I would say to you, harvest your plants when the hairs on the heads are white and just starting to brown off.

It makes a difference to what type of effect you want from your plant.

Look around this site for the ifo, it's where I got mine from.

All the best.

[STONEDAJ69]

Manutec bloom booster.

NOT the one for orchids.

 

 

Stuff is THE SHIT for soil grows. $8.62 or something at BigW.

 

Can you get more light to your plant?

[Cantgrow]

Thanks mate

I'll try the seasol and power feed every week for the next month.

If I knew where to buy mull I wouldn't be so worried about growing crap buds!