Is this lady healthy?

What kind of lights do you have...and there is no reason to feed them yet...I also see you have a little touch of powdery mildew, so I have to ask if you have already been feeding them..because nute stress opens plants up to all manner of other issues.

Originally Posted by missnu

What kind of lights do you have...and there is no reason to feed them yet...I also see you have a little touch of powdery mildew, so I have to ask if you have already been feeding them..because nute stress opens plants up to all manner of other issues.

We've got a metal halide for veg and a HPS for flowering. We are feeding them, according to the instructions from their "Manual" and as per the salespersons advice. What you see on the leaves is not mildew. Rather, it's the dried water/nute mixture that lightly splashes and dries on the plants. They're growing like fiends. Not showing any signs of stress or trouble....except for the Purple Haze. Root systems are developing nicely. Just wondering if the Haze's sativa "factor", (it's the only sativa of the group), has anything to do with it.......(Did that make sense?)...lol

You're right. That's not powdery mildew. It's salt buildup from overnuting. Flush those suckers and back off to a milder nute concentration. And flush at regular intervals to minimize the buildup in the future.

And no, your lady is not healthy.

Originally Posted by lordjin

You're right. That's not powdery mildew. It's salt buildup from overnuting. Flush those suckers and back off to a milder nute concentration. And flush at regular intervals to minimize the buildup in the future.

And no, your lady is not healthy.

Hey lordjin....I truly do appreciate your insight. However, this setup is 2 weeks old. We flushed last night. It's NOT salt buildup from overnuting. There's a little bit of water that sprays from the empty baskets we have in the troughs. It's simply the water/nute mixture misting and drying to the plants. They're growing at a rapid rate and root systems are developing nicely. I appreciate any help or information that can be of use to us in our grow. But I've been growing for quite a few years, and I know that a lot of people believe themselves to be an "expert". If you've got legitimate input...great. It's appreciated. But in this case, what you offered as advice is incorrect. I'm not trying to be a jerk....just saying that I didn't just get off the boat. You obviously didn't look very closely at the pics....particularly the pics of the White Widows. There's nothing wrong with them. But thanks for your input.
PS: We're only into week number 2 and using half strength on the nutes.....nice guess though.

AND, if I were to accept your hypothesis, then these plants are not healthy either........Right??????

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Originally Posted by lordjin

You're right. That's not powdery mildew. It's salt buildup from overnuting. Flush those suckers and back off to a milder nute concentration. And flush at regular intervals to minimize the buildup in the future.

And no, your lady is not healthy.

And here's a pic that I just took of the Purple Haze. She's looking much better......or I am wrong about that too?????????


IMG167.jpg And this is only 6 hours after the pic I originally posted of the Purple Haze!!!

Those white widows are looking nice!

Boy, talk about asking for opinions and getting all defensive as soon as you get one.

Hey, that's just my opinion. You're free to disagree. But that plant is showing signs of slow nutrient absorption / lockout.

And who said anything about being 'an expert?'

Originally Posted by lordjin

Boy, talk about asking for opinions and getting all defensive as soon as you get one.

Hey, that's just my opinion. You're free to disagree. But that plant is showing signs of slow nutrient absorption / lockout.

And who said anything about being 'an expert?'

I wasn't being defensive. I was looking for advice and you evidently didn't look at the pics I put up or what I wrote. What you see on the leaves is not Mildew. Since we don't have all of the spaces in the troughs filled with plants, we get some spraying into the air of the water from our reservoir. What you see in the pics is simply the water/nutes, in a dry form on the leaves. Given that we started out the nutes at half the recommended amounts, there is/was no lockout going on. I was asking for advice....not an opinion. I appreciate the concern you showed in your post, and again, I meant no ill will toward you.

In the meantime, here are a few pics of our ladies which were taken just moments ago.


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