HELP AGAIN 5 weeks +1 day

JoeBlo · #1 05-30-2007, 02:24 PM

so it seems like my babies are either getting dried out or burned or something.....

here's the pix

notice the spots on the leaves on the right hand side

and see how some of the leaves are curling...

they are exactly 5 weeks +1 day old...

someone suggested that i cut back on watering as well as drop the nutes..

i've watered two times no nutes, 3 days a part w/waters (use to be every other day)

all three plants are under 1 95 wat cfl in the blue spectrum

i started all of them in rock wool but because of early stretching i planted them in pots up the smaller nodes i think you call them the first set of leaves so they'd have some more stability

the soil is miricle gro ( i know bad choice ) but it's all organic vegtible not just the regular mg

any idea how to save them?!?!?!?!?!?

there's also very small nat looking bugs very small when i water they come out of the dirt it seems....

thanks in advance!

JoeBlo~~~

midgradeindasouth · #2 05-30-2007, 02:53 PM

That looks like nute burn to me.
As if nute solution was poured directly onto the plant. nononono
When you start using nutes again start out at 1/4 strength.

I would also get a moisture meter (they are cheap like 10.00)
You should not water or feed until the soil is dry.
This will promote root growth and in turn give you a better plant.

Lawn and garden centers have fruit safe pesticides

JoeBlo · #3 05-30-2007, 03:37 PM

fruit safe pestiscides work???

JoeBlo · #4 05-31-2007, 08:25 AM

alright so last night i got some ??ocean soil??

the guy at my local shop recomended... while i was there i picked up a 125 watt.... instead of my 95 watt..

i changed them all over to the new soil as well as putting the new light..

the guy at my local garden shop also recomended instead of 18/6 push it to 20/4... so i did that should i have??

he also said not to switch over to the redspectrum for the flowering stage and just use the blue spectrum which is trying to imitate true daylight for the entire grow... and not to switch lights?????

what do ya'll think about that?

Spittn4cash · #5 05-31-2007, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by babygro

Well, it looks like you've got some nutrient burn there. Stop fertilising!

Unfortunately by avoiding the 'other' Miracle Gro products you've gone and picked an equally unsuitable alternative! I have no idea what Miracle Gro's 'Organic' soil is like but if it's anything like any others I've seen (which it does look like) it'll be full of half-composted wood chips and contain far less actual fertiliser than any peat based Multi-Purpose Compost would contain. Organic soils are far more suited to more 'experienced' growers who understand their under-fertilisation problems and enhance that area of their performane with soil amendments like worm humus and bat guano. Organic soils are not ideally suited to newbie growers I'm afraid.

You'd be far better off getting a better fertilised and better draining soil like a peat based Multi-Purpose Compost and amending it with about 30% perlite or 20/10 perlite/vermiculite and about a tablespoon per gallon of soil of dolomite lime well mixed in dry if you can easily get hold of dolomite lime, and repot your plants into this. The perlite/vermiculite is there as a buffer against over-watering and under-watering and the dolomite lime will help buffer the ph of the soil and make sure it doesn't go above 7 as well as adding in plant useable forms of Magnesium and Calcium.

Then learn and understand the 'wet/dry' method of watering and put away that fertiliser bottle for Another 3-4 weeks!

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Originally Posted by babygro

Glad to be of assistance

Repotting? Read this - http://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=532

I knew I wasnt trippin...why would u post the same question twice if it was already answered?

JoeBlo · #6 05-31-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Spittn4cash

I knew I wasnt trippin...why would u post the same question twice if it was already answered?

huh??

what do you mean?

new soil, new light, and 1 small extra t5 light now... we'll see how they do!

R0b · #7 05-31-2007, 10:53 AM

i think u shud defo grab ureself a new nite, ebay sells plenty of envirolite 250w m8!

JoeBlo · #8 05-31-2007, 10:55 AM

if the plants like the light i will deff get a better one... some people were telilng me the light is too much????? well see how that one goes thanks for the comment!!!!!

how are your plants doing??? do you use that light? how many do you have under it..?? i've only got 3