leaves curling up, leaves curling down, yellow tips. and pretty much everything else

**lilbullie** · 06-30-2010, 08:43 AM

instead of bumping my old post over and over again ill just give it a new shot.
first grow
week 4 veg.
5 23 watt 6400k cfls
switched to FFOF soil at week 3 (was a terrible growers mix that was more like mulch and clay
no nutes(i used a week MG feed on one at week 2, big oops)
tap water boiled for chlorine PH off the charts so we'll say 8.5
ph down to 7 soil runoff ends up at 6.3 ish (I used rain water last night and ph'ed to 7 and one plant had run off of 5.7 the rest were steady at 6.3, this is lightly guessed using GH ph test drops)
I water when the only moisture i feel is down as far as my finger can go
The plant that looks the worst is the one that got MG, all were getting 8.5 or higher water until last week. So any help would be great i plan to put them in the final pots next week before flowering.

**ganjaluvr** · 06-30-2010, 08:45 AM

hmmmmmm......

**lilbullie** · 06-30-2010, 08:59 AM

whatcha thinkin there ganja?

**jack the beanstalk** · 06-30-2010, 09:12 AM

Feed. I would do fish fertilizer (5-1-1) with some cal mag plus. Feed it every other watering and water when the pot is light, not when you feel moisture at however deep. It is not overwatered. Most likely lack of Mag or Cal but....FFOF is great but it is more like a soilless mix with guano. It doesn't have the right balance of nutrients to take a plant much longer than a month. Keep your PH down so the plant can use what you give it.

It's gonna be ok. Just pick a feeding regimine and stick to it. Don't bounce around. The plant may look bad after the first feed, keep feeding at least three times before you decide if it's helping or not.

**jack the beanstalk** · 06-30-2010, 09:14 AM

Oh, and you are gonna need more light in a single source rather than all the little bulbs if you want any kind of nuggage.

**lilbullie** · 06-30-2010, 10:27 AM

Start feeding with next watering then? cfl is about the only option ( I think, ill know when I get my electric bill) I was planning on getting y sockets so each plant would have two on top and then getting 4 more to toss on the outsides.

**jawbrodt** · 06-30-2010, 01:22 PM

I'll throw another vote in there, for an early mag deficiency. The PH probably had it locked out, at some point. Time for some Calmag, epsoms, etc.....

Might not be a bad idea to do a mild flush, and then give it a good feeding, adding all the required nutes. Not necessary, but not a bad idea, either.

**lilbullie** · 06-30-2010, 04:15 PM

alright i have cal mag and superthrive in hand. Should i just wait for my next water for the cal-mag? Do i follow the instructions on the bottle or do you guys recommend a particular amt/gallon? I saw superthrive and got it because I have seen quite a few good things written about it. Thought about getting Grow Big and Big Bloom but wasnt in the budget for today but i dont think i need it yet since the plants have only been in ffof for a week and a half

**lilbullie** · 06-30-2010, 04:16 PM

oh and jack just re-read your post about the lights so fewer larger CFL's?

**npg** · 06-30-2010, 06:15 PM

did anyone have an answer for the curling leaves, mine are curling upward along the edges but the growth seems to be fine, they are also yellow very similar to your pics bullie