Mescalato
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Good morning.
first timer here, fist post too.
here is the deal.
Bagseed, 5 weeks old today, 20''-22'' under a 400w hps. tried a little LST for some practice.
in a 3 gal growbag, with FFOF, has not been fertilized at all. Transplanted once from starter pot at about 2-3 weeks old.
They seem to need watering every 3-4 days, i check the weight before adding water. I'm pretty sure i am not over watering, but nervous that i am.
Watered with tap water that was about 7.5 ph for first week until i learned more about ph and started using distilled water ph'd to about 6.4 . Runoff ph after watering comes out the same as the ph of the water that is used. Not sure if im doing it right. I check my waters ph, water plant, catch first drops, and test. Comes out same as it went in. I cant afford a Digital tester at the moment, so im using an aquarium test kit.
temps are 80-84 lights on, 70-73 lights off. humidity is 40%-45% .
the problem is the bottom sets of fan leaves are turning yellow, drooping and look like they are about to drop of. it has worked its way up to about the 3rd-4th node and is starting to worry me.
trying to figure out what the issue is, i came up with a few possible reasons.
nitrogen deficiency from either not fertilizing for 5 weeks, but i thought FFOF was good for 30 days veg. am i wrong to assume that transplanting in to the 3 gal growbag would extend the time i could get away without adding ferts?
Or possible neut lockout due to PH issues. i am confused on how to tell if the plant is asking for me to add N or is it telling me the N is locked out because the PH is off. The runoff reads 6.4-6.6 just like the water i add.
here are a few pics sorry for the HPS color wash out, i cut one of the leaves to get a better pic.
if i am missing any helpful info please let me know and i will do my best to provide it.
first timer here, fist post too.
here is the deal.
Bagseed, 5 weeks old today, 20''-22'' under a 400w hps. tried a little LST for some practice.
in a 3 gal growbag, with FFOF, has not been fertilized at all. Transplanted once from starter pot at about 2-3 weeks old.
They seem to need watering every 3-4 days, i check the weight before adding water. I'm pretty sure i am not over watering, but nervous that i am.
Watered with tap water that was about 7.5 ph for first week until i learned more about ph and started using distilled water ph'd to about 6.4 . Runoff ph after watering comes out the same as the ph of the water that is used. Not sure if im doing it right. I check my waters ph, water plant, catch first drops, and test. Comes out same as it went in. I cant afford a Digital tester at the moment, so im using an aquarium test kit.
temps are 80-84 lights on, 70-73 lights off. humidity is 40%-45% .
the problem is the bottom sets of fan leaves are turning yellow, drooping and look like they are about to drop of. it has worked its way up to about the 3rd-4th node and is starting to worry me.
trying to figure out what the issue is, i came up with a few possible reasons.
nitrogen deficiency from either not fertilizing for 5 weeks, but i thought FFOF was good for 30 days veg. am i wrong to assume that transplanting in to the 3 gal growbag would extend the time i could get away without adding ferts?
Or possible neut lockout due to PH issues. i am confused on how to tell if the plant is asking for me to add N or is it telling me the N is locked out because the PH is off. The runoff reads 6.4-6.6 just like the water i add.
here are a few pics sorry for the HPS color wash out, i cut one of the leaves to get a better pic.
if i am missing any helpful info please let me know and i will do my best to provide it.
