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    Exclamation Leaves are curling down; I am worried since I'm into my second week of flowering.

    So as the title says, I have some concern over my first grow.

    The strain is unknown to me because I got some bud from my dealer and it had seeds in already.

    My setup is a 400w HPS with the ballast at 50%, grow medium is Miracle Gro (I know, I was following a guide that was unbelievably stupid) and Perlite, General Organic nutes, a 6 inch inline fan keeping the temp at a nice 84/85 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity hovering around 40%. and all of this is inside my grow tent.

    I made a couple of mistakes. one MAJOR HUGE mistake, being that I was a complete newb and didn't know shit, I didn't mix my Perlite with my soil. Instead I just poured the perlite and then the soil on top. No mixing. Just let one sit on top of the other and towards the beginning I was overwatering quite a lot. For the past 6 weeks I have found out how much water to give and only allow 1/2 a gallon at most.

    These are some pics taken on 6/3/12 so when I get a chance, I'll upload newer ones with pretty little hairs of bud.

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    I would say you are still overwatering, for one thing. So you know, watering your plant is not about how much water you give at one time, it's about how frequently you do it. When the plant is ready for watering, you could pour 10 gallons of solution through a one gallon planter and if you allow the plant to dry out between waterings, it'll be just fine. Watering 1/2 galloon every other day will get you plants looking something like what you have.

    Also, There is nothing wrong with miracle grow soil if you use it properly. That means remembering it has time released food in it already and you can't double dose your plants with more food until she has used up what she has.

    Your plant will be fine with the perlite on the bottom and not mixed in.

    Good luck

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    Thanks for the help. Also I only water my plant once every 4-5 days. And feed it during one of those two days. Is that still too much? Even in flowering?

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    Yep! Look exactly like my plants did when i over watered them almost to death.It takes a few weeks till they come out of it. Those drooping curled down leaves wont recover and look healthy either.That over watering just set you back about 2 weeks too.Yes it sucks.Good luck.

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    4-5 days still may be too much for that size plant in that much soil.

    As far as feeding scedule, please reread what you wrote and try again. I didn't follow the 'two days' part.

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    my plants looked exactly like that! It took me a while but I figured out I was over-watering. The leaves won't heal much but you can prevent further damage by letting them dry out completely between watering. I know it's hard not to water them, you look at em and feel the dirt and think maybe they need a bit. Or you're just trying to keep them on track with nute schedule but honestly it hurts them more to water when they don't need it. The roots need to dry out before they can absorb more water or nutes. Pick up the pot after you water and feel how heavy it is, then compare to how it feels when they are bone dry. Let them dry out real good and then give them a drink. It's hard to be patient but you're in the home stretch. Good Luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by smokinrav View Post
    4-5 days still may be too much for that size plant in that much soil.

    As far as feeding scedule, please reread what you wrote and try again. I didn't follow the 'two days' part.
    Oh sorry, I meant that I feed once a week. So should I continue that? or just halt until this overwatering issue is resolved?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IndicaLuv View Post
    I know it's hard not to water them, you look at em and feel the dirt and think maybe they need a bit. Or you're just trying to keep them on track with nute schedule but honestly it hurts them more to water when they don't need it.

    • Oh man, you hit it on the head! I do check the dirt and its always dry for like the first inch and a half but then it's still somewhat wet. I do get more worried than impatient though. It seems like they are dying if I dont water them for 4-5 days.






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    i think it could be a mixture of over watering and ph fallen out of range. what's your runoff? mines tend to look some what like that whenever my ph has dropped below the recommended level for soil.
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    Overwatering and overfertilizing look like your problem. Pick the pot up and feel how heavy it is after a watering. Then, let the plant go for a few days with no water. Wait to water again until the top inch of the soil is dry to the touch and the container has a noticeable difference in weight (its gonna feel lighter than when you watered it). As for fertilizing....Miracle grow soil...you do not need to fertilize for the first 30 days at all unless you start to notice that the leaves are turning yellow. Miracle gro soil is packed with both fast and slow release nutes so unless your plant is just a HUGE eater (most plants are not) you do not need to fertilize it til flowering. And once it is in to flowering, the most you should fertilize is once a week in soil for that low of a wattage grow (200watts since your ballast is at 50%).


    Also, how much and what kind of fertilizer do you use every 4-5 days?
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