droopy... over or under watering?

ahhh ic ic.... well tomorrow im gonna have them repotted and in better soil and well see how it goes after the next couple of days

::crosses fingers::

good luck green day

TodayIsAGreenday said:

question though, what is pearlite... could i just youse aquarium stones or is perilite somthing that the soil needs for nutrients and shit... the hydro store is closed today cuz its a sunday but i will go first thing tomorrow morning

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Perlite is a very pourus mineral. It has not nutrients at all. It helps with drainage and such things. Perlite is very important for soil grows. Do not use Aquarium Gravel. Wait to get the perlite.

definitely

SenorSanteria said:

Your soil looks very dry, but theres no way to tell without feeling it. I would try giving them a light watering. If they perk up, you know it was underwatering. If they dont, you wont kill them, and youll know it was overwatering.

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Ditto

and like i said earlier the top looks dry but thats it its very damp at knuckle deep

finger test isn`t verry acurate. do the weight method. meters aren`t very good also

i always pick em up and see how heavy they are... right now there a little heavier than ave... and up until know they've been fine... heres the same plant yesterday

Just add perlite and do not water as often. Problm solved

i hope its that easy ... dont see what other problems there are

Oh forgot, something to test PH with, even if it is one of the PH droplet kits. A PPM meter would also be nice, but not as important, seeing as you are growing in soil.

got the soil... the hydro shop didn't have perlite and the only kind of perlite i can find is the miracle grow stuff thats enriched with plant food... my question is... is it okay to use this or is it gonna burn them definately anyone experience with this?

npk is .04 - .01 - .06 kinda seems like it couldnt hurt and i just wont use any nutes what soever untill flower

Why put something in your soil that takes your control away? Go to Home Depoe or Lowes and buy just regular Perlite.

i went to both home depot and lowes... they only had mg perlite... and sphagnum moss or something like that

infact the hydro shop guy told me to go to either home depot or lowes and i went to both and thats all they had... i wonder if its just where i live

do you not have an actual garden center were you live.

theres "garden centers" at home depot and lowes and i went to two different nurseries and they didnt have it either... just fertilizers

well it seems that ocean forest has plenty of perlite in it...

anyways heres the transplant... they all came through okay it seems... well just have to see how they are in the morning after there first light cycle.... and check out how big the roots on the little guy are the 5th and 6th pics... jesus christ

looks like they were a little root bound also...

did you water them after, the soil looks dry in pic`s

Stick your fingeer in the soil. you shoud be able to tell its wet but not soaked.

they were just transplanted so that dont count here. they need water after that