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Reply With Quoteit looks like some sort of deficiency. Take a look at this.
Guide to Nutrient Deficiency or Toxicity
Maybe this will help.
1st Scrog 2x Purple kush CFL grow
Hi RIU community. Ive been a member for a while but this is my first grow journal. Ive only grown 2 plants outdoor before this is my first attempt at indoor. Thanks for stopping by. I have a 16" x 17" x 32" grow box that i built in my closet. it has right now 3 23 watt CFLs but Im going to be buying 6 more when i get payed. Right now I'm using 1 ps2 fan looks like 2 in the pic but only one is functional. the other one was way too loud so i had to turn it off. I ordered new fans online, they should be here soon.
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I got 2 PK clones from a friend of a friend, and by the time I got them and saw them I was quite disappointed to find I had spider mites already, and the plants just weren't looking too healthy.
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Ive sprayed them every 3 days with a solution I made that had a quart of water, 1 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 2 tsp Italian seasoning, 2 tbsp pressed fresh garlic. apply low heat until the mixture simmers take off heat let cool then strain it with cheese cloth. I've sprayed them 4 times and it seems to have gotten rid of them. all the new growth has been untouched by spider mites and I can't find any on any of the leaves.
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I transplanted them Sunday and fed them yesterday they seem to look a little better. the leaves are really drooping down and the tips are drying right out though. Not too sure the cause of this. maybe the temp and hum. I cant seem to get my hum above 20 % and my temps are always over 80. the leaves are really yellow around the outside, maybe a zinc deficiency or maybe mag? any ideas? I bought Schultz brand plant food, veg is the all purpose and flowering is going to be the bloom builder. Just Walmarts brand as money is pretty tight.
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Last edited by BUCKET; 12-01-2011 at 02:14 AM.
it looks like some sort of deficiency. Take a look at this.
Guide to Nutrient Deficiency or Toxicity
Maybe this will help.
thank you for that. i checked it out, and it looks like i just need to up the dosage on nutes. theyre growing rather slow and the older leaves are yellowing the newer ones have rings around them. I fed them today. hopefully they perk up even more. I upped the dosage. +rep
Week 3
one plant is still not reaching the screen height yet which is 8.5 inches, the other one just barely breaks through the screen. I just installed the screen i will be using today. the holes are 1.5 inches wide. the leaves are looking about the same as before. i think i need some better nutes. the nutes im using right now are schultz all purpose, which is 20-30-20. they had nothing with a higher nitrogen amount at walmart or home depot. im thinking that the high P is causing a lockout of zinc and other nutes possibly. I also believe ive been watering too much as the leaves are really looking like claws and drooping down. im using schultz organic potting soil. Does anyone have any input on my theories? Any questions, comments and criticisms are appreciated.
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Last edited by BUCKET; 12-04-2011 at 10:02 PM.
how are you feeding / watering? there is a difference u know
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what I mean is i think im keeping the roots too wet and not leaving enough time between waterings/feedings and therefor not giving the roots enough oxygen. if that makes more sense and answers your question.Originally Posted by Frito Bandito420
Last edited by BUCKET; 12-04-2011 at 10:41 PM.
this may not be a huge issue.. but you probably aren't getting full potential out of your cfls. most of the light comes out of the sides of the bulbs. do some reading and look at other peoples grows and you may find that turning your lights may help with your plant growth. Good luck!
Actually ive heard this before. i was thinking about investing in an aluminum roast pan and fixing my lights on either end so it acts as a reflector, and the bulbs will be horizontal instead of the way they are now. i dont know if that would be good though, would it have the same effect as aluminum foil and cause heat spots?
Yeah, I'd stay away from aluminum all together it will all do the same thing. You have your walls painted flat white, which is a good reflector. Otherwise I'd always stay with mylar. I'm building a box pretty similar to what you have going on but for now I have a plant starting in a tub until I get the box finished. Just for a few weeks this is my ghetto setup, but it will show you how the lights are fixed. you can possibly glue some Velcro to the side of your box and some to your lights ( it will have to be strong, you don't want your lights falling on your plants or else they will die) or maybe drill them into a small piece of 2X4 into the side of your box.photo(2).jpg
I think if you re-situate your lights this way, your plans will perk up a bit. it looks like they are drooping because they are receiving the light mostly from the sides (the reflection from your paint) if not this, make sure your letting your soil dry out enough before watering again. if you do a search on over watered plants you can see what they look like.. they tend to get droopy lookin. hope this helps!
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