Help, bud growth slowed down, some burning- are the lights too close?

doboyfresh

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Hey guys, So I'm doing a dinafem roadrunner auto freebie. Its day 48 of flowering and it is suppose to go for around 70 or so days and I've noticed that the bud growth has significantly slowed down. The temperature goes from 80-89 degrees f. It's been grown under 1 67w 2700k bulb, 4 23w 2700k bulbs, and 2 5600+ 23w bulbs. I've been giving it slow doses of nutes but it doesn't seem to take them very well(had some slight nute burn). So i've been trying to stick to just water left out for 24/h. . Can anyone spot something i'm not seeing? + rep2011-08-06_16-51-56_912.jpg2011-08-06_16-52-17_237.jpg2011-08-06_16-51-25_14.jpg2011-08-06_16-51-12_176.jpg2011-08-06_16-50-30_257.jpg
 

poplars

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looks fine to me, don'pt go by the 70 day bs, just learn what a done bud looks like and go by that...
 

doboyfresh

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Could this be due to the humidity and or the lights? I was told that the lights are causing the burning and that there isn't enough humidity- is there a way to increase humidity or does it seem that I have to much light on the plant? Should I change my light cycle from 20/4 to 18/6 and or will that stress it out? why do you think that this is caused by over watering? I don't think this looks fine there is definitely something going on here.
 

abberation

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Your temps are slightly high. Try and get them down a bit. To raise your humidity just add some water in a bowl to your grow room. But be sure not to raise it to much. Should be around 40%-50%.

Keep the light cycle on 20/4 as autos grow so much better under more light. Overwatering causes low Oxygen levels in the soil. When the roots cant breath they cant take up nutes.

Do you know what your PH is? And what medium you growing in.
 

MrGhettoGrower

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I'm voting nute burn. Them cfl lights don't get that hot maybe if their touching the leaves but I doubt it! What kind of nutes are you using?
 

doboyfresh

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Your temps are slightly high. Try and get them down a bit. To raise your humidity just add some water in a bowl to your grow room. But be sure not to raise it to much. Should be around 40%-50%.

Keep the light cycle on 20/4 as autos grow so much better under more light. Overwatering causes low Oxygen levels in the soil. When the roots cant breath they cant take up nutes.

Do you know what your PH is? And what medium you growing in.
I'm using pro mix organic soil I'm not sure of the ph except that i leave my water out for 24h before use.
 

doboyfresh

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I'm voting nute burn. Them cfl lights don't get that hot maybe if their touching the leaves but I doubt it! What kind of nutes are you using?
I'm using some fox farms and some shultz. I have these ppm tabs that your suppose to stick in the water and when i mix a batch of nutes up it says its onlike lik 50-100ppm's so i don't think their working very well. But i know that i'm only giving my plants 1/2 a tsp so they're not getting very much.
 

doboyfresh

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Is the plant salvageable or do you think its fucked. The buds have no smell, I see no white crystals or anything.
 

RawBudzski

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Deff looks like its budding slow, let it continue but ignore the 70 day thing.. the FLOWER PERIODS is what ruined my 1st two grows.. I was counting days. now you just WAIT till its DONE regardless.. yours may take up to 90 days.
 
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