Need some HELP please!

alrite i have a 6 planter bubbleponic system with 4 plants growing. 1 of the 4 plants leafs at the top are drying up and krumpling when i touch the leaf.but its just a couple leafs that are doing this.i was wondering if anyone has had this problam or if you know what it could be.advice would be AWESOME.

May be nutrient burn, could you take some pictures?

i thought nute burn too. but i ALWAYS give it less then it needs. ive never seen it over 6.4 can you give it nute burn by not giving it enough nutes? like right now its at 5.0. and i wanna take pics.but its just scary taking them and putting it on the comuter.but everyone else can do it.so it seems safe enough.

happyface said:

i thought nute burn too. but i ALWAYS give it less then it needs. ive never seen it over 6.4 can you give it nute burn by not giving it enough nutes? like right now its at 5.0. and i wanna take pics.but its just scary taking them and putting it on the comuter.but everyone else can do it.so it seems safe enough.

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Those numbers sound like the pH.

If that is your pH,
then you have a problem.

If it is a tds number
then WoW!
you have killed your plant already.

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whoa whoa..........that is my PH.is this a problam??????what shood it ALWAYS be at??? and i saw your hydroponics setup on another theard.its AWESOME when i get better at this i wanna do somethin like yours.

I think the optimum PH is 5.8 for hydro setups, someone correct me if I'm wrong. 5 isn't horrible, but it could be better. And also fyi even if you go with less than the directions that can still burn some plants. Some companies have realllly aggresive (AN for example) feeding schedules that I've heard will kill most plants if you follow them. What kind of nutrients are we talking about here? Are you topping off the resevoir with just pure water (aka no nutrients in it)? As I said, pictures would make diagnosing the problem 10x easier.

im embarresed to say but its the fire and forgert 6 month nute package from STEATHHYDRO.......ONLY because this is my first grow. i know i need to get something better but i dont really understand what to go with. these are pretty easy one pack micro an one pack grow. and in the veg stage i just change the grow packs to the flower packs. are liquids this easy????and i top it off with straight distilled water.and thats another thing.....when i top it off the PH level doesent really change. is this normal???well i appreciate all the help.

happyface said:

im embarresed to say but its the fire and forgert 6 month nute package from STEATHHYDRO.......ONLY because this is my first grow. i know i need to get something better but i dont really understand what to go with. these are pretty easy one pack micro an one pack grow. and in the veg stage i just change the grow packs to the flower packs. are liquids this easy????and i top it off with straight distilled water.and thats another thing.....when i top it off the PH level doesent really change. is this normal???well i appreciate all the help.

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You should get some hydro nutes,
either from the hydro store, or ebay.

If you are poor,
then get GH nutes.


If you are not broke,
then I would go with AN


Some additives will help with either nute system.



Some other useful hydro products are:



I also foliar spray with Reverse and Penetrator
during the first 10 days of flower
for insurance against hermies.


Don't forget to purchase a good pH meter.
I recommend Milwaukee or PinPoint
because they have a detachable probe
that can be replaced each grow,
and a good warranty.

The pH probes are interchangeable between Milwaukee and PinPoint.

You will need to calibrate your meter weekly,
or at least bi-weekly, at two set points, 4.01 and 7.00.

Don't forget to buy the cal fluid,
and never put your probe into H2o2 or RO water.

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thanks for the info