New growth cupping problems

Frazier331 said:

Culd I top it to help with the vertical growth. Did not expect it to grow so tall but it's my fault, most of the height is from stretching when I switched back to CFL I set the light too far away for about a week and it stretched really bad.

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this could go on forever, or you could read just one of the grow bibles, chapter one even http://catnews.org/FREE Pot Books/

chemphlegm said:

no dude, not your lights, your soil geesh

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What I'm saying is everything went down hill fast when I switched to LED lights. Perfect grow until I light burned it and then it got nute-locked bc the PH was 7.8 from switching from bottle water to tap water without checking PH in the tap water first it has been a very educational experience so far. Alot more involved than outdoors in the ground.

Looks like you want a debate not real help. I think your soil or whatever that is has a negative impact on your plant.

Dr Magill said:

Looks like you want a debate not real help. I think your soil or whatever that is has a negative impact on your plant.

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I'm not trying to debate. honestly everything that someone tells me I pay attention to but a buddy of mine used the same soil under 2 600 watt MH bulbs with a different strain and same feeding schedule and had no problems. I guess I just have a strain that doesn't like the soil as hot as his did. I'm learning as I go. every piece of new info is greatly appreciated.

Frazier331 said:

I'm not trying to debate. honestly everything that someone tells me I pay attention to but a buddy of mine used the same soil under 2 600 watt MH bulbs with a different strain and same feeding schedule and had no problems. I guess I just have a strain that doesn't like the soil as hot as his did. I'm learning as I go. every piece of new info is greatly appreciated.

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I'm a budget grower so right now Im trying to make due with wat I have on hand. I'm learning that if u want good quality bud u have to spend some money to get there tho.

What medium is more forgiving as far as pro-mix goes they have a few different ones. also thought about coco coir with around 30% perlite

Most common problems are overfeeding & overwatering. In this case we've got both.
When plants are young, it's best to let them *almost* dry out completely. You don't want them to actually wilt, but you want them to stretch their roots in search of water. The best way to determine this is by picking them up and feeling the weight. If that's not possible or convenient, a digital moisture meter is worth the $8. They are quick & easy to use, plus they help aerate the soil.
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Frazier331 said:

What medium is more forgiving as far as pro-mix goes they have a few different ones. also thought about coco coir with around 30% perlite

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ProMix HP is your best bet.
If you want to go organic, fox farms ocean forest is the way to go. If you top-dress with epsoma tomato tone every 4 weeks, you won't have to use liquid nutes (water only).
Just don't overwater...

Chunky Stool said:

ProMix HP is your best bet.
If you want to go organic, fox farms ocean forest is the way to go. If you top-dress with epsoma tomato tone every 4 weeks, you won't have to use liquid nutes (water only).
Just don't overwater...

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Thanks for the info. will probably be using fox farm medium and nutes. Everyone recommendshould that u use the same brand nutes as medium and organic=better taste and bud quality from what I've read.

Frazier331 said:

Thanks for the info. will probably be using fox farm medium and nutes. Everyone recommendshould that u use the same brand nutes as medium and organic=better taste and bud quality from what I've read.

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I'll actually be using the method you said since it's my first grow, over feeding is easy to do with liquid nutes especially with a plant as stressed as mine I would imagine.

I "almost" laugh when a person makes the comment - "It's just a weed, it's easy to grow." While you're waiting to see how this plant turns out (which may turn out to be a worthless male) start some more seeds if you can.

The plant you're hoping to revive will probably get too big for it's space to flower and finish.

If possible, make your space larger, turn the foil around so it's showing the dull side, or paint it with flat white paint.

Good luck - It's a leaning process I'm happy to have gotten through.

Frazier331 said:

Thanks for the info. will probably be using fox farm medium and nutes. Everyone recommendshould that u use the same brand nutes as medium and organic=better taste and bud quality from what I've read.

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Using the same brand isn't as important as people think. I guarantee that your plants won't know the difference.
Fox Farms also makes Happy Frog organic nutes that are similar to epsoma tomato tone and should work equally well. What you want is something high in sulfur, calcium, and magnesium.

Frazier331 said:

What I'm saying is everything went down hill fast when I switched to LED lights.

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Switch back then or go through the pain of getting it dialled in with leds. Hps still kills it big time, i have no idea why youd swap when you were doing so well...!