Dark leafs? Nitrogen Toxicity?

[lakew00d]

So my plant looks really healthy but its dark? should it be dark? it is NL
its about 25 days old
Ive been feeding it a very small dose of nitrogen every 6 to 7 days.

I put it outside today to get some real sun and it seemed funny to me...

anyone know if its okay? or if i should do something?

 

[suave.sam]

Looks good to me man! Remember that they dont really need feeding in soil for the first 3-4 weeks really. But still, looking good mate

 

[unity]

That is the look of a happy well fed plant
It will need a pot pretty soon.

 

[lakew00d]

Looks good to me man! Remember that they dont really need feeding in soil for the first 3-4 weeks really. But still, looking good mate

Yea its about 3 weeks old so I figured Id feed it very low amounts!

That is the look of a happy well fed plant
It will need a pot pretty soon.

I will transplant soon, I FIMMED about 5 days ago I dont wanna put it through more shock yet

And I read somewhere its best to wait until the plant is a little bit bigger when its first home before you transplant, this true?

 

[canefan]

Yea its about 3 weeks old so I figured Id feed it very low amounts!




I will transplant soon, I FIMMED about 5 days ago I dont wanna put it through more shock yet

And I read somewhere its best to wait until the plant is a little bit bigger when its first home before you transplant, this true?

Timing of your transplant depends more on your skill level than anything else. If you are relatively new to growing things it is best to wait until your plant has enough root mass to hold your soil together when you remove it from the container. As you grow in knowledge and skill (practice,practice) you can safely transplant at about any point depending on what you are trying to accomplish with the transplant. Remember the drier the soil the more easily the soil will hold together when you remove it from the container, the wetter the more loose the soil will be.
Good Luck

 

[lakew00d]

Timing of your transplant depends more on your skill level than anything else. If you are relatively new to growing things it is best to wait until your plant has enough root mass to hold your soil together when you remove it from the container. As you grow in knowledge and skill (practice,practice) you can safely transplant at about any point depending on what you are trying to accomplish with the transplant. Remember the drier the soil the more easily the soil will hold together when you remove it from the container, the wetter the more loose the soil will be.
Good Luck

Thanks for the reply! I did transplant into a 5 gallon bucket. And I SUCK at transplants. I always fuck up somewhere.
I transplanted 2 out of the 4 plants I have and put them under their metal halide lamp, The first transplant went really well
the second one... well... The soil fell apart and I dropped the plant into the new home and it was in crooked
So I decided not to fuck with it and leave it how it was so i didnt cause it any more stress. I just pushed the soil up around it to make it stand up somewhat straight
I for sure thought I killed it, because she looked sad and droopy but sure enough 12 hours later she was as happy as can be.. even grew some!

And I alwasy thought it was better wet? dry you say? hmm maybe ill dry it out next time.
but what would be the easiest way to get it out of a solo cup? thats where I aways have the problems because they seem to not wanna go anywhere

 

[Kingrow1]

Yep dry or dry'ish is easiest, squeeze the pot a little and push the bottom up to free its grip on the pot. The roots should be holding all the soil pretty firmly. Even if you mess up it will just grow new roots and resume new growth in a few days or maybe longer but its ok, pretty resiliant plants.

When you say you have been feeding them a liitle nitrogen what do you mean, plants need more than nitrogen, what ferts you using or got? Dont think youll need ferts for a long while in 5 gallon pots, how big are these gona get? Dose look quite dark green. Peace

 

[lakew00d]

Yep dry or dry'ish is easiest, squeeze the pot a little and push the bottom up to free its grip on the pot. The roots should be holding all the soil pretty firmly. Even if you mess up it will just grow new roots and resume new growth in a few days or maybe longer but its ok, pretty resiliant plants.

When you say you have been feeding them a liitle nitrogen what do you mean, plants need more than nitrogen, what ferts you using or got? Dont think youll need ferts for a long while in 5 gallon pots, how big are these gona get? Dose look quite dark green. Peace

I am feeding them FoxFarm Grow Big. half the recommended because they are still so young

 

[Kingrow1]

Go easy on the ferts, better to repot as you have done and wait till they look hungry before picking the fert bottle back up. Soil will contain enough nutes for few weeks. Peace

 

[lakew00d]

Go easy on the ferts, better to repot as you have done and wait till they look hungry before picking the fert bottle back up. Soil will contain enough nutes for few weeks. Peace

Is there any way to tell when to feed?

And I havent feed them really. I did it once.

 

[Kingrow1]

Well there in 5 gal buckets with good soil now i take it, no need to feed yet, the roots will search out what they need, generally yellowing of bottom fans indicates it needs a feed but in those big buckets and soil be a few weeks yet. What soil did you use for the transplant, Foxfarms etc etc Peace

 

[abberation]

And I alwasy thought it was better wet? dry you say? hmm maybe ill dry it out next time.
but what would be the easiest way to get it out of a solo cup? thats where I aways have the problems because they seem to not wanna go anywhere

Your plant looks healthy mate! Getting them out of those party cups should be easy mate. Squeeze the pots a little, put your hand over the soil will the stem sticking out between your fingers and turn the pot around. If it doesn't drop out give it a few taps. Dry does seem to come out quicker, but wet/moist soil works as well, as long as the soils not waterlogged and sticky. Another way would be to cut the party cups off with a pair of scissors.

Is there any way to tell when to feed?

And I havent feed them really. I did it once.

They will tell you by the way they look. Dark green leaves will become lighter, you might experience discoloration or spotting and in general they will look unhappy. All these can be brought on by other stuff-ups as well, but in general, start feeding after 3-4 weeks at low dosages. Dont feed every watering, this is a common mistake, feed every second watering unless they tell you that they need more.

 

[lakew00d]

Well there in 5 gal buckets with good soil now i take it, no need to feed yet, the roots will search out what they need, generally yellowing of bottom fans indicates it needs a feed but in those big buckets and soil be a few weeks yet. What soil did you use for the transplant, Foxfarms etc etc Peace

Yep they are in their new homes they are doing really well and yes its FoxFarm Ocean Forest

Your plant looks healthy mate! Getting them out of those party cups should be easy mate. Squeeze the pots a little, put your hand over the soil will the stem sticking out between your fingers and turn the pot around. If it doesn't drop out give it a few taps. Dry does seem to come out quicker, but wet/moist soil works as well, as long as the soils not waterlogged and sticky. Another way would be to cut the party cups off with a pair of scissors.



They will tell you by the way they look. Dark green leaves will become lighter, you might experience discoloration or spotting and in general they will look unhappy. All these can be brought on by other stuff-ups as well, but in general, start feeding after 3-4 weeks at low dosages. Dont feed every watering, this is a common mistake, feed every second watering unless they tell you that they need more.

Thanks for the reply Abberation! Thats really helpful!