1st CFL grow...Do my plants have nute burn?PICS

iBong

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #1

This is our first CFL and we are growing 4 plants under 6 42w cfls and 4 26w cfls. Previously, they recieved no water for 2 weeks but they somehow survived. We watered them the day we got back, Tuesday, then again Wednesday. Both times we used fertilizer because we were scared the plants could have died. Then yesterday morning, we watered them again with fertilizer. They were looking fine before, but now they look really droopy and some leaves look burned. The fert we were using 23/8/16. What should we do? Should we flush them or let to ride it out and get better?

These are the before and after pictures. 1st two are before and last two are after.

 

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Freedom23

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #2

iBong said:

This is our first CFL and we are growing 4 plants under 6 42w cfls and 4 26w cfls. Previously, they recieved no water for 2 weeks but they somehow survived. We watered them the day we got back, Tuesday, then again Wednesday. Both times we used fertilizer because we were scared the plants could have died. Then yesterday morning, we watered them again with fertilizer. They were looking fine before, but now they look really droopy and some leaves look burned. The fert we were using 23/8/16. What should we do? Should we flush them or let to ride it out and get better?

These are the before and after pictures. 1st two are before and last two are after.

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1 - To much nutes (2 times in 2 days)
2 - Way to much water ( 2 times in 2 days)

only water once when the soil is dry 1 to 2 inches underneath the top of the soil

 

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justsaymint

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #3

i would flush them and then feed a 1/2 strength until they look better and maybe even get a nute with a lower N

 

Freedom23

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #4

justsaymint said:

i would flush them and then feed a 1/2 strength until they look better and maybe even get a nute with a lower N

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no he can't flush them because they are proibly starting to drown now from the soil being to wet

put a fan on and have it lightly blowing on your plants and on the soil to help dry it out a bit

 

iBong

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #5

if i dont flush them will they recover

 

Freedom23

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #6

iBong said:

if i dont flush them will they recover

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they should because they are pretty much drowing right now because you water them 2 days in a row

 

iBong

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #7

alright so ive decided not to flush and hope for the best. i think they'll recover fine

 

VaporBros

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #8

they should pickup. You can go on for a while without watering them and they will be fine. Its over-watering that will kill em

 

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polarfire

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2009

• #9

they look to young for that much nutes..... but too much water will eventually root rot! dry out then only ph balanced h2o for a bit

 

VaporBros

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• Jan 11, 2009

• #10

i agree. Wait atleast a few weeks till you use nutes. Use water with a 6.0-6.5pH ONLY

 

iBong

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #11

these are what they looked like this morning. It looks so sad. Any opinions?

 

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Freedom23

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #12

they are starting to look a bit better , the top leafs are starting to purk up witch is a good sign , have a fal lightly blowing on them

 

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rickhorror

Active Member

• Jan 12, 2009

• #13

ummm its hard to tell you could have high ph... sounds like you DONT have a meter... I would flush the plants and then not water for like a week or until the soil is dry atleast 3 inches down .... what kind of nutes are you using?

 

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atombomb

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #14

VaporBros said:

i agree. Wait atleast a few weeks till you use nutes. Use water with a 6.0-6.5pH ONLY

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If you want your plants to die^^^^!!! In soil use 6.5 to 6.8 water ONLY !!!

 

iBong

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #15

we aren't going to water them for a few days, like freedom23 said. then we'll just water them and we also won't use nutes for a week at least. hopefully it will recover and only lose a few leaves.

 

iBong

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #16

so i got a meter today and found my plant has a pH of 6 and the water has a pH of 5.5 is this bad? how can i fix it?

 

Dr.GreenNutz

New Member

• Jan 12, 2009

• #17

you gotta add some ph up to your water

 

Freedom23

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #18

yes add some PH up and also with the damanged parts of the leafs cut that off so that the plant can recover easer insted of trying to recover the damanged part.

 

iBong

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #19

alright i'll try that. thanks for the advice

 

MostlyCrazy

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #20

IBong. Transfer them to another pot. Lift gently, Shake gently to get the most dirt off the roots, drop a little fresh soil in (can even use the same pot but dump it all and wash it with soapy water and rinse) and give the plant a fresh environment to grow in.