40oz_to_freedom
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Hi! First time grower, first time poster. Thanks for all the advice I've gotten lurking so far, and thanks in advance for any suggestions and assistance with my problem. I'm thinking nute burn, but I'd love some opinions and/or confirmation.
First off, I'll answer the prerequisites:
What Strain is it? – Unknown Bag Seeds
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? – Indica – Unknown %
How Many Plants? - 4
Is it in Vegetative or Flowering Stage? - Vegetative
If in Vegetative Stage... How Long? – 1 month, 4 days, from seed
Indoor or Outdoor? - Indoor – 4x4 grow tent
Soil or Hydro? - Soil
If Soil... What is in your Mix? – Fox Farm Ocean Forest
If Soil... What Size Pot? – now in 3 gallon, transplanted twice (solo cup, 1 gallon)
Size (Wattage) of Light? How Many? Now under 300w Mars Hydro LED, upgraded twice (2 – 40w cfl clamp lamp in solo cups, 4 x 40w cfl x 2 clamp lamps in 1 gallon pots)
Is it Air Cooled? – not yet, oscillating fan added 10 days ago
Temperature of Room/Cabinet? – 75-80 degrees farenheit
RH of Room/Cabinet? – 55-65%
PH of Medium or Reservoir? – 6.7 RO water, 5.0 runnoff
Any Pests? – found a few garden millipedes in week 2, nothing since
How Often are you Watering? When soil is dry to fingertips .75-1.0” down in soil. Only every 5-7 days so far.
Type and Strength of Fertilizers used? Last feeding: equal parts (1.25 tsp) Gen. Hydro Flora, 3 part + .25 tsp Seaweed Extract + 1.5 tsp CaliMagic + 5 drops general hydroponics rapid start. Mixed into 3.5 gallons, 250 ppm.
Size or Square Footage of Room? – 4x4 grow tent, inside a closet just big enough for it
Now on to some photos:
Initial Setup Early On: The big problem I had here was that I ended up having one of the clamp lamps fall on two of the plants, giving one a pretty good case of "road rash." Other than that, maybe some over watering on second or third watering, but they recovered pretty well over all, even though the "road rash" spots weren't going anywhere. You may not see too much of it in these pictures.
New Setup in Tent:
I had the light much lower (10-12") a few days ago after their first topping, a decision I made because my light was defective out of the box and I'm waiting on the replacement.
After topping, I also trimmed the leaves of my "road rash" plant, and yesterday it began to show some severe browning on the edges of the leaves that had some of them trimmed. I first thought heat burn. I had the A/C go out and it got hot, plus those were leaves at the top, so maybe the trimmed leaves caused extra stress? But today, after raising the light to 18" and now 24", I'm still seeing the burnt tips and edges, even on new growth below and on all plants. It's just barely starting to show up other than the "road rash" plant, so I'm hoping to get ahead of this as best I can.
Looking back at my nutrients, even though I stayed at 250 ppm, maybe I over did it. I'm having a toke and then on the way to get some fresh RO water for a flush. Any advice on this, or anything else you see that I may be overlooking as a rookie would be greatly appreciated.
First off, I'll answer the prerequisites:
What Strain is it? – Unknown Bag Seeds
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? – Indica – Unknown %
How Many Plants? - 4
Is it in Vegetative or Flowering Stage? - Vegetative
If in Vegetative Stage... How Long? – 1 month, 4 days, from seed
Indoor or Outdoor? - Indoor – 4x4 grow tent
Soil or Hydro? - Soil
If Soil... What is in your Mix? – Fox Farm Ocean Forest
If Soil... What Size Pot? – now in 3 gallon, transplanted twice (solo cup, 1 gallon)
Size (Wattage) of Light? How Many? Now under 300w Mars Hydro LED, upgraded twice (2 – 40w cfl clamp lamp in solo cups, 4 x 40w cfl x 2 clamp lamps in 1 gallon pots)
Is it Air Cooled? – not yet, oscillating fan added 10 days ago
Temperature of Room/Cabinet? – 75-80 degrees farenheit
RH of Room/Cabinet? – 55-65%
PH of Medium or Reservoir? – 6.7 RO water, 5.0 runnoff
Any Pests? – found a few garden millipedes in week 2, nothing since
How Often are you Watering? When soil is dry to fingertips .75-1.0” down in soil. Only every 5-7 days so far.
Type and Strength of Fertilizers used? Last feeding: equal parts (1.25 tsp) Gen. Hydro Flora, 3 part + .25 tsp Seaweed Extract + 1.5 tsp CaliMagic + 5 drops general hydroponics rapid start. Mixed into 3.5 gallons, 250 ppm.
Size or Square Footage of Room? – 4x4 grow tent, inside a closet just big enough for it
Now on to some photos:
Initial Setup Early On: The big problem I had here was that I ended up having one of the clamp lamps fall on two of the plants, giving one a pretty good case of "road rash." Other than that, maybe some over watering on second or third watering, but they recovered pretty well over all, even though the "road rash" spots weren't going anywhere. You may not see too much of it in these pictures.
New Setup in Tent:
I had the light much lower (10-12") a few days ago after their first topping, a decision I made because my light was defective out of the box and I'm waiting on the replacement.
After topping, I also trimmed the leaves of my "road rash" plant, and yesterday it began to show some severe browning on the edges of the leaves that had some of them trimmed. I first thought heat burn. I had the A/C go out and it got hot, plus those were leaves at the top, so maybe the trimmed leaves caused extra stress? But today, after raising the light to 18" and now 24", I'm still seeing the burnt tips and edges, even on new growth below and on all plants. It's just barely starting to show up other than the "road rash" plant, so I'm hoping to get ahead of this as best I can.
Looking back at my nutrients, even though I stayed at 250 ppm, maybe I over did it. I'm having a toke and then on the way to get some fresh RO water for a flush. Any advice on this, or anything else you see that I may be overlooking as a rookie would be greatly appreciated.
