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NathSpoon

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Hi guys, first time grower here just looking for some advice and direction.

One question I've got is why are some of my leafs drooping down and curling? I don't think it's over-watering as I've only been watering them every 2 - 3 days.

I also don't think it's heat stress as they are only four days into flowering with a 400w HPS, previous to that they were vegging under a 125w CFL. Only two out of my four plants are showing this problem.

Or perhaps as a new grower I'm over-worrying? Thanks for any help or replies.
 

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Nolandiver

Nolandiver

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Plants are looking fine bro,could need MORE water if you watering every 2-3 days,or just watering every 1-2 days would be better.
You may be too cautious as a first time grower dude but dont worry much...its not rocket science,just a plant.
I would have veged the plants for another week or 2 before changing to 12/12 but anyhow.....Good luck
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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cut back on the ferts some, those leaves are starting to get pretty dark green. What is your ph at? how are you determining when you need to water?
 
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NathSpoon

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Hey guys thanks for the input. I vegged the plants for 7 weeks from seedling, I thought that was plenty of time, lol.

My Ph is between 6 and 6.5 usually, I live in a soft water area so the water quality is pretty good. I'm watering them whenever I think they need it. By picking them up and feeling the weight and also sticking my finger into the soil a few inches to see if they need it. As for ferts I've been giving them 3/4 of the recommended dosage, and it's Ionic ferts I've been using

What does the pretty dark leaves mean exactly? Is this a sign of something not right?

Cheers guys.
 
Nolandiver

Nolandiver

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7 weeks should be plenty??For 7 weeks the plants look small but anyway healthy,as for your leaves "looking dark" ive never heard a statement like that,and dont believe it has anything to do with anything at all,i wouldnt look into that as a problem,as for the leaves drooping in my experiance it is either no enough water or a root problem.
I dont think you have either,dont worry about much just yet,but keep an eye on them anyways...
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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its a sign that the plant has as much nutrients as it can possibley handle and adding more will not help only hurt by causing a possible lockout and badly damaging the leaves and burning the root system.
 
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NathSpoon

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bird mcbride said:
You are at the max with the ferts with those plants. Great job though!
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Sorry I not sure what you mean? Like I said earlier I'm only using the nutes at 3/4 of the strength. Also the plants have plenty of drainage. I'm starting to think It may be under-watering, anybody else agree?
 
Kerovan

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how often do you use the nutes to feed? What type of nutes? what type of soil/grow medium?
 
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NathSpoon

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Kerovan said:
how often do you use the nutes to feed? What type of nutes? what type of soil/grow medium?
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I give them nutes every watering about every 3 days, It's Ionic Bloom for soil, and the medium is soil. I've got Ionic Boost ready for when it's time (It says to add that after 2 weeks of flowering).

Am I meant to add nutes every watering?
 
Kerovan

Kerovan

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If the soil is decent I would say fertilize at the very most once every 7-10 days. Possibly even longer. You have overfertilized. Just give those babies pure water for the next week or 2 until they start coming around. It takes practice and experience to tell when to fertilize by observing the plant. Don't fert every watering. This is not a hydroponic grow, there are a lot of nutrients held in the soil.
 
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NathSpoon

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Kerovan said:
If the soil is decent I would say fertilize at the very most once every 7-10 days. Possibly even longer. You have overfertilized. Just give those babies pure water for the next week or 2 until they start coming around. It takes practice and experience to tell when to fertilize by observing the plant. Don't fert every watering. This is not a hydroponic grow, there are a lot of nutrients held in the soil.
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I see, I thought they were meant to get nutes every watering. I will lay off the nutes for a week or so to see how they go. Hopefully they will start to perk back up.
 
cadeneli

cadeneli

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i know that your soil looks dry on top but its showing classic signs of overwatering. Does your pot have good drainage? I see very little perlite in your soil. Is your soil compact?
 
cadeneli

cadeneli

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NathSpoon said:
Hey guys thanks for the input. I vegged the plants for 7 weeks from seedling, I thought that was plenty of time, lol.

My Ph is between 6 and 6.5 usually, I live in a soft water area so the water quality is pretty good. I'm watering them whenever I think they need it. By picking them up and feeling the weight and also sticking my finger into the soil a few inches to see if they need it. As for ferts I've been giving them 3/4 of the recommended dosage, and it's Ionic ferts I've been using

What does the pretty dark leaves mean exactly? Is this a sign of something not right?

Cheers guys.
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It means its getting alot of Nitrogen
 
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cadeneli said:
i know that your soil looks dry on top but its showing classic signs of overwatering. Does your pot have good drainage? I see very little perlite in your soil. Is your soil compact?
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I think it has got good drainage, the pots are from a hydroponics shop, there's plenty of holes in the bottom of them. It perhaps looks dry on top because they are due a watering tonight.
The soil I'm using is Canna Terra Profesional. I never used perlite as there was already perlite mixed into the soil. I'm not sure if the soil's compact, I wouldn't think so as I broke and put it in the pots loosely.
 
igorskee

igorskee

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small for 7 weeks weg huh.... because overwatering. Water ever 6 days... Mate.. 2-3 days, your plant suffers only...
 
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