multiple problems help needed

newbie45

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• Feb 25, 2009

• #1

i have 6 plants and about 3 of them are getting purple stems and all of them are getting very droopy leaves and also the newer leaves at the top of the plants are getting deep creases. i cant get pictures now but maybe in a couple days. i also gave the bone meal about a week ago and the lights are on 24 hours so its been pretty warm. any help now would be appreciated

 

Brick Top

New Member

• Feb 25, 2009

• #2

How often are you watering and in what amount? How old are your plants? How large are they?

 

TeaTreeOil

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• Feb 25, 2009

• #3

Purple stems are normal. Droopy leaves could be a watering issue or lack of nutrients.

 

newbie45

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• Feb 25, 2009

• #4

the plants are a little over a month old one plant is well over 1 foot were the other ones are like 7 inches i split a water bottle about every 2 days amongst all of them

 

Brick Top

New Member

• Feb 25, 2009

• #5

A 24-hour light cycle is not as beneficial as many people believe it to be. While under light rays plants multitask, the energy they take in from the light is split up and used in a number of different ways and only part of it goes to growth. During hours of darkness plants rely on the stored energy they took in from the light, which was diverted from plant growth while under light, and they shut down most functions and almost all the plant’s energy goes for plant growth.

Plants grow much more efficiently at night than during the day, a much higher percentage of the energy it uses at night goes to growth than it does during the day. So in spite of what many people inaccurately believe a 24-hour light cycle is not the best way to go. 18/6 is a better option and it will somewhat cut down on your energy consumption too.

 

Brick Top

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• Feb 25, 2009

• #6

I don’t know how large that water bottle is so you may be overwatering your plants. Do not be afraid to let them dry out some. Not to where the soil is pulling away from the sides of the pots but slightly dry. Some strains grow better in slightly dry conditions so maybe you have one of those.

You may also have a nutrient problem and if so my guess would be you might be lacking in phosphorus. Normally if you lack P it is your leaves that will turn red to purple and not the stems so maybe that is not it, but it still could be, but my first guess without seeing them is to much water.

 

newbie45

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• Feb 25, 2009

• #7

advice taken i already put the light cycle to 18/6 and im not going to water them for the next 2 days. ill tell you how they look in a couple thanks +rep

 

tyke1973

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #8

Droopy leaves are either overwatering or underwatering.the deep coulouring in the centre of the leaves creses has you say is normal during 12/12 off.i would flush my plants through with a 5.5/5.7 then straight back onto the nutrients.the strain of plant that you have will have somewhere in it geneticts that is why it has a deep purple stem all sound ok not sure what the problem is everything sounds has though it's going according to plan.when flushing the plants just use tap water and set ph around 5.5 wait till compleatly dry before you re~water with nutrients.