Overwatering Problem?

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Bamboo Green

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• Aug 16, 2008

• #1

My G-1 strain has been doing great up until 2 days ago. The leaves seem to be curling downward. The pH is 7.2, tested daily. I am watering every other day because soil appears quite dry at the end of the day. I am running a 14 hour light cycle right now and the plant is approximately 5 weeks old now. Any suggestions? I have attached a few pics as well.

 

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longlivemtb

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• Aug 16, 2008

• #2

if your waiting for you soil to dry out, its probably not over watering. It is most likely a PH problem. Your PH should be around 6-7, ideally 6.5 ish. 7.2 is too high for your plants.

 

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longlivemtb

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• Aug 16, 2008

• #3

Those mirrors are also a very bad Idea since the will cause hot spots and burn your plants. The white walls you have are perfect. Sorry double post

 

Dirtyboy

Well-Known Member

• Aug 16, 2008

• #4

Give them atleast 18 hours of light.
If ya let the plant dry out to the point that it wilts a little then you will know how often to water it. Water 1 day before.Ya only need to do 1 time to figure it out.

 

skippy pb

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• Aug 16, 2008

• #5

Bamboo Green said:

My G-1 strain has been doing great up until 2 days ago. The leaves seem to be curling downward. The pH is 7.2, tested daily. I am watering every other day because soil appears quite dry at the end of the day. I am running a 14 hour light cycle right now and the plant is approximately 5 weeks old now. Any suggestions? I have attached a few pics as well.

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my got droopy when i overwatered

 

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Bamboo Green

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2008

• #6

Ok so no mirrors just white interior now. How would I go about reducing the pH level to 6.5? I just tested my soil and it's at 7.8. I have been using just tap water. Should I go buy distilled water?

 

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Borgenie

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2008

• #7

distill your own water or boil it and then cool it. ph goes to norm. test it

 

Dirtyboy

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• Aug 16, 2008

• #8

Start testing your waters ph first. Ya can try flushing the soil with the corrected ph water. Ya could start phing the water and over time it will get better.

 

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Bamboo Green

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2008

• #9

Nice. I didn't even think to boil the water to correct the pH. Any suggestions on the lights. I am using 6 Sylvania CFLs rated at 4850K with 1260 Lumens per bulb. I know that eventually I will need to invest in a grow light with a MH or HPS bulb. This grow space is rather small and I doubt I have proper ventilation yet. Any ideas?

 

camaro630hp

Well-Known Member

• Aug 16, 2008

• #10

i flower under my t-5's and 600w hps very happy with both it just depends on how much money u want to spend
its hard to keep hps cool with out good fans

good luck with everything