Problem with twisting leaves

Hello everyone.

So i have 2, 16 day old auto amnesia babies under an 250 dual spec lamp and the light is on for 18/6

I gave them their first biobizz rootjuice yesterday and so far , they look ok , aside from the turning/twisting of the leaves.

My ph is at 7 since day one , and its getting virtually impossible to make it go down.

Anyone have any idea why the leaves are twisting ?

I'd like to hear what you think of my babies , so feel free to comment on whatever you think might help.

Thanks in advance

A Twisted Sister normally indicates pH issues ....

This appears to be a case of Under/Over Watering combined .. I would transplant into a soil with adequate drainage

Thanks for the reply.

So i have read. Buy how come only the right plant has the problem and not both ?

Do you know what the optimal ph is for soil ?


what ?

how can you over and under water at the same time dude ?

and if i transplant , isn't there a chance of fuckin the whole thing up ?

And transplant into soil , but better pot ?

Cant i just make more wholes at the bottom of my pot ?

I wouldn't worry about it too much your plants look healthy. Mine had a couple twisted leaves early on but all the rest of the leaves look good now that they are older with a more established root system.

Are you watering with tap ?
Ro ?

Yes , i am using tap water , although i have no idea what "ro " is.

You think i should start using distilled ?

So you think drainage or ph issue ? or both ? and how serious can it get ?


thanks for your time

under/over watering is waiting until the soil is too dry and then also giving them too much water at once (i think that's what potsnob means), perhaps make watering a little more regular but less water when you do, you dont want your soil to ever get completely dry as this causes "channels" when you water, not allowing all the soil to moisten throughout the pot this causes the nutrients released by the water to be unbalanced, which will cause contrasting PH/nutrient levels in different areas of the soil

Thanks for the reply.

So i have read. Buy how come only the right plant has the problem and not both ?
Genetics

Do you know what the optimal ph is for soil ?
6.4 - 7



what ?

how can you over and under water at the same time dude ?

You have the trays under your pots so the runoff is getting sucked back up once it runs through which could cause overwatering and ph issues with buildups of salt but I'm not going to get into that.


and if i transplant , isn't there a chance of fuckin the whole thing up ?
It's pretty hard to fuck up a plant in veg, gently remove the plant and rootball and transplant into a 3 or 5 gallon pot with fresh soil is what I would do.

And transplant into soil , but better pot ?

I hope u wernt thinking about using that pot the entire grow, were you ?

Cant i just make more wholes at the bottom of my pot ?
no transplant your plant will thank you and you'll see faster growth.

...i was actually hoping this size would be ok. "2 months from seed to harvest" "how big can it get" i thought.


thanks for your advice guys!

will keep you posted on the progress.

all of my girls were doing the same thing, one of them is an original amnesia auto like yours. i'm pretty sure it's right along with what the others are saying...i don't have a ph meter so i'm just running tap water through a brita and hoping for the best. i think it was more over/underwatering in my case because i'm growing in hempy buckets and they drain immediately, so the plants kind of stay underwatered until the roots reach the bottom of the bucket...but that also made for stronger roots and once they DID reach the bottom, they took off healthy as can be. i ended up watering them a very small amount a couple times a day until they got through this. a few of the others are still kind of twisty but they're all starting to come around. this is my original amnesia auto this morning. not sure if that was any help, i hope it was.

kush, i don't mean to step on any toes, you obviously have a great deal more experience than me, but with all due respect, i'm going to disagree with you on two points. transplanting an auto absolutely will stress it out. also, that pot's a *little* on the small side but by no means unacceptable. autos do just fine in small pots. 1-3gal is the general consensus, but there are a lot of guys that grow them in 2L bottles cut in half with excellent results. i'm actually growing one in half a beer can right now just to see if i can get her to finish. she's definitely not going to get as big as the others, but she's one of my strongest, healthiest girls.

SdY183 said:

kush, i don't mean to step on any toes, you obviously have a great deal more experience than me, but with all due respect, i'm going to disagree with you on two points. transplanting an auto absolutely will stress it out. also, that pot's a *little* on the small side but by no means unacceptable. autos do just fine in small pots. 1-3gal is the general consensus, but there are a lot of guys that grow them in 2L bottles cut in half with excellent results. i'm actually growing one in half a beer can right now just to see if i can get her to finish. she's definitely not going to get as big as the others, but she's one of my strongest, healthiest girls.

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Its all good man
I just came back and saw he said it was an auto. If I would have noticed that I wouldn't have even posted in here as I have no experience with autos ...

Wake n bake had me overlooking shit haha

... so , no transplant and less water more regularly ?

At the moment i am watering every 3 days and i have the light at 18/6.

My last watering was about 750 ml (1/5th of a gallon) between the two of them.

Seriously , i cant make bigger and more holes at the bottom so that the water can run out better ?

SdY183 said:

kush, i don't mean to step on any toes, you obviously have a great deal more experience than me, but with all due respect, i'm going to disagree with you on two points. transplanting an auto absolutely will stress it out. also, that pot's a *little* on the small side but by no means unacceptable. autos do just fine in small pots. 1-3gal is the general consensus, but there are a lot of guys that grow them in 2L bottles cut in half with excellent results. i'm actually growing one in half a beer can right now just to see if i can get her to finish. she's definitely not going to get as big as the others, but she's one of my strongest, healthiest girls.

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Sdy 183 could you please define "excellent results" ?

wacky backy, a grower friend of mine runs 12 plants at a time in his closet and typically pulls about 20-30g from each plant. bigger pots will give you bigger yields, especially with autos, but by using the 2L he can fit a lot more plants in the same space for a larger overall yield. i've never had good luck with soil but i believe the general consensus is to water it until the soil is throughly moist but not saturated, and leave it alone until the top part of the soil starts to dry out a little bit (not a lot).
i don't mean to highjack your thread, but this is my beer can plant. i just cut a 1/4" hole in the bottom. I have to water it about half a shotglass 2-3x a day because there is so little medium. One benefit of this little experiment, however, is it's helped me read plant signs better, because it will go into the symptoms of under-watering overnight if i forget to give her a drink before i go to bed. the next morning the soil is all dried out and her leaves are droopy, and a few hours after i water it, she's standing tall again. This is my first time indoors so everything is a learning experience all over again.

Thank for sharing Sdy183

have a good day

Hello friends!

Something is happening to my babies , can anyone please help ?

33 days old and the flowering has started about a week ago, but the leaves REALLY dont look so hot.

I can see discoloration and curling and a few black stains.

Also i just started feeding it bio bloom.

please help!

It looks like you're still overwatering.

Are you making sure they're completely dry before watering again?