Please help, first grow not looking great
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edispilf
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Hey man. Look at ebay for the meter. Its usually a little cheaper there. 5 bucks or so. but that 5$ you can spend on something else. Peace manWell, I haven't been spending soo much. But I thought these tools would help out:
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But, yes I see your point. I just did a big flush of both plants last night. I hope the worse-off one bounces back.
The other one is blooming in full force and seemed to grow a few inches overnight after the flush.
Alexander & Jacksthc, I also ordered some Hydro Organics Cal-n-Mag plant food. I'll introduce a bit of that once it arrives.
Thanks for that diagnosis.
Greenlikemoney, thanks for the soil advise. I will try this next round. I have already learned a lot since I first sprouted these couple seeds a few months ago! I originally had the seedlings in Miraclegrow Organic Garden, which was full of bark & many many mushroom spoors. I quickly switched them to the fox farm soil when they were burning up in that horrible dirt.
Again, thanks for all the help and advise everyone. I am pretty happy with the grow so far, I think I just got too excited and added too much too soon. I was siked to see that I had lucked out with 2 females! Also, the sick one seems to be on the Indica side, and the thriving one on the Sativa side.
RIKNSTEIN
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Well I've read this whole thread and not one person recommended he add garden lime to his soil, pretty much PH worry free from there...I put 1/4 cup lime to a 5 gal pot of soil and mix it in real good, get it wet a few times (not soaked) and stir it around for a couple days before using and then...well no need for a PH meter then, that problem solved, on to your next one...and I use my tap water it has some good shit as well as bad shit, but it works just fine, let it set out and open for no less than 6 hours before using it...your tap water should have some calcium in it already so just get some Epsom Salts=Mag of Cal-Mag and add a 1/2 tbsp. per gallon whether just water or added with nutes...and most important to remember is LESS IS MORE...she'll tell you when she's hungry, cuz wow she's pissed off right now from a force feeding or 5...lol...
Hi cell1988, yea water has always flowed out the bottom, and I just flushed them quite a lot.
Maybe I have too much perlite and that is one of my problems, I said 35% but looking at it...maybe its more like 50%....
Riknstein, thanks for the input. Are you talking about the lime being in my next soil...or can I add it to my current pots? I would have to re-pot them.
Today things are not looking great. A lot more brown edge older fan leaves and many of the leaves on both plants are showing THE CLAW.
Maybe I have too much perlite and that is one of my problems, I said 35% but looking at it...maybe its more like 50%....
Riknstein, thanks for the input. Are you talking about the lime being in my next soil...or can I add it to my current pots? I would have to re-pot them.
Today things are not looking great. A lot more brown edge older fan leaves and many of the leaves on both plants are showing THE CLAW.
So awful watching this plant take a turn for the worse.
Yesterday I tried a little bit of Cal + Mag. For what its worth the PH probe is saying the soil at the roots is around PH 8. I tested some water yesterday and the PH probe is actually showing the same readings as my calibrated PH pen. When I put water in the soil that is at 6.2, the soil levels will lower for a short while but then always skyrocket back up to around 8. I can't help but think this is why my plant is locked out. What can I do to lower my root level PH. Should I re-pot? Flush again?
On a sidenote, I have always been very lenient when it came to adding nutrients. Adding a bit less than the fox farm chart was telling me.
Thanks!
Yesterday I tried a little bit of Cal + Mag. For what its worth the PH probe is saying the soil at the roots is around PH 8. I tested some water yesterday and the PH probe is actually showing the same readings as my calibrated PH pen. When I put water in the soil that is at 6.2, the soil levels will lower for a short while but then always skyrocket back up to around 8. I can't help but think this is why my plant is locked out. What can I do to lower my root level PH. Should I re-pot? Flush again?
On a sidenote, I have always been very lenient when it came to adding nutrients. Adding a bit less than the fox farm chart was telling me.
Thanks!
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Weedburger
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Replant your plants in fresh soil, just what vostok said. Seems like your growing medium is fucked up.
I would replant them ASAP.
Peace.
I would replant them ASAP.
Peace.
Cool, I ordered those new soil ingredients and will replant and trim the root a bit. The happy frog won't be here for a few days so I hope they hold out! I have a small mixed bag of perlite 40% and 60% FFOF. I am going ad more Happy frog to the rest as well as organic castings, dolomite lime & meal. Please bounce back! 