20 plants dieing leaves curling down HELP ASAP

[akinaspeedstars1]

I use topsoil mainly, then mix in a little bag of potting soil that has peat moss to loosen up the dirt a little since topsoil is so compact. then mix in perilte by eye.

 

[Hash Lover]

Do you ph the water you give them?

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

no i dont, can i stick the dirt meter in the water LOLOL or do i need to get ph strips. ill needem anyways because ima have 3 DWCs for the Alaskan Ice which i got in yesterday BTW

 

[fat sam]

yeah man its not the roots, its severe nitrogen deffiency i bet the leaves turned yellow first then they started to dry out, pretty much the dry leaves are gone but thats ok, give them a complete hydroponic nute like general hydroponics or any of the others and make sure to ph the water at 6-6.5 and it will go away

 

[Hash Lover]

You could try the soil meter in the water. I would do that before I used the strips again. They suck big time. General hydroponics makes a lot better thing for testing if you don't have a meter. And good to keep on hand in case your meter breaks. The PH test Indicator at the bottom of the page. Much easier than strips, I have some. But best to at least get a cheap meter. http://www.generalhydroponics.com/genhydro_US/buffers.html

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

they dry up THEN turn yellow brown

 

[Hash Lover]

So I don't have to look back, you did get the Foxfarm nutes right?

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

You could try the soil meter in the water. I would do that before I used the strips again. They suck big time. General hydroponics makes a lot better thing for testing if you don't have a meter. And good to keep on hand in case your meter breaks. The PH test Indicator at the bottom of the page. Much easier than strips, I have some. But best to at least get a cheap meter. http://www.generalhydroponics.com/genhydro_US/buffers.html

that meter works in water, it reads 7 on the dot. so should i go buy distilled water then? my tap water to powerful. i just watered them 2 this morning too

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

So I don't have to look back, you did get the Foxfarm nutes right?

I haven't gotten them yet but yes.

 

[Hash Lover]

What do you have on hand for nutes?

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

shwag miracle grow blue shit

 

[Hash Lover]

that meter works in water, it reads 7 on the dot. so should i go buy distilled water then? my tap water to powerful. i just watered them 2 this morning too

Ya, So does mine. Reads 7 in my tap water and also 7 in distilled water, just a cheap combo meter I only use now for light. But my meter reads 8.5 in distilled and 7.5 in my tap water. What one should I trust? The one for water. To me distilled water is better to use. At least I know what is in it. Nothing.

 

[Hash Lover]

Dude, You didn't get the red shit? When was the last feed and how much water per plant?

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

no one had the red shit man im in the artic brah lolol just the blue shit. i mix the gallon thing and feed them all with that. ive done that 3 times

 

[Hash Lover]

You said you watered them this morning, So mix a foliar spray for them and feed the next time you water. Those are good size pots for those size plants and I would hate to see you over water them. How often do you seem to have to water them now?

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

like once a week pretty much. I flushed the Indica one this morning its PH was 7.5 so i flushed it to 7.0 same with taht other plant. the others havent been watered or feed since bucket time

I havent watered them since i bucketed them they haven't needed it the meter says wet still

 

[Hash Lover]

You said you watered them this morning? did you mean feed?

 

[akinaspeedstars1]

Just those 2 plants were watered this morning. the 2 sickys cause there PH was higher. all the others are 6.5 and were still moist water wise.

 

[Hash Lover]

I would not trust the meter. You need to get used to checking them by weight. Lift them when they are wet and check them until they feel light. I don't think you are giving them enough when you feed. With the good drainage you seem to have I would give them 1 gallon each. You need to get the water/feed all the way to the bottom of the pot to work best. Seems with what you are giving them you are only feeding the top roots. Make up a foliar spray for tonight, Take 2 aspirin for yourself.

 

[Hash Lover]

Just those 2 plants were watered this morning. the 2 sickys cause there PH was higher. all the others are 6.5 and were still moist water wise.

Seems to me they might be staying wet to long. That's not good for them.