My Babies Look to be Dying

[Scooby Doobster]

This is my second year growing, last year I did so outside but since my neighbor is a dick I had to bring them in this year. I set them up in a closet and shortly after they started drooping. I'm thinking it's due to me stressing them.

I'm running 4 x 26watt 6500k CFL's 4 x 5500k CFL's and 2 x 2700k CFL's.

I have been watering them with regular tap water and until now haven't ever seen a problem.

I think I may just trash em start over if I can't figure it out.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[SarcasticHobbes]

How often have you been watering them? Have you been using any nutes?

 

[Night Claptoman]

1. remove the 2700k lights, they don't really help enough considering they do generate heat.
2. check your temps, don't go over 29C.
3. provide enough air circulation so that the leaves will shiver at all time.
4. GIVE LESS WATER. only water at the point that your pick the pot and it is LIGHT.
5. get a PH meter and a PH down. Keep your tap water standing lid-open for 12-24 hours before watering and get the PH to 6.5-6.8. (depending on your soil and strains. experiment) Remember to adjust the PH only after adding the fertilizers if you do.
6. Use a high Nitrogen fertilizer, its time already.

 

[MR M3RKLEZz]

yeah deffo over watering look like mop buckets wait till pots are really lite then water or add nutes then leave a couple days should sort them selves out no were near dead yet

 

[Scooby Doobster]

Yea, I thought I might have drenched them a bit too much when the stalks and stems turned purple. I just started using a 24-8-16 fertilizer. I guess I will just have to step up my game and get a bit more high tech.

Thanks for the help so far. I will keep posting pics as time goes by.

 

[doobnVA]

Yea, I thought I might have drenched them a bit too much when the stalks and stems turned purple. I just started using a 24-8-16 fertilizer. I guess I will just have to steep up my game and get a bit more high tech.

Thanks for the help so far. I will keep posting pics as time goes by.

Don't trash them!!! OMG! They're nowhere near dead. Trust me, I've killed enough plants to know

Like everyone else said, they look overwatered. Let the soil completely dry out between waterings, and you should be fine.

 

[Scooby Doobster]

So as to not using the 2700k lights, wouldn't that help cover more of the entire light spectrum? I have done a TON of reading on CFL's. The 55-6500k range is best for Veg and the 2700k better for Flowering. Never read of anyone using both to veg, but in ratio needed, and then the opposite for flowering. Anyone have any advice on the bigger sizes as opposed to more smaller ones?

I always think "Overkill" so I guess this time it's kind of ironic.

 

[Night Claptoman]

scooby, the light does help. I've vegged for a few weeks under a 2700k but it was less efficient.
this fella have enough lights for the stage to let him shut the 2700k down and save energy and reduce heating.