highasfukk
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Hey everyone,
This is my first grow. I am growing 6 plants in 2'x2'x5.5' grow tent using 10 27W 5000K CFLs for veg'ing 6 clones (2 LA OG x Purple Kush, Pre 98' Bubba, Lavender, Querkle, and an Apollo 11).
I originally wanted to go as cheap of a grow as possible so i went loosely off SeeMoreBuds book, "Buds For Less," but now I've come to a point where i want to get serious and a good harvest from the 2-3 months i'm going to put into these dudes.
At this point 4 of the clones that were planted 4 days ago have been continually developed red/deep purple stems as well as slow yellowing of the leaves (as if it the green is draining out of them). I planted these 4 clones in Miracle Gro Moisture Control, which i thought for some reason came as a pH of 5.1 and i watered each plant with 1.5L of 7.3pH water to try to get the ph lower to 6.0-6.4. The soil's pH was actually around 7-7.5 and so i was concerned about nute lock due to pH.
After i noticed the continuing purple-ing of the stems i used an emergency mixture of lemon juice and water to try to lower the ph of the soil which worked temporarily but did not seem to affect the plants' health. This was day 3.
Today i bought some General Hydro pH Down solution which i diluted into a gallon of water that i watered among the 6 plants to try to lower the soil pH again. The solution dropped the pH initially but after an hour it was climbing back up again towards 7 again.
I'm getting really worried about the plants and i don't want this batch to die. I'm aware that the plants should somewhat be able to absorb nutrients with a soil pH of 7 but it seems like they are nute-locked atm (purple stems, yellowing of leaves). I also suspect a zinc deficiency but this too maybe because of the pH.
I'm wondering if i should keep trying to fix the pH of the soil and continue this soil grow or ditch the soil altogether and transplant the plants to a hydro system.
If i go hydro, i'm on a TIGHT budget. I'm debating between the Bubbleponics 6 starter kit, the Aeroponics RainForest 36, or a DWC kit. I heard that Bubbleponics kits have issues with light penetrating through the lid, causing problems in the water with algae, etc. Which of these would you guys recommend?
If you have any suggestions for either my soil situation or about the hydro systems PLEAAASE feel free to post.
I can't believe i've been losing SLEEP stressing about my PLANTS !!! MY BABIES !!!!!!!!!!
oh and i will post some pictures as soon as i find a digicam .
****** UPDATE : 2/28 PICS POSTED (page 2) *******
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Hey everyone,
This is my first grow. I am growing 6 plants in 2'x2'x5.5' grow tent using 10 27W 5000K CFLs for veg'ing 6 clones (2 LA OG x Purple Kush, Pre 98' Bubba, Lavender, Querkle, and an Apollo 11).
I originally wanted to go as cheap of a grow as possible so i went loosely off SeeMoreBuds book, "Buds For Less," but now I've come to a point where i want to get serious and a good harvest from the 2-3 months i'm going to put into these dudes.
At this point 4 of the clones that were planted 4 days ago have been continually developed red/deep purple stems as well as slow yellowing of the leaves (as if it the green is draining out of them). I planted these 4 clones in Miracle Gro Moisture Control, which i thought for some reason came as a pH of 5.1 and i watered each plant with 1.5L of 7.3pH water to try to get the ph lower to 6.0-6.4. The soil's pH was actually around 7-7.5 and so i was concerned about nute lock due to pH.
After i noticed the continuing purple-ing of the stems i used an emergency mixture of lemon juice and water to try to lower the ph of the soil which worked temporarily but did not seem to affect the plants' health. This was day 3.
Today i bought some General Hydro pH Down solution which i diluted into a gallon of water that i watered among the 6 plants to try to lower the soil pH again. The solution dropped the pH initially but after an hour it was climbing back up again towards 7 again.
I'm getting really worried about the plants and i don't want this batch to die. I'm aware that the plants should somewhat be able to absorb nutrients with a soil pH of 7 but it seems like they are nute-locked atm (purple stems, yellowing of leaves). I also suspect a zinc deficiency but this too maybe because of the pH.
I'm wondering if i should keep trying to fix the pH of the soil and continue this soil grow or ditch the soil altogether and transplant the plants to a hydro system.
If i go hydro, i'm on a TIGHT budget. I'm debating between the Bubbleponics 6 starter kit, the Aeroponics RainForest 36, or a DWC kit. I heard that Bubbleponics kits have issues with light penetrating through the lid, causing problems in the water with algae, etc. Which of these would you guys recommend?
If you have any suggestions for either my soil situation or about the hydro systems PLEAAASE feel free to post.
I can't believe i've been losing SLEEP stressing about my PLANTS !!! MY BABIES !!!!!!!!!!
oh and i will post some pictures as soon as i find a digicam .