First grow, help please

Burnzy · Feb 24, 2009

dragonbladev said:
i had the same thing happen to one of my lowryders i bought from amsterdam, i grew two of them side by side, the one stayed all yellow on the first two leaves and only grew two more, stoped, then just decided to die, still green in the middle, but the poor things not grown for a whole month. anyway i figured it was because they got too cold, i didnt use any nutes, but i did start them wayyyy too early in the year. but eh u learn....

Ya idk, im growin in a pc grow box and the temps aren't to cold for it. I hope this doesnt die though, can hopefully get some new lights in there to help iti out

Old Frog · Feb 24, 2009

How cold is it in the room? Is that purple on the end of the bigger fan leaves?

Looks kinda like a late-stage Sulfur or mid-stage Nitrogen deficiency. What is the soil ph at? What is the ph of the water you use?

Burnzy · Feb 24, 2009

Old Frog said:
How cold is it in the room? Is that purple on the end of the bigger fan leaves?

Looks kinda like a late-stage Sulfur or mid-stage Nitrogen deficiency. What is the soil ph at? What is the ph of the water you use?

I dont have a ph meter, but i let the water sit out at least 24 hours before i use it. How much are they at home depot would you think?

rago69 · Feb 24, 2009

can some one help i got some good white seeds planted them 8 weeks ago and ther not evon a foot tall ther under a 600 w light and in veg but growin slow to slow eny coments welcome please help some one

Old Frog · Feb 24, 2009

Burnzy said:
I dont have a ph meter, but i let the water sit out at least 24 hours before i use it. How much are they at home depot would you think?

You can get them at a garden nursery or home depot for under ten bucks. The ph tester strips are cheapest and pretty accurate. You want the water to hover in the 5.7-6.2 range for soil, generally speaking. A solid kelly green colored 6 on the ph strips is fine.

Something similar to this: https://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-491-ph-test-strips-50.aspx?affiliateid=10050&qid=0&utm_source=Googlebase&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Product&utm_term=PT757-50

Burnzy · Feb 24, 2009

Old Frog said:
You can get them at a garden nursery or home depot for under ten bucks. The ph tester strips are cheapest and pretty accurate. You want the water to hover in the 5.7-6.2 range for soil, generally speaking. A solid kelly green colored 6 on the ph strips is fine.

Something similar to this: https://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-491-ph-test-strips-50.aspx?affiliateid=10050&qid=0&utm_source=Googlebase&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Product&utm_term=PT757-50

And i can put those in the soil to check it too? I thought those were for just water

Old Frog · Feb 24, 2009

rago69 said:
can some one help i got some good white seeds planted them 8 weeks ago and ther not evon a foot tall ther under a 600 w light and in veg but growin slow to slow eny coments welcome please help some one

What is your light cycle at? How often do you water? What size pots are they in?

Old Frog · Feb 24, 2009

Yeah, they're just for water. You can get a soil ph dipstick too for around $20-25. I don't care for them because they seem janky and highly inaccurate. The water strips will help you regulate what you're putting into the soil. After a few feedings with ph-balanced water the soil will likely have adjusted to the normal range.

Burnzy · Feb 24, 2009

Old Frog said:
What is your light cycle at? How often do you water? What size pots are they in?

light cycle is 24/0 and i water when the soil is dry 1-2 inches below the surface, and water untill it comes out of the bottom holes. Not sure of the pot size, i found some little bucket to put it in.

Old Frog said:
Yeah, they're just for water. You can get a soil ph dipstick too for around $20-25. I don't care for them because they seem janky and highly inaccurate. The water strips will help you regulate what you're putting into the soil. After a few feedings with ph-balanced water the soil will likely have adjusted to the normal range.

Alright thats true, hopefully the plant will survive and isnt past the breaking point of dieing. thanks for the help i'm gonna go pick up some lights, odor block, and ph strips. :leaf:

Old Frog · Feb 24, 2009

My experience with cheaper ph needles has been similar to this thread here: https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/48970-ph-tester-problems.html

Good luck.

rago69 · Feb 24, 2009

can you help me and give me advice on my question

Old Frog · Feb 24, 2009

rago69 said:
can you help me and give me advice on my question

Your plants' growth might've been stunted by a variety of variables. Give more info please.

Burnzy · Feb 24, 2009

i bought a ph/fertility meter that i dont think works along with 2 27w 5500k cfl's.

About the ph meter. I stick it in the soil and wait a minute or so and the needle doesnt move weather im on ph or fertility... not sure what is going on. Does anyone have any of these electronic meters?

Burnzy · Feb 24, 2009

after reading the post in here about the ph tester from home depot i'll be taking it back. Everyone has problems with it.

Xan2 · Feb 25, 2009

Burnzy said:
Ok i'm growing 1 lowryder ak47 and its a little over two weeks old i'd say. I'm using 2 26w cfl's in a pc grow case with an exhuast fan. I'm using organic miracle grow which i think is the problem but would like some more input. I think this is nute burn or burn from the lights being too close even though i thought they were a good distance away. Take a look at the pictures and see what you think. Sorry if they arent too good its taken on my phone that has a 3.2mp camera. If you need better pix let me know .

Seems pretty yellowish from the pictures, what is your ph at? try to keep it 6-7 and you can start adding 1/4 of nutes...

Rick McNasty · Feb 27, 2009

are those blue plant lights good for growing???

Burnzy · Mar 2, 2009

Rick McNasty said:
are those blue plant lights good for growing???

I just put them in last week, i do see much better growth but im not sure if thats because its recovering from the transplant, starting to flower and triple in size, or if its due to the lights.

winkdogg420 · Mar 5, 2009

We need pics burnzy!! Gotta see it to fix it ya know ! Pics of everything

Burnzy · Mar 5, 2009

The two pics that i posted the first time, is still the how they look, the plants just started growing a couple more fan leaves thats the only difference.

winkdogg420 · Mar 5, 2009

burnzy said:
ok i'm growing 1 lowryder ak47 and its a little over two weeks old i'd say. I'm using 2 26w cfl's in a pc grow case with an exhuast fan. I'm using organic miracle grow which i think is the problem but would like some more input. I think this is nute burn or burn from the lights being too close even though i thought they were a good distance away. Take a look at the pictures and see what you think. Sorry if they arent too good its taken on my phone that has a 3.2mp camera. If you need better pix let me know .

i think there is a serious soil prob if thos pics are really two week old plants im thinkin a bad batch of mg did you add anything to the soil? Its not light burn prob a ton of slow release ferts in the mg and has been burning the plant from the start

when they mix those soils its not exactly a laboratory if an extra scoop of ferts doesnt get mixed in just right you get the burn

this is why some people love mg and some hate it its not consistant, i think its great i just cut it with sand /verm/perlite/moisture control mg with time release nutes ....i guess i have gotten lucky with my bags

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