First Grow on a budget

we havnt added fert to the plants yet at all. We have only used the MG potting soil? Does MG soil really have that much fert in it.

In that case your plants may be experiencing a lack of iron (fe)...

I also notice that you have your babies in pretty big pots....how is the moister of the soil? You must water enough to insure that your roots are receiving sufficient amounts of water.

How was your plants root system before you transferred them into the current pots? At times if the root system is not fully developed...that could cause problems (pushing the plants too hard will cause yellowing)

The root system is pretty good the roots were holding most of the soil together in the shape of the previous container and also had a root tail coming out the bottom that was 4-5 inches long.

Also the moister is pretty good we just transplanted today and have watered them pretty well for the transfer!

what should we do for iron ?

It is normally for your plants to be a bit stressed after transferring them.

Signals that your plants have rooted include yellow leaf tips, roots growing out of drain holes, and vertical growth.

Also after transplanting photosynthesis and chlorophyll production are slowed, as are water and nutrient absorption via roots. Transplants need subdued light, so foliage can grow at the rate roots are able to supply water and nutrients.

Give new transplants filtered, less-intense light for a couple of days. If there is a fluorescent lamp handy, move your plants under it for a couple of days before moving them back under the HID.

Now that you have transplanted them;

you need low levels of nitrogen, iron, potassium and increased quantities of phosphorus. Any product containing Trichoderma bacteria or Vitamin B1 will help ease transplant shock. All you need to do is following the directions on the label. Your plants need a few days to settle in- and re-establish a solid flow of fluids from the roots throughout the plant.

Hope that helps...

Thank you so much!!! I feel alot better about them, Hopefully now they will do alot better!

You're welcome. They will do fine.

came home after school today to find the room at 90 degrees and humidity at 30. The leaves are starting to get crispy and even has at least one brown spot on them, Is this due to the heat?

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I bought ten pounds of dry ice hoping the co2 would fill the closet and help plant growth.....any comments?

I went out and bought a PH tester and tested the soil and it is around 7.5. What can I do to lower it????

anyone???????

you can lower ph with vinegar or lime juice. the co2 should help with the temps both aggressively(the dry ice will physically lower the temps) and passively, higher co2 content will help plants cope in a high temp environment.

well also the plants are looking a little yellow ...should we add nutes also?

Well I added vineger to both plants and added plant food to one these are the pics as of last night when i added it. Today the smaller one (the one with the shorter leaves) looks like it is about to die at any moment (it only was given vineger) The other one (long leaves) Has plant food and vineger and looks like it is holding on at least ! What is wrong with these plants!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a cell phone picture from today

Another crappy cell phone pic!

Any suggestions???

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You could have simply purchased a bottle of ph down.... What is your ec (nutrient level) of your soil? I also noticed that one day when you arrived home the room was 90 degrees...that is way to high....heat stress can kill your babies. You got to control your temp. Anything I can do to help let me know.

hey mate, what type of lighting is that, it looks like its soft white light. in the pic on the second page it has a yellow hue. if u hav soft white lights then u need to change half of them or more with daylight compact flourescents. u probably know, but its soft cfl lights for flowering, and daylight cfl lights for vegin, and ur veging. what do they say on the package?