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DaHomeGrown

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Hello everyone. I'm new to the growing world, and real enjoy the help this site has provided thus far. Im running into my first problems (maybe), at my very first grow attempt.

I propagated 3 seeds, in a little homemade chamber 3 weeks ago. They all sprouted and I successfully transplanted them into coffee mugs the first time about 2 weeks ago. 2 days ago I put them into they're more permanent home in 18 oz Solo red plastic cups. Today I checked them and I noticed the cotyledons on 2 of them are curling and yellow (one even has black on the tips). These 2 plants have very droopy leaves as well. Is it normal for the cotyledons to yellow and die or fall off?? Could it be stress or shock from the recent transplant perhaps? Any suggestions will help I'm a total noob. Thanks!
 
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growone

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it is normal for the cotyledons to yellow and fall off - should happen a few weeks after appearing
the droopiness is more of a concern - as a guess, probably over watering - pictures would help
 
wyteboi

wyteboi

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what kind of light? and yes that is overwatered. wait till they are "lightweight" before watering next .
 
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growone

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If you haven't watered since you 1st posted, you would think the plant would spring back if it was over watered.
And that is a bit early for the cotyledon leaves to yellow. Might be strain though.
Some strains have that look, could be normal. What is the soil?
 
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They are still young give it some time and like they said let it be light before you water.She should perk back up.If u r using cfls or floros you can bring the lights closer to 2 inches from the tops hope that helps.
 
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DaHomeGrown

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I've got them under 2 40W flouro 4ft lights. They are the daylight 6500K temp. with 2325 lumens output. I've had the lights hanging about 2-3 inches above each plant running 24hrs the first 2 weeks. I just switched to 18/6. The soil is professional potting soil, mix contains pine bark, peat moss, perlite, and wetting agent. It has a .20-.10-.10 NPK rating. I've tested the water and soil for pH and results were 7. I have a big fan blowing on the softly all day. I watered them immediately after I transplanted into new cups, I water them again yesterday which was a little more then 24 hrs since the transplant but haven't watered them since. I checked them just now and they're looking a little better, the 2 are still kinda droopy. The cotyledon are starting to get some green back and less yellow. i guess they went under some stress from the transplant. Hopefully they continue to perk up. Any suggestions for improvements I can make. How is the growth looking for 3 weeks since germ, 2-2.5 weeks since sprouting??
 

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DaHomeGrown said:
I've got them under 2 40W flouro 4ft lights. They are the daylight 6500K temp. with 2325 lumens output. I've had the lights hanging about 2-3 inches above each plant running 24hrs the first 2 weeks. I just switched to 18/6. The soil is professional potting soil, mix contains pine bark, peat moss, perlite, and wetting agent. It has a .20-.10-.10 NPK rating. I've tested the water and soil for pH and results were 7. I have a big fan blowing on the softly all day. I watered them immediately after I transplanted into new cups, I water them again yesterday which was a little more then 24 hrs since the transplant but haven't watered them since. I checked them just now and they're looking a little better, the 2 are still kinda droopy. The cotyledon are starting to get some green back and less yellow. i guess they went under some stress from the transplant. Hopefully they continue to perk up. Any suggestions for improvements I can make. How is the growth looking for 3 weeks since germ, 2-2.5 weeks since sprouting??
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More light, more lights. I would add at least two more CFL lights. Then you will need to add a fan for fresh air, a larger area to grow, a carbon filter and the next thing you know you have a big ass grow box in some room in your house. Pretty soon you are planning grow areas in all the rooms in your house house. "Honey why don't you go sleep under the 5 Purple Urkle's; pretend you're camping."

I'm even using my toilet as an improvised hydroponic system, the bowl will hold two plants. You just need to teach your cat how to flush the toilet every 15 minutes. Little Bastard! Once a day I go in there (I ask the cat to leave) and I shit all over my girls. About fives time a day I go in there and give them their dirty, naughty, nutes. "You want your nitrogen bitches!" I scream; then I piss all over those red hair bioootches. Sometimes I'll scream, "remember Vietnam!" or "Little Bastard!" if I catch my cat watching me piss... that's his name.

Fuck I'm high right now. Blueberry.
 
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growone

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ph of 7 is a bit high, bringing it down to 6.5 would be better
i'm not familiar with using pine bark in soil for mj, might be ok but many plants don't find pine agreeable
maybe it's just pine needles that have an issue
 
wyteboi

wyteboi

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they are going slow but they are fine. just make sure they dry out before next water............. the setup looks nice! for right this second you have plenty of everything but soon as they start gettin big, then you''ll have to get more lights and worrry bout heat, but it looks good for now!
 
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wyteboi

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SPODE said:
More light, more lights. I would add at least two more CFL lights. Then you will need to add a fan for fresh air, a larger area to grow, a carbon filter and the next thing you know you have a big ass grow box in some room in your house. Pretty soon you are planning grow areas in all the rooms in your house house. "Honey why don't you go sleep under the 5 Purple Urkle's; pretend you're camping."

I'm even using my toilet as an improvised hydroponic system, the bowl will hold two plants. You just need to teach your cat how to flush the toilet every 15 minutes. Little Bastard! Once a day I go in there (I ask the cat to leave) and I shit all over my girls. About fives time a day I go in there and give them their dirty, naughty, nutes. "You want your nitrogen bitches!" I scream; then I piss all over those red hair bioootches. Sometimes I'll scream, "remember Vietnam!" or "Little Bastard!" if I catch my cat watching me piss... that's his name.

Fuck I'm high right now. Blueberry.
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this is good fuckin shit to wake up to!!!!!!!!
 
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DaHomeGrown

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Thanks for comments everyone, all the info has been helpful. The babies are looking better as of today. The 2 droopy ones are perking up slightly, and new leaves are continuing to grow. I made some adjustment to my set up. I got 2 more CFL 26 watt lights in between each of the 3 plants. I post pics soon. I also rigged up some more reflective material from the shinny side of chip bags, hehe. I finally got around to getting a thermometer that measures rH. So far looks like temps in the box are around 80F, with a 40%rH. I put a wet rag in the box to help increase the humidity, will this work?? I post some new pics tomorrow hopefully and update with more accurate environment info. There is some minor discoloration on the biggest leaves of one plant. Looks like grayish white spots in the middle of the leaves, hopefully my camera can get a good pic.
 
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growone

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the gray/white spots bear watching - may be 1st signs of ph issue or just the 'memory' of watering issues
 
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SPODE said:
More light, more lights. I would add at least two more CFL lights. Then you will need to add a fan for fresh air, a larger area to grow, a carbon filter and the next thing you know you have a big ass grow box in some room in your house. Pretty soon you are planning grow areas in all the rooms in your house house. "Honey why don't you go sleep under the 5 Purple Urkle's; pretend you're camping."

I'm even using my toilet as an improvised hydroponic system, the bowl will hold two plants. You just need to teach your cat how to flush the toilet every 15 minutes. Little Bastard! Once a day I go in there (I ask the cat to leave) and I shit all over my girls. About fives time a day I go in there and give them their dirty, naughty, nutes. "You want your nitrogen bitches!" I scream; then I piss all over those red hair bioootches. Sometimes I'll scream, "remember Vietnam!" or "Little Bastard!" if I catch my cat watching me piss... that's his name.

Fuck I'm high right now. Blueberry.
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Wow seriously man he asking for help and your talking about taking grumpies on your plants wich you planted in your toilette and have a cat flush it every 15 mins lay off the stuff for a day or so get your mind back down on planet earth.
 
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DaHomeGrown

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Hey everyone, I was able to get some new pics of the plants and set up. I also checked the environment, it holdin steady at 80-85F with 40 humidity. The discoloration on Plant #1 is more tannish/yellow then white. New leaves are growing bigger each day. Here are the new pics. Plant #1 is the discolored one with the biggest leaves so far, Plant #2 is the strongest looking one, and Plant #3 is the smaller one that is drooping. Let me know what you think?
 

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wyteboi

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they still look a lil overwatered, let them DRY before next water. that should speed things up some. Other than that they are lookin good. the setup looks good, keep them tubes on (u probably just turned off for the pic?) maybe put a fan in there to help dry things out some ?
 
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southlondon187

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im new to this site and new to growing aswell , i sort of have the same problem but my leaves havent changed colour , the leaves have been sort of hanging/drooping for a few days , i dont know what to do , could be it be over watering because i do tend to over water them ????? please help
 
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southlondon187

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some one from youtube , told me that when the plant is kept in a dark place leaves droop/hang , the leaves change colour due to over watering , they get spots due to too much heat
 
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DaHomeGrown

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Hey everyone just wanted to update my progress. I've repotted the plants into 3 4gal pots with foxfarm soil (Ocean Forest) made from earthworm castings and bat guano. I added another fan to the set up. The environment is holding steady 78-83 F, with 40-50% humidity. I've watered them 1 time since the transplant, and Im waiting until signs of complete DRYing before next water. When is it time to start thinking about nutes? The time frame suggests their growing slow, 30 days since beginning of germ, 15 days since I put them into the red plastic cups and only 4 days since I put them in the permeant homes. Since the transplant, the plants have only responded positively, growth is speeding up. What do ya think??
 

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