oHsiN666
Well-Known Member
Hello! i have been experiencing some major problems with my first grow. i am using Sunshine Mix #4. im using 1 gallon containers. the room temp is between 77-81. humidity is between 45-50. sometimes it creeps a little lower, sometimes its creeps a little higher. i have a 12" circular fan osolating at all times. they are in veg at 24 hrs of light per day on 4-bulb 4 foot florescent lights. i have been watering only when the containers are light and have been feeding them: starting the first few feeds with Botanicare's line of Pro Grow for hydro, Liquid Karma and Cal Mag. all at 3.75ml per gal the first 3 feeds then jumped to 5ml per gal the last 2 feeds. i have been on a every other day watering schedule. R/O water all the time. i have been loosing A LOT of leafs. i hear that is normal from some growers, and not normal form others. i have probably lost about 2 full plants worth of leafs. all the leafs on the bottom are the problematic leafs. all growth from the middle up looks really good. they dont have that luscious green almost leathery look (im colorblind, thats the best i can describe healthy looking plants) im getting really nervous that this is a bigger problem than i think it is. growth is still very active. the plants are in there 5th week of life, started from seed. they seem like there growing fine, the growth at the top looks healthy. i am highly confused. i have grown once before in soil back in the mid nineties (god, that ages me...lol) and this is my first hydro grow. i check the ph at the end of every neut mixing and it appears to be at 6.0 (using the color coded drops with PH UP & DOWN). i have lost a shit ton of leafs and im getting majorly concerned. can anyone tell me what im doing wrong? the lights are about a half an inch above the tallest plant which is at 17.5inches. the others are about 12inches. the tallest plants are on the left and right of the light and the shortest plant being in the middle with an arch from left to right. i have developed a small gnat problem but am slowly dealing with that issue as organically as possible. i know the line of nuets im using are organic based. i was referred by everyone (online) to get FOXFARM. didnt find enough positive things to use it, guy at the store knew exactly what i was going for when i told him the style of grow i want to do. and he referred me to BC's line of nuets. i started using all 3 of the BC products i picked up and have not seen any promising results yet!! i have been using them for over a week now, just about 2 weeks. an nothing. very slight tip burn, possible neut burn, but those marks on the leafs where there before i started using the nuets.
please help me!! if you need pics, just ask. i have some from about a week ago. but i can get updated ones asap!!! i need advise asap!! the lights seem to be in the correct position. my waterings are not excessive, anyways i dont think they are. what am i doing wrong?? what am i not doing right? im dying to know!!!!
please help me!! if you need pics, just ask. i have some from about a week ago. but i can get updated ones asap!!! i need advise asap!! the lights seem to be in the correct position. my waterings are not excessive, anyways i dont think they are. what am i doing wrong?? what am i not doing right? im dying to know!!!!
