my bottom leaves are dying.. help

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bhc13836

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my plant is about 1 month and 2 and a half weeks old. im using a cfl flourecent light about a few inches above the top of my plant.
i have a fan. and my plant is in a pot.

the bottom leaves are falling off and turning brown kinda rinkling up.
and falling off.

and the ones above the ones that are dying. the very tip are drooping straight down but just the tips.
the top leaves dont look bad though
what is happening?
 
Supgee3

Supgee3

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Yeah bro, WAAAAAAAAAY too many things could be wrong with your plant and we can't diagnose without a pic
 
wizard82

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My guess is that your ppm of nutrients are a little high. The outer and lower leafs tend to suffer first. I suggest flushing with ph balanced water and let chill for a couple of days.
 
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bhc13836

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i dont know if i can get pictures.
but i will try to describe it my best.
the ends, like the very tips. are darker. and dropping straight down. and then the ones that are dying. are shrivled and completely straight down. and brown and yellow.
and falling off.
 
wizard82

wizard82

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They sound there burnt, again flush. What are you using for nutrients? Also what is the temp in your grow space?
 
moash

moash

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bhc13836 said:
i dont know if i can get pictures.
but i will try to describe it my best.
the ends, like the very tips. are darker. and dropping straight down. and then the ones that are dying. are shrivled and completely straight down. and brown and yellow.
and falling off.
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itll be hard to help without pics but ill try
r they only on the bottom?
r they a uniform yellow or only on edges or chlorosis between the veins?
do they drop lifelessly and hang with a smooth feel or shrivel up hard and brittle?
r they twisting at all???
do they look burnt??
 
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bhc13836

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how do i flush?
and the nutrients i have no idea.
my friend gave me a thing full of nutrients with the right proportions and mixed with water

and i have a small circle temp. gauge sitting in the pot at the side.
it reads at exactly 70.
i have a fan going in there. and the grow room is small.
i have two glasses of water sitting out for humidity
 
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bhc13836

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a set of 2 leaves at the bottom already feell off. and they were hard, brittle, and looked burnt and dead and crinkled.
the leaves after that are sagging and brown and yellow. like the whole leaf. and drooping. the leaves above that are looking good but the very tips are going straight down. and yellow/brown. the whole leaf is drooping slightly.
and above that they look great. except the very tips are just yellow. and above that they are slightly yellow tips and the ones above fine.
the yellow on the bottom ones are all over. but get green as it comes to the part where the leafs start. and as the leaves go up they get better and the yellow is just on the ends.
 
wizard82

wizard82

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What r they growing in? What did you buddy give you for nutrients? I use a ppm(part per million) nutrient meter.
 
Maryjane123

Maryjane123

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bhc13836 said:
how do i flush?
and the nutrients i have no idea.
my friend gave me a thing full of nutrients with the right proportions and mixed with water

and i have a small circle temp. gauge sitting in the pot at the side.
it reads at exactly 70.
i have a fan going in there. and the grow room is small.
i have two glasses of water sitting out for humidity
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Before you flush you should post pics, it really will speak a 1000 words.

As the plant gets older, it's perfectly normal from bottom to die but then it could be completly something else to why your leaves are dying.

Pics bro, we need pics..

better to be safe, than sorry.
 
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bhc13836

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they are growing in a pot. and it was miracle grow potting soil
and idk what the nutes were
he said it was balanced and all good and he uses it with his plants and they are gooood
 
wizard82

wizard82

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I start with very low ppm(no more the 300ppm) of nutrients and slowly increase every couple of weeks. Near the end of growing the plant can take in up like 1600ppm, any mor is really a waste.
 
Maryjane123

Maryjane123

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bhc13836 said:
they are growing in a pot. and it was miracle grow potting soil
and idk what the nutes were
he said it was balanced and all good and he uses it with his plants and they are gooood
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I've never used miracle grow soil, however I am sure I have read somewhere before that they have slow release ferts in the soil, that's not gospel by the way but I'm sure this is what I read.

The problem could be over fertilisation from the slow release nutes in da soil.

Do not water, it could only cause further problems...

wait for somebody to confirm this tho^^ However I am sure I read somewhere about that wit MG Soil.
 
moash

moash

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bhc13836 said:
a set of 2 leaves at the bottom already feell off. and they were hard, brittle, and looked burnt and dead and crinkled.
the leaves after that are sagging and brown and yellow. like the whole leaf. and drooping. the leaves above that are looking good but the very tips are going straight down. and yellow/brown. the whole leaf is drooping slightly.
and above that they look great. except the very tips are just yellow. and above that they are slightly yellow tips and the ones above fine.
the yellow on the bottom ones are all over. but get green as it comes to the part where the leafs start. and as the leaves go up they get better and the yellow is just on the ends.
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nutrient burn
follow the advice given and flush the shit out of it...3:1 water-soil ratio
and feed only phed water for a while
goodluck
 
wizard82

wizard82

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I would slowly water the soil until water begins to flow from drain hole and wait for about four days to see results. Plants in soil tend to take a little longer for results to show compared to deep water culture system.
 
Maryjane123

Maryjane123

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bhc13836 said:
wait
how do i flush it out?
and what is phed water?
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I would still post pics...

Just to be on safe side.


However to answer your flush question, I usually flush with 3 x the amount of water.

I usually boil some water in kettle, wait till it's cool and use that.
 
wizard82

wizard82

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don't worry about the ph right now, just slowly flush the plant. The ph pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution.
 
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