My plants is to small and color is not good on some leafs
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anotherdaymusic
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So could be a couple factors.. im new but ive also experienced lots of small problems and had a mentor...
looks like the plants are def having some deficiency, so... what is your water balanced at? are you ph'ing it? its nearly impossible for plants to absorb nutes if the ph is off...and how often are you watering? your soil looks soaked.. does your bucket have drain holes?
what kind of soil are you using? and are you using nutrients already? you started from seed im assuming...one last q... is that the temp of the box or at growth level (top of the highest plant, most important this temp stays under 85F) because it could be way hotter there..
looks like the plants are def having some deficiency, so... what is your water balanced at? are you ph'ing it? its nearly impossible for plants to absorb nutes if the ph is off...and how often are you watering? your soil looks soaked.. does your bucket have drain holes?
what kind of soil are you using? and are you using nutrients already? you started from seed im assuming...one last q... is that the temp of the box or at growth level (top of the highest plant, most important this temp stays under 85F) because it could be way hotter there..
anotherdaymusic
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yeah thats what i was thinking.. his soil is soaked..
anotherdaymusic
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yeah man, water it like every 2-3 days... but like HAZ said.. wait til the top inch of soil is crusty or so...
bigjesse1922
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In a pot that size, you only need to water once or MAYBE twice a week. You want to saturate all of the soil and get good run off through the bottom of the plant when you water.
What you are doing is keeping the upper layers of the soil wet, which is only going to promote rot and inverted stem growth (stems should grow DOWN towards water, not up).
Let the thing alone for at least two days of NO water. Have you been giving it anything other than water? A plant that young will not need any additional nutrients aside from those already present in the soil.
LEAVE IT ALONE FOR A WHILE.
What you are doing is keeping the upper layers of the soil wet, which is only going to promote rot and inverted stem growth (stems should grow DOWN towards water, not up).
Let the thing alone for at least two days of NO water. Have you been giving it anything other than water? A plant that young will not need any additional nutrients aside from those already present in the soil.
LEAVE IT ALONE FOR A WHILE.
bigjesse1922
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Ph your water always to between 6.3 and 6.eight. Quit watering it two times a day.
anotherdaymusic
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ok, yeah man two waterings a day is wayyy too much. leave your plants alone for a couple days, the oxygen to your roots is necessary, even in hydro systems. Your tap water might not be too bad, mine is around 7.7, but drop it down to 6.5 so the plants have an easier time grabbing nutes from the soil... but yeah dude, i have smaller pots and i water it every 2 days at most. it wouldnt hurt to buy a ph meter and phup/down either, but your tapwater could be rockin.. read up about soil, plants, and ph'ed water, your babies will love you for it.
anotherdaymusic
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they COULD survive if they still look like the picture.maybe..
Pictures are taken 3 hours ago. So i hope they will survive.
anotherdaymusic
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How are they survivin dude?
MrGhettoGrower
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Use 18 oz cups to start'em~ Use some seed starter soil~
Water just enough to get them going you don't have
to soak the soil. It'll take a week just for the 18 oz
cups to dry out. You put that little baby in a big pot
it'll never dry out!!
Water just enough to get them going you don't have
to soak the soil. It'll take a week just for the 18 oz
cups to dry out. You put that little baby in a big pot
it'll never dry out!!
Realy can wake up? It has dry leaves roots are still not dry. Bugs are eated the roots. The soil isnt sterilized but it was "premium"
I think they die. But i will try.
bigjesse1922
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What kind of bugs?
If they are fungus gnats, who gives a shit really?
I mean, I would prefer not to have them, but you can treat them and still have great grows even with a fungus gnat infestation. Do some research and post a pic of what they look like.
If they are fungus gnats, who gives a shit really?
I mean, I would prefer not to have them, but you can treat them and still have great grows even with a fungus gnat infestation. Do some research and post a pic of what they look like.