Please help me. Hydro First Timer - Drooping/Wilting

Enig

Well-Known Member
Hello,

I am using an Aerogarden. I have 4 23w CFLs and just added 2 26w CFLs plus the AG hood. My plants are on 21 days. I have had the light schedule at 18/6 for about a week now. I am using distilled water. I started on nutes a couple weeks ago because the leaves on the one plant were drooping but the others were not. I am using GH Nutes (FloraMicro, FloraGro, FloraBloom) and I am using the DraintoWaste program: http://genhydro.com/genhydro_US/feeding_charts/GH_ExpertProgram_DrainToWaste.pdf

I have 2 airstones and there is absolutely no light coming into the reservoir. I have a pH meter that I calibrate daily and the pH hovers between 5.7-6.0. When the water gets low it drops, but not significantly and not for a long period of time because I add water daily. The canopy temperature is about 26c (79f) but now that I got the tent it should be lower.

Since the measurements are for 1 gallon and the AeroGarden res is a little under 1 gallon, I have been using 1.25ml instead of the recommended 1.5ml. The one that is drooping is a bagseed and the other is a pineapple express seed I got from attitude. What should I do?

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Pic of the stems:

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Pineapple Express:

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420pharms

Member
hello Im hydro as well currently using technaflora it runs best at 6.2ph and full strength it looks to me as though you have prenutrient mutation for lack of correct term if im right you will start getting fan leafs with 3 blades and or singles they will also start to twist and stuff your t.d.s. should be around 700 to 800 ppm at the size plants about 80% of full strength I am not a seasond grower and dont really have expert advise good luck check with g.h. for best ph it may be a little higher but you should be good on ph
 

Enig

Well-Known Member
hello Im hydro as well currently using technaflora it runs best at 6.2ph and full strength it looks to me as though you have prenutrient mutation for lack of correct term if im right you will start getting fan leafs with 3 blades and or singles they will also start to twist and stuff your t.d.s. should be around 700 to 800 ppm at the size plants about 80% of full strength I am not a seasond grower and dont really have expert advise good luck check with g.h. for best ph it may be a little higher but you should be good on ph
According to GH the pH should be between 5.5-6.5. Thanks for the input hopefully there are others that have opinions as well. Thanks again!
 
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