Quick question for the pro's :)

owenh

owenh

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its been a while since my last post but so far things have gone smooth but my last problem plant is back :) the colors are still odd but it may be genetics(?) but now the leaves are starting to curl down and fold up a bit here is some info.


400 hps
light flowering neuts only once so far about a week ago
i waited till the top 3-4 inches of the soil were dry before i watered again about 4 days after the neut watering using about 1/2 - 3/4 gal of water per each plant (they are in 5 gal buckets ) ( soil grow)
but the leaf problem hasnt got better in fact stayed the same to maybe worse but not posative.

temp is a battle for now since its winter 67F - 75F night and day most of my heat comes from the light my heater is fighting and loosing :)

They are in flowering 12/12 currently to sex so i can clone the females.

here she is in all her glory (note other plants dont have this happening )


sorry about the big picture but i wanted detail :)
 
RastaCourage

RastaCourage

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i would say, overwatering...
if they are droopy & the leaves curl/twist
i think that is, what it is

i can't be TOO sure though, my plant did that
the twist & curling, they still are like that
only the bottom leaves though, the new ones are fine

you should let your plants soil get crusty dry, before you water again
3-4 days, isn't always that sufficient, try letting the tops get real dry

EDIT
also, rather than the looks of your plants soil
try, lifting your pot, if it is REALLY LIGHT, you definitely need to water
if it's somewhat heavy, give it a day or two & try, lifting it up again

good luck
 
norcalkronic

norcalkronic

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could be over water but to me that looks like a deficiency

* a photo tip for next time. Closer is not better. Focused is better.if you held the camera a bit further away and focused on that big leaf it would be easier to look at and show more detail. your pic is focused on the leaves in the background.
 
rolla8

rolla8

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I'm actually thinking you are not watering them enough. Only using 1/2gal-3/4gal of water every 4 days is not sufficient for 5gal containers. You need to thoroughly saturate your soil at every watering. For a 5gal container, this means using about 2gal of water per plant. After you water them, leave them alone and allow the soil to become almost completely dry before watering them again.
 
owenh

owenh

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well i started out over watering :) and thought i had it down because the plants were looking good ( and sorry about the pic i was half asleep last night when i took it lol and i still had it set to macro mode from taking pics of the nodes to look at closer earlier

if it is a watering problem why only one plant affected ?
 
rolla8

rolla8

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Different strains, and even different individual plants of the same strain can have very different thresholds and ranges in which they thrive. It's quite possible that the one plant you are having the issue with has a different hydration threshold than the others. You gotta remember that no two plants are exactly alike (unless it's a clone), and they will each react to the environment, watering schedule, feeding schedule, etc. as an individual. This is one of the main reasons it's a good idea to keep a detailed grow journal (at home on a spreadsheet, not here on this website). What I do is keep detailed records about all my plants, their individual watering and feeding schedules as well as requirements, measurements and growth records, temp. and humidity logs, etc. At the end of my grow, I go back and crunch all the numbers to see where I'm at with a particular plant, then I use the results of all my record keeping to make informed decisions about changes I will make for my next round. You cannot track what you cannot measure, and you cannot measure what you don't record.
 
sir smokesalot

sir smokesalot

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rolla8 said:
Different strains, and even different individual plants of the same strain can have very different thresholds and ranges in which they thrive. It's quite possible that the one plant you are having the issue with has a different hydration threshold than the others. You gotta remember that no two plants are exactly alike (unless it's a clone), and they will each react to the environment, watering schedule, feeding schedule, etc. as an individual. This is one of the main reasons it's a good idea to keep a detailed grow journal (at home on a spreadsheet, not here on this website). What I do is keep detailed records about all my plants, their individual watering and feeding schedules as well as requirements, measurements and growth records, temp. and humidity logs, etc. At the end of my grow, I go back and crunch all the numbers to see where I'm at with a particular plant, then I use the results of all my record keeping to make informed decisions about changes I will make for my next round. You cannot track what you cannot measure, and you cannot measure what you don't record.
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this is true. in my current grow i have one plant that requires watering more often than the other two, even though its is a smaller plant and they are all in the same soil mix and same size pots.
if the leaves are droopy and limp then its underwatering, if they are curling but the leaves are still firm i would says its a magnesium deficency. try a tsp of epson salts with your next watering and see if it helps
 
owenh

owenh

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well news update :( the plant was looking better today after i watered it alot more ....but.... it finally showed sex lol and it was a fucking boy along with 2 more hahah god tearing those 3 biggest ones out hurt bad first time is the worst i am sure :)
 
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