diggabyte
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Hey guys,
Long time RDWC grower here who wanted to give rockwool DTW a test run.
I'm having some leaf edge curling (pictures attached) and I'm not sure what's happening.
Vitals:
I am stumped. My only guess at this point is that I am significantly underfeeding since I am limited to the size of my 12" plant saucers (at least until I create a better DTW drainage setup).
I've read all sorts of different feeding schedules. Some on these boards are feeding multiple times per day for multiple minutes. This seems like a a HUGE waste to me and I fear I would be drowning my plants. They don't seem capable of consuming what I am providing already.
Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Long time RDWC grower here who wanted to give rockwool DTW a test run.
I'm having some leaf edge curling (pictures attached) and I'm not sure what's happening.
Vitals:
- Grow Medium
- Big Momma 8" Rockwool cubes
- Initialized @ pH 5.5 for several hours
- Nutrient solution
- GH flora gro/micro/bloom @ 1:1:1 ratio
- pH 5.8
- temp 60° F
- RO source water (not using Cal/mag supplements right now)
- Feeding
- Hydro Halo drip rings
- Pumped from premixed nute res (not aerated)
- Top-drip ~1min / day until there is a pint or so of runoff.
- Each plant is getting ~0.5gal nute solution per feeding
- rockwool cubes are never allowed dry and always seem moist to touch
- Runoff pH ~6.0
- Lighting
- 600W HPS
- 32" above canopy (since they are still young)
- 24x7 during veg
- I tried shading them for a few days so the light was not as intense, but did not seem to help.
- Environment
- 4x4 grow tent
- Air Temp ~80° F
- RH ~30%
- Air replaced every few minutes
- Genetics
- Jack Frost
- Cloned by me from previous generation
- Observations
- slight purple-ing in some stems
- slight yellowing / somewhat spotty discoloration in older leafs
- leaf edges are curling in both new and old growth
- several gallon flush with ~200ppm solution did not seem to help
- No burnt tips, so nute overload is not suspected
- rockwoll cubes are not sitting in standing water
- Generally slow growth, not feeling healthy
- Leafs feel a bit 'dry' to the touch on the edges
- slight purple-ing in some stems
I am stumped. My only guess at this point is that I am significantly underfeeding since I am limited to the size of my 12" plant saucers (at least until I create a better DTW drainage setup).
I've read all sorts of different feeding schedules. Some on these boards are feeding multiple times per day for multiple minutes. This seems like a a HUGE waste to me and I fear I would be drowning my plants. They don't seem capable of consuming what I am providing already.
Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!