Keenan
Member
Ok, so even though I have a few grows under my belt I still consider myself a newbie. I have grow in soil in the past but finally made the leap into the world of hydroponics.
The problem... with different types of soils (quality organic stuff) and different types of nutrients as well as the new hydro setup I am getting curling of my leaf tips (Curling down like a claw). This said, it does seem like my hydro setup is not anywhere near as bad, but I worry it will get worse. Temperatures have been in range and I have really good ventilation.
At first I blamed soil, so for the next grow I tried a different higher quality organic Fox Farms soil. Same problem.
Next I blamed the water Ph, so I carefully made sure I watered with a Ph of 7 (in the soil). Same problem.
With the hydro setup I keep the Ph as close to 5.8 as I can... I check it daily... and I am noticing the tips are just starting to curl down a bit. I am using a 1 part nutrient from the hydro shop and giving it the proper dose according to the instructions. (I do not have a PPM meter yet).
Oh yeah, I am using City water that I leave out a minimum of 48 hours with two large air stones bubbling it. I doubt I have hard water coming out of my tap. So, what the heck is going on? Is it possible my city uses Chloramine instead of Chlorine and it would cause this? Any ideas really appreciated, I can try to add more details if I left anything out.
Thanks again... please don't roast the noob to a crisp... I am trying to learn but am at a loss here.
The problem... with different types of soils (quality organic stuff) and different types of nutrients as well as the new hydro setup I am getting curling of my leaf tips (Curling down like a claw). This said, it does seem like my hydro setup is not anywhere near as bad, but I worry it will get worse. Temperatures have been in range and I have really good ventilation.
At first I blamed soil, so for the next grow I tried a different higher quality organic Fox Farms soil. Same problem.
Next I blamed the water Ph, so I carefully made sure I watered with a Ph of 7 (in the soil). Same problem.
With the hydro setup I keep the Ph as close to 5.8 as I can... I check it daily... and I am noticing the tips are just starting to curl down a bit. I am using a 1 part nutrient from the hydro shop and giving it the proper dose according to the instructions. (I do not have a PPM meter yet).
Oh yeah, I am using City water that I leave out a minimum of 48 hours with two large air stones bubbling it. I doubt I have hard water coming out of my tap. So, what the heck is going on? Is it possible my city uses Chloramine instead of Chlorine and it would cause this? Any ideas really appreciated, I can try to add more details if I left anything out.
Thanks again... please don't roast the noob to a crisp... I am trying to learn but am at a loss here.