week 4 of flower aeroponics idk what the hell is wrong help please

spencer2121

spencer2121

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i have 3 plants flowering useing led, cfls, and aeroponics, my biggest plant is starting to act funny and idk why cuz the other plants using the same exact system and nutes are doing just fine? i rinsed the roots adjusted the ph and everything please help ill post a pic as soon as it uploads
 
spencer2121

spencer2121

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all the leafs are falling it looks as if it has not been watered i also put a air stone right underneith the roots to encourage oxygen to the roots so idk what the hell is going on
 
spencer2121

spencer2121

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ive been trying to rinse the roots once an hour and i have been spraying the leafs to keep them from drying out idk what to do please someone help
 
spencer2121

spencer2121

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been doing 24 on for a while and they seem to like it but as mentioned i have air stones in the bottom and the biggest is directly under this plant now that ive noticed this issue, the other plants are doing fine i just cant understand why this one is not
 
spencer2121

spencer2121

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is it possible the other plants are eating everything (nutes) up? i added a lil super thrive and some micro nutes by GH 5-0-1
 
Hemp4Victory

Hemp4Victory

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When your mist system turns on is the mist making it to that plant? It definitely looks like it is not getting water. I would lift the lid and watch next time your sprayer turns on to make sure it is getting hit. I run my pump at 1 min on 4 min off and the girls love it. The other thing might be that the roots are hanging in the water and it is getting too much water. They don't like wet feet. If this is the case you can trim the roots back so that they aren't dangling in the water. It sounds scary but you wont hurt her at all. I cut my roots all the time if they start to hang too low.
 
puffntuff

puffntuff

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Your not giving them enough off time to soak up oxygen. Try 1 min on 4 min off. They are prolly overwatered
 
Hemp4Victory

Hemp4Victory

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Your sprayers should be off more than they are on. One minute on and 4 off works great. You can buy the Art DNE preset timer for about $50 it comes preset to that timing. It is PERFECT or aeroponic setups.
 
spencer2121

spencer2121

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ok this particular plants roots were very bushy up untill today i noticed they are indeed starting to touch the water, however, the others have very long roots and they seem fine so i never considered that to be the issue. but this one def has its feet wet
 
Hemp4Victory

Hemp4Victory

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They cannot be constantly on. If your sprayer is constantly on then it is a miracle that only one of your plants looks over watered. If it never turns off all 3 should look like this one. The whole point of aeroponics is to alternate between dry roots and damp roots. If I was to constantly spray you in the face with a hose you would have lots of trouble breathing and be very uncomfortable. This is EXACTLY how your plants feel if the pump is always on. They need time off to breathe.
 
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