1st Grow. 8 Days old and a little yellow. Pics

HighMtnSkier · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 04:43 PM

My plant is 8 days old and the newer leaves are a little yellow. Here's my info:

What type of medium; soil grow
What brand and type of soil? FFOF
Indoors or outdoors? Indoors / Rubbermaid
What strain? Bagseed
How old are the plants? 8 Days
What type of lights and how many watts? CFL 4x26 Watt 6700K CFL's
How far from the lights? 2 inches
What is your watering frequency and source of water? Every other day. Distilled water.
What, how much and when was it fed? NPK? None yet. FF Trio Pack
What is the medium/runoff pH and PPM if in hydro? Don't know (I know, get a meter, ok)
What are the temps and humidity in the room? Average temp is 81*F. 40% humidity
What size pots? 6" peat pot
Any bugs? Look real close. No

When doing my research into growing I read not to use nutes during the 1st two weeks, but I'm not sure if this is just from over watering or some early nute deficiency.
The Fox Farms feeding schedule says I should be using a ratio of 2 Tablespoons per gallon of water in the 1st week, but everything I've read on here says not to use any nutes during the 1st two weeks of the grow, and then to start out at 1/4 strength.

This is my 1st grow, and I don't want to screw anything up. Thanks for your help.

Here's the pics.

Yesterday

Today

What do you think GC? What should I do here?

ukwayne21 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 06:32 PM

hi dude they.s nothing wrong with wot your doing.your doing everything ok its ya plants genetics m8 iv hav a plant like that before it looked likie a retard lol but it turned out to be an sound plant just carry on wot your doing just wait until it grows its other set of leaf,s they sould turn out ok keep us posted how it turns out m8

dragonsfire1988 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 06:52 PM

Yeah, she looks okay. Don't worry about nutes until she's about 2-3 weeks old, or she shows a consistent problem. She is missing a leaf though...looks funky, but no problem

Ph is a priority, though. Very important thing to keep track of

Let her grown, she may grow out of that little bit of yellow. FFOF is, from what I hear, somewhat 'hot' with nutes to begin with, so don't bother with nutes for a lil while.

Worry about getting yourself a meter/test solution first.

HighMtnSkier · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 07:44 PM

Thanks dudes. She's looking a little better today. I'll post up pics in my grow journal tonight.

HighMtnSkier · #5 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 03:03 AM

Uh...does she look ok to you guys? I gave her about 8 oz of water this morning after not getting any water since Friday. To me it looks like she got a little worse between this morning and now.

10:30 AM

7:30 PM

Help!

HighMtnSkier · #6 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 06:32 AM

Anyone???

HighMtnSkier · #7 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 02:17 PM

Last chance...

dragonsfire1988 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 03:51 PM

Looks to me like a Ph issue or nute burn. Did you flush the soil before planting her? That helps keep nute burn from happening so early.. The soil should have enough nutes to keep her from getting a deficiency, but FFOF can be 'hot' sometimes.

A Ph issue would mean nutes are getting locked out/in, which in turn would, indeed, cause a deficiency or certain nutes to be soaked up more, thus burning it.

Try flushing her with Ph corrected water...but you don't have a Ph meter right? You can get a $5 one at the pet store/fish department. API Brand, it's a white/blue box. Run out and get that to make sure your Ph is correct. It's a little chemical solution drop in a sample of the water, real simple. If you need help with that PM me or somethin'

HighMtnSkier · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragonsfire1988

Looks to me like a Ph issue or nute burn. Did you flush the soil before planting her? That helps keep nute burn from happening so early.. The soil should have enough nutes to keep her from getting a deficiency, but FFOF can be 'hot' sometimes.

A Ph issue would mean nutes are getting locked out/in, which in turn would, indeed, cause a deficiency or certain nutes to be soaked up more, thus burning it.

Try flushing her with Ph corrected water...but you don't have a Ph meter right? You can get a $5 one at the pet store/fish department. API Brand, it's a white/blue box. Run out and get that to make sure your Ph is correct. It's a little chemical solution drop in a sample of the water, real simple. If you need help with that PM me or somethin'

I didn't flush the soil when planting. I have only been using distilled water. I have to run to the pet store anyway today, so I'll do that during lunch and report back.

Thanks for the tip on the ph tester. I was going to order one online today and now I don't have to wait!

dragonsfire1988 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighMtnSkier

I didn't flush the soil when planting. I have only been using distilled water. I have to run to the pet store anyway today, so I'll do that during lunch and report back.

Thanks for the tip on the ph tester. I was going to order one online today and now I don't have to wait!

Yeah dude. I use that tester, and a GH brand one, all the time...they work well enough, fairly accurate, and the solution bottles last for-fuckin-ever. Nothin' compared to a truncheon or pen though

You don't have to decipher any damn colors with those, heh.

Thanks for the +rep!

HighMtnSkier · #11 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 01:53 AM

Ph Update:

Ok, so I got the Ph tester at the pet store. Thanks again for that.

Here's what I measured.

Distilled water - 6.6
Distilled water w/ 1.5 tsp FF Big Bloom & .5 tsp FF Grow Big - 6.6
Run off from Distilled water (on plant #2) - 6.4
Bottle of Poland Spring - 7.0

I didn't measure the run-off Ph on the sick plant since I just watered her this morning. The other plant has the same peat pot, soil, water. So I went through the stickies and it would seem like the Ph is pretty much on target.

Any other suggestions?

dragonsfire1988 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighMtnSkier

Ph Update:

Ok, so I got the Ph tester at the pet store. Thanks again for that.

Here's what I measured.

Distilled water - 6.6
Distilled water w/ 1.5 tsp FF Big Bloom & .5 tsp FF Grow Big - 6.6
Run off from Distilled water (on plant #2) - 6.4
Bottle of Poland Spring - 7.0

I didn't measure the run-off Ph on the sick plant since I just watered her this morning. The other plant has the same peat pot, soil, water. So I went through the stickies and it would seem like the Ph is pretty much on target.

Any other suggestions?

Right on, dude. numbers are perfect now.

Check the Ph of everything you give your plant, and the runoff, everytime, adjust as necessary.

The sick plant may have a different Ph, you never know...wait for the Ph results before you do anything to correct the issues, I'd say, unless you just want to flush her now.

Also, watering with nutes will most likely lower the runoff Ph, maybe by a whole point or more, keep that in mind.

HighMtnSkier · #13 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragonsfire1988

Right on, dude. numbers are perfect now.

Check the Ph of everything you give your plant, and the runoff, everytime, adjust as necessary.

Yeah, but my plant still looks like shit! Does it just need a few days of the Grow Big / Big Bloom solution to recover?

dragonsfire1988 · #14 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighMtnSkier

Yeah, but my plant still looks like shit! Does it just need a few days of the Grow Big / Big Bloom solution to recover?

Edited the post above, check that. Wait for Ph results... unless youd like to flush it, in that case go ahead with the distilled water.

HighMtnSkier · #15 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 02:55 AM

Do you think I should get something with a higher K value to give her?

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#1 (permalink) 10-09-2009, 04:43 PM
HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	1st Grow. 8 Days old and a little yellow. Pics My plant is 8 days old and the newer leaves are a little yellow. Here's my info: What type of medium; soil grow What brand and type of soil? FFOF Indoors or outdoors? Indoors / Rubbermaid What strain? Bagseed How old are the plants? 8 Days What type of lights and how many watts? CFL 4x26 Watt 6700K CFL's How far from the lights? 2 inches What is your watering frequency and source of water? Every other day. Distilled water. What, how much and when was it fed? NPK? None yet. FF Trio Pack What is the medium/runoff pH and PPM if in hydro? Don't know (I know, get a meter, ok) What are the temps and humidity in the room? Average temp is *81F. 40% humidity What size pots? 6" peat pot Any bugs? Look real close. No When doing my research into growing I read not to use nutes during the 1st two weeks, but I'm not sure if this is just from over watering or some early nute deficiency. The Fox Farms feeding schedule says I should be using a ratio of 2 Tablespoons per gallon of water in the 1st week, but everything I've read on here says not to use any nutes during the 1st two weeks of the grow, and then to start out at 1/4 strength. This is my 1st grow, and I don't want to screw anything up. Thanks for your help. Here's the pics. Yesterday Today What do you think GC? What should I do here? __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out!** Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

#2 (permalink) 10-10-2009, 06:32 PM
ukwayne21 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 20	Re: 1st Grow. 8 Days old and a little yellow. Pics hi dude they.s nothing wrong with wot your doing.your doing everything ok its ya plants genetics m8 iv hav a plant like that before it looked likie a retard lol but it turned out to be an sound plant just carry on wot your doing just wait until it grows its other set of leaf,s they sould turn out ok keep us posted how it turns out m8

#3 (permalink) 10-10-2009, 06:52 PM
dragonsfire1988 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 374	Re: 1st Grow. 8 Days old and a little yellow. Pics Yeah, she looks okay. Don't worry about nutes until she's about 2-3 weeks old, or she shows a consistent problem. She is missing a leaf though...looks funky, but no problem Ph is a priority, though. Very important thing to keep track of Let her grown, she may grow out of that little bit of yellow. FFOF is, from what I hear, somewhat 'hot' with nutes to begin with, so don't bother with nutes for a lil while. Worry about getting yourself a meter/test solution first. __________________ "We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows." "An' it harm none, do as ye will."

#4 (permalink) 10-10-2009, 07:44 PM
HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	Re: 1st Grow. 8 Days old and a little yellow. Pics Thanks dudes. She's looking a little better today. I'll post up pics in my grow journal tonight. __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out! Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

#5 (permalink) 10-12-2009, 03:03 AM
HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	UPDATE 10 days old! Uh...does she look ok to you guys? I gave her about 8 oz of water this morning after not getting any water since Friday. To me it looks like she got a little worse between this morning and now. 10:30 AM 7:30 PM Help! __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out! Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

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HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	Re: UPDATE 10 days old! Anyone??? __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out! Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

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HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	Re: UPDATE 10 days old! Last chance... __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out! Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

#8 (permalink) 10-12-2009, 03:51 PM
dragonsfire1988 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 374	Re: UPDATE 10 days old! Looks to me like a Ph issue or nute burn. Did you flush the soil before planting her? That helps keep nute burn from happening so early.. The soil should have enough nutes to keep her from getting a deficiency, but FFOF can be 'hot' sometimes. A Ph issue would mean nutes are getting locked out/in, which in turn would, indeed, cause a deficiency or certain nutes to be soaked up more, thus burning it. Try flushing her with Ph corrected water...but you don't have a Ph meter right? You can get a $5 one at the pet store/fish department. API Brand, it's a white/blue box. Run out and get that to make sure your Ph is correct. It's a little chemical solution drop in a sample of the water, real simple. If you need help with that PM me or somethin' __________________ "We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows." "An' it harm none, do as ye will."

#11 (permalink) 10-13-2009, 01:53 AM
HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	Re: UPDATE 10 days old! Ph Update: Ok, so I got the Ph tester at the pet store. Thanks again for that. Here's what I measured. Distilled water - 6.6 Distilled water w/ 1.5 tsp FF Big Bloom & .5 tsp FF Grow Big - 6.6 Run off from Distilled water (on plant #2) - 6.4 Bottle of Poland Spring - 7.0 I didn't measure the run-off Ph on the sick plant since I just watered her this morning. The other plant has the same peat pot, soil, water. So I went through the stickies and it would seem like the Ph is pretty much on target. Any other suggestions? __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out! Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

#15 (permalink) 10-13-2009, 02:55 AM
HighMtnSkier Bring the WROD Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ice Coast Posts: 930	Re: UPDATE 10 days old! Do you think I should get something with a higher K value to give her? __________________ NJ - Action Required. Time is running out! Watch The Union & learn the truth. Normal.org -AMA Calls For Ending The “Schedule I Lie”

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