First Grow Journal - Peroxide Poisoning and Miracle Gro

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all are having a good day. I've started my first grow and I could use some help. About 2 weeks after sprouting, I accidentally sprayed her with 3% peroxide. I rinsed her off immediately in the sink and re-potted her. Now she is starting to come back.

I also started her in Miracle Gro soil before learning that this soil can be toxic. I would like to see how she does with it though, since I have heard of some success stories. I've been fighting nutrient burn by keeping the humidity elevated, hoping that this will decrease transpiration from the leaves. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions.


Here she is on Day 1 after re-potting


And here she is today (Day 19)


I'm new to the forum, so please let me know if I have done anything inappropriately with regard to posting. Thanks very much.

Update 3-28-2016

I've switched from this http://www.miraclegro.com/smg/produ...acle_gro_moisture_control_potting_mix_cfl.pdf , which proved to be too toxic, to this organic soil with added perlite http://www.naturescare.com/smg/products/CFLS/naturescare_organicpottingmix_CFL.pdf (See Post #24) I am making an organic soil that should be ready in 3-4 weeks (Post #23).

I have also switched another LED bulb for a flood light so I now have two of these Philips 100W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) PAR38 Dimmable LED Flood Light Bulb-435016 - The Home Depot
and two of these Philips 100W Equivalent Daylight A19 LED Light Bulb-455717 - The Home Depot .

 

Thanks so much. I'm trying these Philips LED light bulbs that I haven't seen tested before. They are each 14.5w (100w Eq) and 5000K. I have four of them Philips 100W Equivalent Daylight A19 LED Light Bulb (4-Pack)-455717 - The Home Depot

I had them about 14 inches from the plant and then I moved them to about 7 inches. That's when nute burn worsened, so I increased the humidity.

 

Wow, thanks so much. I'll try this.

 

Hey there Buddy, I tried it but the Philips LED bulb was impossible to break. It may be made of some sort of plastic. I did some reading and it said these bulbs may have lead and arsenic on the inside. I'm not sure if that's the reason that they made the bulb unbreakable though.

Trying to break the bulb wound up ruining it and it no longer works, but as Bob Marley says "when one door is closed another is opened" so I went and got this to replace it, which I believe will spread the light more broadly.
Philips 100W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) PAR38 Dimmable LED Flood Light Bulb-435016 - The Home Depot

Thanks a lot for the suggestion though. The Sunbeam LED must be different in some ways. If I can confirm that they aren't harmful when broken open, I may give it another try.

 

No problem at all Bro. It actually worked out for the best, since I now get to try something new that may possibly be better than what I had before. Thanks so much.

 

After topping and LST the bottoms are developing. Nute burn continues to be a problem and there is still some residual damage from the peroxide.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B (Day 20)

 

I would say it was less of an accident and more of a result of not properly following the instructions. I thought I had finished reading the instructions at the point where they said to use 3% peroxide. I sprayed my plants with it and then came back to realize that I had not finished reading the instructions. The 3% peroxide was supposed to be diluted in a gallon or so of water.

That's when I jumped back up, rinsed it off, and re-potted. I've been more careful since then, but it was definitely a lesson on thoroughly reading the instructions.

 

Nute burn continues to progress. New growth starting to show effects as well. At this point, I'm just hoping she grows out of it.

Nute Burn Progression D20


Nute Burn Progression D21


Nute Burn New Growth


Possible beginning of claw formation due to excess nitrogen?