Today I came home from work to see two of my plants tacoing pretty hard and the other two beginning to. I've been digging around for a little under two hours to try to figure it out and the biggest two culprits would be light intensity (90w LED UFO, four 11w 5000k LED bulbs and one 26w 2700k CFL... UFO was at less than 6" above the worst plant, brought it up to 8", the rest are at and have been at 8") or too many salts in the soil. I live in an extremely small town in Maine and they do not provide detailed water content online, all they let you know is that our water comes from a natural source inside of three gravel pits. So, Lights: 90w UFO, (x4) 11w 5000k LED, and a 26w 2700k CFL pH: 6.5 Organic Humus/Manure soil (.05 - .05 - .05) Liquid fert: 24 - 8 - 16 (generic... All I had access to at the time) Just transplanted biggest plant into 3 gallon pot, same soil, used Mykos freely. Other three still in solo cups. I have started noticing white residue left over on the soil as it dries out... I can only assume that this is salt and that could be a reason they are curling. My main question would be can I use RO water to flush and then go back to regular and just flush every time I get ready to water? Before you guys say it, yes, I did start with the beginners issue of overwatering, and yes, my humidity is very low, working om a dehumidifier this week. Here are some pics... Terrible quality, can get better ones once girlfriend gets home from work. Thanks for all the help in advance, GC. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
That’s nuthin looks more like they just perked up too me, not light stress. A few of my plants r mangled from light stress.
That's another thing I have been trying to figure out... Most photos of tacoing that I see, the leaf is flat and curls at the tips. Mine seem to be "perky" like you said and are just kinda V shaped through new growth. This is my first official grow that I can keep watch on and see what actually happens, so maybe it's just how the new growth comes in? Just really stressing because this is kind of a test at work for me to get my caregiver's license and I started a little bit unprepared. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
lol yeah man 1st grow is always a nail biter but, ya learn so much and get too see everything that ya been researching in person. If ya end up with some weed at the end of it ya won. Good luck stick around man
Thats nothing, they look fine...should see mine right now with no way to raise my lights any further...6 or 8 inch is prettt low though. With stronger lights you would run into problems quick...like me
I know... I'm glad I caught the light spacing issues before I switched to my 1000w mh lol... Could have been disastrous. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I would def try to bump the humidity up a bit for sure,27% is purdy low. When my humidity goes below 40% my girls drink like fish. I've noticed that smaller plants like that prefer a higher humidity.....in my experience.
Yeah... I've been successful at bumping it up to about 60% RH a few times by boiling A LOT of water and letting it steam out in the room, and they LOVE it, but it only holds for about 12 hours. I NEED a humidifier lol. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I got the room to hold 35% as of today... Waiting on next pay to pick up a humidifier. Heres the girls after the slight humidity bump! Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app