Hi I'm a first time grower and as one I've been expecting to run into some issues so if anyone could give me some advice on this issue that would be awesome! I germinated my seed a few days before 6/1/2019. I placed the seed into the properly PH soaked rockwool that you see in the photos, placed it in a dome and left it in a warm dark place (about three). After not seeing any activity from the rockwool after that amount of time I carefully cracked open the rockwool to see if the seed had actually germinated or if it was bad. I was amazed to see not only had the root popped but looked to have started to drive down. A may have been rushing after that but I placed the rockwool into a netcup then placed the cup into a five gallon pail of PH'd water with nutrients for seedlings from Foxfarm's hydro schedule. https://foxfarmfertilizer.com/images/pdf/usa-hydro-schedule-english_3-2019.pdf Two tsp Big Bloom and one tsp of Grow Big Hydro. I also have my little plant on a 18/6 schedule, and nice fan circulation and not pointed directly at my little one. I'll admit that I hadn't been paying attention to the humidity and after things seemed to slow down after it sprouted I started looking into the issue. My humidity last night was at 30% and after finding out online that it should've been between 40%- 60% I promptly fixed that. After doing some research last night I found out that I might have "the claw" and darkening of leaves from nitrogen toxicity and I'm trying to fix it. I'm going to add some photos. Please tell me what you guys think. One a last night, one of the things I've done to try and fix my issue is removed the netcup from the pail, moistened the rockwool with spring water and raised my LED light so it wasn't too close.
Fox farm runs very hot. They’re definitely dark. I’d run those nutes at 1/8-1/4 strength to start so you don’t burn them. They’re still very small and won’t need a lot of nutrients yet.
Yes I’ve just checked the feeding schedule and what’s been added brings ec/ppm to 0.7 to 0.9 ec or 350 to 450 ppm way too hot for seedlings also this is without taking background ec/ppm into account Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Have a good read through the useful information on this forum it’s helped me very much plus there are loads of growers willing to give their time to help out when needed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If it were me I would flush the rockwool out with more plain phd water and collect the run off and test the ec/ppm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks for your response. I'm going to run some fresh water and is that 1/8 for for big bloom and 1/4 for grow big? Or can I do 1/8 for both? Also can my plant recover and how long would it take?
The plants will definitely recover. You’ll be amazed at what it’ll take to actually kill them. Mix the nutes at the recommend dose and dilute the water until the ec is within an acceptable range. You should always try to follow the recommended amounts to get the correct NER (nutrient element ratio) and dilute to your plants specific needs. Good luck
I would love to get you that info asap D but I have to buy a ec/ppm meter. I know I should have one but I rushed things a little and am $400+ in on my new little hobby. It's been a learning experience for sure. I'm a member of Amazon prime and should have a meter coming in the next 1-2 days and I'll keep you posted. Also learning parts per million seemed a little complicated so I skipped out on that kind of purposely lol.
Yes it’s an expensive hobby but it imo well worth it you’ll be smoking your own buds in no time. Looks like you’ve got a good little setup from the pics and I would research how far away your led light should be I’m not familiar with led so can’t help, and just to reassure you I’ve made lots of mistakes this grow with my plants and they’re still thriving. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's very easy to over water when they are that small, if you flush them dry them out a bit on paper towel.