Hey everyone, I'm a newb when it comes to growing so any help is greatly appreciated. I grew these babies from seed everything was going great until I went out of town for a few days and had my close friend watch over them while I was gone. Probably not the best Idea since he had already murdered a perfectly good blue dream plant but I had no body else I could trust so since then the leaves have started to come back to somewhat normality but they are really stretching and I know this could mean the light is too far away but there has to be another issue. Another thing is, I have 2 clones that are both about 2 and half months old (the smaller one is one of the other plants that same friend I mentioned earlier had until he killed the other one and I took the still somewhat healthy one away from him) but anyways they have both been doing great until recently some of the leaves in random spots have been showing different symptoms I just can't figure out what's wrong with them. There's been a few instances where some of the bottom leaves have turned yellow and fallen off like the one in the picture is about to do. I really want to start flowering the 2 big girls because i am running out of room for my babies. I want to make sure they are as healthy as can be before I do start flowering them obviously. Sorry if all that was kind of wordy I'm just worried about my plants Lol thanks in advance for any and all tips and/or diagnosis for my babies! Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
This is a temporary setup by the way , its pretty unorganized right now. I still have to get some better lights. Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Way too much stretch lights too far away and or not close to strong enough or not enough lights if it's CFL. Also seem to have some deficiancies. What's ph of water and food going in? Should be 6.5. Temps should be stu mound 75° and relative humidity at 50-60%
Yeah I'm using CFLs right now but like I said this is a temporary set up. I plan on investing in some good lights this weekend. I've been having issues with the temp and humidity fluctuating too much from day to night. Does the yellowing of the newer leaves at the bottom look like defenciencies? Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
My eyes hurt after seeing the stretch on that 3rd picture. Temp and humidity fluctuating? Is your grow indoor or outdoor tent? If your CFL problem is only temporary then I won't address it since it'll be fixed. Yellow on the lower leaves look like a nitrogen deficiency problem.
Whats your setup bud, lights space humidity temps etc. to help diagnose the issue Sent from my Z753G using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I know man it hurts my heart lol but i have a shed I'm growing in and the temp and humidity is way different every time I check on it. The room in the shed is 10'x4' I just need a reliable way to control the climate in there. I have 2 small fans and one bigger one that ocsilates as well as a in-line duct fan that I installed above the door to suck hot air out. I mentioned my issue with the CFLs because I still plan on using them for future clones and I don't want the same thing happening again. Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Right now I have a 10'x4' grow area (im currently only using about a 4'x4' area for veg becuase i want to use the other side for flowering) in an insulated shed. As far as lights go I have a 125W 6400k hydrofarm CFL, a 75W Philips agro plant light, and I kind of ghetto rigged 2 miracle grow aerogarden cfl lights where I detatched the bottom part just used the lights that came with it. The temp and humidity in the morning is usually around 75 degrees/55% humidity but when I check it after work (right after the hottest part of the day) it's sitting close to 86 degrees/44% humidity. I've done some research and I know that fluctuation is terrible for the plants so that's why I'm here looking for suggestions on climate control as well as lighting. Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Another thing I have read on another forum is that for small indoor soil grows the Ph isn't that big of a deal as long as it's not way out of the range it's supposed to be in so I stopped checking it for a couple weeks. I went ahead and checked the Ph of the water I've been using and it was way high, like close to 8 so I wouldn't be surprised if my plants arent getting the nutes they need. I get my water from a well so it's pretty hard water. I am definitely going to be making sure the Ph is good with that water before I feed again but is it bad to be using hard well water? Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I can assure you regardless of size grow PH is important. Wherever you read that or whoever wrote that is a dick and is okay w growing subpar herb
@NaturalMistik I in no way wanna start a fight or debate with you. I see you tying to help ppl all the time here but really? Your style of growing is different from others...take a stroll over to the organic no-till growing forums. We don't PH water in or check runoff, we don't flush our soil either. You use bottled nutes and inert media...so ph is important for you to monitor. Not me. I don't think we're dicks and surely have seen great pics of killer plants all without a PH meter. Good growing...and sorry OP for jammin up your post
Hey mate! I'm on my second grow now, so I can't tell what the leaf discoloration is. COULD be due to wrong PH though as well. If you are giving them nitrogen and all other things they need and this occurred then invest in a PH meter! It is key for growing weed trust me. If you live in an area where the PH of tap water is between 6-7 then don't bother. Google it to be sure! But anybody saying PH doesn't matter is an idiot or was lucky to have the right tap water and soil. All outdoor grows in the wild that Africans or people in jamaica do is all done in the right soil, that is rich in oxygen and is not too limy ( which has alkaline so basically over 7). ANOTHER very important thing I learned this week is that you have to make sure ur CFL's are not more than 8 inches away from the plant. I know that sounds very close, but they don't generate that much heat and the plant cannot absorb the good light of a CFL beyond 8 inches.. I use one big 250 W CFL for my babies atm until they are 30 days old which is when I will go into flower. I will also top them once in that period to make sure my plant isn't touching the CFL but the bulb is not more than 8 inches away from the first pair of leaves! Hope this helps. Follow my grow journal if you want to see how I do it.. I just started blogging and love it! - Imagine a World in Peace -
Duly noted everybody thank y'all for the advice Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
in that case disregard my shit advice, since I dont grow organic or with supersoils. I type before I think sometimes (as seen here sorry OP and crazy)
@NaturalMistik...no worries...we just grow differently...I've been checked before for goin into 'ass mode'...it seems lately every thread i follow there's some kind of beef between posters...guess we aren't all mellowed weed smokers. Keep the good advice coming. Peace