Sam Slambam
Member
Howdy Folks, thanks so much for taking a gander at these here sick lovelies!
They were started from seed in small 8oz containers about a month ago under CFL's. Mix of FFOF and Light Warrior at that time. I was stupid and wasn't PH'ing the water at first b/c I thought the Oyster Shells in the FFOF were supposed to take care of that for me. Duh. They started ok but within the second week growth slowed quickly and rapidly they began to look ill. Droopy and lusterless. So I immediately got my main grow area going and hooked up the 600wMH and got the air flow going and transplanted them up to one gallons as they were all I had. I've since then noticed minimal difference. For a few days they looked to be getting better but recently they've been seemingly getting sick again. I don't fertilize with liquids as I believe the soil should have enough in it already. I do use a TBS of Blackstrap Unsulphered Molasses per gallon of R/O ph'd to 6.7 ( runoff was 6.4 as of today ), with a teaspoon of CalMag per gallon as it's R/O water after all. Once a week I add a tsp of Maxicrop. Other than that, that's all.
The only thing I can think of to add that I did not is that the soil is about a year old if not older but was kept in a dry dark place with the bags closed. The CalMag is also as old. Not sure if that could have anything to do with any of what this is but thought I might as well throw it out there.
I don't have the foggiest what this is as my previous grows went off more or less with out a hitch!
They look miiiiiiighty puny and runty to me for being damn near a month old!!!
Please, any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
I fear I am about to loose these babies and I'd reaaaaaaally rather not/
Thanks so much everybody!
(((((((PIX ARE BELOW THE QUESTIONAIRE))))))))))))
SOIL:
How long has this problem been going on? more or less a month
What STRAIN are you growing? Mountain jam
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?) Seed
What is the age of your plants? Just shy of a month
How Tall are the plants?
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in? Veg
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc) Neither
What size pots are you using? (Include how many subjects to pot) 1 gallon
What substrate/medium are you using? What brand of soil mixture are you using?(percentage of perlite, vermiculite...etc?) 30% Perlite, 60% FFOF, 10% Fox Farm Planting Mix
What Nutrient's are you using?How much of each with how much water? 1 TBS Mollasses every watering per gallon of R/O, Once a week add a teaspoon of Maxicrop, 1 tsp Cal/Mag per gallon every watering, recently began bubbling for 24 hours first.
What is the TDS/EC/PPM of your nutrients used? Not sure
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"? as of today, 6.4/6.3
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen? Milwaukee Calibrated Pen
How often are you watering? About every Four Days
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding? Not really feeding.
What size bulb are you using? 600w MH
What is the distance to the canopy?
What is your RH Factor? (Relative Humidity) usually around 30%
What is the canopy temperature? give or take a few degrees usually about 75f
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range) Day 75ish, Night, 68ish
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.) Exhaust through hood out top of chamber through a 4inch blower
Is the fan blowing directly at plants? Oscillating floor Fan
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist? I usually let the top two inches dry completley
Is your water HARD or SOFT? R/O
What water are you using? Reverse Osmosis (RO)? Tap? Bottled? Well water? Distilled? Mineral Water? R/O w/ a tsp of Cal/Mag per gallon
Has plant been recently pruned, cloned or pinched? No
Have any pest chemicals been used? If so what and when? No
Are plant's infected with pest's? Not that I can tell
They were started from seed in small 8oz containers about a month ago under CFL's. Mix of FFOF and Light Warrior at that time. I was stupid and wasn't PH'ing the water at first b/c I thought the Oyster Shells in the FFOF were supposed to take care of that for me. Duh. They started ok but within the second week growth slowed quickly and rapidly they began to look ill. Droopy and lusterless. So I immediately got my main grow area going and hooked up the 600wMH and got the air flow going and transplanted them up to one gallons as they were all I had. I've since then noticed minimal difference. For a few days they looked to be getting better but recently they've been seemingly getting sick again. I don't fertilize with liquids as I believe the soil should have enough in it already. I do use a TBS of Blackstrap Unsulphered Molasses per gallon of R/O ph'd to 6.7 ( runoff was 6.4 as of today ), with a teaspoon of CalMag per gallon as it's R/O water after all. Once a week I add a tsp of Maxicrop. Other than that, that's all.
The only thing I can think of to add that I did not is that the soil is about a year old if not older but was kept in a dry dark place with the bags closed. The CalMag is also as old. Not sure if that could have anything to do with any of what this is but thought I might as well throw it out there.
I don't have the foggiest what this is as my previous grows went off more or less with out a hitch!
They look miiiiiiighty puny and runty to me for being damn near a month old!!!
Please, any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
I fear I am about to loose these babies and I'd reaaaaaaally rather not/
Thanks so much everybody!
(((((((PIX ARE BELOW THE QUESTIONAIRE))))))))))))
SOIL:
How long has this problem been going on? more or less a month
What STRAIN are you growing? Mountain jam
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?) Seed
What is the age of your plants? Just shy of a month
How Tall are the plants?
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in? Veg
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc) Neither
What size pots are you using? (Include how many subjects to pot) 1 gallon
What substrate/medium are you using? What brand of soil mixture are you using?(percentage of perlite, vermiculite...etc?) 30% Perlite, 60% FFOF, 10% Fox Farm Planting Mix
What Nutrient's are you using?How much of each with how much water? 1 TBS Mollasses every watering per gallon of R/O, Once a week add a teaspoon of Maxicrop, 1 tsp Cal/Mag per gallon every watering, recently began bubbling for 24 hours first.
What is the TDS/EC/PPM of your nutrients used? Not sure
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"? as of today, 6.4/6.3
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen? Milwaukee Calibrated Pen
How often are you watering? About every Four Days
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding? Not really feeding.
What size bulb are you using? 600w MH
What is the distance to the canopy?
What is your RH Factor? (Relative Humidity) usually around 30%
What is the canopy temperature? give or take a few degrees usually about 75f
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range) Day 75ish, Night, 68ish
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.) Exhaust through hood out top of chamber through a 4inch blower
Is the fan blowing directly at plants? Oscillating floor Fan
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist? I usually let the top two inches dry completley
Is your water HARD or SOFT? R/O
What water are you using? Reverse Osmosis (RO)? Tap? Bottled? Well water? Distilled? Mineral Water? R/O w/ a tsp of Cal/Mag per gallon
Has plant been recently pruned, cloned or pinched? No
Have any pest chemicals been used? If so what and when? No
Are plant's infected with pest's? Not that I can tell
