need help w/burnt laefs and repot question

[newbie grower]

Hi people,i am on my first grow and have a few problems,i put on 12/12 two weeks ago and pulled all males,6 males 8 fems,anyway i think i need to repot them in the pics you will see the two sizes i am using.What is the safest way to repot after you determined sex?also can any one tell me what the problems are w/the burnt laefs?

 

[NoNameNoshame]

More info please.......pics didn't come up.......gallery looks good, I'd make off on ferts for a watering or two.

Potting up would help them out....if you have nice holes in the bottom just keep her in the pot and put the old pot in a bigger pot.

 

[Guest]

Looking at the gallery the first problem appears to be you didnt pop the bottoms off the containers,this is a must for drainage.You plants also look overwatered a bit,what kind of medium is that it looks real water retentive.You always want to start seedlings or new clones in 4 inch or 2 pint containers,even 1 gal is too large to start.The roots tend to grow along the sides of the container and out the drainholes when you start in a container too big,leaving a big empty space of unused medium in the middle.Let the plant communicate to you when it needs water or a transplant,dont guess.Normally when I first start out in a container,I'm watering every 4 or 5 days.As the root system grows,I find myself having to water every third day,then every other day.When I find I have to water every other day because the roots use all the available water that quickly,I know its time to transplant up a size and the process begins anew.This will only work when you have the plant in the proper sized container for the plants size.Always let the rootball fill that container before transplanting up a size.I usually grow my cuts to between 10-12 inches tall in my 4 inch pot before transplant to 2 gal(Actually 1.6 gallon)then I'll find myself watering every 4th day again.Its very important to learn the wet and dry weights of the containers you will be using.Learn dry weights to determine when to water,learn saturated weight so you'll be sure you've achieved 100% saturation all the way through,this is very important.You can water/feed and get runoff and still be leaving dry pockets in the medium,if you dont know your saturation weight.All this stuff and a lot more was taught to me by Measure G on overgrow,he knew soil inside out.Thanks again Measure wherever you are!EDIT O yea no offense no name but I really feel he should disregard your advice leaving the medium in the container and relying on the drainholes as root passages,this will severely stunt the plants growth,especially during the "stretch" the first 3 weeks of flowering.The roots grow outward also,leaving them in the container will just fuck them up.Here's how I transplant.You want the medium 75% dry and I hope you used an oscillating fan from the beginning to strengthen the stalk lol,this is important to the way I transplant.First,loosen the soil around the top third of the container by pushing and working the soil going in a circular motion,then do the center of the pot,then loosen the bottom third.Then take your fingers and push up on the bottom of the container,the whole thing should be loosened and come out of the pot an inch or so.Then I grab the stalk near the soil line and pull straight up setting the rootball into my new container filled with soil to the correct level,then I fill in the sides.I pack well.Now you can see why oscillating fans are important to my way of transplanting,whether 3 ft tall or 10 inches,I pull straight up out of the pot.I never have to tilt and get dirt in my leaves.If this is easier for you to tilt it,go for it dirt dont hurt,I just like to come straight out.Hope this helps you out a bit,I was new once too!

 

[~Alaska~]

Looks like overfert a little bit to me.

I would go up a pot size or two. Not sure if the pics in your gallery are the same as burnt leaf, but if so, I Would go to at least two gallon, if not three(~7-11L)

When transplanting, make sure the plants are wetted down first, with some time to soak the water up, then take a fork or a knife and lightly scratch or score at the bottom of the root ball, seperating some roots to grow out into the new dirt. This will help the plant take a better hold and get started better.

When you transplant, I would just give plain pH adjusted water, and possibly the next watering after that if the plants still are deep green. If they lighten slightly, after Transplant with plain water, I would then use full strength bloom formula after that until the flush.

Good luck, and feel free to PM me with quesitons

A

 

[Guest]

IMO you want to stay with a high nitrogen fert for the first 3 weeks of 12/12 or so,thats when you're really packing on the vegetative growth the most.There are so many ways to transplant,its best to pick and choose tidbits from others and form your own process.The part about starting in small containers,letting the rootball fill the conatiners before transplanting up,and watering/feeding until 100% saturation just isn't open to debate IMO,its standard erbal growing practice lol

 

[Pipedream]

I agree with both the watering and re-potting mentioned. However, my question is why are the leaves soaking wet? Are you foliar feeding or just misting with water? If you are foilar feeding, I'd lay off it for a while. If you're just using plain water, I'm not so sure you want to put as much on as you are. Especially if what I see is a fluoroscent light above them. The water won't evaporate quickly enough. A very light misting once every day or two day is more that enough. And, stop when the buds start to form. You won't want the humidity to encourage mold.

 

[Guest]

The plants look like the classic beginning of overwater,dark green droopy leaves,picture perfect it should be in a book.Thats why I mentioned the drainhole being unblocked,although he's not watering until saturation I dont believe.I think the problem is the medium is too water retentive,almost looks like frickin vermiculite to me,you can see in the one container where it looks dry around the edges.Those edges need to be saturated all the way through the container,thats what the roots are growing into