Hey guys,
I started these about 5 weeks ago, they havent exacly had the best start as things were a bit rushed and thrown together at the last minute after initially thinking that the seeds werent any good.
There isnt any major problems, just some minor things spreadout through different plants that i cant seem to figure out.
1. Are you growing from seed or clones?
- Bagseed, unknown how old but atleast 1-2years.
2. How old are your plants?
-Some are actually a week older than others, but most are 5 weeks old.
3. How tall are your plants?
-I would say between 30cm-50cm approximately.
4. What size containers are they planted in?
-30 Litre pots but the soil isnt upto the top, probably 25L actual.
5. What is your soil mix?
-Its 30% perlite, 35% vroom potting mix & 35% pot & peat potting mix.
6. How often do you water and what type of water do you use?
-Usually every 3-4 days, used a brita water filter to water them till they were transplanted into big pots at about week 2, since then its been tap water.
7. What is the pH of your water?
-Im not sure.
8. What kind of fertilizer do you use and what is its NPK ratio?
-Im using canna rhizotonic every water and miracle grow soluble 15/13/12 usually every 2nd watering.
9. What kind of lights do you use and how many watts combined? (HPS, MH, fluorescent, halogen, incandescent "plant lights")
-Using GE Lucagrow 1000w HPS x 2.
10. How close are your lights to the plants?
-See photos, but ide say around 60-80cm depending where plant is.
11. What size is your grow space in square feet?
-Its 3m long by 2.4m wide.. So around 65-70 sq feet.
12. What is the temperature and humidity in your grow space?
-Daytime temps range from 28-31c, nightime 24-27c. Humidity is anywhere from 25%-65%
13. What is the pH of the soil?
-Im not sure.
14. Have you noticed any insect activity in your grow space?
-Yes, there is the occasional gnat fly but nowhere near enough to be a threat. And most waterings i get some springtails coming to the surface.
15. How much experience do you have growing?
-Ive done several grows in the past, but never on this scale and never in this room/setup.
From the beginning to about week 3 they were really good but recently over the last 2 weeks they have developed a number of different problems. Anything from yellowing leaves, to yellowing of most of the plant, to tips dying and curling up, to certian parts of leaves dying while the rest of the leaf is fine, to slowed growth and finally some odd spotting and bright 'lime' green colored top leaves.
From about week 2-3 they were watered almost every water with nutrients but at 1/4 to 1/3 of the full strength stated on the miracle grow box. Then when i started to notice yellowing etc i thought it must be some type of lockout/high ph so i gave them a week of just water, which seemed to do nothing. After that i gave them full strength miracle grow with filtered water this time and that seemed to be good, but they still look like they either need more or there is an imbalance.
Im thinking ive gotta water with straight water this time as i gave them full strength last time, but its confusing because some really look like the need more! One is even showing the symptoms of Zinc or magnesium deficiency which cant be possible considering its been watered the same as others and none of the others are showing it even though they are bigger plants.
I bought some sticky insect strips today and canna's cannazym (it breaks down dead root tissue into valuable sugars etc for the plant whilst also helping against root rot etc)
Also note - Im using portable AC, i havent made a cold air inlet anywhere because it sucks masses of air from under the door when closed.
Oh also, out of 20 i got 20 females!
I switched to 12/12 today.
Also note - There is a fair bit of redness on the stems.
-Note to self, grow all the same strain next time!!
Any ideas/help is greatly appreciated..
BTW- I noticed there isnt any calcium or magnesium in miracle grow?
Cheers
pics here > http://www.gardenscure.com/420/nursery/103131-need-some-opinions-20-plant-2kw.html
I started these about 5 weeks ago, they havent exacly had the best start as things were a bit rushed and thrown together at the last minute after initially thinking that the seeds werent any good.
There isnt any major problems, just some minor things spreadout through different plants that i cant seem to figure out.
1. Are you growing from seed or clones?
- Bagseed, unknown how old but atleast 1-2years.
2. How old are your plants?
-Some are actually a week older than others, but most are 5 weeks old.
3. How tall are your plants?
-I would say between 30cm-50cm approximately.
4. What size containers are they planted in?
-30 Litre pots but the soil isnt upto the top, probably 25L actual.
5. What is your soil mix?
-Its 30% perlite, 35% vroom potting mix & 35% pot & peat potting mix.
6. How often do you water and what type of water do you use?
-Usually every 3-4 days, used a brita water filter to water them till they were transplanted into big pots at about week 2, since then its been tap water.
7. What is the pH of your water?
-Im not sure.
8. What kind of fertilizer do you use and what is its NPK ratio?
-Im using canna rhizotonic every water and miracle grow soluble 15/13/12 usually every 2nd watering.
9. What kind of lights do you use and how many watts combined? (HPS, MH, fluorescent, halogen, incandescent "plant lights")
-Using GE Lucagrow 1000w HPS x 2.
10. How close are your lights to the plants?
-See photos, but ide say around 60-80cm depending where plant is.
11. What size is your grow space in square feet?
-Its 3m long by 2.4m wide.. So around 65-70 sq feet.
12. What is the temperature and humidity in your grow space?
-Daytime temps range from 28-31c, nightime 24-27c. Humidity is anywhere from 25%-65%
13. What is the pH of the soil?
-Im not sure.
14. Have you noticed any insect activity in your grow space?
-Yes, there is the occasional gnat fly but nowhere near enough to be a threat. And most waterings i get some springtails coming to the surface.
15. How much experience do you have growing?
-Ive done several grows in the past, but never on this scale and never in this room/setup.
From the beginning to about week 3 they were really good but recently over the last 2 weeks they have developed a number of different problems. Anything from yellowing leaves, to yellowing of most of the plant, to tips dying and curling up, to certian parts of leaves dying while the rest of the leaf is fine, to slowed growth and finally some odd spotting and bright 'lime' green colored top leaves.
From about week 2-3 they were watered almost every water with nutrients but at 1/4 to 1/3 of the full strength stated on the miracle grow box. Then when i started to notice yellowing etc i thought it must be some type of lockout/high ph so i gave them a week of just water, which seemed to do nothing. After that i gave them full strength miracle grow with filtered water this time and that seemed to be good, but they still look like they either need more or there is an imbalance.
Im thinking ive gotta water with straight water this time as i gave them full strength last time, but its confusing because some really look like the need more! One is even showing the symptoms of Zinc or magnesium deficiency which cant be possible considering its been watered the same as others and none of the others are showing it even though they are bigger plants.
I bought some sticky insect strips today and canna's cannazym (it breaks down dead root tissue into valuable sugars etc for the plant whilst also helping against root rot etc)
Also note - Im using portable AC, i havent made a cold air inlet anywhere because it sucks masses of air from under the door when closed.
Oh also, out of 20 i got 20 females!
I switched to 12/12 today.
Also note - There is a fair bit of redness on the stems.
-Note to self, grow all the same strain next time!!
Any ideas/help is greatly appreciated..
BTW- I noticed there isnt any calcium or magnesium in miracle grow?
Cheers
pics here > http://www.gardenscure.com/420/nursery/103131-need-some-opinions-20-plant-2kw.html
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Its not really too soluble so the epsom is better for s when added to water. Another excellent s source would be to use sulfuric acid as your ph down if needed. Battery acid from the auto parts store. Handle with extreme care. Add acid to water not water to acid. Wear sunglasses and gloves when pouring. It will need to be diluted like an ounce (30ml) in 1 gallon of water (3.8L) then use that as the ph down. "Velvet...Velvet... you can't use battery acid". Shutup. 
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