Only Two Leaves Curling

[Humple W.]

Total noob here. No clue if this is a problem or not. Googled it, but couldn't find anything that looked the same to me. Maybe you guys can set me straight.

So there's this odd curling on the first two real leaves of the larger plant. No other leaves have been affected, which seems strange if this is actually the sign of a problem. I would have expected this to manifest elsewhere on the plant if there was something systemic going on? Or do some leaves just grow like that?

Thanks for any guidance!

 

[Gardenic]

how old plant is? What is EC soil?
do Not watering too much, spray the leaves with water after lamps off.
The soil should be moist but not wet

Probably plant builds roots so dont worry, sometimes its take a little longer, also root get some damage while transplanting, give her a few days and keep your fingers crossed

 

[noodles05]

Total noob here. No clue if this is a problem or not. Googled it, but couldn't find anything that looked the same to me. Maybe you guys can set me straight.

So there's this odd curling on the first two real leaves of the larger plant. No other leaves have been affected, which seems strange if this is actually the sign of a problem. I would have expected this to manifest elsewhere on the plant if there was something systemic going on? Or do some leaves just grow like that?

Thanks for any guidance!

Hi Humple W
I thought i would check out your post from the cupboard grow.
These seedlings look fine!
Nothing to worry about there.
If your still concerned, you can flush them with plain water a couple of times (a good litre each).
But they look happy to me.

 

[GonjaLove]

They're fine alot of my seedlings do that at first. I think it's a ph issue but as long as you stay feeding 5.8 ish consistently they will adjust and be fine.

 

[Humple W.]

Thanks!! That makes me feel better. Last night I noticed that the first two leaves of the smaller plant have started to do exactly the same thing. Guess it's just a characteristic of the strain? (HSO Black D.O.G., by the way.) I just won't worry about it.

This is OT (and I'd be happy to start another thread), but since I already posted a picture here, I'll just go ahead and ask... I had planned to scrog, but the runt isn't catching up to big sis. Is it feasible to scrog plants of different sizes? How do people handle that situation? Do you guys think I'll just have to forget about scrogging for this run?

 

[noodles05]

Thanks!! That makes me feel better. Last night I noticed that the first two leaves of the smaller plant have started to do exactly the same thing. Guess it's just a characteristic of the strain? (HSO Black D.O.G., by the way.) I just won't worry about it.

This is OT (and I'd be happy to start another thread), but since I already posted a picture here, I'll just go ahead and ask... I had planned to scrog, but the runt isn't catching up to big sis. Is it feasible to scrog plants of different sizes? How do people handle that situation? Do you guys think I'll just have to forget about scrogging for this run?

your still a long way off from scrogging at that age.
but the beauty of scrogging is, it does not matter if one is quicker than the other....start tipping them at the 3rd set of leaves and when its time to put the net on....Bend them, shape them, & fill the net with what you have to cover your surface area thats what keeps them at the same hieght.

 

[Humple W.]

your still a long way off from scrogging at that age.
but the beauty of scrogging is, it does not matter if one is quicker than the other....start tipping them at the 3rd set of leaves and when its time to put the net on....Bend them, shape them, & fill the net with what you have to cover your surface area thats what keeps them at the same hieght.

Thanks! You guys are awesome. I guess I was just envisioning the larger plant hitting the screen and filling it out before the little one had a chance, but now that you say that - and now that I think a little more - I see what you're saying. The screen will keep the big one in check while the small one catches up, right? But yes, the scrog is still a long way off!

 

[MrBungle]

Do you have some holes poked into the bottom of your cups for drainage?

 

[Humple W.]

Do you have some holes poked into the bottom of your cups for drainage?

I do. Running the perimeter of the bottom, with a hole every half inch or so.

 

[Humple W.]

Transplanted the bigger plant in 5/20. Watered lightly (at least I thought so), but now it's looking like the poor thing might be drowning? It can't be parched, because the soil is still moist - right? Transplant shock perhaps? Seems to be slowly worsening. It was in Dr. Earth Root Zone seedling soil and was transplanted into M3 soil. Gave it one feeding of Planet Earth compost tea mixed at 10ml/gallon. Any advice?

 

[MrBungle]

how did the roots look when you transplanted? I'm not sure the nutrient values of the M3 soil or the compost tea.. but it looks slightly over watered and underfed... water around the sides of the fabric pot mostly till the roots get established... do you have any nutrients to feed them besides the compost teas?

 

[Humple W.]

Don't have any other nutes, no. The M3 is supposed to be pretty hot, and they advertise it as a "no nutrient" mix. From what I've read, however, that's only the case with very quick-finishing strains. Also, the makers of M3 do recommend occasional application of compost tea, but now I'm thinking I may have been hasty in using it so early? Then again, you say it looks like it might be underfed, so maybe that's not the issue? I thought I was being conservative by NOT watering till run-off, but perhaps I shouldn't have watered all the soil? Just around the seedling itself?

 

[Humple W.]

how did the roots look when you transplanted? I'm not sure the nutrient values of the M3 soil or the compost tea.. but it looks slightly over watered and underfed... water around the sides of the fabric pot mostly till the roots get established... do you have any nutrients to feed them besides the compost teas?

Oh, and the roots looked good to me. White. Far from rootbound, but there were a few strands visible on the rootball.

 

[MrBungle]

yea... perhaps I had it backwards... I would hold off for awhile on the compost tea, let the plant get used to the new soil.. if its completely soaked let it dry out for a few days, then try watering around it like i was saying earlier with some plain water

 

[Humple W.]

Well, the plant is starting to look better. Showed the pics to the wife, and she said she thought it was actually UNDER-watered. Took a while for her to convince me to try watering it, because I'm so paranoid about over-watering, but I finally did, and that's when she started to bounce back. You can see that the leaves to the left and right are less droopy now. The top still looks pretty rough to me, but here's hoping we're on the mend.

The wife said she could "feel it." Haha... I guess I should know better than to question woman's intuition!