Sick since birth - Bud_Monster first grow.

[Bud_Monster]

How long has this problem been going on? Since 1 week of veg.
What STRAIN are you growing? Sativa dominant Bagseed.
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?) Seed.
What is the age of your plants? 50 days. (including veg&flo)
How long have they been in the soil mixture they are in now? Since the beginning.
How Tall are the plants? Varying from 6' to 9'.
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in? Flower.
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc) None.
What size pots are you using? (Include how many subjects to pot) 2.5L pots.
What substrate/medium are you using? Soil.
What brand of soil mixture are you using? 60% Country Farms sterilized potting soil, 30% perlite.
What Nutrient's are you using? Tried Shultz 10-15-10 in week 3. (1/4 dose)
How much of each nutrient are you using with how much water? *Knowing the brand is very helpful* About 14 drops per gallon of water.
How often are you feeding? Every 3 days.
If flowering, when did you switch over to using Bloom nutrients? N/A
What order are you mixing your nutrients? (example: veg nutes 1st, bloom 2nd ect)N/A
What is the TDS/EC/PPM of your nutrients used?
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"? 6.2
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen? Wardley Mid Range PH Indicator
How often are you watering? Every 3 days.
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding?
What size bulb are you using? First 6 x 23W warm CFL then 3x 43W warm CFL.
What is the distance to the canopy? 3 - 5'
What is your RH Factor? (Relative Humidity) ~35%
What is the canopy temperature? 70F
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range) Night 60F Day 70-75F.
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.) N/A Two 80mm PC fans, intake & outake.
Tell us about your ventilation, intake exhaust and when its running and not running ? Both fans are running 24/7.
Is the fan blowing directly at plants? "In between" it centered to flow through the plants.
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist? Moist.
Is your water HARD or SOFT? N/A
What water are you using? Reverse Osmosis (RO)? Tap? Bottled? Well water? Distilled? Mineral Water? Since 3 weeks ago I was using Bottled, now tap all the way since the PH level is around 6.2
Are you using water from a water softener? N/A
Has plant been recently pruned, cloned or pinched? N/A
Have any pest chemicals been used? If so what and when? N/A
Are plant's infected with pest's? N/A







I`ve been having with bottom leafs falling of gradually since the beginning.
First I thought it may be the water PH so I went to the local pet store and picked a meter. The bottled one I was using had a PH of 5.5, the tap I`m using now is 6.3 PH.
And since the bottom leafs started turning yellow (not nute burn) I figured maybe they`re lacking some nutes. So I added 1/4 dose of Shultz 10-15-10.
Then the got nute burned... . So being totally bumed about the state of my first grow I finally flushed them 2 days ago.

The only thing that comes in mind is soil. Maybe the PH of the soil to high.
Definetly I`m not using any chems. next time.

I you have any suggestions I would be happy to act upon them.
Grow on!

P.S

Here you have the grow since the beginning.

 

[Barf]

over watering because of the aluminum foil, it's pointless since your growing soil, you don't have enough air coming in contact with the soil. Look's kinda late now, start some more and correct that. Also, shultz sucks and I think your using to much.

 

[4herbs]

over watering because of the aluminum foil, it's pointless since your growing soil, you don't have enough air coming in contact with the soil. Look's kinda late now, start some more and correct that. Also, shultz sucks and I think your using to much.

i wouldnt even bother for a gram of bud,let her out flower and have a joint and then start again,give her good soil,no food until week 4,ph around 6,5 - 7,0 and relax,that happened to me once i was growing outdoors,i planted 20 + plants and they were all so little lik yours and yellowing leaves,and they flower out but man that was some fairly killer smoke!hehe,i am oretty sure that it s about your medium!you got a nute lock and i dont know how can you help it except to plant it in new soil ,but that s to stupid,and i didnt asked you ,wtf are you doing flowering her in such a small container,what is that 1/2 litres,no wonder she is dying on you,you can keep a plant i such a small container,you got it now,a midget ass plant!next time use a real big ass pot and you sure wont have such problems

 

[Mr. Stinky]

looks like verticillium wilt almost. i doubt it is, but thats what it reminds me of. get rid of the foil, let the soil dry out. then see what happens. doesnt look like overwater to me, but maybe the constant moisture is growing fungus or gnats?

 

[Bud_Monster]

Barf: The tin foil was placed on the posts 4 days ago, after the flush.
The reason for that was, that the topsoil usually dried really fast and the bottom was really moist. I`m taking it off anyway.

4herbs: I also think it`s a nute lock, the soil sucks... . Next time I`ll look for some quality dirt. The pots are 2.5 L each which makes is 2/3 of a gallon.

Mr.Stinky: Fungus is a possibility, I`ll keep the suckers till they either die or mature and them we`ll see when I pull them out.

Thanks you guys for the advice! Too bad I didn`t post in the beginning of the grow.

 

[4herbs]

Man give her a little more spave to grow into,give her decent soil,dont water like a maniac,and dont feed her another few weeks,she is already in flower so you cant do shit but next time,dont grow your plants till flowering in dixy cups!

 

[Mr. Stinky]

its not a small pot....i dont see where you guys are getting that? its 2.5L which is big enuf to grow out a small plant like that.

 

[Muffinz]

Are you sure you dont have thrips?

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