Something's WRONG!?! A byproduct of overwatering or over nutes???

[Guest]

HELLLP please, 1st grow & I'm worried....

My babies are an unknown BAGSEED and have been growing from seed for a current day count of DAY 18!
I am growing under 6x 25W 6500k CFL's in my custom box, http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=76571.

Plenty of air moving, so I was thinking maybe my watering was due to the sickness or maybe my nute-ing...

Two days ago I started using FF Grow Big, every other watering, but I think that in my watering can I may have diluted too much....

& Yesterday morning I noticed not only yellowing on ONE of the plants... BUT ALSO little browning/decolorizing spots that are obviously not normal...

PLESSE HELP! I have nooo clue at all what I have done, or what CAN be done...



Do i need to just flush?>>>>
How much should I be watering?>>>>

LOOKEY

 

[Sinfuldreams]

Slow down.
Your over doing it.
Stop the nutes....flush, let stand untill almost dry.
Your 1st 2 weeks you shouldn't need to FEED the plant. If you do, use a very dulute feeding.
These are fine.. just stop dinking around with em.

Sin

 

[Guest]

SOIL:
What STRAIN are you growing? Unknown bagseed
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?) seed
What is the age of your plants? 18 days
How Tall are the plants? < 4 inches
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in? seedling
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc) NONE CURRENTLY, but hopefully SCROG later
What substrate/medium are you using? What brand of soil mixture are you using?(percentage of perlite, vermiculite...etc?)meiracle gro, perlite mix
What Nutrient's are you using?How much of each with how much water? How Often? *Knowing the brand is very helpful* Fox Farm Grow Big (could be what went wrong), I only used under 1/3 cap/GAL for the first time YESTERDAY
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"? Normal range round 6.5
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen? pen/moisturemeter
How often are you watering? every 24 hours
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding?yesterday before i noticed the color
What size bulb are you using?6x CFL 25W 6500k
What is the distance to the canopy?around 10" away
What is the canopy temperature? high upper 70's and low end 80's
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range) same running 24/0 for another week or two
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.)250 cfm
Is the fan blowing directly at plants? reflected off walls, plants react to deflected air, cools lights
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist? moist, i try to never get it WET
Is your water HARD or SOFT? distilled, room temp
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? NO, not that i know of or can see.....its fairly sterile

 

[Guest]

Slow down.
Your over doing it.
Stop the nutes....flush, let stand untill almost dry.
Your 1st 2 weeks you shouldn't need to FEED the plant. If you do, use a very dulute feeding.
These are fine.. just stop dinking around with em.

Sin

Thank you "Sinfildreams" your input is very appreciated!

HAha, I will stop messing with them right away, and will let it all sort out

Mahalo & and just for my info, how often should i be watering these babies?


Sin I owe you, have a good day and good growing

 

[Sinfuldreams]

This stage of growth is the hardest to judge for watering.
But I let it dry fairly well.
But don't just dump water in those cups and soak the dirt.
Just use whats needed for that plant... so only water untill you get the root zone.
You don't want to see water come out of the holes in the cups yet... thats too much water at THIS Stage.

try every 3 to 4 days... if its a little heavy yet wait a day..
LIFT POT...
After you water lift the pot and feel hw heavy it is... then after day then 2 days and 3 so forth untill you know how light a pot is before you need to water.

TIME is the best teacher.

Sin

 

[Guest]

This stage of growth is the hardest to judge for watering.
But I let it dry fairly well.
But don't just dump water in those cups and soak the dirt.
Just use whats needed for that plant... so only water untill you get the root zone.
You don't want to see water come out of the holes in the cups yet... thats too much water at THIS Stage.

try every 3 to 4 days... if its a little heavy yet wait a day..
LIFT POT...
After you water lift the pot and feel hw heavy it is... then after day then 2 days and 3 so forth untill you know how light a pot is before you need to water.

TIME is the best teacher.

Sin

Mahalo! Thank you!
At least I got help before something horrible went wrong!

So I will be taking your watering scheme, and making it my own Cruising around the three or four day watering schedule sounds PERFECT.

What about nutes? I'm guessing that I am awhile away from even remotely needing them, so when abouts should I start (a week? a couple of wks?) & Now I am just nervous, well more timid than anything and not wanting to mess up my crop (but its my first so its all a learning process, i don't expect anything.)

 

[Sinfuldreams]

Safe bet is to wait untill you have your 1st set of " True " Leaves.
Not the roundish ones you see 1st. Those will yellow and die thats NORMAL.
When you see that your True leaves are just starting to yellow... or around the 2nd week or so you can give them 1/4 strength nutes. Boost nute strength as they grow.

You can feed every watering if you use it at least 1/2 strength. I like to give pure water about every 3rd watering, but every time things change a little.

Give your self and your plants Time, and don't go over board trying to futz with it.
They will tell you when and how much if you look and listen and learn.


Sin

 

[Guest]

I will try my hardest to keep with the high caliber of growing here on I.C. ... And I think thats about ALL the tinkering that I wanna even attempt for a while.....

Thanks mang!