Whats wrong with my plants?

[BennyBlanco]

Northern Lights
18/6 HPS
Ionic nutes veg
water, water, water, feed

The other plants are starting off...... how that one looked liked at first

 

[Sauce]

Looks like a N deficiency and possibly overwatering too. Most likely just a boost in N will make them healthy again.

 

[mrwags]

Looks like you should just water feed. How heavy is the pot when ya water? They got roots man fix it now and they will be stronger.


Mr.Wags

 

[BennyBlanco]

Looks like you should just water feed. How heavy is the pot when ya water? They got roots man fix it now and they will be stronger.


Mr.Wags

ullsually the pots seem pretty heavy after I water them....... I let the water drain out 3 times

They got roots man fix it now and they will be stronger.
what do u mean?

 

[Guest]

What do you mean when you say you let the water run out 3 times? Are you saying you water it until it runs out, let it sit, water again a few minutea later until it runs out. And then do that again? IF so you are giving you plants way too much water.

The roots are drowning, you are pratcially flushing you plants every watering. Remember pot plants like to dry out completely in between watering, judge this by weight, feel how heavy it is after full watering, then again when dry.


In My Opinion, That plant int he pic looks overwatered. It might be showing a N deficiency a little, but that could mostly be due to the overwatering. I wouldnt water that plant for about a week. Dont use the dip the finger in the soil to check the moisture test either, its not reliable.

Hope this helps a little

 

[strain_searcher]

Over watering for sure. Wait until pots are pretty light and water 1 time. Also make sure your soil has tons of perlite in there to give the roots some oxygen.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I let the water soak in then it runs out the bottom I do this 3 times


the last soli mix that they were in I bought a bag of just perlite and mixed it in with the soil

I just transplanted these into bigger pots without the extra perlite a day before the pic but they were already looking like this in the old pots

Thats how my plants used to look nice and green......

 

[strain_searcher]

Dude 3 times in what period of time?

 

[Tarbosh]

straight up drowning.... if you let it get thirsty..... it drinks faster...... when it drinks faster..... it grows faster..... simple as that!

 

[mace_ecam]

you are drowning them.

water when your pots are really light(dry), i mean really dry.

When you water, only water till a little bit comes out the bottom, then STOP WATERING for the next days, till the pots are really light (dry) again.

More perlite makes it harder to overwater.

mace

 

[Guest]

dont water everyday!!!!!

 

[Sauce]

Yeah that's way too much water. Water at the most every other day. The dry period gives the roots time to search for water and grow bigger.

 

[Guest]

yup overwatering . which inturn cause the other diffiencies you have.

let her dry out completly before next watering. mix up a nice batch of nitrogen ph'd water. not too strong and add some epsom salt at 1/4 teaspoon to the gallon of water. mix all this together and water her then wait til she dries completly in the week or so and water again with only phg'd water.. but you are drowning her and too much water can leech the soil of any nutrients and micronutriients

 

[MynameStitch]

how often are you watering? looks like nitrogen deficiency caused by overwatering alright

nitrogen is poorly absorbed in soggy soil

how often are you feeding your plants and how much?

 

[Blackmelo]

feed 7ml of Ionic grow on every watering. No plain water inbetween if you can avoid it.

Let the soil dry out completely. So let the soil dry out till the top layer feels dry. Then water either the next day or the day after. Or, you can even let your plants wilt and then water. Letting the plants wilt a bit from underwatering is not too harmful at all but overwatering is.

Give it half the amount of water you think it needs and let this soak for a few minutes.
Then give it the other half.

Give just enough water so that you have a slight run-off.

Every grower feeds different amounts of water but in vegg i give each plant about 1l per week or so. (500ml +500ml in one go, then let dry for a week)

 

[Guest]

OK I feel its good to try and get a plain water feeding in between each feeding, I dont want any buildups and be sure they use it all up.

Let the soil dry Completely, judge this by weight only, be testing only the top of the soil then watering the next day you are going wrong. The top half of the soil is going to dry out quickly, because it gets hit witth the light from the sun and the airflow. SO just because the top 2 inches is dry doesnt mean the bottom is. Get used to picking up your plants pre and post-watering to judge the watering needs.

Until you are completely familiar with the strain and pheno you are growing can you possibly judge it without in my opinion. Dont try to stick to a schedule of how much and how often if possible, becuase a plants need will change easily.

Just give your plants enough water to get a little run-off. Just like everyone has said. And the Half then Half method isnt a bad idea. Just stop after you starting getting a little run-off, dont do that 3 times thing, you are drowning your plants which is causing your problems.


Theres my opinion, good luck with your girls.