TOP LEAVES ARENT GROWING

My plants are about 9 weeks old and have been 12 hours for one week, some of the plants top leaf families, are growing very weak. shriveled/curled over looking... on the same plant their are big healthier leaves from early growth, but all the new top leaf growth on all the plant tops, where all the buds will soon be are growing are all droopy, weak, very rounded over, curled down, just not growing properly at all...

something is wrong with them, what....

the room is cold at night ? oscilating fans blowing on them? nutrient deficiancy ? ph imbalance ?

what could this be. what am i forgetting to mention

i will try to post pics soon

please help, any input would be great

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Did you change anything in the room?

What causes new leaves to curl down?
plants look al healthy , except those leaves which are curling down. plants are in soil, on 24 hour light. temp is ok. lv a bit low.
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11-21-2006, 03:16 AM #2
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made some pics:



there is a strange purple color on the leave also, as you can see (i hope)









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11-21-2006, 03:19 AM #4
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1. Over-fertilizing - the most common cause of leaf cupping aka leaf margin rolling, leaf margin burn, and leaf tip curl/burn is the overzealous use of too much plant food in relationship to factors such as plant vigor and rate of growth. The first unit of a plant to show moisture stress is the leaf at its margins and/or tips, reflected by margin rolling (cupping) or burning. A hard, crispy feel to the leaf frequently occurs as well, as opposed to a soft and cool feel of a happy leaf. When you have a high concentration of salts in solution (or in the root medium) compared to lower salinity levels found in the plant?s tissue, water is actually drawn out of the plant across the root gradient in order to fix the ppm imbalance. IOW, this is a natural, osmotic response that serves to equalize salinity levels on both sides of the root?s epidermal gradient. Back off on the amount and/or frequency of plant food. Too much plant food can also burn the roots, especially the sensitive root tips, which then creates another set of problems. Note for the bio folks - as soil dries, the concentration of the remaining salts rises further exacerbating the problem.

2. High Heat - the plant is losing water via it?s leaves faster than what can be replaced by the root system. The leaf responds by leaf margin cupping or rolling (up or down) in order to conserve moisture. A good example is reflected by the appearance of broad-bladed turf grass on a hot summer day, high noon, with low soil moisture levels - the leaf blade will roll in and the grass will take on a dull, greyish-green appearance. Upon sunrise when moisture levels have returned to normal, the leaf blade will be flat. Lower the heat and concentrate on developing a large, robust root system by practicing sound plant culture. An efficient and effective root system will go a long way to prevent heat induced leaf dessication and leaf margin curling. One short episode of high heat is enough to permanently disable or destroy leaf tissue and cause a general decline in the leaves affected, which often occurs to leaves found at the top of the plant located near HID lamps. The damaged leaf (usually) does not fully recover, no matter what you do. Bummer in the summer. One can only look to new growth for indications that the problem has been corrected.
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11-21-2006, 03:56 AM #5
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what size of a pot are you using?....looks a little small for that size of plant.

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id agree with the ph, it looks like a mg or zinc deficancy....

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i have had a similar problem with my nigerian nightmare . i'm just a rookie, but i THINK it was cause by overfeeding (as latitude has indicated above).


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Blueberry is noted to have this genetic trait sometimes and can not be fixed. My pheno had it. But in your case it looks like PH or a nute problem- expecially combined with the colour. Just my .02 cents. Good luck!

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11-21-2006, 10:07 AM #9
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That is over feeding no question about it .

the curl in the leaves and the lime green color in the new growth tells me that.
The purple in the leaves might be alittle ph problem but you must becareful when adjusting ph in a plant that has signs of over feeding.

FLUSH THEM OUT !!!!!
Then worry about Ph .

If you adjust an incorrect ph in a plant that is showing fert stress you can fry them pretty quick.
FLUSH ,FLUSH,FLUSH
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11-21-2006, 11:16 AM #10
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keeko, 7 liter, but they are only 2 weeks in these pots. but.....ok, i think i will put them in bigger pots today.
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I'd say too much nitrogen

It's allready been said above but there's many reasons for leaf curling. Most common would really be "the claw" which you get from too much nitrogen. Then there's the typical Haze leaf curl which is (from what I read) due to too low rh. But I don'r think you're growing a Haze.

I'd go with the too much nutes thing, so flush with twice the amount of water as you have soil in there, which'd be around 13ltrs
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11-23-2006, 03:33 PM #12
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i checked ph from the soil. that was 6,1. So i have been giving them only water last days.....see if they recover.
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thnx. i 'll let you know what happens...
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11-27-2006, 11:58 AM #15
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at first it looked they were recovering, but they still have those claw leaves. i tried a few things now, but i cant figure out their problem.

what causes leaves to look like that? it aint the heat and they arent overferted also, because when i start giving them water for a few days, they start showing def's.
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You need to answer the troubleshooting questions and post pics. Posting content from other sites isn't going to help with your specific plants; there are as many grow styles and setups as there are growers...