Leaves curling up at the edges

buy soil, dont make your own. especially if this is your first. get an organic with slow release nutes... try and stay away from miracle grow but some people have good results with this, the seedling mix they make is wonderful, imho.

since ive started growing indoors, things that mess u up is; improper ph water, water with 2 many chemicals and shit, proper water without cal-mag(r/o distilled water, but properly ph'd, go figure),

and then that fucks the soil up... so water is important..

next up, your 1 100 watt light is good for the first 2 weeks maybe 3, but beyond that, forget it.... thats just enough for me to see in the dark. so either get some CFLS at home depot and make a light fixture out of big bin lid. or go buy a 250-400 w mh or hps, or one of each. and if ur going to use a small light like that, keep so close its almost touching the plant.

next up, im not sure of this but i think ur over watering.. u need very little water if the plant is small n u dont have a lot of light, water less and less frequently. roots need air too.

next, ur going to have to restart unless u want a vegging house plant that looks like crap until it dies, which is what u probably have, unless u do everything i just mentioned in the next few days and have it done quickly.

happy frog soil, made by fox farm, and then there or some other foxfarm soils that are wonderful.

get a ph pen, and possibly an r/o system, but start with the ph pen to see what ur working with... make sure u spend atleast $50 on this device. go for the brand oakton, they make a good one for 70-80. anything less will will break and cost u more in the end to replace probes and stuff.

if there is anything u add to ur soil it is perlite. a completely neutral substance that helps with drainage.

sorry its not what u want to hear, but theres a lot of variables that need to be kept in close proximity to maintain homeostasis. its just like a gasoline engine, if a piston or valve isnt working properly the whole thing wont work at all. if the gasoline isnt good enough, it wont run well or at all. too much sun and hot air and the engine overheats, so do ur plants with too much light.. if its too cold outside the oil freezes. catch my drift

Trinity bound is right on.
Soil is outta control
Fish tank water is no good for plants indoors. Too much salt, ammonia, nitrite, and bacteria.
And you NEVER give fertilizer before 5 nodes, including in the soil.

That's pretty mcuh a do-over unless those were some $300 per pack seeds you HAVE to save. Read the grow guide in my sig.

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

Trinity bound is right on.
Soil is outta control
Fish tank water is no good for plants indoors. Too much salt, ammonia, nitrite, and bacteria.
And you NEVER give fertilizer before 5 nodes, including in the soil.

That's pretty mcuh a do-over unless those were some $300 per pack seeds you HAVE to save. Read the grow guide in my sig.

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I understand. Unfornately my gf does not so it is outside for those two and on with what you guys said I should do. She just can't wrap her mind around the fact that we had a retarded child through our own inexperience. Thanks guys I will begin the new set as soon as possible.

I am running 220W @ 2700K for flowering (that's the CFL total, incandescent equivalent is something like ... 220W CFL = 850W?) and 210W @ 6500K for veg.

I'd highly suggest the CFL grows; it is pretty cheap and pretty successful thus far. There are some other good grows on here that have definitely come out quite nice. My box worked out well for this grow but I am building a nice new one next weekend and plan on painting the inside flat white so I definitely encourage that also.


Goodluck with the restart.

Im sure those plants are dead by now... but wow they were very clearly starving for light.