What Does ROOT BOUND mean and what does it look like ??

Yea dont worry that pic was just to show you how the top of the light fitting had gone, Had one hanging bulb and one on a reflector, now got them both on dutch barn reflector thingys, But that fitting shouldnt have gone like that surley ? (bloody stuff from china lol)
PH level is 7 on the dot..

Ive now changed pot, flushed her as i think i may have over nut her, was watering every few days with MG and quite a strong mix
only did that as for the first month and a bit she seamed to luv it and grow by the sec,

Is there a better way to grow than in soil ?

Thanks guys and thats cool hemp, i was just panicing last night lol

She really is looking bad, leaves gone real dry but soil is still quite moist, really want to water her as she really looks like she needs a drink, But not sure if thats the prob (too much water)

Please give me a clue guys

7 is high for soil pH. you want ~6.3. this can vary with strain type, but 6.3 is a good starting point at least.

you probably want to get a few soil grows under your belt until you get a feel for things. hydro is a little more difficult (from what i understand). it's much more sensitive to pH than soil as soil acts as buffer. changes in hydro are very quick. this can very good or very bad!

what kind of soil is that? do you have anything mixed in for drainage? any other additives?

fill out the troubleshooting form in my sig.


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H=Answer if you grow hydro or aero...What..?
C=Answer if you grow coco....Errrrr...?
S=Answer if you grow traditional soil...Yep
L=Answer if you grow soilless other than coco (Promix, Hyponex, SunshineMix)
R=Answer if you grow in RockWool
T=Answer if you grow in HydroTon
D=Answer if you run any type of automatic drip system, including into soil or soilless
E= EVERYONE needs to answer lol!


E-indoor or outdoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic
E-specific medium
CSL-Soil type/brand
HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type
SCL-Anything you have added to the soil
SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH
E-Water source
E-Source water pH
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro)
E-Age of plant
E-Type of fertilizer
E-Rate of application (if hydro, this is your PPM number, preferably after each component is added)
E-Lighting source and distance from plant
E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period)
HD-Reservoir temperature
E-Air % Relative humidity
E-Lighting schedule
E-Type of ventilation your room has
TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution?

ARRRRRRRRRRRRR That was just making me feel well thick,
Here lol

I have my plants in normal soil, well its actually well aged compost with a lil manure etc, Was watering them every few days with Rain water, and prob twice some times more a week with MG, Thats why i thought i poss over net them,

they are under 2 600w lights, one is sunblaster hps sodium thingy and the other is simelar but not as good i think (cheaper brand) had her on 16/8
Just changed her to 12/12, oh and there is a fan going 24/7 also, just inbetween her and the bulbs if u get what i mean...

Sorry to be a dumb ass, but hey i can only get better as i learn lol

you filled out the wrong part of the form. the top part is the key to tell you which questions to answer. if one of the letters in front of the questions coincides with the ones up top(that happen to fit your growing method) then you answer the question below.

like i said, there will be a new form coming.


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HA HA sorry, well you read the bit after yea, on what ive done so far ?
so what do u think it could be ?
was sure i had over net them, but i rinsed thru and as said havent watered her for quite a few days will be 4 2moz, and she just seams to be getting worse i think :(

did you read the part about pH? the form is there for a reason.

my first GUESS woud be a pH problem. this can cause a nutrient lockout. it doens't really matter which nute it locks out because the pH has to be fixed regardless.

second guess, could be a heat issue. i'm not gonna sit here and run down everything it could be, hence the form. help me help you.

anyone can come in here and guess. most people are gonna tell you to fill out the form. the more information the less variables.

by the way, your soil has nutes in it and then you are adding MG numerous times a week? at what strenght?

see, that would have been answered via the form. i understand it's confusing (not really, it just looks it). there will be a new one coming. until then....

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H=Answer if you grow hydro or aero
C=Answer if you grow coco
S=Answer if you grow traditional soil
L=Answer if you grow soilless other than coco (Promix, Hyponex, SunshineMix)
R=Answer if you grow in RockWool
T=Answer if you grow in HydroTon
D=Answer if you run any type of automatic drip system, including into soil or soilless
E= EVERYONE needs to answer lol!


E-indoor or outdoor - indoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic - hydroponic
E-specific medium - compost, fertiliser, pre watered in mg
HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type - 2 x 600w hps
E-Water source - rain water
E-Source water pH -
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro)
E-Age of plant - 2 months
E-Type of fertilizer - manure
E-Rate of application (if hydro, this is your PPM number, preferably after each component is added)
E-Lighting source and distance from plant - hps 600w 18 inches away
E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period) - day - 23c night 18-15c
HD-Reservoir temperature
E-Air % Relative humidity -
E-Lighting schedule - day 12hr:night 12hr
E-Type of ventilation your room has - circulated air

Does that give you a bit more of an idea of whats wrong ?:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by damobear

She really is looking bad, leaves gone real dry but soil is still quite moist, really want to water her as she really looks like she needs a drink, But not sure if thats the prob (too much water)

Please give me a clue guys

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Heres a link I found.. Might help ya some..:thumbsup:

Ga Grown!

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