spotting curling leaves???

okay. i tested the pH. i think the strips sucked. i got various readings. it appeared high though. i'll have to get a better kit, or better yet a meter. it could be a while though, my wife lost her job today.

here are a few more pics. i know all of them look different. sorry. it's all i got.


thanks ahead of time for all the advice!


-shake


pic 1- i think the light might have fell on this one. i'm not sure though. it's the only bud on the plant, or any of them for that matter.

pic 2- miss gnarly's jacked up leaves. buds appear to be growing fine.

pic 3- more problems.

pic 4- yet more different problems.

pic 5- some twisted up leaves.

Damn man
You need to transplant into bigger pot's.You need to get the PH straight.You may want too cut back on the nute's...and it look's over-watered.

I know you read this shit.....what's goin on over at your place?

LOL just pokin your rib's a little,you know I'm your biggest fan.

We're gonna need a proper ph tester to fix this tho. use your bank card (or a stolen one) to order the kit i sent you a link for ..it's 7 buck's,I have one also, I use it to make sure the meter is correct.

Dive:stoned:

They look way overferted, rootbound, and are possibly moisture starved. Are you having to water them more, and is the water absorbing into the soil?

A transplant into fresh potting soil will help resolve most ph issues, unless it's from any additives you've used. (there are usually ph buffers in the potting mixes)

Are you giving any micronutes? If you've already switched to Fox Farms, never mind. Their Grow Big and Tiger Bloom already have micro's. (the Big Bloom is a catalyst)
How about CalMag Plus, or any other source of usable calcium?

Runoff is the liquid that comes out of the bottom of the pot after watering. Knowing this ph is a good way to see what's happening inside of your pot.
Test strips and other color-coded methods of testing ph are pretty-much unusable for testing your runoff ph, though. (runoff is tinted with nutrients and organics...the tinting skews results)

What's your tapwater ph?

Bummer about the wife's job. But perhaps there's bigger and better things to come. :thumbsup:

damn, i feel like i just got kicked in the nuts!

sorry for the slow response, things have been hectic the past two days.

as far as the watering, i only water when the plants are dry. i used the finger in the soil technique as well as feeling the pots weight. i water and leaver out for ~ 15 mins. the water seems to absorb fine. same as my first grow-round. it's a 2/3 potting mix, 1/3 perlite blend. it seems to accept the water and it drains through pretty quickly.

overferted? i'm sure that they are. i used 1/2 strength on the green light super bloom. i never added any cal-mag or anything like that.

i have started the fox farms. only one feeding so far. tiger bloom/big bloom/cha-ching. i think they are about due.

from the test strips, it appears that my tapwater pH is 7.5-8.0. i will be getting a kit as soon as the money is available.

as far as transplanting, what do you guys recommend? my bloom area is tapped for space. i do have 4 bigger pots that i could move some of them into. what should i do with the rest?

sorry this wasn't more well planned out. i guess i should have put them into flower a lot sooner while trying this technique.

thanks for all of the help dive and rusty! i greatly appreciate it.

-shake

Move your best girl's into bigger pot's as soon as you can.Run PH balanced water thru the soil for atleast a week(no nute's),you may want to consider a flush..Keep your light's a lil higher for now since the plant's are weak.If you have to lose a cpl plant's to make room then so be it.
Also think about using General Hydro 3 part,that's what i use for soil and hydro,it's easy and work's good.
Dive:stoned:

alright dive. i'm gonna get together a gameplan and come up with something.

the ladies have about a month left in flower (not sure if i mentioned that or if it matters).

-shake

This is your deal so ultimately you need to decide what's right.
It's not too late.Sure enough we're not gonna gain as much as if we transplanted sooner..but it still should help,and any improvement is better than none.

Dive:stoned:

here is a quick little update. i'm not sure who is following my grow log and who is not. this is copied and pasted from it.

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last night i watered the ladies and fed them with big bloom, tiger bloom and cha-ching. (1/2 strength on the liquids and 1/4 teaspoon of the powder.)

i did get a new pH test kit and some pH down. the original test indicated over the 7.6 that the test went up to. i brought it down (with newly aquired pH down). i don't think it was as low as i wanted to go, but it was better for sure.

i am gonna transplant the ladies. i've got to get the new clone/mom cab done first though. i'll just "borrow" it to finish flowering the ladies. i'll keep four in each probably. i need to go pick up a few more things.

pic 1- original pH. not sure of the exact number, but extremely too high!

pic 2- adjusted down some. still not positive, but it's better. still trying to get a feel for the new pH test kit.

pic 3- test after the nutes were added to the 2nd test. not sure how accurate it can be as it was tinted.

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i know this is a little off topic, but i didn't feel like starting another thread. do you guys o who grow hydro prefer DWC or ebb/flow? either system will be homemade.

thanks for all the help/advice/input/feedback/criticism!


-shake

super thrive and b1 stuff does this..when i tested

not to confuse with thrive alive,

Plant (moslty fan leaves ) nut - nuk burn , or (turns yellow - small 20 % solutions), like pics in start of bog, in late veg , med term, and budding phase.

i say they dont work very well, even for early growth stages.


PS: GH nova, series is a good 1 part mix , for new ppl starting.


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