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please help my plants have started dying, i recently just moved and had to put them down in a basement which i know is probably way to humid for them but they will be going outside in the next 2weeks but i would like to know if theres something to keep them going strong for that 2weeks
You need to post more info and photos if you can.:hippy:
ok thank you, will get pics now
Hi. we're happy to help but we need some details: what grow medium (hydro, soil, soiless, etc) type of nutes, lighting, etc.
also, pictures tell a great story.
what are your temps, lights on, and lights off.
how are you watering, what's your ph
ok here is the pictures, sorry some are a bit large but i wanted the detail in what its doing.
also i have basic grow lights, im sorry im really new to it and someone gave me their really really dank plants to try it out and i dont want them dying..i use miracle grow (i know alot are gonna disagree with this) boom buster and regular plant food, it is also planted in just regular potting mix soil.
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fill this out the best you with as much info as you can:thumbsup:
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
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?
i grow with traditional soil, indoor but soon to be outdoors, soil type is miracle grow 3month nutrient rich soil, i use standard well water with miracle grow plant food, the plant ages vary from 3weeks to 3months, i usually keep 12 hrs light/12hrs dark, and the ventiliation is not good in the basement its in but when its outdoors itll have plenty.
that is the most i know at this point and time, im sorry im not much help
Your plants need good ventilation now not later, why are you waiting to get them outside?:hippy:
i live in northern north america...average temperature right now is 40-50degrees farenheight...we're just now going into late spring/summer so i figured itd be warm enough in 2weeks. how would i get better ventilation in a basement? open the basement door possibly?
sorry i dont think i can help with so little info. all i can say is they need light, ventilation and food. with the soil your using they might be getting the food but sounds like they are not getting 2 out of the 3 things they need to live. i would say do whatever you can do to give them those three things and get them out of there asap.
good luck...
It looks like you may have more than just a ventilation problem but you have to start somewhere.
Get the fresh air circulating by whatever means possible and use a oscillating fan also to move the air around in your growspace at least that would be a starting point.:hippy:
ok thank you so much, im putting a fan up and opening the basement doors...i will post back in 2days if i see any progress...also how should i trim up my plants? just the completely dead leafs, or also the half dead ones?
Let nature take is course the leafs will fall off when the plant is finished with them, the plant will use the nutrition in those leaves.:hippy:Quote:
Originally Posted by onlyhomegrown
ok thank you very much, i will come back in 2days to show progress
If its cold where you are keep a check on the temperature's.
Good luck.;)
Oh and this is good advice to:hippy:Quote:
Originally Posted by icbh707
My opinion:
you are over-feeding them by ganging up on your variety of nutrients.. maybe overwatering a little too.
to get more "air" put a couple of fans on them. enough to move the leaves, not enough to blow them off. lol an oscillating fan is great. I usually use clip fans...
miracle grow is ok, just not great. not balanced for this type of plant.
next two times you water, use only water. put your finger in the pot, and if you feel moisture, don't water. if you BARELY feel any coolness, then water.
you should also check the PH of your water before you water your plants, and check the PH of the runoff. this will tell you if your water is ok, or not, annd the runoff will tell you if your soil is too high or not.
for soil, a PH of 5.8 to 6.8 is ok. closer to 5.8 -6.4 is best range. IMO.
oh trimming? I'll pluck an all-yellow leaf if it's in the way of buds. otherwise I pull them when the plant releases them.
thank you all so much, i put a fan up and had the doors open all day, i will also use regular water next 2times i water them and take everything said into consideration and hopefully they will all come out good :)
It is the miracle grow, its no good for growing weed, it has way too much nitrogen and is way too hot for small plants. if they survive in it they will grow more leaves than anything else.
Get them out of the mg and into some seedling mix without fertiliser especially 3 month time release. you cant control anything with it. it will most likely kill them. Get a few blue spectrum flourescent tubes or screw in flourescent bulbs from the hardware store for light. keep em inside until they recover ph 6.5 - 7.
good luck
Subzero. :cool:
thank you all!! :) i said screw it and busted out the one small window that was right beside the plants put a fan in the window blowing air out and a fan on the plants themselves, watered with regular water and in 2-3hrs i went back in the plants were starting to stand right up, my best 2 plants were extremely perked up and all the leaves are standing up really nice...thank you ALL for helping me...i appreciate it so much.
Ummm...the idea of the troubleshooting form is to use it like a checklist, answering as you go down the list.Quote:
Originally Posted by onlyhomegrown
You might want to check your wellwater ph, as mine is at 7.9 out of the tap. Adjusting water to between 6.3 and 6.8 is fine for soil grows, as usually the ph buffers in the soil start letting the ph drop lower after a while.
Miracle grow is fine, as long as you understand how to use it...regardless of other's imput. I used it for years on cannabis before they came-out with designer nutes and soils for home and garden.
With MG soil, since there's nutes already in it, don't give nutes for around a month with adult plants, six weeks for juveniles. After that, add a half-dose of the nutes, and watch for the plant's reaction. Adjust as necessary.
For nutes, I believe I used 1/2 tsp:gallon, once a week on mature plants. (1/4 tsp:gallon for youngsters old enough for nutes)
An old trick...flush the used MG soil well, and re-use if for germinating the seeds only. Never had a problem.
Those of you that are offering bad advise...should really think about what you are recommending, before putting someone elses' meds at risk. Especially if you don't know shit, and are mimicking other people's bad advise. :wtf: