Whats wrong with my babies? Help please.

S=Answer if you grow traditional soil
L=Answer if you grow soilless other than coco (Promix, Hyponex, SunshineMix)

E-indoor or outdoor-----Indoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic------Soiless i think, MG seedling starter

E-specific medium----- MG seedling starter

SCL-Anything you have added to the soil----- Nothing but perlite
SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH----- Can't test it, no kit.
E-Water source -----------Bottled spring water
E-Source water pH----------- Dunno

E-Age of plant ------ Sick plants are about 18 days old
E-Type of fertilizer ------ None yet.

E-Lighting source and distance from plant --------- 2 T5 florescent, 3'' - 1'' from canopy
E-Air temperature ------- Stays a constant 74-78
E-Air % Relative humidity------- Not sure. But I live in florida and there is constant air flow through the grow room from outside, id say its near Central florida's Rh right about now.

E-Lighting schedule------- 24/7
E-Type of ventilation your room has--------- Closet door with many cracks in it, Constant airflow moving around.
TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution------- No


Ok so i hope i did that right. SWIM has one larger plant thats about 30 days old thats doing just fine, treated it the same as these seedlings dunno what whent wrong.

I think its maybe overwatering but i really just dont know? Looks like a mag problem but this early?

I already flushed 2 of them yesterday, and transplanted 2 more into those pots with MG organic choice potting soil incase it was nitrogen or something

ITS worse today! these pictures are 1-2 days old, it seems like the ones i transplanted are doing worse, but so are the ones i flushed!
Help please

If you don't have a fan circulating the air than you need to do that too....door with cracks in it isn't sufficient enough, plus when you get to the flowering stage all those cracks in there are going to cause light leaks and potentially make your plants hermie......It could be getting nute burn from the MG as they have time released fertilizer that is said to not be good for the plants. I'm not really an expert on problems, as I didn't really run into them in my grow so I'm sure soon enough someone will tell you the true problem...

Aloha,

Let's get right to it.

The kids in the red cups need new shoes, right away.

The big girl is not a seedling anymore.
She's hungry and ready for a transplant as well.
They are all suffering "bottled water syndrome."
Bottled spring water usually contains too much sodium for Cannabis.
Try tap water, or distilled water with 1 tsp. per gallon of CalMag.

Just my opinions here, I could be wrong.

Best of luck
Weezard

Thanks for the replies!

@italieono i live on the 13th floor (penthouse baby!) of an appartment building, i keep all my windows and doors open, and let me tell you there are a lot of them, my whole house is serously a wind tunnle so i did without the fan for now, caus im low on money. by the time they are flowering ill have them in their own grow cab, with 400W HPS/MH system.

@weezer I really don't think the big girl needs any transplant, infact i just transplanted her to that new pot, the prevous pots we're the same size as the ones the seedlings are in(not the cups) Though i agree i need to transplant the ones in the cups.

I am thinking about changing my water, but why is the bigger plant doing fine? she does have some damage to her leaves but that was from when i didnt water her for a week and she drooped. Wish i could get the calmag.... is there another alternative like epson salt?

thanks all

i really really second the fact that you need to transplant,when my plants get 2 that size they have almost out grown 1 gallon containers.i would start there.

hey I have a question... how big a bucket do i need for a 5'5 ft plant its in a 10litre at the moment wouldn't have a clue what that is in imperial

Please don't hijack threads.

Ok Ill transplant them i guess...

Could i boil tap water to make it chlorine free faster?

what do yall recomend for standard tap water prep.?

if possible find out what the ppm of your tap water is so you will know if you can use it or if any additives will be needed. Let water stand out overnight to let chlorine evaporate, adjust PH and pour :jointsmile: also if adding nutes to the water always adjust PH after adding nutes. If nutes are just from soil do PH before watering and then also check your runoff PH to see if still in range.

Happy Growing

I dunno my water company, i live in apartments and we don't handle the bill. Ill have to do some investigating.

Also what do you recommend to change the PH of water? Lime for up? what for down?

Know your water ph before adjusting it. If necessary, you'll need one or the other...not both. But, I use Phosphoric acid for ph down. (phDown by General Hydroponics) One gallon lasts about two years, and is safe to use. (the ladies love the stuff)

Take a sample of your water in a clean jar to an aquarium store, and ask them to test the ph. (or buy one of the freshwater aquarium ph test kits for under $10)

The plants are hungry. The nutes in pre-ferted soil mixes don't last all that long, especially in seedling mixes. What are you using for nutes? Whatever it is...go half strength for first couple of feedings, increasing as plants get larger.

The larger plants will need a better foothold as they grow, and the seedling mix doesn't offer enough support to a larger plant. (too fine of a medium) When you next transplant...don't use the seedling mix.

Thanks! All transplanted plants have been transplanted to MG organic choice potting mix.

I was considering transplanting the last two with Seedling starter but i wont be now.

Im serously thinking its the bottled water at this point.

Is there any problem with boiling tap water to take care of chlorine? SWIM wants to transplant today but just say his tap water out this mourning. He already gave it a quick boil and intends to let it sit out overnite just incase.


BTW can anyone suggest a good veg nute thats easily purchased at like hhome depot? SWIM has AN(advanced nutrients) nutes for flowering, but forgot his veg nutes back in Califonina :(

Try filling a 5 gallon bucket with water, and let it sit uncovered overnight. Since chlorine is a gas, it should evaporate, and you'll not smell the chlorine any more. :thumbsup:

If all else fails...Miracle Grow All Purpose is workable for veg, but I'd recommend Fox Farms, Botanicare, or General hydroponics for your nutes. I've used all four of these, and each work with a little tweaking of schedules and dilution rates.

as Rusty said, the chlorine pretty much evaporates overnight, boiling is an unnecessary hassle ... if in a hurry, you can drop an airstone in the water, dissipates it faster ... chlorine doesn't hurt the plant itself, but it does kill beneficial bacteria in the medium ... good luck :smokin:

SWIM got a few things at a hydroponic store, PH test kit and everything.

He fed his plants and adjusted PH as nessasry, and all is doing well!

Giving them nutes was the correct answer my problem FYI... Kuddos