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:D I need some serious help. The bottom leaves of my 3 week old plants are turning yellow, drying up and dying. I used to water every other day, then every third day, now every fourth day. What do you think it is? I haven't fertilized them yet. I have them 2" away from two 100w cfls. I killed my first batch with too much fert. Should I fert now????:( Please help !! Why is this so difficult???
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i used 3 month miracle grow and mines r great do you have holes where water leaks out?
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Im on my first grow, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but mt fan leaves have been dying since about their 3rd week (from the bottom up). My secondary growth still looks good and the plant is really healthy. I dont think its a problem at all. A more experienced grower might say otherwise, but i dont think lower leaves are all that important after a certain point. Good luck.
Oh yea, Im using a 85w cfl and 4 tubes, so we have like the same grow goin. I also didnt use fert till 6 weeks in. Holla @ yo boi.
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Yes, I have holes for drainage in the bottom of the cups
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dude
my planst 4 weeks old and its doing the same thing i mpritty shure its because new fanleaves replace teh old ones so they use up allteh energy stored in the old fan leafs and the newer pnes take over becaus they have more light 3 weeks old and ur still in cups trans plant now
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and your not over watering think about it y would over watering result in teh leaves drying up go back to 200 ml evey other day
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It's normal for the bottom leaves to yellow and die. No worries.
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post a picture and your problem will be solved
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Normaly the first leaves, and some of the fan leaves die off as the plant gets bigger, because it concentrates is energy to the top, where the cola is so it'll be ready for flowering. Are probably should start ferting, but remember to keep it minimal for now, and increase it as you go, very slowly. Dont shock the plant.
Good luck
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:D :o Here are a few picture of my 3 week old plants. They look pretty sad. Any other advice re: the yellow look of them, please let me know. Thanks. Sorry the quality of the pictures isn't so hot. I tried to get a good shot. If you cannot see, all the leaves are turning yellow. I'm transplanting them & adding fert.:stoned:
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Transplant immediately! My plants at 3 weeks were at least double that size. There is no way those cups are allowing for sufficient root growth. Get some 3-5 gallon pots and mix some soil soon. Also, what Kelvin is that light, it may be worth investing in a 6500K CFL (looks like you have a warm 3000K bulb in that pic) to get some blue wavelength on those babies. Whatever you do tho, transplant. Other than that, it looks like those plants are definitely save-able. Good luck, hope it all goes well.
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They look like the roots are not getting any oxygen. Either overwatering or dense soil and overwatering
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Originally Posted by karmaxul
They look like the roots are not getting any oxygen. Either overwatering or dense soil and overwatering
And/or you should get some pots with holes at the bottom...
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Mix your soil with ~40% perlite
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Yeah, I do have some drainage holes in the bottom and I did mix perlite into the soil, I guess not enough, I'm transplanting today and will put more perlite in the soil. Thanks so much for all the feedback!
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Mixing like 80% peat moss in with the dirt may also be a great idea
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I agree with the last three posts...
when you re-pot.. add perlite to yor soil.. it is really cheap...
mix in about 20% perlite to 80% soil...
DOn't ever ever use clear comtainers : )
good luck poo.. thanks for the pictures
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make sure yo PH your water.. 6.8
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I'm curious, why shouldn't you use clear containers. Also when I repotted them, I saw how rootbound they were. They were all tick at the bottom of the cups. I did as you all said with the perlite, this time, I added more than before. I hope I didn't use too much. and I fertilized them, with a very weak concentration. Hopefully they'll pep up. Only time will tell. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by wutangbanger
Also, what Kelvin is that light, it may be worth investing in a 6500K CFL (looks like you have a warm 3000K bulb in that pic) to get some blue wavelength on those babies.
While it's not the worst ever, there is also some significant stretch in those babies. Get your lights right down on them, especially since you're using CFL. When you transplant them, put them deep so their stems are supported. Since flouros don't put that much heat out, get them about 1-2 inches away, the closer the better (without touching the plants with the bulbs).
Although really, fork out the cash for an HPS or MH lamp, they're totally worth it. But, it's understandable that you may be on a tight budget.
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When your dirt gets exposed to light.. weird shit will grow in it..
If "weird shit" is not sufficient for you, then I am sure KARMA will give you more details... LOL..
Either way, you do not want weird shit growing in your soil..
NOW here is the controversy.. many many people say that roots do not want light exposure... and I agree 100% expect...
Every once in awhile somebody will post some pictures of some amazing plants.. both Hydro and dirt.. and the roots of these plants will be exposed to lights...
GO figure...
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