My oldest plant is dying... any ideas?

Basically my oldest HOG plant looks like its slowly dying, i thought it was over-watered, and i still do.. but when it dried out it carried on wilting, i did give it alot of nutes, but it hardly burnt, just the tips went brown, i gave it clean water, but it hasnt helped, if anything its worse, im pretty sure its got somethin to do with pH, but i have no tester, im gettin one as soon as possible (on my birthday i hope) but thats too far to wait (24th feb) im worried its gonna be a stick by then...:(

if ANYONE has experienced this before, or if anyone has any ideas.. im open to suggestions...plz help...lol

heres some pics... they should help...

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That first pic looks like mine when my PH is locked up. I notice it takes a few waterings to get it back on track (you didn't say if you flushed, or just watered). If it were me, which it has been twice in my first grow, I would continue to water with R/O water until you get that PH tester. I got mine in the pool/hot tub chemical section for 10.00. Good Luck, :jointsmile: Bree.

cool, well ill have to get a tester, i took it out of the pot earlier, washed the soil off of the roots in a bowl of water, and put it in drier soil, the dry/wet balance has been really screwed up recently, so im gonna let it smooth out a little, i dont exactly mind if it dies (i need space), but id rather save it than wait again..

thnx 4 the reply :)

oh yeh, thats a good point about the rain water.. it started ever since i used tap water, and emptied the rain-catcher in my garden, it hasnt rained in a while tho... so i hope it does...

my plants went through a phase like that....but im still not sure what the problem is....i would aslo say give it a flush if in doubt, then let it dry out for a few days....whats your drainage like in those pots?

Hey AB, I meant reverse osmosis water.....I'd imagine it is just as easy to buy there as it is here....little water machines at the supermarket. GL

It needs a flush badly to get toxic salts out and reduce the stress on the plant...
Also when you flush it, add some Serenade or other bacillus subtilis fungicide to it.
That plant looks like it's got the root rot... if you don't treat it, all the flushing in the world won't do a thing.

okay, i thought it would be root rot... its looking much better today, but still a little sick...

thnx 4 the replies:)

Flush flush flush! If you can get distilled or RO water I would....AD check your ph. You can get really simple ph testers at any pet store that will do in a pinch. SAVE THE HOGS!!

lol i know... i have no money...

i put it in a smaller pot, so if it does die, i havent wasted as much light or space... not much else i can do...:(

Well you can only do the best you can. Please keep me updated on the oinks. My BG turned out to be a male....the bastard. How are yours doing?

shit, you used to be able to get cheap tap water ph tests from the hardware store or pharmacy. Friggin roll of litmus paper and a color scale on a piece of paper. My aquarium kit works just fine too though. Liquid enough to do hundreds of tests.

Shovelhandle

Oh, looks like your doing the best you can, AD. Good luck, it'll probably get better.

Shov

well go steal some distilled water... other wise its like 75c in the stores here if you really need a solution for ph

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shit, you used to be able to get cheap tap water ph tests from the hardware store or pharmacy. Friggin roll of litmus paper and a color scale on a piece of paper. My aquarium kit works just fine too though. Liquid enough to do hundreds of tests.

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lol i used to be able to get them from school... but cant anymore...(obviously)
im just gonna ignore the problem, and leave the plant to grow.. hopefully i'll at least get a small bud from it... if not, i got more plants...:) thnx 4 replies pps...

oh well...

yesturday i took it out, and it looked okay, but the second i touched it, three of the lower leaves just fell off, so i decided to cut it down.

the top leaves were okay, so i made a clone and put it in a jar of water. then i took the roots from the plant, chopped them up, added water and mixed a small amount into the water for cloning. then this morning i changed it again with fresh water, and root scrap.

its at the back of my cab in weak light, and seems okay for now...:)