A Troubleshooting form! Yay! You know you wanted one!

[headshake]

rusty, how about method for checking if your plants need water in the soil section? i know this might be a bit much.

also, in the hydro section, how about res temp?

that's the only things i saw.

i think it's awesome. sorry i didn't know your were gonna make one or i wouldn't have started another thread.

what about lighting schedule and and color spectrum? the spectrum might be a bit nit picky.

just trying to be productive. if i said something that's there i just missed it and disregard.


-shake

headshake Reviewed by headshake on 06-27-2009. A Troubleshooting form! Yay! You know you wanted one! Hey peeps, Lots of 'my plant is sick' questions as always... and I realize that a lot of new growers aren't even fully aware of the types of things that they need to take into consideration when asking for advice, so I made a list of the common ones. If you have a problem, go ahead and cut-and-paste this list into your post to make it easier for the growers here to help you. Don't worry about answering every question, but the more information you give, the faster and more accurately Rating: 5

[crabbyback]

Great troubleshooting form rewrite. I can see that a novice (or non-native English speaker) might find it easier than the coded form.

[Rusty Trichome]

Since I had a couple of days of free time lately, I came up with these revised* troubleshooting forms. (one for soil, one for hydro)
If you would kindly copy the appropriate section, (hydro or soil...not both) and post it into your own thread, and answer the questions.
The answers you provide to this form will help other's to get the full picture, and be better able to diagnose the problem. Answer all questions as best you can. Missing answers may lead to an inaccurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
Good luck to ya...:thumbsup:
( * with all due respect to stinkyattic)


Soil Grows - Peat Based

What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...)

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's)
.2) Distance from tops?
.3) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...)
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan?
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule?

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...)
.8) Size of container.

Your nutrients and water:
.9) Source of water. (tap or filtered) What's it's ph?
10) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...)
11) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...)
12) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
13) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering?
14) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...)
15) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate?
16) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph?
17) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray?

Your growroom:
18) Indoors or outdoors?
19) What size of closet, room or hut?
20) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off?
21) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom?

Your strain:
22) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?)
23) From seeds or clones?
24) Is this an autoflower strain?



Hydro Grows - Coco, NFT, Hempy Bucket...

What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...)
What type of hydro set-up are you running?

Your Equipment:
A) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's)
B) Distance from tops?
C) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...)
D) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule?
E) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?
F) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan?
G) Size of reservoir?

Your nutrients and water:
H) Source of water. (tap or filtered) What's it's ph?
I) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule.
J) What is the ec/ppm of your unadjusted tap (or filtered) water?
K) What is the ec/ppm of your nutrient solution?
L) What is the temperature of your nutrient solution? (reservoir high and low temps)
M) Does your ec/ppm show a rise or fall when you do your daily PPM check?
N) Does the ph fluctuate?
O) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you
spray? (Just after lights come on, just before they go out...)
P) How often do you replace reservoir water/nutes?

Your growroom:
Q) What size of closet, room or hut?
R) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off?
S) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom?
T) Are the roots long and white, or brown and slimy?

Your strain:
U) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?)
V) From seeds or clones?[/QUOTE]
W) Is this an autoflower strain?

[headshake]

looks good rusty. now if we can get a sticky! anyone? anyone? anyone with sticky ablility slap a sticky on that thing!

rusty, what do you think? should it be copied and pasted in with questions? i guess what i'm getting as is a set of directions for people to read BEFORE (hopefully) they start to fill it out. for a standard of uniformity, ya know?

looks good!


-shake

[phatsesh101]

maybe one for out door like environment,hours of shade, direct sun, in the ground, in a pot, condition of local soil if mixed and maybe locally grown crops


nice job:jointsmile:

[Rusty Trichome]

rusty, what do you think? should it be copied and pasted in with questions? i guess what i'm getting as is a set of directions for people to read BEFORE (hopefully) they start to fill it out. for a standard of uniformity, ya know?

If they copy and paste, they can easily provide answers after each question. At least I'd think so...and the easier they make us understand their circumstances, the better the chance of their success. (neatness counts, and detention if work not shown) :jointsmile: Answers in bold would be nice, too. Easier to scan the list. :thumbsup:

But if history is any indication, it'll get filled out many different ways. Sort of a quasi Rorschach test, lol.

maybe one for out door like environment,hours of shade, direct sun, in the ground, in a pot, condition of local soil if mixed and maybe locally grown crops

Well, someone with outdoor experience could likely throw one together with more insight than I, but it's a damn good Idea and I'm bummed I didn't think of it. <sticks tongue out at phatsesh>
(were you by chance volunteering?)

[justanotherbozo]

hey Rusty, would you mind if i copy and pasted this on another forum?

[Rusty Trichome]

Umm...I personally don't mind, but I'd ask a mod before doing so...I guess. Seems it would be the right thing to do. :thumbsup:

[headshake]

i think we are missing res temp and did you pre soak your medium under the hydro section.

-shake

[Rusty Trichome]

Res temp is L. on the list, but no...didn't do the ph'ing the rockwool one.

Am curious why FBR never answered my request for guidance regarding this project. I asked him a couple of times if and how I should approach this, but nada.. I wonder...do I take his silence as acquiescence or disapproval...?

Has anyone with outdoor experience put any thought into the outdoors form?