I'm trying to defy the odds...but

[guyfromchi2004]

My friend found some really good "dro" there was a couple of seeds in it,she decided to throw them in some dirt,a week later she was amazed because they started to grow,She gave me 3 plants,one died.I grew hydro before and I noticed a very fast growth rate compared to soil,I took the plants out of the dirt and I transplanted them to my bubbler,in the meantime I sprouted 7 other seeds that I had.Now I have nine plants in a 3 gallon bubbler(the plants that she gave me are about 4 weeks,my sprouted 7 are about 2 and a half weeks old).Right now they are under a warm 42 watt florescent that put out at about 150 and then there is another bulb which is a 15 watt flouro,They are under these light just until they get a little older and I have the 400 watt MH waiting for them alsp for flowering,I have a 360 watt HPS conversion bulb.My Ph is sitting at around5.5 to 6.0.right now it's 5.5.The TDS is sitting at 500,I have hard water coming into my house,it starts at around 350.I added 150food to bring my TDS up to about 520.Today I checked and it was floating between 490 and 500.One thing is odd that I noticed,I have an oakton ph meter I had it since last year,when I test the bubbler bucket,the measurment fluctuates badly,but when I test the ph in the ph meter cap I get an accurate reading.By my mearsurment my plants should be thriving but they are not ,they seem to be sick,could anyone give me a clue to what is going on.The ph is at 5.5 and the tds at 500.Also I am too broke to buy a RO machine and I ca't go to the store all the time buying distilled water,I let my water sit out for 24-t48 hours before use.Someone give me a clue please.I would love to taste that good ole taste of fresh homegrown herb again.TY:thumbsup:

guyfromchi2004 Reviewed by guyfromchi2004 on 08-17-2007. I'm trying to defy the odds...but My friend found some really good "dro" there was a couple of seeds in it,she decided to throw them in some dirt,a week later she was amazed because they started to grow,She gave me 3 plants,one died.I grew hydro before and I noticed a very fast growth rate compared to soil,I took the plants out of the dirt and I transplanted them to my bubbler,in the meantime I sprouted 7 other seeds that I had.Now I have nine plants in a 3 gallon bubbler(the plants that she gave me are about 4 weeks,my Rating: 5

[palerider7777]

maybe to much nutes right now?? i didn't go up to 500 ppm until the 4th week those look to young for all the nutes but i may be wrong.i would think u should add more ph'd water to bring down the nutes.

[Weedhound]

didn't we do this already??? :wtf:

http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-pro...ing-right.html

[guyfromchi2004]

I posted it here 1st weedhound,I wasn't getting an answer so I asked again in the disease and sickness board.TY weedhound,I went and finally got ro water

[Weedhound]

Ok.....excellent. What nutes are you using? Get your CalMag, your RO water and your grow nutes together.....I personally would put my ppms at about 300 since you are starting with water at about 20. I use 150ppm CalMag and `150ppm 1 part grow nutes.

You have plants of different ages together so you'll have to be very careful about overnute/undernute. I'm honestly not sure if you can grow good plants of different ages together in hydro but IF I were going to try it I would use the 300ppms to start. You said you've been keeping your ph between 5.5 and 5.8....excellent....keep doing that. Hope this works for you but realize that you are WAY playing defense here. Good luck.

[guyfromchi2004]

I'm using hydrofarm "grow nutrients" it's about a year old.Calmag?Can I use a little bit of epsons salt?

[Weedhound]

Here's a really good link. I'm not sure what to use because I've always had CalMag but hopefully you can find out whether epsom salts is ok to use here.

International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - The Complete guide to Sick Plants,pH, and Pest troubles!

[guyfromchi2004]

weedhound,I took your advice because it did make a lot of sense.I went and got the cal-mag from the local grow store,20 bucks for a quart!Anyway I started fresh because after getting the R/O water,I didn't realize I needed a suppliment,I thought I was getting adequate micro-nutrients from my veg food,the guy atthe growshop along with weedhound says that if you are using R/O water it is best to suppliment it with "Cal-mag.The R/o water out of the jug is 5.7 10ppm I added 150ppm of Cal-mag and 150ppm of "hydrofarm grow nutrient for hydroponics" for a grand total of 310 ppm.I cross my fingers ,I will keep you'll updated,Also today I clipped off the dead growth and I am starting to tie them over,and cut on my MH bulb,I wanted to wait until they got healthy.These pics are from today before I clipped the leaves

[guyfromchi2004]

tweaking the settings on this camera so that the pic is clear

[Weedhound]

sounds good. :thumbsup: Also sounds like your hydro man is on the ball (so many of them aren't) so he'd be a good source of info for you as well in the future. Just remember......you aren't growing mj.......you're growing tomatos.

I'd watch them from there, keep a close eye on your ph and see what they do. I've added a subscription to this thread so I'll be back when you update.


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