Help,leaf problems

[FLYERR]

E-indoor or outdoor=indoor
E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic=soil
E-specific medium=promix and potting soil
CSL-Soil type/brand
HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type
SCL-Anything you have added to the soil=worm castings,bat guono,perlite
SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH=7.0
E-Water source=was using tap water from a well,now spring water out of the bottle
E-Source water pH=was 6.2 tap water,now 7.0
HRT-Source water EC (if hydro)
E-Age of plant=4.5 weeks
E-Type of fertilizer=seabird guono and bat guono
E-Rate of application (if hydro, this is your PPM number, preferably after each component is added)
E-Lighting source and distance from plant=400w hps 24 inches from plants
E-Air temperature (both day and night if you are running a dark period)=78-80 day/68-70 night
HD-Reservoir temperature
E-Air % Relative humidity
E-Lighting schedule =was18/6 now 12/12
E-Type of ventilation your room has=fans
TR-Did you pre-soak your media in pH corrected solution?=no


my leaves tips are rolling down and some are canoeing,I have only fed them twice with 1 tablespoon of bat guono and 1 tablespoon of seabird guono per gallon of tap water 6.2ph .I have watered with reg water between feeding.Now some lower leaves are showing some discoloration.the plants are 14 inches tall and very bushy but all of a sudden they look like crap,please help...

FLYERR Reviewed by FLYERR on 10-28-2008. Help,leaf problems E-indoor or outdoor=indoor E-soil, soilless, coco, aero, or hydroponic=soil E-specific medium=promix and potting soil CSL-Soil type/brand HCL-Hydro/aero/soilless system type SCL-Anything you have added to the soil=worm castings,bat guono,perlite SCLR-Soil or slab runoff pH=7.0 E-Water source=was using tap water from a well,now spring water out of the bottle E-Source water pH=was 6.2 tap water,now 7.0 HRT-Source water EC (if hydro) Rating: 5

[stoned88911]

Not sure, sounds like what i had, witch was becuase i was using rain water, witch doesnt have calcium.

I have heard thaT bottle water isnt good for plants.

Switch back to your tap water(unless its terrible)

[TheXFactor]

use just plain 6.5 ph water

maybe transplant to a bigger pot.

also are the plants soil generally wet or dry, if wet then ur overwatering, if its dry all the time maybe overwater... use your judgement and what you know about plants, thats really the best solution...


pics do help. but becareful of the advice here, it can stear you in trouble..

[stoned88911]

use just plain 6.5 ph water

maybe transplant to a bigger pot.

also are the plants soil generally wet or dry, if wet then ur overwatering, if its dry all the time maybe overwater... use your judgement and what you know about plants, thats really the best solution...


pics do help. but becareful of the advice here, it can stear you in trouble..

Yes people can lean u in the wrong direction, the one person u can ALWAYS trust is StinkyAttic.

When he post something listen, he is very helpfull.
(I think u should use ur tap tho pretty sure thats why there droopin)

[phatsesh101]

with what youve described and the fact that ur usin bottle water im think magniseum deficency.
did this happen b4 or after the water change?



a pic could help

[FLYERR]

I was using tap water with a ph of 6.2,then this started happening so I flushed the plants with spring water ph 7.0 and added a little epsom salts.I just switched to the bottle water a day ago to try to fix the problem.I even moved the lights up a little just incase it was burning them but that did not solve the problem.

[stinkyattic]

Post pics.
Bottled drinking water is no good. It has sodium in it.
Why not use your well water? pH of very soft waters is inconsequential; add calmag if the ppm is below 200 and then the nutes and then test the pH. If your well water is really crappy, distilled water with calmag added to it according to directions on bottle is fine.
Another person adding Epsom salts as a cure-all before diagnosing the actual problem... aaaargh. The symptom you describe does NOT sound like magnesium deficiency!!!!! Phatsesh, tell us what the symptoms of Mg def are? I'm all ears.

It sounds like the plants are pot-bound and suffering the effects of poor soil chemistry. How tall and big around are they, with how many main tops, and how many gallons of soil does each one have, or what diameter pot?

[FLYERR]

They are about 14 inches tall and pretty bushy,they are in 3 gallon buckets with holes drilled in the bottom.I dont think they are root bound the buckets are pretty big.I have grown indoors before but I have never had a problem before,but it was at a differant location with differant water and 2 gallon buckets.I only added a small amount of epsom salt because I was freaking out and didn't know what to do. I didn't know about this forum and do not trust anyone to ask.I would post pics but my camera is broke.Is 6.2 ph ok that is what my tap water is.

[stinkyattic]

Check the pH of your runoff. 6.2 is way too low for soil. How long have the plants been in those pots? A plant can actually get root bound even if it doesn't LOOK huge for the pot, and over time, the soil pH gets low too.

[phatsesh101]

Magnesium deficiency will exhibit a yellowing which may turn brown and interveinal chlorosis beginning in the older leaves. The older leaves will be the first to develop interveinal chlorosis. Starting at leaf margin or tip and progressing inward between the veins. the leaves curl upwards like they're praying The tips may also twist. i think, not sure though. and i did not recomend epsom salts. i asked for pics and asked about the water change