please help. they're dying.

[t0ker1]

i have 3 indica dom. plants that are 16 days old from seed.
2 days ago i had re-potted them and gave them some food.

ultra-green all purpose plant food 10-10-10
i put 1 tablespoon of food in the hole before placing the plant there.
watered them in. (as the directions told me to do so)

they are under 2, 40 watt flour. bulbs about 2 inches or more away

please help they are wilting the leaves are turning yellow and brown crisping up and dying. i need some advice on what i'm doing wrong and if i can save my girls.

this is my first grow ever.

please help!!!!

t0ker1 Reviewed by t0ker1 on 08-31-2009. please help. they're dying. i have 3 indica dom. plants that are 16 days old from seed. 2 days ago i had re-potted them and gave them some food. ultra-green all purpose plant food 10-10-10 i put 1 tablespoon of food in the hole before placing the plant there. watered them in. (as the directions told me to do so) they are under 2, 40 watt flour. bulbs about 2 inches or more away please help they are wilting the leaves are turning yellow and brown crisping up and dying. i need some advice on what i'm doing wrong Rating: 5

[headshake]

when's the last time you waterd them?

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[dirtnap411]

Most fertilizers mix a tbl to a gallon of water, if you put fertilizer directly in the hole before transplanting, you may have fried your roots. Not a pro by any means, just offering my 2 cents.

Dirt

[phatsesh101]

you couild try watering it, just the tops though not all soaked and no nutes

[cigarettes42]

you over nuted. you shouldnt have put any nutes in yet. im pretty sure you burned em. you could try to flush or try to gently get that plant back out and replanted with some fresh soil with out any nutes.

[t0ker1]

damn guys. i hope i can save them!

i watered them the night i transplanted them, 2 days ago.

i checked them again a few minutes ago and they look the same, but not worse.




Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. 2, 40 watt flour.
.2) Distance from tops? about 2 inches
.3) Reflector type? one light has a reflector thing and the other bulb is bare
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? yeah i gotta fan in there
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? yeah
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 40 watts, and i water like every 3-4 days

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, its an organic soil something all purpose and anything you've added to it some all purpose plant food ultra-green or something
.8) Size of container. 3 gallons
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings? no

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? bottled What's it's ph before adjusting? idk.. :/
11) Method of checking water ph. i haven't
12) Method of adjusting water ph. is this bad that i haven't checked the pH of the water???????
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. i put 1 tablespoon of 10-10-10 in the hole before planting.
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? i water 3-4 days or until tops are dry and i water until moist
15) Any additives or tea's? no
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? they've been the same.. for soil
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? ..uh oh
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? nope

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? indoors
20) What size of closet, room or hut? average i guess
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? around 70 F and i don't know the humidity it's not too moist though
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? nope

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? indica
24) From seeds or clones? seeds
25) Is this an autoflower strain? no photoperiod

[DOUGAL25]

Looks like it was a problem with feeding too early. You usually want to wait at least 2 weeks before adding ferts - and not necessarily full strength. Also, dilute with a gallon of water next time - or what they recommend on the label.
Cigarettes42 has some good advice there about that.

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? bottled What's it's ph before adjusting? idk.. :/
11) Method of checking water ph. i haven't
12) Method of adjusting water ph. is this bad that i haven't checked the pH of the water???????
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. i put 1 tablespoon of 10-10-10 in the hole before planting.
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? ..uh oh

As far as pH goes, the earlier you check it - the better off.

Any aquarium stores nearby? like $5-10 bux you can get a nice ph test kit that lasts a while. Also, they will most likely be willing to test a water sample that you bring in, free of charge; but this won't really help you with runoff ph.

pH imbalances will inhibit nutrient uptake, if optimum pH conditions aren't met (6.0-7.0, slightly acidic).
:stoned:

[Rusty Trichome]

Carefully transplant into fresh soil asap. Your pelleted nutes are about to kill your plants.
No nutes for first two to three weeks after seeds break ground.
Find a liquid fert. Once fertilizer pellets are in the soil, you can't remove 'em.

I agree with the others...find a way to check your ph.

[t0ker1]

yeah they were 2 weeks old... i germinated and then planted. counting that as day 1. so i'm not an expert but i read alot of stuff on fertilizing online and every site said at 2 weeks they need some food. so i did that and i followed the directions on the bag cuz i couldn't find a liquid fert ANYWHERE that was close to 20-10-10 except for the 10-10-10 pellet food.
ugh.. i guess i should have asked advice on ferts before it got this far.
well today i flushed the plants to see if it would work since i haven't watered in 3 days and it was pretty dry. should i see if this works or should i just restart my whole grow with new seeds??

man i hope everones first grow had some snags like this!!!



OH and i'm getting some pH test strips at a pet store today... if that's even gonna help this grow.

[t0ker1]

and thanks guys everything was really helpful!!!!!!!!

wouldn't mind some more advice at all but def thanks for all the help!