black leafs.. not lookin good

[carinia]

If it looks like its just powerdered on there, it probably is mold. A fan will help you with that, as well as not misting!

Plants 5 feet away from a 1000 w light recieve less light actually than a plant 1 ft away from a 400 w! It looks bright, sure, but the usable amount of light for plants drops drastically the farther away you get. For a 1000w at five feet, your plants are receiving less than 1200 lumens per foot! Your absolute minimum should be 2000 lumens per foot for growth. Right out of the bulb (less than one foot away) The same light has over 9000 lumens. Read up on some of the lighting threads to get a better understanding of how to make your light work with your plants. Heres a good one: http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-li...uch-light.html
Just lower the light to about 2 feet from the tops and check your canopy temp. Do you have a reflector or hood for it?

Yeah being serious about the misting. Your humidity is ok so I wouldnt worry to much about misting them everyday. Clones might need it, seedlings if it is super dry maybe, but not vegging or flowering plants.


Coco is a different growing medium, so the nutrients have a different chemical composition to react best with Coco coir. A new fert. for soil is going to be needed sometime to make sure you avoid lock ups and other issues.

[TheMidnighter]

I will lower the light, and I do indeed have a reflector hood for the light.
I will also stop misting, I'll miss that.. they smell so beautiful when they're wet... Hahaha, so do many things.

Do you have any recommendations for soil and nuts then? Unfortunately the only store that is really within distance only sells Coco. I may have to resort to ordering online.

Thanks very much for everyone's help.

[headshake]

here is a good way to set a distance for your light from the tops of your plants. put your hand under it, at the plant canopy. you should be able to hold it there for 5 seconds before you have to move it because it gets too hot, then back it off just a bit.

ok, so you are actually using coco coir!? i must have missed that the first go round. my bad. the nutes are perfect then, exactly what they were made for.

on another note though, i think the pH might be high. i've never used coco, but i think i remember reading that 5.4-6.2 is a good range, with under six being better.

you should be using calmag+ (or molasses) to supplement.

you can mist, but once a day AT THE MOST! and never mist/foliar feed plants that are more than 3-4 weeks into flowring as this can lead to bud rot or mold.


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[TheMidnighter]

>> ok, so you are actually using coco coir!?

I am using Canna Coco Soil, not the coir. I will switch if you believe it will be better for the plants.

>>>on another note though, i think the pH might be high. i've never used coco, but i think i remember reading that 5.4-6.2 is a good range, with under six being better.

I had actually heard the same about hydro based systems, but soil based I hear between 6.5-7.5 is perfect.. This is only my third crop, so I am still new and am playing around with levels a little bit.

>> you should be using calmag+ (or molasses) to supplement.

Supplement what, exactly? I haven't heard of that yet. Especially molasses, as delicious as it is!

>>> you can mist, but once a day AT THE MOST! and never mist/foliar feed plants that are more than 3-4 weeks into flowring as this can lead to bud rot or mold.

Once a day at most, gotcha. I will not water any flowering plants either.

Thanks again!

[headshake]

you're welcome.

i'm not sure about your canna coco soil. never heard of it actually. canna is usually good stuff so keep using it by all means (unless someone with experience tells you otherwise.) is it to be treated as a soil? if it is then you want to am for 6.3-6.8.

again, not sure if you need the calmag+ (or molasses, molasses just has a bunch of micro nutes including calcium and magnesium!). you have to use one of the either when using coco coir as the coir lacks the cal and mag (or in amounts that aren't close to enough).

i'm gonna check out that soil you've got.


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[TheMidnighter]

>>> is it to be treated as a soil?

Yes, it is to be treated as soil. As far as I know it is soil, just soil without any NPK.

I have another problem that I'd like to ask you about actually, I've had this going for a year and I've only gotten one crop - Do you know why things are going so slowly? Is it mainly because my light is so far away?

You really can't imagine my appreciation for this help.

[headshake]

could be. are you growing from seeds or clones?

move your light closer and see what happens!

agian, your welcome. once you learn, repay the favor. that's what keeps the boards going!


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[TheMidnighter]

>>> are you growing from seeds or clones?

Clones mainly, but I do have a few seeds.

>> move your light closer and see what happens!

I'll be doing this tonight for sure.

>>> once you learn, repay the favor. that's what keeps the boards going!

Without a doubt

[headshake]

okay, sounds good. drop your pH to around 6.3. since you are using test strips adjust to ~6.8 when you are feeding and then add your nutes. nutes are usually around netural and will cause your pH to drop. the pH should fall right where we want it to be.

when only watering shoot for 6.3.

do this, and drop that light. then see how your plants respond. they should love it.

are you making sure that your flowering ladies are getting 12 hours of UNINTERUPTED darkness?


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[TheMidnighter]

>>> are you making sure that your flowering ladies are getting 12 hours of UNINTERUPTED darkness?

Indeed, complete darkness.
I will make sure the PH is set properly, I'll leave it around 6.3