PLEASE HELP

[polishpollack]

Grow stores don't sell vinager. No one should use it and I don't know how the rumor got started to use it, but it shouldn't be used. 6.0 pH is probably just fine. Sorry about my "go back to soil" post being vague but soil can be alot easier to grow in as you're finding out.

polishpollack Reviewed by polishpollack on 12-12-2009. PLEASE HELP whats goin on guys and gals. k well here is my problem. i have 1 plant currently that i am growing. had 4 but now 1 (THANKS TO MY DOG) that is 3 1/2 weeks into veg. ive dealt with a lil nute burn before and some stunting but this is a new one on me. I am using a continuous drip hydroponic system. using aquarium rock as a medium due to the lack of water retention. cfl at 150 total wattage. i do have a fan. and my ph is at 7.1 which i know is high but my question to those of you who care is did i Rating: 5

[spacemyface]

Yo Hempshawn,
You asked for what could be used that was cheap and readily available in your home. I answered. I am sure as hell not responsible for you having no clue what you are doing. Duh, you added the vinegar, checked the ph then added nutrients???? Don't you get that adding nutes can also change the ph??
When you needed advice, I answered out of the goodness of my heart. I could have just kept scrolling, I didn't need to take time out of my life to help a bro out and now you give me shit cuz you don't know what you are doing and are fucking your plants up.
Fuck you stoned ass.

[sarah louise]

viniger

This wasn't bad advice. Vinegar is a good kitchen cupboard quick fix for lowering pH in a one off situation.

Unfortunately the way you mixed your solution had a few flaws that probably impacted heavily on the final pH that went to your plant(s).

You would have had the same problem if you used professional pH down.

Back to your original problem, need more information (trouble shooting form). If you can only get small images concentrate on shots of single large leaves (incuding leaf tips). For diagnostic purposes, blurry images are not useful. We need to be able to see the leaf tips and the leaf veins.

[HEMPSHAWN]

I will pick up a better camera on monday. and to space i apolagize. i just got a lil upset when i seen my baby wilting like that ya know, so for whats its worth im sorry bro. prob. gonna get some ph down today, i dont think ill need the Ph up, like i said my tap comes a lil under neutral so i only have to reduce. and i read up on the PH a lil, i need to take all three measurements, before adding nutes, after adding nutes and run-off. when i get proper supplies will post with update and pics. again guys my apolagy is sincere. I just dont think the plant liked that vinegear at all cause literally as soon as i flushed and flooded with H20 she was standin strong within seconds and back to normal within the hour. i did notice this morning that she is getting alot greener well im gonna head inot town now and go re-stock on nutes, considering im only using 1/4 strenghth im gonna switch my nutes to the flora nova series. i feel more comfortable using a 2 part than a three part system. if anyone has experiance with the flora series please let me know. P.S. i do not and will not use Fox Farm, bad experiences. well happy smokin to all of you and have a good day.

[redtails]

May I ask what the bad exp was with FF? I'm using them now in soil and have never had better results. I'd like to get some honest input though, good and bad for the future, as well as using my own experiences...

[Hempsouth]

Make a mental note that 6.0 is 10 times more acidic than 7.0, some strains cannot take huge Ph swings real fast.

[HEMPSHAWN]

k, well its been about a week. i do believe that i was dealing with nute burn, my plant has turned away from the yellowing collar although the leafs that were already affected havnt shown any further deterioration i dont believe they will ever get back to there "greeness" new growth is beginning to show at the nodes. here are some pics,

I am dealing with a little bit of purple in the stem/s. i think this may be due to the low temps here.

I have noticed that in the area where i bent the stem back and forth ( a few times a day) the area seems to have grown larger, Is this somthing that is practiced????? possibly to get stronger stems.

[HEMPSHAWN]

lmao, k well i am seriously stoned cause it hasnt beem a week, its been like 4 days so my bad, but i guess thats even better considering the amount of "re-coup" they went through in those few days. With that bein said i thank all of you for your help:jointsmile:, i found that vinegear does work but the problem is the change is only short lived, now im playing the whole PH game so i think i willl just go get the right shit and quit bein so cheap. :thumbsup: peace out.

[sarah louise]

From these last images it looks more like magnesium deficiency than nute burn to me (ie yellow leaves with green veins, giving the leaf a striped appearence).

[HEMPSHAWN]

K WELL HERES MY UPDATE, ive been growing this plant for 1 month now, i know shes a lil stunted due to improper ph in the begginning of grow. i have purchased ph down from meijer's and it has made a dramatic change in my plants health(for the good ofcourse) and i really want to thank you guys for helping me get the begginers hang of hydro. becomes kinda neccessary during winter around here. I am going to indoor gardens on friday to get better nutes, ive been debating on advanced Nutrients and general Hydroponics, ive seen there similiary priced but ive also been reading that advanced was specifically formulated for mmj. any suggestions on this issue would be great.

as you can see by the pics she is starting to really get her side shoots growing, not sure if this rapid growth is due to PH or the fact i topped her. i topped her about 2 days ago, the "wound" is still healing i believe cause its still green in the middle of the stalk. someone said i should expect her to get back on track in a week, i just used a pair of sterilized scissors and got a lil above the node below and just under the new growth. hypothetically speaking how much is the normal expectation in size increase during flowering? i would like to keep her around 2-3 ft max. didnt want to go with a lst or screen method, just natural until i get my feet wet ya know.