someone help.. filled out form here and included pics.. 3rd timer and never a prob.

[marcaka]

What is your experience level? 3rd time

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. 400W HPS
.2) Distance from tops? 2.5 ft
.3) Reflector type? enclosed reflector
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? yes
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? yes
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 400W 18 on- 6 off

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, happy frog soil, another with foxfarm ocean forest, and another with my own soil which has worked in the past. and anything you've added to it. I have added perlite to most of them, but just after i developed the problem. I also added some vermiculite with it as well.
.8) Size of container. 4 in pots for now.
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings?
no
Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? tap water left out. no chlorine, and a lot of water from melted snow. Is this good to use??? What's it's ph before adjusting? 6.9
11) Method of checking water ph. test strips
12) Method of adjusting water ph. none
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule. foxfarm 3 big bloom, grow big and tiger bloom... have just started using 1/4 strength of big bloom for one plant.. hoping dead leaves fall off
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? i water then feed then water then feed then water then nothing. depending on soil is how much i use.
15) Any additives or tea's? i just ordered some Mycorhizae to start adding to soil
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? stable
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? na
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? no

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? in
20) What size of closet, room or hut? 4 ftX4ftX6.5ft high
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? on: 78F 38% hum. off:59F 46% hum.
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? no

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


I have no idea what is going on... 3rd time growing and never had a problem. This time I used Happy frog soil and it looks like my plants are burnt... leaves are brittle and are just breaking when i touch them... however soil was very hard before... so I added perlite so now i am needing to water almost everyday because it is dry... but i am scared that since they are just starting should i cut off the leaves that are dead? or dying? they just crumble if i touch them.. check out the pictures and let me know what you think... help def appreciated...

the first 4 pictures below are of the fastest growing plant... all were planted at the same time... it is in my own soil and has just started getting some of the big bloom which i am thinking of stopping bc i am not sure if it is overwatered, or if it is just burning.......
the fifth picture is of another plant showing the same signs as the first.... they are about 3 weeks old as of now.. I would think they would be much bigger...

marcaka Reviewed by marcaka on 02-14-2010. someone help.. filled out form here and included pics.. 3rd timer and never a prob. What is your experience level? 3rd time Your Equipment: .1) Type and wattage of lights. 400W HPS .2) Distance from tops? 2.5 ft .3) Reflector type? enclosed reflector .4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? yes .5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? yes .6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 400W 18 on- 6 off Rating: 5

[marcaka]

the first and third are of another lady... and it really looks like it has almost just killed the leaves from growing anymore.. should i pick them off??? the middle pic is of one that isnt showing any signs of problems as of now.. but it is using the same soil as the one in the pics. the happy frog soil with added perlite and vermiculite.....

[killerweed420]

It looks like the beginning stages of nitrogen deficiency but with the soil you're using I would doubt that. How often are you watering?

[bigtopsfinn]

Check the roots. Usually when you have to water so much they are rootbound, and will also look like they are overwatered (curled down leaves).

[stra8outtaWeed]

i do not like adding more perlite to soil....i get brick of chuncky coco coir and mix it 50/50 with fox farm ocean forest but happy frog is a good medium and based on the size of your pots i would use it straight until you transplant then use perlite or coir to help your drainage!

the chunky coir holds some water yet gives good drainage better than perlite...i noticed problems when i had to use perlite instead of chunky coir once...it affected the my PH so i always keep an extra brick in case the grow shop i get my supplies from is out.

[marcaka]

i only water them prob every third day.... the plants with the straight happy frog soil only need one watering a week to tell you the truth.... i will take a few pics of the other ones so you can see that some look ok and some just look bad... but yea i water every third day.. when i added perlite it made me water every other day on some...

[marcaka]

the first pic is of 3 that look alright as of right now.. the one in green has foxfarm soil and the other 2 have my own soil.... pic #2 is of the one with foxfarm soil it looks good and i think i am going to start feeding it the foxfarm trip regime big bloom grow big tiger bloom. any thoughts ideas suggestions? pic #3 is of one from the first pic its bottom leaves are starting to do what the other did... does it look too moist.?? and pic 4 is of a few that are doing alright about 2 weeks old......

when you say rootbound do you mean what picture #5 looks like??

[t3hn00b137]

That def looks rootbound. I was having major issues with my ladies and it all seemed to fix it self once I transplanted. Mine looked almost identical to yours so it is something to look into.

TehNoobletimp:

[marcaka]

yea i thought so too... i transplanted them into 8inch pots with happy frog soil... I dont know when to start adding nutes.... I have some calmag and michrozyme(Spelling) on the way.

[jtsik330]

yea i thought so too... i transplanted them into 8inch pots with happy frog soil... I dont know when to start adding nutes.... I have some calmag and michrozyme(Spelling) on the way.

Calmag was a great addition to my girls feeding schedules. I used a 50/50 perlite mix, i get to feed them more often though and it makes flushes a breeze if anything happen to go wrong. Maybe once I get a little more expierience I won't use so much. Roots looks great though on all the girls and I have to transplant more often with perlite. I think rootbound was most def the issue with that one.As long as ph is adjusted nows the time