HELP! first time grower

[bboonngg]

I have 8 outdoor clones that i got back in the middle of juin and they were goin great until today. there has been a heatwave since yesterday and the leaves are curling upwards and turning yellow brown. i have increased the watering because of the intense heat its been 35C+ degrees for a few days.

I ive them nutes every 3 weeks but im not sure if this is rite and the mix i got is a 20-20-20 wich i had looked up but im still not sure Any help will be amazing ill post pics rly soon.

What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...)first time

Your Equipment: Outdoor
.1) Type and wattage of lights. (MH, HPS, CFL's, tube fluorescents, LED's)
.2) Distance from tops?
.3) Reflector type? (cool tube set-up, bat wing, enclosed reflector, bare bulb...)
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply?
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan?
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule?

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil, (coco, peat based soilless...) and anything you've added to it. (vermiculite, perlite, worm castings...)Organic soil no additives
.8) Size of container.
.9) Did you use peat pucks (or similar) to root clones or germinate seedlings? Peat for rooting clones

Your nutrients and water:
10) Source of water? (tap, bottled or filtered) What's it's ph before adjusting? stream nearby ph 7.0 b4 adjusting
11) Method of checking water ph. (ph pen, test strips, aquarium test kit...) test strips
12) Method of adjusting water ph. (phosphoric acid, white vinegar, hydrated lime, PH Up...)
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. List dosages (quantity per gallon) and current feeding schedule. 20-20-20 ratio, ¼ dosage every3 weeks
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? Every other day usually wait till soil is dry to water, roughly a litre
15) Any additives or tea's? (Superthrive, CalMag, molasses, Mother's Earth...) none
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? stable
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? In goin 6.5-7.0, outgoin ?
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? Outdoors
20) What size of closet, room or hut?
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off?
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom?

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? (Indica dominate or Sativa dom?) Sativa dom
24) From seeds or clones? clones
25) Is this an autoflower strain? unknown

bboonngg Reviewed by bboonngg on 07-05-2010. HELP! first time grower I have 8 outdoor clones that i got back in the middle of juin and they were goin great until today. there has been a heatwave since yesterday and the leaves are curling upwards and turning yellow brown. i have increased the watering because of the intense heat its been 35C+ degrees for a few days. I ive them nutes every 3 weeks but im not sure if this is rite and the mix i got is a 20-20-20 wich i had looked up but im still not sure Any help will be amazing ill post pics rly soon. What Rating: 5

[StickyBuds1987]

well you could try giving them nutes like 1 time every week instead of every 3 weeks jsut make sure you water with plain water in between the feedings

[oldhaole]

I clone has a much smaller and weaker root system than a plant from seed. A plant from seed has a long tap root that keeps looking for water. The root span of a clone is much smaller.

Before heat wave clone roots support top growth. Now the roots can not get enough moisture to keep top alive.

Here's what I would do. Stop the ferts. Now. Wait til it gets cooler. Flush your area. This evening.

Get a large plastic jug. fill it with water. poke a small, SMALL!!! hole in the bottom. Put it at the base of your clone. Let it feed a constant flow of water to your roots (a drop a second is ok). Keep doing that until it gets cooler.

Good Luck

[bboonngg]

thanks i will try that...this heat wave is f***ing brutals its 95 degrees again today. i havent given any nutes in 10 days do u think the mix i have is good tho i got it from a local store and the online guide was saying any 20-20-20 fert is good...im gonna add some perlite and peat to my soil tonite to..or do u think i should wait till the heat wave is over. Its supposed to get cooler on thursday

[oldhaole]

Don't touch anything until things get cooler. How do you plan to add pearlite and soil?

In vege state I just use Time release 14-14-14. Doesn't burn your plants, but that is just me. Others will swear by other products.

[bboonngg]

i was thinking of just lifting the plants out and mixing in some perlite and peat then place them back..they were put in the ground like a month ago so i think i can do it like a transplant...wat do u think of this? cuz rite now there is only soil and im told that the perlite and peat will help with the drainage and development of the roots. Im gonna look into some time release nutes too they sounds good

[bboonngg]

wat would u suggest for the flowering

[bboonngg]

if u hook up your email i could send some pics...i cant post yet on the site...i sure it will b alot of help

[bboonngg]

its getting scary i went to check on them again and they are getting worse all the leaves are yellow and curled up and drying. i rly hope that its the heat and not deguised as the heat