PLANT STRUGGLIN HELP

[headshake]

yea thats what the bud tender from the club told me to do. my roots were down to the bottom of the pot when i did it so i dont think its bad for it or anything

rockwool has a tendency to cause your pH to rise. obviously there wasn't much you could do in this case. they'd be much better rooting the cuts in rapid rooters which would be hydro or soil friendly. but i guess that's a different topic for a different day.


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headshake Reviewed by headshake on 09-08-2010. PLANT STRUGGLIN HELP so i have 3 plants in my closet under cfls. 2 clones 1 seed. ive been doing everything exactly the same to all of them but i woke up this morning to see one of my clones leafs turning yellow and brown and drooping. even the stem is turning a little brown. this plant does only have 1 cfl over it. my other clone has 2 cfls. is this because lack of light?? Rating: 5

[OaklandCA420]

rockwool has a tendency to cause your pH to rise. obviously there wasn't much you could do in this case. they'd be much better rooting the cuts in rapid rooters which would be hydro or soil friendly. but i guess that's a different topic for a different day.


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yea my friend cut the rockwool free from one of his clones and it ended up dying. he claims it died from switching the medium of rockwool to plant soil

[MEDEDCANNABIS]

What is your experience level? first time on my own (helped friends in past)

Your Equipment:
.1) Type and wattage of lights. CFL's 23 watt. (100 watt equivalent) 2 over each plant.
.2) Distance from tops? 3-4 inches
.3) Reflector type? surrounded by white walls
.4) Is there a consistent fresh air supply? 2 fans on 24/7 (1 coming in, 1 out)
.5) Do you have an exhaust fan and a circulation fan? just 2 circulation fans
.6) What are the bulb wattages, kelvin ratings, and schedule? 100 watt equivalent each, 5000 kelvin, on 18/6 cycle. On at 630AM. off at 1230AM

Your medium:
.7) Specific brand and type of soil- Miracle-Gro garden soil for flowers and vegetables. 0.15 - 0.05 - 0.10 with peat, peat moss, rice hulls. slow release nutrients
.8) Size of container. 11 inches wide by 10 inches deep. (about 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? tap. What's it's ph before adjusting? no ph meter but i leave water out for 48 hours to kill harmfull chemicals (chlorine) and to meet room temp.
11) Method of checking water ph. none
12) Method of adjusting water ph. none
13) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. have not bought nutrients but i was looking into jacks classics all purpose 20-20-20 for veg. and jacks classics blossom booster 10-30-20
14) How often are you watering between feedings, and how much per watering? usually every three days, sometimes four. whenever soil feels like it needs it. usually about a cup for each plant.
15) Any additives or tea's? superthrive. every other watering. 1 drop to each cup.
16) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? not sure!
17) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? not sure!
18) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? no. just plain water to leaves.

Your growroom:
19) Indoors or outdoors? indoors
20) What size of closet, room or hut? closet
21) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? 85 degrees and bout 65% humidity...With lights off? 75 degrees 50% humidity
22) Have you seen signs of insects in the growroom? i saw one tiny fly but only once

Your strain:
23) What strain are you growing? indica dominant. (la confidential, afghan kush, and romulan)
24) From seeds or clones? la from seed, other 2 from clones
25) Is this an autoflower strain? no

its too hot, back one light away and the bring the other up to 18 inches at least. your clones will starve themselves with too much light, instead of focusing on root growth it will focus photosynthesis. then with no roots yet to feed them it will use what it has in the cutting itself. eventual death is certain. also if no roots form in an adequate time frame humidity will take its toll and the clone will turn to a brown/black slime

meded so you can mededicate to mededitate

[TANKJR]

Get a PH meter and quit guessing about the PH is where I would start...if you're that broke, see if you can borrow one. Mine cost a whopping $10. If that's too much money, maybe try a pool test kit from someone you know, but you really should have some idea what the ph is...

Doh...just saw the date on this thread...probably too late now...