SCRATCHING MY HEAD

[Gramps]

Here's the deal, i have three plants two of which are doing fine. All three are around nine inches tall and begining to branch out. I use the same soil for all the plants. This is the problem while the plant is growing it keeps loosing the bottom or lowest set of leaves, first thies brown spots apear and gradually the leaves dry out and die. Let me say that when this plant was small its main trunk was damaged and it needed to be proped up with popcical sticks. The sticks are gone now and the trunk has grown and the plant is able to stand on its own.Let me add that thies guys are 5-6 weeks old and 8 [ give or take a half inch ] inches tall. Could the pop-sticks have caused the soil around the roots to be acidic?

Any advice............................................ ............i need it !

Gramps Reviewed by Gramps on 04-03-2004. SCRATCHING MY HEAD Here's the deal, i have three plants two of which are doing fine. All three are around nine inches tall and begining to branch out. I use the same soil for all the plants. This is the problem while the plant is growing it keeps loosing the bottom or lowest set of leaves, first thies brown spots apear and gradually the leaves dry out and die. Let me say that when this plant was small its main trunk was damaged and it needed to be proped up with popcical sticks. The sticks are gone now and the Rating: 5

[sensiskunk]

Gramps, u are initially suppost to trim the bottom third of the plant, to direct all growth to the cola. the leaves will naturally die towards the bottom to keep itself alive and keep it groin. u should get a high powered fan and put that near your plants, to keep the main stem nice and strong for when you get buds. if you are worried about root rot, flush your plant some with PH'd pure water, that should do the trick! i dont think ur pop stick could have caused any damage, unless there was mold groin on it! sounds to me like you have an insufficient light source, prolly some weak floros, am i right? look into a HID man, much bigger buds, with a much better high!

[bonbon]

might be a slight overfert,give this link a look and see if there's any similarity's....bonbon http://www.overgrow.com/growfaq/97

[Gramps]

Gramps, u are initially suppost to trim the bottom third of the plant, to direct all growth to the cola. the leaves will naturally die towards the bottom to keep itself alive and keep it groin. u should get a high powered fan and put that near your plants, to keep the main stem nice and strong for when you get buds. if you are worried about root rot, flush your plant some with PH'd pure water, that should do the trick! i dont think ur pop stick could have caused any damage, unless there was mold groin on it! sounds to me like you have an insufficient light source, prolly some weak floros, am i right? look into a HID man, much bigger buds, with a much better high!

Let me explain again ,i have three plants each in its own pot and used the same potting soil all under 6 new floros 40 watts each.Only one of the plants has this condition.

Sensiskunk thanks for the triming the bottom third leaves tip. I'v taken your advice and gave each plant a trim.

If there is anything else you can think of i'd be thankfull.

[Gramps]

might be a slight overfert,give this link a look and see if there's any similarity's....bonbon http://www.overgrow.com/growfaq/97

Bonbon thanks, i'v checked all those problem pictures but none of them seem to match my problem.

[godzbudz]

ive had it happen2me b4, i dunno y but i watered it with a very very dilute blackcurrent juice drink+it stopped, but then the plant turned out2b male neway

[gunja1]

mabey the plant just couldnt handle the fert like the other ones it it burnt the plant a bit. Not all plants have the same strength. What fert did u use by the way.

[bonbon]

add some magnesium on the next watering(1tbs epsom salt to 1 gallon of water)also check the "ph"level,could be one or the other or both....bonbon