Getting to be a bit more of a 911 "Help Please?"

[Pencil5522]

Friday 4/6/12. Tap water has sat and declorinated for 36 hrs. (didnt want to buy distilled water for any flushing work). I have adjusted the PH to 6.7 in the flush water (figured that is cheap and easy so why not do it). I have picked up some sledgehammer FF flushing product, and will follow the application rate listed on the bottle.

I am going to flush 1 plant that is in a 3 gallon pot (the soil is FF).. The plants is a "Train Wreck" that has been potted in Veg for 5 weeks, and overall looks to be a healthy plant.... BUT has leaf tip damage that is continuing to grow and shows all through the plant now from older to new leaves. This plant being one of my shorter ones is in no way have issues from being to close to my lighting. This plant has alo slowed it sgrowth substantially. The specs read that it should be a tall plant that is hard to control indoors without significant topping, bending etc. Mine is a short shrub...lol so unless someone gave me ad info on plant strain, something is off with its care and keeping.

I will take a few pictures prior to flush, and get them posted a bit later... then give the plant a few days and see what the new growth is looking like, and if it has picked up its growing speed again.

Wish me luck... (the other 3 large gurls I have just started waterings at 1/4 strength with the products previously shown, and 2 seem to being showing more growth, but still some signs of issues).

[Pencil5522]

I am trying my best to study more, and research through ALL of your ideas. Once again, to many things tried at once (and of successful) you truly do not know what it was that corrected the problem..

Overwatering has been brought up a couple times. So I wanted to get into that farther. I do have some experience with potted plants and watering as well as large outdoor vegatable gardens, outdoor irrigation installtion and set up and timing (some trial and error stuff). Guess I am saying I understand what is being stated as a potential, and even though I didnt think it was a issue, I wanted to take notes a bit closer to what I was doing and see if maybe that is a issue.

That said. there is a ton of opinions on how and when to water... I have observed (as most of you also know) that when a plant is showing signs of needing water, AND you water it, the water will shoot right through and come out the bottom holes of the pot. You have to add some water, let the soils start to take it, and then it will hold the water (much like a dried out sponge). I personally dont like the plants to get to the point where you walk into the room and find them at half their diamter size because of wilting due to lack of water (even though that CAN stimulate root growth etc).

I do what I need to do to get the plant watered on day 1. It is a 3 gallon pot probably with 2.5 gallons of soil in it. It may take 2 quarts of water to get a needy plants soils up to the point you could call it full (without actually performing a flush).. That adds about 4 lbs of weight to the plant and pot. (a noticiable difference when caompared to its dry weight... maybe almost double).

With the lights (T5 florescent) going 24hrs, and the fans (for air circulation and to promote stalk strength) going for around 16 hrs a day. Temp at 73 degrees, humidity dialed in at around 55. The plant will need water again (show signs of wilting starting.. with a bit of droop) on day 3.

So, to just keep things in ballance and not let it get too dry (so that is is a watering maintenenace issue to get it done takes a hour, that does happen if I wait until day 4). I am adding about 1 quart plus of water every other day. These plants have been in Veg for about 5 weeks and are averaging 20" tall, and I have pruned to create a bushier shape to them.

I am judging the plants need for water by the container and plants weight (really pretty easy to do).

Bottom line. Unless I am messing up and not watering enough (soaking them 100%) and then letting them go without water long enough.. I truly do not think it is overwatering.

Once again, I do let them go about 48 to 60 hrs between watering on the larger plants.

Onbviously I have big shoulders and can take the heat if I am being a Screw Up here... ?????

AND....... (I cannot emphasise it enough) Thank You for the help..

[Pencil5522]

4-15-12, The "Train Wreck" I flushed on 4/6/12 (9 days ago) has now been watered a couple times (light waterings to keep top area from drying as the lower root area still uses the moisture from the flushing up). It isnt showing any signs yet of being better as the area of concern happen in the leaves that around 2 plus weeks old.

I have a 7 week old (7 weeks in veg, after 2 in clone) "Choco Berry" That seems to have a good overall size and seems to be very ehalthy beyond the nice prety tree full of yellow leaf tips. See picture of the full plant (not a really good one but you can see the tiny yellow tipe across the whole plant, top to bottom).. See close up of the leaf itself..

I have been wateringthis plant the past week with 1/4 strength grow nuterients (Advanced Nutrients). I havent seen any changes in new growth yet, but the nutes seemed to add some growth spurt to the plant.

I have been told not worry about it, the plant looks great, BUT, it would sure be nice to truly know what is causing it..???

As with my other plant, the leaves that are curled at the tip. Curl downward (not up).