Are leaves this colour ok for young plants ?

[nibblebit]

Hi. This is a picture of two Lowryder #2 plants that are about a week old.

Is the colour of the leaves ok ?

I'm giving them 100 ML of watrer every 2-3 days when the topsoil seems to be getting almost dry, i hope this is a good watering regime.


Cheers,

NB.

nibblebit Reviewed by nibblebit on 04-06-2012. Are leaves this colour ok for young plants ? Hi. This is a picture of two Lowryder #2 plants that are about a week old. Is the colour of the leaves ok ? I'm giving them 100 ML of watrer every 2-3 days when the topsoil seems to be getting almost dry, i hope this is a good watering regime. Cheers, NB. Rating: 5

[Weezard]

OK lots to read there. I like the carbon dioxide idea with the sugar and yeast, but i suppose it's not really worth doing unless you can measure the CO2 content difference or see the difference in the results.

No need in veg.
And, of little use in flower at normal temperatures.

However, when inside temps are high, (>80F.), CO2 can, and does push growth.
Tip: Costco fruit juice contains no preservatives. It is pasteurized
Add some sugar and a packet of D47 champagne yeast. (Bread yeast tastes too yeasty)
A cotton ball stopper to keep out wild yeast and bacteria and you have a slow n steady CO2 generator.
A one gallon jug will nicely supplement for a 3' X 3' cabinet.
Added bonus?
In about a month, you will have a gallon of half-way decent wine.

I ordered a humidifier which should arrive this week as my RH is always in the low 30's and i've read it should be 50-60.

Also ordered a small fan to be my wind simulator and strengthen the stems.

The Drowned One is looking a tiny bit better today, a little bit less curl in the leaves and a slightly darker shade of green :

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"ideal medium for sowing and potting"

That tells you what you need to know.
Thanks for the update, they are on the road to wellville.
What kine light are you using?
Type? distance, duration?

Grow on
Weeze

[nibblebit]

OK lots to read there. I like the carbon dioxide idea with the sugar and yeast, but i suppose it's not really worth doing unless you can measure the CO2 content difference or see the difference in the results.

I ordered a humidifier which should arrive this week as my RH is always in the low 30's and i've read it should be 50-60.

Also ordered a small fan to be my wind simulator and strengthen the stems.

The Drowned One is looking a tiny bit better today, a little bit less curl in the leaves and a slightly darker shade of green :

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With the little one, the yellow spots on the lowest two leaves seem to have lessened a bit :

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Onward and upward !


Thanks,

nibs.

[Volcano_Lover]

There's no picture :jointsmile:

[nibblebit]

There's no picture :jointsmile:

Volcano_Lover - You Passed The Test !

Ooops, idiot me, picture now attached, thanks VL

[catchmeblowingood420]

yea the color is good, no worries. (:
i have a question tho, how do you upload pictures?

[nibblebit]

You reply to thread, then go advanced, then you have all the buttons.

Are these yellow spots ok ?

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[nibblebit]

OK, day 17 and i'm worried by two things, yellow spots on this plant :

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and the drooping leaves on this one :

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any advice/comments greatly appreciated.


Cheers,

nibs.

[Weezard]

They are drowning.
Surface dryness is a poor indicator of the actual root-zone conditions.

The best way to track their water needs is to weigh the pot.

Fill a pot with dry soil and sit it next to your girls.
When you want to check water levels, lift the potted, pot, then lift the dry pot and compare.
Yup, it's that easy.

To repair the present problem.
Get a slightly larger pot, put some almost dry soil in it. (does not hold it's shape when squeezed into a ball)
Very carefully un-pot your ladies and set them into the new, soil.
Surround them with more slightly moist soil and back the light off for a day or two, they should recover.

Next time.
Wait until they actually need water, then water sparingly.
Seedlings don't need much.

No love them to death, yah?

Aloha.
Weezard

[nibblebit]

Weezard, thank you very much. I've been watering them every 3-4 days and last time i did it i thought i'd given them too much, i then waited 4 days until the soil moisture meter said 'dry' and today iw atered again but they almost immediately looked worse.

I will repot them right now, i'm a bit nervous as i've never repotted a plant before but i'll post results.

When you say 'back off the light' do you mean move bulb further away or cut the hours ?


Thanks,

nibs.