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[sheist]

Experimental plant 2, the shortest one, is beginning to curl at the tip of the leaf.. does anyone know why this is happening? Both plant 2 and control plant 1 (the above post) are beginning to curl.. I'm assuming the yellowish tint in control 1 is because of overwatering (not touchin the water for a while)..

I added aluminum foil to the top of the grow bin to improve illumination.. can anyone be of help?

[jakenthegentiles]

dose som one wantto tell me how 2 hangers r a ballast id liek more info o n this

[sheist]

A ballast is something the provides stability. In this case, Its' providing stability and distance regulation for my lights.. In terms of a flourescent-hps, lighting system, ballasts are used for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps. Its not jsut the hangers.. The carboard frame arond the lights are the other part to it.. the hangers provide a frame structure..

I no longer use this though, as I have leared to place the cardboard frame, wedging it nicely behind one of the fl tubes.. The bulbs rest right above the tubes, horizontally above the plants at appx 4in"

[sheist]

I found this quote in Mister Source's thread, inside Cabinet Growing..

The problem is that your tips are burning and your leaves expecially the shoots are yellowing. The shoots are where the main concentration of growth cells and hormones such as auxins are found. Superthrive is a hormone additive and not a fertilizer. If you have been using more then one to two drops per gallon I would stop using it all together as auxins can lock up. Tips burn and leaves curl do to high tds (total dissolved solids) of ions in the medium deposited by the nutes at a level the roots can not keep up in processing. Once they reach a certain level they become toxic to the plant and the plant will not absorb them as starving itself is healthier then uptaking poison. Yellowing of the leaves is usually caused by a low ph due to a high tds and soil that is to wet on the bottom of the pot. If oxygen can not penetrate the soil every 3 to 5 days the micro organisms which play a vital role in the uptake and breakdown of the nutes begin to sufficate. This is why it is best to keep so humid to damp. Ammonium nitrogen for example must be broken down by micro organisms found in the soil zone as well as rhizosphere converting it to nitrate before it is even usable to the plants.

This explains the situation that my plants were in, as they started to curl and lose the green freshness it had before.. What I did as a counter measure was cut off the bottoms of the cups and pushed into the center of the soil.. what it does is create an imploding archin the cup, and gravity will cause the water to pull down along the implode.. i put a screen under the cups to catch any falling soil.. the roots will hang between the screen holes (they're big enough, deginitely) and hold up on a nother screen bowl I have prepared (this way I wont over water, I'll be tending to the roots daily)

so yeah, i rearranged the bin, one of the plants stopped curling.. i just gotta wait it out, i'm also seeing tan/cream spots on the leaves-- does anyone kno wat this is caused by? I'm to assume its another symptom of the overwaterin.. I added more soil to the cups, covering up more of the stem, it should turn to become part of the root structure.. One of the seeds are comin out of the soil.. pretty much standing up, I see 2 leaves as well, but the seed's shell is still on the plant lol.. the other one still has to come up..

[sheist]

Its Day 13, one of my plants, which was barely affected by the nute poisonint, grew to its 3rd node, coming on its 4th! The other plants are coming out of shock and are back on schedule, growing their nodes quickly I might say.. The new seeds dug in, one sprouted, has two leaves workin on its 2nd node.. the other one hasn't moved since.. so i'm scrappin it, got 2 more on the way instead.. Pics will come soon..

[karmaxul]

Your screen set up will the roots stay with the screen forever or will you be able to remove them with out damaging them

[sheist]

Day 14, I added 2 babies.. I planted them in the same pot.. I ALREADY KNO! I'm just doin a lil experiment.. And I was lazy n didn't have enough space for 2, so I compensated.. I dont mind..

And the roots will be fine.. the holes for the screens are big enough for a lot of them.. there will be another screen instealled later under to catch the roots from touchnig the bottom, where the waste is..

[rodekyll]

sheist -- the spotting could be localized burning from splashing nute-laden water on the leaves. I get that occasionally if I water too enthusiastically. Got some now in fact. It's unsightly, but generally harmless to the plant. If it's really ugly, trim out the affected leaves.

[sheist]

Pics from Day 10.. titles are in the filenames..

[sheist]

Pics of today, Day 16 for the soldiers, Day 8 for New Breed 1.. Check out the new shoots coming out from the nodes of the 1st plant, 2nd to last pic.. Are those the preflowers?? Are they coming early?? What should I be expecting?