I need help before I kill again !!!!!

[Poohcat21]

I have 9, 2 week old plants, a few are looking rather yellow-green. Why do you think that is? I haven't given them any fert and have been watering them every other day. The lights are about 2" away from them. There are 2-100w Cfl's on them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, just give me any suggestions, and let me know what's going on. Please! :stoned: :dance:

Poohcat21 Reviewed by Poohcat21 on 03-14-2006. I need help before I kill again !!!!! :confused: I have 9, 2 week old plants, a few are looking rather yellow-green. Why do you think that is? I haven't given them any fert and have been watering them every other day. The lights are about 2" away from them. There are 2-100w Cfl's on them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, just give me any suggestions, and let me know what's going on. Please! :stoned: :D :dance: Rating: 5

[sheist]

have you changed the water collecting at the bottom? whats ur set up look lyk?? we need pics

[Garden Knowm]

OVER WATERED!!!

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pictures please

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[Swizzy89304]

Water when the first couple of inches are COMPLETELY DRY. Watering every other day with CFL's is way too much, I water about every 3 days with my HPS and I only have to water that often because of the intensity of the light and the heat it puts out.
Water from the top until you get a 20% runoff. Wait about five minutes for all the excess water to collect at the bottom, then chuck the excess. DO NOT USE THE EXCESS WATER AGAIN!

[karmaxul]

Regardless of the light for healthest growth I would water only enough so that the pots dry out completely every three days. With pleated pots you can soak them everyday and in 24 hours have them dry. Hard to find. I know a lady who makes them in germany but she requires very large orders.

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[Swizzy89304]

Karmaxul, what are pleated pots?

[Poohcat21]

I'm gonna water less. I've killed a few houseplants, by overwatering, but I'm so afraid I won't give them enough water. They are in plastic cups, I try to feel if the cups are light in order to see if they need watered, but I'll do it every third day. They don't sit in their water, it's been draining off. Thanks for the help.

[daima]

I agree. Over-watering. Even every other day can be too much if the plants arent using the water up. I do the "weight"test. When my containers feel light i water. When they dont, i dont water. It's a fool proof method. You seem to be using a light that isnt that hot. Less heat = less water evaporation/use, which equates into less need for h2o.

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[karmaxul]

Pleated pots have a zig zag accordien like sides giving a elevated surface area to dry out. I dont have a camera. think of a coffe filter, but more rigid with tall acute triangles in between for support

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[greenmonster]

there was me thinking this was about serial killers.... zzzzzzzzzzzzz