First day of 12/12 and WTF happened?

[RoboGro]

I set my mother plant to 12/12 light last night and when I got up this morning she was all but falling over. I'm afraid I used the water that I have for hydro which has vinegar in it to bring down the PH levels. Not much, but apparently enough to come close to killing a plant grown in dirt. I'm going to put the light back on 24/0 for now, any other suggestions? I'd really hate to lose her, she's the closest thing I have to a bud right now.

RoboGro Reviewed by RoboGro on 05-10-2006. First day of 12/12 and WTF happened? I set my mother plant to 12/12 light last night and when I got up this morning she was all but falling over. I'm afraid I used the water that I have for hydro which has vinegar in it to bring down the PH levels. Not much, but apparently enough to come close to killing a plant grown in dirt. I'm going to put the light back on 24/0 for now, any other suggestions? I'd really hate to lose her, she's the closest thing I have to a bud right now. Rating: 5

[the image reaper]

it must have been the tainted water, the light-hour change would not do that ... I have no experience with poisoning my plant, but I think I would leave it on the 12/12, the dark hours may help it snap back, since the photosynthesis would be slowed down, ... it is my non-expert hunch, the growth slowdown may also slow the vinegar's progress thru the plant until it has a chance to break down into harmless elements ... well, thats what we wish for, anyway ... :smokin:

[Psycho4Bud]

Immediate flush!!!

Good luck!:thumbsup:

[RoboGro]

Ok, I flushed it with about 1/2 a gallon of distilled water. I also tried to tie the top up a little bit. Should I leave the lights at 12/12 or go back to 24/0? Besides praying, is there anything else I can do? I'm almost positive it was the vinegar.

Dang, why did I do that!

[Zandor]

You moved from hydro to dirt?

How did you prep for the Ph swing?

What is the Ph of your dirt?

[RoboGro]

No, that's the mother plant that I used to clone from for the hydro. The hydro plants are still doing fine, better then I expected for my first time at least. Thanks to you guys. What I did was make a cabinet for the long light period and had it ready yesterday. So, I thought I'd just set the mother plant to 12/12 in the closet so I would maybe have some for the 4th of July. But, I watered her yesterday with the jug that had vineger in it for the hydro. She was all nice and perky till the light came on this morning and I realized what I had done. I could still kick myself in the ass for it. I was thinking of dumping out that dirt and putting fresh in. Would you recommend that? What about the lighting? I'm not sure how to check the PH of the dirt. I do have some PH strips for a fish tank, would they work?

[RoboGro]

She's getting worse!

[kongo]

She looks fucked ,sorry bro.Whan I first started growing I put a small amount of vinegar in my water thought it helped Doh!Looks like mine did no savin her.

[HapaPride]

i am not sure the fish take strips will work never tried it.. but you can purchase soil testers for pretty cheap... there are also the ones that have the metal prongs at the end with a variety of things, PH soil, moisture, light etc. they run about $30 i think

maybe try flushing a little more thorough meaning with more water, then let dry out for like a week, i am no expert though, just something i would try if i had nothing to lose, cuz if you change the soil you still have all the soil that is tied into the roots that your not changing.

[RoboGro]

If she is going to heal, will it happen from the bottom up?

I flushed her one more time with distilled water until I seen it coming out the bottom and set the light back to 24/0. I thought maybe it would help her move the bad stuff through her system quicker. I was going to put her in new dirt but thought that might be too much stress. Not to mention messy considering all the water I put in.

I see two branches that look like they may be reviving on the bottom. The bigger leaves all over the plant are still shrivled but green, it looks like there may be some smaller leaves coming out scattered around the branches.

If nothing else, I may be able to get a couple of more clones from her. I'm going to give her some love and time first though.

Hard to believe such a small amount of vineger will take a plant from this to that!