Big Bud, Big Problems, Advice Please

[Hurricane2007]

Hey everyone, first time grower here, with a big bud plant, having a few problems I was hoping to get a few opinions on. My plant is under 2 CFLs, 1 45 watt warm and 1 23 watt natural light, and a flourex 27 watt bulb, total lumens 5700, it is still in the vegetative stage of growth, it is in a pot 10 inches diameter, about 5 inches deep, under 24-7 light, with a fan, the 2 CFLs are about 6 inches over the plant and the flourex is angled to hit the lower leaves.

I have a few concerns with the progress of my plant. The first is that the leaves are drooping- I've read this can be from over-watering, and I guess this is likely the case...Im going to try and dry it out, no water for the next 7 days...but Im worried that it could be the pot is to small. Does it sound like an appropriate size?? Also the lower new leaves that are growing are light green or even yellow - one little leaf looks like its going to die. Im not sure whether this is a nitrogen issue or lighting, or maybe something else altogether. I have the plant in a good potting soil, and added 4 fertilizer sticks from HD w/ a high nitrogen content (21-8-6).

This pic is from three days ago, looks good, this is the day I watered it, must have given it too much

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This is today, see the droop =(

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Closer view of the bottom leaves

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Thanks in advance everyone

***All this information is purely fictional, as a hypothetical exercise in problem solving for those interested in the process of plant growth***

Hurricane2007 Reviewed by Hurricane2007 on 05-13-2006. Big Bud, Big Problems, Advice Please Hey everyone, first time grower here, with a big bud plant, having a few problems I was hoping to get a few opinions on. My plant is under 2 CFLs, 1 45 watt warm and 1 23 watt natural light, and a flourex 27 watt bulb, total lumens 5700, it is still in the vegetative stage of growth, it is in a pot 10 inches diameter, about 5 inches deep, under 24-7 light, with a fan, the 2 CFLs are about 6 inches over the plant and the flourex is angled to hit the lower leaves. I have a few concerns with Rating: 5

[4x5]

replied to this in the other indoor growing forum, double posting is frowned upon, it just takes time for us users to read all the new threads.

anyways, check your other thread..

[Hurricane2007]

Sorry about that, double posting policy is noted, Im just so stressed about my plant having its probs, but yeah thanks again for the advice.

[Jdog7000]

Understandable. We all want your success.
So any help you need we're always here. Just takes about a day for answers.

[MystereMoi]

I just recently had a grow just like this
the plant died - but only because I freaked out and fucked with it too much
SO my advice is first go to 18 hours (it will still be veg) just give it a nap and time out to think about what it's doing
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I personally am against sticks = sticks are really only good for outdoor landscapes - if it gets too close to roots it will have a chemical burn
Remove the sticks, water with distilled - add some vermiculite to improve draining
and first and foremost get a PH meter - what's your soils PH
my bet is it's alkaline and full of salts

CHEERS - and don't transplant - that's what kept screwing me up
let us know what happens
from a guy still in mourning from my fuck up crop - my hope and heart goes out to the big bud
Randy

[job1.5]

4 sticks in a 10in pot sounds like alot to me.