ZIGGYS BABIES ARE SICK *sniffle*

[Ziggy Stardust]

after my 1st few grows (where i was trying to grow a MILLION pounds of nugs) im getting my "perpetual garden" going BUT this time ive come up against somthing that im really having trouble figuring out.

what ive learned so far

1. NEVER clip fan leaves - dont mess around too much
2. ALWAYS use RO water
3. unless you got MASS $$$ dont try to grow indoors in the summer
4. KILL spidermites as soon as you see ONE

WHAT i have not learned is......... HOW TO TELL WHATS WRONG WITH MY BABIES......

im using the Dutch Masters line - my water is pure (less than 10 PPM my meter reads 0) my Ph is at 6.3 - PPM is 1200 (per DM guidlines) i use a constant drip feed but THIS SHIT still hitting my plants ive attached PICS....im in veg now and holding until i get a grip on this. it appears to hit only the older leaves but where the leaves die off NO new growth appears (i have branches that only have tops on them (and even those look like their takin a dive - ive attached a second pic of the top most affected)

im FLUSHING now (CLEAREX) as i do on a regular basis

i use CALMAG

for vegging i use NUTRIBOOST

i foliar feed every other day alternating with FOLITECH and MAX-FX

i transplant to 5g buckets when i go into flower and found some root rot which i treated by doubling DMs root conditioner ZONE (per DM directions)

prior to the flush i was folair feeding incase there was a defeciency - i suspected a potash defeciency (again per DM specs) it seemed to help but as soon as i stopped the problem came back.

im really worried because this is happening on a strain that was absouletely killer and went a really long way toward relieveing the chronic pain i have and it looks like whatever this is is also hitting my Jedi as well and im holding onto 5 other great strains that i just cant lose.

If you got any idea on what this is please let me know....

Ziggy Stardust Reviewed by Ziggy Stardust on 10-24-2006. ZIGGYS BABIES ARE SICK *sniffle* after my 1st few grows (where i was trying to grow a MILLION pounds of nugs) im getting my "perpetual garden" going BUT this time ive come up against somthing that im really having trouble figuring out. what ive learned so far 1. NEVER clip fan leaves - dont mess around too much 2. ALWAYS use RO water 3. unless you got MASS $$$ dont try to grow indoors in the summer 4. KILL spidermites as soon as you see ONE WHAT i have not learned is......... HOW TO TELL WHATS WRONG WITH MY Rating: 5

[Tommygirl]

It kind of looks like a combo of over watering and nute burn, or possibly a potasium deficiency.

You say you're using a constant drip feeder and your ph is 6.3. Is you set up hydro or soil? If it's soil I think you're over watering them and making their nutes too strong. If it's hydro then your ph is too high. Ideally it should be 5.8 so you'd be getting nute lock out with it that high.

In either case, I suspect your nutes are too strong. Try dropping them back to around 900 PPM and if in hydro adjust your ph down to 5.8. If in soil then you need to stop the constant drip and only water them every 3-4 days and only feed them every second or third watering.

[jamstigator]

Ouch, looks rough. Hydro? I rarely see such problems in soil, as soil is very forgiving and you have to work pretty hard to screw up a soil grow. If it's soil, like Tommygirl said, looks like too much water and/or too many nutrients. If it's hydro...I dunno, not my thing, wish I could help.

[Weedhound]

Go Tommy!

[gmoney5ss]

i think it might be over watering too, my plants looked the same when i overwatered for the first time.. i backed off a little bit and now everythings going alright, although one of my smallest plants overnight dried up so appearently i didnt give em enough water, i doubt it was the fish emulsions even though i added alot ( said it didnt burn since organic ) good luck man

[dutch.lover]

im gonna say overwatering too, cause it seems like ur doin everything else right. lol