plant trouble

[DojaDave]

Well, the temps ok, I would definitely leave it alone, no ferts! Just be patient.

Clay balls? not sure what good those would do..

[slayah]

I don't know how it's called in english, it's whose little balls that are sold for drainage, they are put 1-2 inches in the bottom for better drainage, there is stated on the packed that it can be putten to the top too, so the soil would not be disturbed then watering, and to keep the soil moist for longer time. so was it a good idea to put them on the top ?

[DojaDave]

Not sure if those will make much differance, I've seen them used for hydro setups but not for soil grows. I dont see anything wrong with it, But I believe thats why theres pearlite (white pellets) in the soil to begin with as far as moisture retention goes.

As far as disturbing the soil, I dont think you have to worry about that unless your watering with a hose..

Anyone else care to comment?

[marimbas]

i think he must be patiente, plants wont grow like if they were magic beans, they live by cycles, sometimes it will grow fast, and sometimes it will stop... just let it be,
Ill recomend you to use yellowish light, you can get fluors that say warm light, those work to make the plant grow faster

[slayah]

but everyone says that cool white is better for vegetative, well maybe I'll try to change one of 6800K bulbs to 2400K bulb (not sure for numbers exactly). oh yeah, and lower leaves are still dieing, well atleast whose that were lil bit yellow before the flush, and the leaves were becoming droopy today again so I watered her and will see what happens.

[slayah]

the leaves are turning to non-droopy condition, but the weins have really turned red, are you sure I shouldn't fert her ? what's the cause of red weins then ?

[slayah]

oh, and there is no perlite in my soil, because there is no place to buy perlite here is this very bad ? I'm using some universal soil for home plants.

[marimbas]

its alright, dont feed it right now... in my experience yellow light made them grow much faster... remember HPS is a yellow light...

[DojaDave]

Slayah,
I would chill as far as using ferts for now coz your plant is recovering from stress. Here are some links though that may help.

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStri...6/nutrients.htm
http://users.lycaeum.org/~npkaye/chart.html

Stick with the cool whites for vegging, those should be ok.

Dont worry about the pearlite this time around, but in future grows make sure you get potting soil thats properly mixed.

[slayah]

yesterday I watered her and today I found the leaves droopy, and on younger leaves the tips are curled down. what would you suggest to do ?