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KeifWellington

KeifWellington

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First time grower. It’s been a roller coaster, and currently my Sunset Sherbet ladies are stalled and not looking great.
8 weeks from seed. Organic soil, I checked ph and it was 7ish, haven’t tried to lower the ph because I don’t have any ph down. I haven’t been watering to a 20% surplus because I always think they look overwatered. I changed from cfl to 300 watt vispar led. Two weeks ago watered with a low dose of some store brand fertilizer that I’ve had for a while. Recently watered with Fox farms nutes.
 

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You need to mix up a couple gallons of ph 6 water with a tsp of cal-mag and weak nutrient like 1/4 strength, sit em somewhere with a drain is easiest water them slow and evenly til it's coming out the bottom as fast as it's going in the top. Then leave em alone for a week. In the future wait to water til they are almost dry, then water to run off.
 
I mixed up water, vinegar (to lower ph), weak nutes, and molasses (cal mag substitute because I had it in the pantry).
im gonna leave them alone for a week.
Ill report back.
 
I too did not have a PH tester initaly and my water was 7.2 on average, well it still is but I fill my 2 gal jug the after I finish watering and balance the ph to 6. Then depending on which tent I am watering I put the appropriate nutes in and then test the PH again and get to 6 before using. I am new to this but when I bought the tester I saw a big difference in growth.
 
PhantomSulker
It makes a huge difference in one's grow room. With coco, hydro and soil it is very beneficial to allow your PH to fluctuate ever so slightly up and down through the grow.
I grow in Coco and will move between 5.8 and 6.4, my main stay is 6.2 for the most part. You should really never be at the extreme end of your PH Range up or down, it will start causing problems.
Nice and happy middle😎
 
I am just finishing my 1st grow with random seeds in dirt. I have 8 plants started in coco and I did not know about moving it. That makes sense. I will try that, thanks for the advice.
 
A week later, things seem much better. Still some discoloring at the leaf edges. I’ll be watering tomorrow. Should I keep up with the formula I used last week? Unsulphured molasses, weak nutes, and some vinegar for ph.

Also, One of the plants has always had a curly leaf thing going on, even as a seedling. I assumed it was a “lucky fin” genetic anomaly but everything is coming up curly now.
any ideas?
 

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Yes. Give to 1 more week. Make sure your see more improvement.
How close is your light? And it helps us to see the plants in nature light if you can.
 
Thank you. That let's us see what color your plants are.
I would say to cut out any nitrogen for a water or two. The drooping and shine makes me what to know how often you water? And how much?
Do you have air circulating in send out the room? And what temperature are your high and lows?
 
Light: up another 6”.
Watering: prior was nowhere near what I did when I watered to 20% runoff. Pots are still wet and heavy
a week later.
Temperature: basement grow. Temp is 55-63* F. Do I need to warm things up?
Wind: no fan as yet. The LED has a fan but it’s not moving the leaves at all. Is that my next purchase?
 
Temperature is definitely not helping, basically Transpiration in your plants slow down when temperature get cold, so yes.
Vegetation temperature should be 78f to 85f
Flowing temperature should be 72f to 78f
55f is to low and it will stop the plants from uptake water and cannabis is picky about its temperature.
 
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