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What's wrong with my plants
- Thread starter Smitty86
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The leaves just seemed kind of looking since yesterday I've had the light on constantly since they were seedlings so today I just switched it to 20 on four off and see if that kind of does anything I feel like they're just a little short for his bushes they're trying to be which is not a bad thing I don't know just trying to see what everybody else is opinion is it may have a little more experience than me
OldManGrower
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There is nothing wrong with your plants. Try actually reading the website that sponsors this forum. We tend to help those who help themselves.
GroBuddy
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Also plants can start drooping after so many hrs of direct light. Usually around 16 to 17 hrs for me. Why I dont run over 18 hr. I have previously saw no added benefit. They'll reset and stretch back out js after about that much time they can also droop. I almost think at night is when the micro biology happens like the plant feeding microbes sugar and most growth.
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Thanks for the input grow buddy I'm gonna try this light schedule and see how they do cause you definitely are right about the sleep thing that's when they tend to do they're thing I've done this a few times over the years so I'm not a novice I just found this website and thought it was cool and wanted to chat with a few people that are into it like me
NuggetMan
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Your seedlings look good. Put them on 18/6 light schedule. Depending on where you live watering could be an issue (check your pH, 6.5 is ideal) also your humidity and temp. I would also think about topping them after the 4th to 5th nodes to help bush them out. Air circulation would also help.
I've got a humidifier that I turn off and on just depending on how it feels in there and I have a fan but yeah I need to get some pH strips so I can test that I was thinking that cuz like you said between 6:00 and 7:00 anything under or over that you're just watering it for no reason they can't get anything good you put in them but I can top them that this soon they look just so small and Young LOL but yeah I definitely don't want him like my last ones getting super tall I had to tie branches and have them tied to the ceiling it was crazy it got out of control
And I put the humidifier in there because I just kind of wet the dirt every day with a spray bottle around the root you know around the stem and just make sure my dirt stays damp looking and stick my finger in it make sure it's good underneath but I did the humidifier cuz it just my dirt gets dry really fast but I'm using potting soil too out of a bag so I don't know I'm just kind of trial and error at this point
How old are the seedlings what type of soil is in there and if its hot soil you def dont need nutes. Did you transplant recently. How old? May want to lower or get bigger lights, Maybe you dont need this info I forgot you grew huge plants already. Have any pics of last grow.
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These are about 3 weeks old I transplanted at two weeks I don't know what the strain is I know two are the same strain the middle one is different the soil is just some random me miracle grow stuff I found in the shed lol it was open when I found it so I doubt it was still good as far as what was in it they seem to do pretty well on the fox farm and unfortunately I lost the phone with all my picks of the last grow I wish had some they were decent me and my buddy were definitely proud of em
NuggetMan
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Here is food for thought: a 1-gallon plastic pot will take 2-4 cups of water to get at least 10% - 20% runoff. A 3-gallon plastic pot will take 4 to 8 cups of water for same amount of runoff, A 5-gallon plastic pot will take 1/4 of a gallon water up to maybe 1/2 gallon of water (again depending on where you live) as this is what I have used over the past 18 grows. Now as how often to water, again it depends on where you live, temp, humidity water pH air circulation. You also have to consider how much soil you have in your growing container and what kind of grow medium you are using. How much space do you have from the top of the growing medium to the top of the container? I am not picky, I fill my measuring cup with the amount needed for the pot and I just pour it in evenly all around to cover the entire area and let it soak in, nothing fancy. Then watch for the run-off and how long it takes to run-off. This will at least give you an idea how much water you used and how well your drainage is. Pick up the pot to feel how heavy the pot is after watering. Your run-off dish (if that is what you use) should give you an idea how much you watered 
These are 3-gallon pots. Here's a picture of my trays after watering. For me I can water every 4-7 days or unless I see leaves drooping (i will do this at first just to see how long it takes before the plant needs water, then from there I can plan out approximately when to water). Having one of these also helps 
At least the temp and humidity, the barometer came with this as 1 piece, but you can get just a simple temp and humidity gauge from just about anywhere. This one I hang in my closet 
Less than $10.00.
These are 3-gallon pots. Here's a picture of my trays after watering. For me I can water every 4-7 days or unless I see leaves drooping (i will do this at first just to see how long it takes before the plant needs water, then from there I can plan out approximately when to water). Having one of these also helps At least the temp and humidity, the barometer came with this as 1 piece, but you can get just a simple temp and humidity gauge from just about anywhere. This one I hang in my closet Less than $10.00.Attachments
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