ph problems, heat problems, every problem

Invisighost

Invisighost

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I have another newbie problem as this is my very first grow..My natural ph from tap is very alkaline, around 8.5..im growing in sunshine #4 pro mix which i read was good for growing and has good ph balancing properties...it also stays hot in my closet grow b/c the natural temp here is 90plus outside(usually 80-85 in grow room but temps have started to lower lately)..my plant is a week shy from being 2mnths old from seed..its on its 4weeks of flower..Here is my problem, i finally got a ph meter and tested the runoff of the plant which was 7.3..the plant has been doing quite well, so i thought up till a couple weeks ago..i noticed some leaves yellowing and the plant started getting very dry feeling..the tips of the plant started to claw, which i thought was unusual as well because i never really fed it much..(1/4th bloom nutes per gallon..used almost full gallon on plant which is in a 3gallon pot)...as a newbie, i figured maybe i overfed it so i did a flush on the plant to see if that would help..so far the plant has just started spiraling downhill as most of the big fan leaves are turning yellow and dying w pretty much every symptom ive seen people have with a plant..i assume now its bc i flushed with water so alkaliine...most of the small leaves are on their way to turning yellow and are clawing down and curling but the white hairs and buds look the same..not much bigger but just the same and some of the smaller leaves are still somewhat green but seem to be going yellow as well...i finally got some ph down as of yesterday and im just wondering if its too late for the plant to recover...gonna try and keep it alive just because ive come this far but just need some pointers or opinions on the matter..
 
Merlin34

Merlin34

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We need pics... I grow in sunshine, so I should be able to help. Generally sunshine gets acidic with age, because it's peat based. I put dolomitic lime in it to combat that. Measuring run off really doesn't give an accurate reading of what's going on in the soil. My tap comes out at 7.4 and I don't ph it with sunshine.

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oilmaker68

oilmaker68

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Invisighost said:
I have another newbie problem as this is my very first grow..My natural ph from tap is very alkaline, around 8.5..im growing in sunshine #4 pro mix which i read was good for growing and has good ph balancing properties...it also stays hot in my closet grow b/c the natural temp here is 90plus outside(usually 80-85 in grow room but temps have started to lower lately)..my plant is a week shy from being 2mnths old from seed..its on its 4weeks of flower..Here is my problem, i finally got a ph meter and tested the runoff of the plant which was 7.3..the plant has been doing quite well, so i thought up till a couple weeks ago..i noticed some leaves yellowing and the plant started getting very dry feeling..the tips of the plant started to claw, which i thought was unusual as well because i never really fed it much..(1/4th bloom nutes per gallon..used almost full gallon on plant which is in a 3gallon pot)...as a newbie, i figured maybe i overfed it so i did a flush on the plant to see if that would help..so far the plant has just started spiraling downhill as most of the big fan leaves are turning yellow and dying w pretty much every symptom ive seen people have with a plant..i assume now its bc i flushed with water so alkaliine...most of the small leaves are on their way to turning yellow and are clawing down and curling but the white hairs and buds look the same..not much bigger but just the same and some of the smaller leaves are still somewhat green but seem to be going yellow as well...i finally got some ph down as of yesterday and im just wondering if its too late for the plant to recover...gonna try and keep it alive just because ive come this far but just need some pointers or opinions on the matter..
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In my unprofessional opinion once you fuck up a plant in flower it never fully recovers. First off clawing up or down ? Second, it's yellowing because your ph levels are blocking the uptake of nutrients. PH is the key to growing. When ur ph is off so is everything else. EVERYTHING. carry on growing because whatever Trics you get will eventually turn milky and you will need to harvest and as these are key the experience is priceless to get. Ph buffer doesn't mean it will correct PH It means it won't fuck up the ph of anything added to it. Ie nutes. Put some good quality pics on so we can see what youve done to it. Also when you flush you have to add nutes at the end of you are leaving nothing in the medium for the plant.
 
..macy..

..macy..

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IM no expert but isn't that how its suppose to look, your fan leaves are yellowing because there not needed anymore, i thought this was normal, idk
 
Invisighost

Invisighost

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with my PH problems and heat problems (Macy) there is no way it's supposed to look like this...its only 4 weeks into flowering..almost all of my big fan leaves are dead..i actually cut several off bc they were too far gone and i read that when they are 50% dead they are just using up nutes...Im still a newbie though so not 100% sure
 
..macy..

..macy..

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Invisighost said:
with my PH problems and heat problems (Macy) there is no way it's supposed to look like this...its only 4 weeks into flowering..almost all of my big fan leaves are dead..i actually cut several off bc they were too far gone and i read that when they are 50% dead they are just using up nutes...Im still a newbie though so not 100% sure
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idk much as well but i do know ph is as important as a nickerless nun ;)
 
Invisighost

Invisighost

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I use DynaGrow nutes....Bloom is 3-12-6...when i did the flush a few daays ago I didnt add nutes to the water...the leaves do not fall off easily.
 
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