AsianKatie's First Grow (Indoor)

I thought this strain was suppose to stay short? As far as the bottom leaves dying, it's only them right? As long as you don't see balls, keep those fingers crossed.

what's your ph of the res'?

are you still not using a pH meter, cause it looks like pH to me, maybe lockout.

Not definite but let us know.

yeah looks like some of those other leaves aren't drinking much.

Gyp said:

I thought this strain was suppose to stay short? As far as the bottom leaves dying, it's only them right? As long as you don't see balls, keep those fingers crossed.

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Yeah its only on the bottom... yeah no balls ^_____^

Gygax1974 said:

are you still not using a pH meter, cause it looks like pH to me, maybe lockout.

Not definite but let us know.

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well yeah... it was around 5.8 then i think with the nutes all spreading around and stuff, i think the pH got a little low, they were probabably more along the lines of 5.4??

How do i fix the lockout?

asiankatie said:

i think the pH got a little low, they were probabably more along the lines of 5.4??

How do i fix the lockout?

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thinking, probably and along the lines of are not very satisfactory answers. You need to be specific... from what you've said I'm thinking the ph could be anything...

you fix the lockout by clearing out your res and filling with a weak nute solution. That's what I'd do... it depends on how bad your ph is, and how many salts will remain on your roots after you empty the res. getting the right tools are essential to success. If you're using colour for ph, go for more brown in the orange. Orange with a slight brown tint was where i used to aim at.

what is the level of your res'? Keep the level of your res' around 2-3 inches from the bottom of your pots. Your pump will most likely not be adequate enough to nute the roots further up the plant if your res' is too low.

skunkushybrid said:

what is the level of your res'? Keep the level of your res' around 2-3 inches from the bottom of your pots. Your pump will most likely not be adequate enough to nute the roots further up the plant if your res' is too low.

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Could be it, also I'm curious to see if the pH is really what you think it is? Meters are easy for me and accurate, I used strips for a bit thought I was at 5.7 I wasn't even close...egads it was bad.

Gygax1974 said:

Could be it, also I'm curious to see if the pH is really what you think it is? Meters are easy for me and accurate, I used strips for a bit thought I was at 5.7 I wasn't even close...egads it was bad.

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Yeah, the colour of the light you're in to check the vial can have an effect to. I used to have to move it around in different light, trying to figure out where it was on the scale. a digital meter was the best investment i ever made...

hmmmm. well its not the res, and i just changed the res not that long ago. its pretty high id say about 2 inches from the bottom of the pots.

I think its possible it could be pH... I dont know though i suppose anythings possible. would adding co2 do anything for this issue?

asiankatie said:

hmmmm. well its not the res, and i just changed the res not that long ago. its pretty high id say about 2 inches from the bottom of the pots.

I think its possible it could be pH... I dont know though i suppose anythings possible. would adding co2 do anything for this issue?

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Well the plants use this to grow too... but a co2 set-up will cost you more than a digi ph meter. it's difficult to say, and with your plant not uptaking essential nutrients imo you're just asking for a bigger problem.

Buy a digital ph meter.

Is your grow area completely light tight for the 12 hours of darkness?

I was thinking that if light was leaking in there they might just still be vegging...

As far as the crispy leaves you are getting I would have to agree that it is PH related, or at least seems so...

Hasn't it only been one week of flower so far? If so just be patient, they will show sex soon enough.

Give them more water and less heat...
add more venting...

Saint said:

Give them more water and less heat...
add more venting...

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and you gathered this evidence from where? What is it? You felt like you just had to add some useless and wrong information?

This is not a guessing competition.

Also what's the temp' of your res'? Too warm, and this can affect the uptake of nutes too. I believe the ideal temp is 68f (thankyou potroast).

skunkushybrid said:

You're going to regret that.

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im not regretting it yet and i don't think i will. im putting way less nutes than what the nute company wanted me to put, at week 3 and4 a ppm of 1700 was recommended by them but i said 1425, i don't even have a TDS pen, im eyeballin it. the plants are jus lovin it. im using technaflora's bc grow,boost,bloom and awesome blossoms.never had a single problem or deficiency with my plants.

you got any pic's of your grow?