Beginners weed grow problems help!

kylehat

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I am a new grower and I need some help, Its week four and a half and i'm running into a problem. my plant's second set of leafs are either dying or sickly does anyone know what I should do?

My Setup:
I'm using 26w clf's =100w Two bulbs and giving the plant 16 hours of light and eight hours of dark. the Temp: usually stays between 60-76 during the daylight and between 60-50's in the night time. The humidity stays between 40-55 through out daylight and night time. I started with potting soil then switched to a more sterile mix, the water i'm using distilled water and watering ever full day or when top soil is dry.
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kylehat

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Alright so every three days and I was using potting soil it had some pre-nutes but i've changed the medium and other then too much water is the lighting ok? And is the growth of the plant normal?
 
is a green light ok to use (pretty frequently) during the plant's flowering stage? my green light is a green tinted flourescent bulb from home depot. Its the size of a regular bulb that screws into any light socket, just woundering why my buds seem to be growing so slow... please reply..
 

abudtokr

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Ya that sounds like you water to much. I dont water mine but once a week so far anyway. Im sure they will use more when they get older but you need a tester to tell you how moist the soil is below. The light will dry the top layer...
 

abudtokr

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is a green light ok to use (pretty frequently) during the plant's flowering stage? my green light is a green tinted flourescent bulb from home depot. Its the size of a regular bulb that screws into any light socket, just woundering why my buds seem to be growing so slow... please reply..
plants cant see green light, from what I read. If you need to take care of your plants at night, you use a green light so you dont give plants light when they dont need it. It could cause stress!
 

kylehat

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Thanks to all you helping to answer my question!
For future plants what type of soil is best to start them?
Also how long should I wait into the Veg stage before I start to clone? (once this plant recover fully)
 
the leaves on the bottom of my plant are dying one by one, im three weeks into flowering. Is this normal? should i trim the dead leaves off the plant? cause ive read not to trim much during the flowering stage. (first hydroponic plant)
 

kylehat

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should I wait it out and see what happens to the leafs that are dying?
Or would i cut them off if they turn for the worst?
 

jethead

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Hey man, I use FF Happy FRog with a little bit of perlite. Drainage is great and is agreat starter soil although I use it all thr way through my grow.
 

jethead

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kylehat, I forgot to answer your last question. I would dial in on your plant or plants before you start taking clones. You just need to slow down a bit and everything should fall into place. Good luck
 

kylehat

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Alright thankx my plants are looking better I was getting worried....
Really this is my first I can't wait till i'm grower pro!! A few yeas down the line...
I'll post more pictures soon..
How long have you been growing..? Or weed related studies?
Do you know where to get seeds?
I mean alot of the online places seem ok but the whole law thing is setchey.
 
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