First PC CFL Grow went wrong, pointers please (pics included)

bigdro3669

Member
Well I had 5 plants growing out side until I finished my pc cfl grow room.

Once I was done I transplanted them to smaller pots and gave them some water mixed with mg organic nuets.

I left the lights runing over night then I wake up and 1 died, and the other three started to go and I quickly run them out and put them back out side.

I go curious and put my other two older plants in and left to work. I come back and they went from veg to dried up dead shrimps.

My soil mix is

-MG Organic potting soil
-MG pertile
-Sand
-Top soil

My theory is ;

- bulbs in a bad position
- Maybe over water and too much neuts
- I shocked them once I moved them from one soil to another


The heat was 80 degrees

Three saved and one dead
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Here is my pc set up ; 4x26 watts 6500K cfl bulbs with 1600 lumens per bulb
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linc

Member
You may have drowned them. They dont look like they have much of an established root system yet, and for some reason , they dont like real heavy watering at this stage, put them back outside untill they get a little more robust
 

Crazygrowguy99

Active Member
So... When they where outside they where fine, you put them in and they died, you put them back out and they where fine?

We'll if this is the situation it could have been overwatering then when you put them outside the water quickly evaporated because they where outside.

I would have waited until my grow box was done before I started growing.

Sounds weird to me and I hope you resolve this problem and end up with a good yeild.
 

bigdro3669

Member
I took the first set out of the box put them out and now they are fine. They are standing up a little bit more. I guess I am going to have to water them every 3 days.

YEa i should of wated but I wanted to keep them away from people since they are stingy and snitch me out or take my buds lol
 

YUPYUPUHHUH

Active Member
I would help that guy stand up with a little stick they look a little stretched i had the same problem. tied it to a stick and got it close the the cfls few days she was on her own!
 
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