Help ASAP Think my plants dieing.

The_Cat

The_Cat

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You need to get rid of that soil. It's not draining well. Take the root-ball out and submerge it in water to get the soil out of the roots. Put them in a mix of peat moss and perlite. They will take a few days to recover. Only water when the pot feels empty or the leaves are droopy. I had a similar problem and my plants stopped growing until I changed the soil.
 
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edge3214

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Its funny that you said that cause I thought they stopped growing 2/3 weeks ago. also im getting low on cash. I just got a bag of vermiculite cause that's what menards gave me. what will this mixter help me do? and doing this will that fix everything or most of the problems. also what should the mixter be and should I use per water or my fox farm mixture.
 
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edge3214

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ok I will get the stuff tm. how did it become this way so I can stop it from happening again? I just use potting soil and fed it fox farm and mirco grow. also how much do I mix up into the pots. do I use any soil or all perlite and peat moss?
 
mr sunshine

mr sunshine

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Your watering to much those plants are just drowning let it dry out before your roots rot! Leave them alone for 4 to 7 days! Your trying to hard and your killing them..
 
Squidbilly

Squidbilly

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Promix is perlite, peat moss, and beneficials. It has no nutes, ready to use out of the bag, and available at lowes for cheap. I would transplant it into that. Then I would water your plant on wet/dry cycles alternating between food, water, water, food, etc. Keep the ph at 6-6.5 and your ppm under 300 to start. When they start growing good you can increase to fed, water, fed. Then, if they are still hungry start uping their feed. Easy peasy bix box store sleazy.
 
Squidbilly

Squidbilly

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Your plants are drowing, hungry, and probably ready for a transplant if you can see roots coming out of the bottom.
 
Squidbilly

Squidbilly

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The_Cat said:
You need perlite and peat moss. Simple. Cheap. Don't put any foxfarm nutes before they start growing again.
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This is the best advice given so far^. Promix is a great peat/perlite mix. It even has dolomite lime in it to keep ph stable. Almost every nursery/green house uses promix for a reason. It's ready to go, no mixing, and if you look around a lot of really good growers use it exclusively(and have for years).
 
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edge3214

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I did the transplant to day in bigger pots and a mix of peat moss and perlite. the question now do I water them now or just wait the 4 to 7 days??
 
GemuGrows

GemuGrows

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edge3214 said:
I did the transplant to day in bigger pots and a mix of peat moss and perlite. the question now do I water them now or just wait the 4 to 7 days??
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I feel like people generally water after transplanting, but then I would say give your soil some time to dry out a little bit before watering again
 
i.am.what.i.am

i.am.what.i.am

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you want to let the soil get dry before watering again (not dry to the point where the plant's leaves are drooping tho). generally, I wait a couple days after I water (at least) before watering again. Mixing perlite and peat moss WITH soil is good advice. You want the soil to be aerated so the roots can grow easily. The soil from the first pics looks WAY too clogged with not good drainage.
Personally, I always water a little after transplanting.
 
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edge3214

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Should I water them now? also when and how much nutrients I use was using fax farm but I don't wanta burn them again? Was gona start week 3. any idea what I should do???
 

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Screaming trees

Screaming trees

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edge3214 said:
I just started using fox farm. im a newbie and idn what lights and how much to use. and idn how often to water it. also whats the ideal soil run off ph and the ideal water ph intake?
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Well you came to the right spot. These guys are awesome. They'll definitely point you in the right direction. And remember READ, READ, READ, READ AND READ.
Good luck.
 
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