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Grow apparatus: Aerogarden (I'm aware that this isn't ideal for cannibus)
Lighting: vegetative and into the first couple weeks of flowering we used the two CFL bulbs included with Aerogarden.
About a week ago I installed a larger T5 light with two flowering spectrum bulbs because the plant was getting too tall and we felt a larger, more powerful light was necessary anyways. Along with that I added a fan. We've been using foil as a reflector but I know it can create heat spots, etc. I now have some diamond foil that we're going to implement next time. I continued using the aerogarden's CFL for lighting the lower parts.
Nutrients: Fox Farms Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom, Grow Big and Open Sesame.
Seeds: an auto flowering Indica, were not sure the actual strain because the seeds were accidently mixed up.
Ok, the plant has been looking great. I mean we had no problems at all. Actually, we had a Ph issue early but we solved that. We've been following the Fox Farms nutrient schedule. Last Friday I put in the light and the fans and changed our lighting schedule to 16/8 , we were using 12/12 the whole time. I used one of those brinks analog light timers and left my appartment for the weekend with everything looking really good.
When I get back to my apartment I noticed the plant looked to be a slightly darker shade and some of the leaves around the buds looked a little droopy. Then I checked the reservoir and saw the water was really low. This was quite strange and we had never had that issue. So, I took a jug of distilled water and filled it up and added nutrients. According to the Fox Farms schedule it was time to do it anyway. So then it all went to hell the plant started showing the issues that you can see in the pictures. I scrambled to diagnose the issue but I'm baffled. It looks like under watering as the leaves are dry and rough to the touch. Please, if anyone knows what this looks like and how to fix it let me know. I've included a pic of the healthy plant and then pics of the sick plant. Please read the important notes below. I don't know if they are important but I figure I'd include them.
- we were using a combination of bottled water and tap water. We hadn't tested the ph lately but oddly enough the tap water I tested today was way basic. I don't know why it didn't kill the plant earlier!
- the humidity was around 16-20. I tried to raise it will water pans to no avail
- today I added water that I adjusted for optimal pH with no nutrients. I use the hydroponics wide range test and the ph up/down liquids that were included.
- I turned the fans very low. I did this because the guy at the Hydro store said they can sometimes dry your plants out.
I hope I've included the relevant pieces of information so someone can make some suggestions. If I think of anything else Ill post it.
Lighting: vegetative and into the first couple weeks of flowering we used the two CFL bulbs included with Aerogarden.
About a week ago I installed a larger T5 light with two flowering spectrum bulbs because the plant was getting too tall and we felt a larger, more powerful light was necessary anyways. Along with that I added a fan. We've been using foil as a reflector but I know it can create heat spots, etc. I now have some diamond foil that we're going to implement next time. I continued using the aerogarden's CFL for lighting the lower parts.
Nutrients: Fox Farms Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom, Grow Big and Open Sesame.
Seeds: an auto flowering Indica, were not sure the actual strain because the seeds were accidently mixed up.
Ok, the plant has been looking great. I mean we had no problems at all. Actually, we had a Ph issue early but we solved that. We've been following the Fox Farms nutrient schedule. Last Friday I put in the light and the fans and changed our lighting schedule to 16/8 , we were using 12/12 the whole time. I used one of those brinks analog light timers and left my appartment for the weekend with everything looking really good.
When I get back to my apartment I noticed the plant looked to be a slightly darker shade and some of the leaves around the buds looked a little droopy. Then I checked the reservoir and saw the water was really low. This was quite strange and we had never had that issue. So, I took a jug of distilled water and filled it up and added nutrients. According to the Fox Farms schedule it was time to do it anyway. So then it all went to hell the plant started showing the issues that you can see in the pictures. I scrambled to diagnose the issue but I'm baffled. It looks like under watering as the leaves are dry and rough to the touch. Please, if anyone knows what this looks like and how to fix it let me know. I've included a pic of the healthy plant and then pics of the sick plant. Please read the important notes below. I don't know if they are important but I figure I'd include them.
- we were using a combination of bottled water and tap water. We hadn't tested the ph lately but oddly enough the tap water I tested today was way basic. I don't know why it didn't kill the plant earlier!
- the humidity was around 16-20. I tried to raise it will water pans to no avail
- today I added water that I adjusted for optimal pH with no nutrients. I use the hydroponics wide range test and the ph up/down liquids that were included.
- I turned the fans very low. I did this because the guy at the Hydro store said they can sometimes dry your plants out.
I hope I've included the relevant pieces of information so someone can make some suggestions. If I think of anything else Ill post it.
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