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[DocPomus]

A few weeks ago I sprouted some seeds and decided to try to grow once again after failing the first time.
I had three plants sprout up that are now about six weeks (maybe a little less) and am having some problems. My hope is to find someone who will help me one on one bring these plants to full term. Although I suspect two of them may be male but that is only based on the fact that they are growing faster but they were also started in different soil than the one growing at a slower rate, so only time and sexing will tell.

Here are the facts::
One plant is not like the others, One seems to be a Sativa/Indica hybrid from what I can tell.
All have recently been replanted in two gallon and a half gallon buckets in "Hyonex Potting soil bu Scotts".
Mylar walls have just been put up today so there has been none up until this point.
The lights are two 24" Fluorescent lights color: 4200 Lumens: 1093 (I heard these are the poor mans grow lights)
I water plants every two to three days as needed, I water them until it leaks from the bottom of the pot.
There is a bow fan on low to move the plants back and forth to help the stems get strong.

That is all the information that I have.
Not I am having some slight problems with wilting of leaves, browning edges and a spot on one of the leaves. Some of the leaves I don't think have been getting good light which I hope the mylar wall fixes now that the light seems to be getting around the plant from the reflective wall.
I also purchased "Miracle Grow Orchid Food" which has a 30:10:10. I was looking for a 20:10:10 but this all I could find that was close.
I have not started the food for a few reasons. One, I read that you should never feed your plants food that is not meant for plants not meant for consumption and also I read you should not start feeding plants if the soil you re pot them in has food already in it.
Needless to say I am looking for answers on that.

Please note I do not have a lot of money to put into this grow operation or else I would not have cheap wal mart lights, I am hoping it can be done with what I have.

Any help would be welcome. No mean people, remember you were once starting out as well!

 

[zubey91]

Your plant i believe is getting fried A bit ..

do you know the ph? Or the nute ratio in the potting mix?

 

[DocPomus]

The bag is 1 Cubic foot of potting soil. It states
0.07~ 0.01~ 0.03.

 

[DocPomus]

I suppose I will try another forum.

 

[fir3dragon]

Ph, temps, light distance etc are all essential for this problem.

Your soil feeds 4 months if its like mg that's likely your problem,

 

[zubey91]

Yeah youre not giving us enough info.

 

[Mr.Head]

Those looks like problems that would only be exacerbated by feeding nutrients. So good call on not adding more to that. Perhaps you are watering too frequently. I am not 100% on that though, do your pots feel light? With food already in the medium every time you water you are essentially feeding the plant food, so when you water and frequently then you could be over feeding.

I am no expert. These are just thoughts that you could think about and see if it works for you.

This link makes it look like over watering and nutrient burn.


http://www.growweedeasy.com/marijuana-symptoms

 

[RockyMtnMan]

I believe you should start feeding your Orchid food. The NPK ratios you described are too low to sustain growth for the plant.
The 30-10-10 is going to fry them if you feed at the manufacturer's recommendation.
I would reduce that by 1/10th. For example: A capful or whatever measuring device they provide if it says add that to a gallon, add that to ten gallons, or an easier way would be to figure out the amount, and divide it by 10. if it is a Tbsp. then the closest simple conversion would be 1/3 tsp. per gallon. Those Scotts products are concentrated and you can fuck up your plants easy if you don't do the conversions. If you break down the math on the NPK using the formula I described, (1/10th) it would give give you an NPK of 3-1-1 and that will work for regular feedings.