Is this normal?

Attached are two pictures of two different plants. They're both like one month old. The leaves are turning yellow at the bottom and crumpling up. No nutrients have been added as of yet. I just read online about Dyna-Gro so I ordered both the Foliage Pro and the Bloom. But that won't get here until like another two weeks. The plants have been wateted every three or four days. I have a container of Miracle Gro fertilizer. Would you advise to sprinkle just a bit of it to give the plants some nitrogen or should I wait for another couple of weeks for the Dyna-Gro?

Gr8ness said:

Attached are two pictures of two different plants. They're both like one month old. The leaves are turning yellow at the bottom and crumpling up. No nutrients have been added as of yet. I just read online about Dyna-Gro so I ordered both the Foliage Pro and the Bloom. But that won't get here until like another two weeks. The plants have been wateted every three or four days. I have a container of Miracle Gro fertilizer. Would you advise to sprinkle just a bit of it to give the plants some nitrogen or should I wait for another couple of weeks for the Dyna-Gro?

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Whats the N/P/K of the MG you got?

mike4c4 said:

Whats the N/P/K of the MG you got?

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It's 24-8-16. I read online on another website that Miracle Gro is too powerful and could burn the roots, but I'm afraid that the plants won't make it for another couple of weeks. That's why I was thinking I could put just a very mild sprinkle of this stuff to give it some nutrients. What do you think?

Yes, they are starving. Give them some food. It wouldn't hurt to get a ppm pen to read exactly how much food you are giving them, they only cost around 10 bucks on ebay.

You would be surprised how much MG it takes to burn yo shit. Not a lot at all ! You might be able to stick half a tsp in a gallon of water and let is dissolve. MG ferts are not as water soluble as liquid. Obviously. They break down slow to provide nutrients over a period of time. It does this with very little of the pellets. That's why a lot of ppl burn there plants. If you have the liquid MG. You can hook it up to your hose if it's that kind. and fill up half a gallon jug with the nutrients. Then fill the other half up with fresh water. This will dilute your nutrients so you don't over feed the lil guy.
Make sure you PH the water before you water it. Your going to flush the plant anyhow before it's said and done to remove any non organic ferts as well.
Good Luck.

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They need food and light. Don't use miracle grow for long and only use weak strength to start.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

When I water those little planters, I figured that one bottle of bottled water (500 ml) seems to be enough. If you go back to my first two pics you'll notice I had coasters underneath them.

One bottle (500 ml) and that's when I see water coming out from the bottom, and that's when I stop watering them.

I plan on watering them tomorrow, and I will add a very small sprinkle of the Miracle Gro powder to my water. I plan on adding LESS than 1/2 a teaspoon, and yes I'll be measuring it.

Hopefully it won't burn. In the meantime I anxiously await my Dyna-Gro.

So, a buddy of mine had an extra jug of Dyna-Gro he was willing to part with (for a small nominal fee of course). I have watered my plants using the Dyna-Gro mix and I'm blown away from the results. My plant is growing a lot faster! Now, my starting was a bit rocky, as you can tell by the previous pics but these new pics I've attached show much healthier plants. At least, that's this novices opinion. My plants are like a month old now but I don't see any buds forming yet. When will they start growing some buds? These are Critical Kush BTW. I give them 16 hours of light daily.

Gr8ness said:

So, a buddy of mine had an extra jug of Dyna-Gro he was willing to part with (for a small nominal fee of course). I have watered my plants using the Dyna-Gro mix and I'm blown away from the results. My plant is growing a lot faster! Now, my starting was a bit rocky, as you can tell by the previous pics but these new pics I've attached show much healthier plants. At least, that's this novices opinion. My plants are like a month old now but I don't see any buds forming yet. When will they start growing some buds? These are Critical Kush BTW. I give them 16 hours of light daily.

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Glad to see those healthy plants. You need to force a 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness cycle in order to induce flower. Be prepared for a blow up. Keep feeding veg nutes for another 2 weeks after switched to flowering regime

grapefruitmarmalade said:

Glad to see those healthy plants. You need to force a 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness cycle in order to induce flower. Be prepared for a blow up. Keep feeding veg nutes for another 2 weeks after switched to flowering regime

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Question.... the plants are still in the those #6 planters (1.40 qt/1.32 l). When would you recommend I transplant transplant them to a bigger planter?

Gr8ness said:

Question.... the plants are still in the those #6 planters (1.40 qt/1.32 l). When would you recommend I transplant transplant them to a bigger planter?

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I say definitely yes

grapefruitmarmalade said:

I say definitely yes

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I must have read that wrong. Transplant as soon as possible