keep having trouble with these plants. help? PICS

AxelPM

AxelPM

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ok, so i have been having trouble with these plants lately. if its not one thing its another lol. i feel horrible having to keep asking for help, but i cant honestly figure out if this is a nute burn or something being deficient. my biggest scare is that not only are my four bigger plants doing this, but now also one or two of my smaller younger ones are also doing it, and they havent been fed yet. im really at a loss, and i want so badly to have my first grow be successful. so, any advice for your friendly neighborhood stoner?

my four older plants
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this is the younger one that is the worst of the five i have
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and these are the nutes that i am using. i was told by the guy at the grow shop to use 15ml of A and 15ml of B in one gallon of water with 1ml of root growth
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JoObJoOb

JoObJoOb

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i would cut the nutes,they dont need alot when there that small,wait till they get bigger,i dont even use nutes but maybe 2 or 3 times in my soil grows,they are weeds,lol,they will almost grow in anything
 
AxelPM

AxelPM

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i was thinking pH but it was a toss up for me between pH and nute burn. im so happy its just a ph thing. i would imagine though that the leaves that are burned are never going to recover?
 
acidwolf

acidwolf

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AxelPM said:
i was thinking pH but it was a toss up for me between pH and nute burn. im so happy its just a ph thing. i would imagine though that the leaves that are burned are never going to recover?
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Sadly , they are not going to recover.
 
lumbo

lumbo

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How are your temperatures? Also the looks of your soil surface tells me too much moisture. Bring temps up to high 70's and keep humidity low and let growing medium dry out before watering again. Just my opinion.
 
AxelPM

AxelPM

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in all honesty im not sure what the temp is. and the soil looks very wet cause they just got watered yesterday :)
 
SpicySativa

SpicySativa

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Can you show a picture of the whole plant? I really doubt that's a pH issue, especially with schmancy "pH Perfect" nutrients... pH problem seems to be the standard reply when someone posts a plant problem, but often this isn't the case... It just ends up resulting in a wild goose chase trying to reach that "perfect" pH.

My thoughts... I'd say you are overwatering (leaves curled downward, generally pale color), and your plants want more leg room (those terra cotta colored pots look like they're only half full of soil). What kind of soil is that? They very well may not need full strength nutrients yet if the soil has some good organic nutrients in it already.
 
AxelPM

AxelPM

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alright thanx for the advice. i water them when the get dry to about an inch or so below topsoil, maybe a little further. evens out to be about once every 3ish days. i only feed once a week with nutes though. they were fed nutes on tuesday, and it was only the second time
 
acidwolf

acidwolf

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Overwatering is probably also an issue , not enough air to the roots , to dense medium. I'm pretty much disturbed by the red petioles and the new plants also getting sick - that's why I pointed to pH.Also - pH causes most of the locks in nutrients absorbtion. Apparently , now I need to say this - don't water it to fix pH. Just dry the soil. Let it dry. Wait some time. See what happens. When it's dry , water with appropriate pH. Adding some crashed egg shells also wouldn't do any harm ( it would raise pH ).
 
AxelPM

AxelPM

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sorry didnt see the second page lol. i am using a soilless base. sunshine advanced #4 mix. the soil is a little low on one or two plants due to it collecting algae (im trying to find a good medium for how much to water :/ )

Older and Younger
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this is ivory
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and this is Jane
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those are the best plants i have right now
 
AxelPM

AxelPM

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oh no. i know enough not to water to fix a ph problem. the fact that the young ones are getting sick, and so sick at that, really concerns me as well. im on here alll day everyday just reading. apparently i cant much trust the grow shops, even though in my state just about everyone that works in a grow shop is a cultivator/mmj patient to begin with, so u figure they would kno a lil somethin lol
 
lumbo

lumbo

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Between waterings let your pots get so dry they feel like they are full of air(using soiless mix as you are). Don't be afraid to let the plants begin to wilt a little every now and again. Be sure to transplant to larger container when roots become bound during your vegative phase. Picture in your mind the root system wanting to be just as large as the above ground part of the plant and try to always give the roots some room to grow during veg. Once you are flowering it isn't good idea to transplant so when the time nears be sure you are not in too small a pot. :leaf:
 
AxelPM

AxelPM

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thank you all for the amazing advice. i will deff act on this as soon as possible, and hopefully i wont loose my crop :D
 
WEST925COAST

WEST925COAST

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Could be too much nutes. I use floraduo a and b (somewhat similar) and the general hydro website feeding chart uses WAY smaller doses.... something like 7.5ml per gal of A and 2.5ml per gal of B.
 
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