My plants are sick :(

420Marine

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OK here's my situation thus far.

Right now I am using a totally organic program..roots organics to be exact everything they say to do accoridng to the feeding schedule minus the organism (I forgot and I only/am only doing one transplant) The only other substances that I"m using is dolomite lime...I have three plants and my PH after the transplant was in the toilet (3.8) so I bought a five pound bag of dolomite and with some great advice I got on here and the hydro store decided my best option was to make a ring around the perimeter of each plant in their new 12'' diameter pots. These pots hold about 2 gallons so their was quite a bit of dirt so I fiugred that the dolomite was good to go along with added dirt on top of it. I am on the week 3-4 cycle of the Roots Oranics and using full strength. Went with double the amount of fluid (nutes mixed with water and PH'd to about 6.7) went from 5 cups in a 3/4 quart container to 10 cups in two gallon I think this was my first immediate mistake, I went down to 8 cups last feeding and two days ago I did a 3.5 gallon flush per plant still no improvement (I actually think they look worse.

So I'm thinking this is either one of three things, 1) Nute burn seems obvious however after you see the pics you'll notice the leaves curl down and in in a claw shape. Which leads me to my second (and possibly a non issue this is my first grow) but it could be a Potassium deficiency...after looking at tables on here re: the problem of leaf curl and singed edges seems logical..looked at some pics as well...quite possible.

The only other thing I think it MAY be is the lights are too close...For lights I am running one 2 ft 4 tube T5 fixture. The lights are about 3 inches from the top of the plant did the hand test didn't feel too hot.

Any other questions feel free to ask me...temps are in the constant low to mid 70's

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420Marine

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*bump* Can anyone help please this is my first grow even if you have a theory I'd love to hear it.
 

Punk

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The dark green color in the leaves tells me you have too much nitrogen, so overall probably just pull back on the ferts and keep your ph in the zone.
 

*BUDS

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The dark green color in the leaves tells me you have too much nitrogen, so overall probably just pull back on the ferts and keep your ph in the zone.
I agree, flush the pots,pull back on all nutes, just water for 2 weeks then bring back nutes at half strength.
 

420Marine

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Thanks guys much appreciated...one last question do you think I should throw in some hygrozyme or cut all nutes totally?
 

hazorazo

New Member
OK here's my situation thus far.

Right now I am using a totally organic program..roots organics to be exact everything they say to do accoridng to the feeding schedule minus the organism (I forgot and I only/am only doing one transplant) The only other substances that I"m using is dolomite lime...I have three plants and my PH after the transplant was in the toilet (3.8) so I bought a five pound bag of dolomite and with some great advice I got on here and the hydro store decided my best option was to make a ring around the perimeter of each plant in their new 12'' diameter pots. These pots hold about 2 gallons so their was quite a bit of dirt so I fiugred that the dolomite was good to go along with added dirt on top of it. I am on the week 3-4 cycle of the Roots Oranics and using full strength. Went with double the amount of fluid (nutes mixed with water and PH'd to about 6.7) went from 5 cups in a 3/4 quart container to 10 cups in two gallon I think this was my first immediate mistake, I went down to 8 cups last feeding and two days ago I did a 3.5 gallon flush per plant still no improvement (I actually think they look worse.

So I'm thinking this is either one of three things, 1) Nute burn seems obvious however after you see the pics you'll notice the leaves curl down and in in a claw shape. Which leads me to my second (and possibly a non issue this is my first grow) but it could be a Potassium deficiency...after looking at tables on here re: the problem of leaf curl and singed edges seems logical..looked at some pics as well...quite possible.

The only other thing I think it MAY be is the lights are too close...For lights I am running one 2 ft 4 tube T5 fixture. The lights are about 3 inches from the top of the plant did the hand test didn't feel too hot.

Any other questions feel free to ask me...temps are in the constant low to mid 70's

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Looks like Nute burn to me, like others said. I agree that you should do a little flush, maybe not 2 weeks, and start with the half schedule of nutes. I use the Roots along with Botanicare, and I always do a half dose when moving up in nutrients. The plants seem to like being eased into the nutes, and mine hardly ever show stress from that.
 

420Marine

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thanks hazorazo...I think I"ll flush this time and see how they are as it relates to thier burn..I feel like such a jack ass..such a simple thing to do nutes at half strength and I screwed it up..but I think they'll be ok
 

420Marine

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Buds are you saying it's a good idea to cut off all nutes (which I've done) AND add hygrowzyme or nothing but pure H2O
 

hazorazo

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thanks hazorazo...I think I"ll flush this time and see how they are as it relates to thier burn..I feel like such a jack ass..such a simple thing to do nutes at half strength and I screwed it up..but I think they'll be ok
Everyone has to learn sometime! lol. Every grower out there went through "growing pains". We all learned, either from mistakes, or from advice from others that made those mistakes. You are asking questions, and admitting when you do not know what is up, and that is half of the battle.

Would love to see your progression, so add me as a friend if you like. And post some more pics as you go. Love me some bud porn. Good work, seeya!
 

420Marine

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hazorazo thanks for the encouraging words..I have added you as a contact/friend and if you want to take a look at my progress feel free to drop in on my thread. I will try to update with some pics either today or tomorrow.
 
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