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ElectroBuzz

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  • A newbie I am, but one that has done his research. Needless to say there comes a point where research isn't enough and the expertise and knowledge of more seasoned growers, like yourselves, is required. Your insights are duly appreciated. I started off with a total of 6 seeds all of which germinated except 2 so I ended up with AK47, Bluecheese(1), Amnesia Haze, and Bluecheese (2) (arranged from eldest to youngest) all feminized. They were all started at different but close time intervals. I have them under 4x32watt and 1x26watt (6500k) cfls. I don't feed them much of anything only a 200ppm with superthrive every other watering. Temps range from 70-79 F and humidity anywhere from 38-60 percent with fans blowing everywhere. I have them on a 24/0 schedule and sometimes 20/4 when I can. they also get a few hours of natural sun everyday.
    AK seems to be going great, moved it to a bigger pot and put her under a 400watt MH It looks healthy and on schedule. I had an issue with the pH of my soilless mix earlier but I fixed it a few days ago and BC1 seemed to be the most affected by this issue but after adjusting its pH it seems to be recovering although it's still a bit yellow-lime in color and its leaves are pointing down, so I am wondering what the issue may be, if any. Amnesia looks fine other than the cotyledons being yellow, an indication to start feeding her perhaps? I am not sure I should be concerned. BC2 is still new, but I noticed that the leave tips of the first set are dry and brown? too close to the light perhaps? Is there anything I can do to get these babies healthier?
    Any helpful advice and/or opinions would be appreciated. I plead you to help be a better care giver for these girls, maybe one day soon these girls will be taking care of me


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Bublonichronic

Bublonichronic

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Uhh stop switching the lighting cycle on them, either do 24/0 or whatever you want, but pick one...if you had a pH problem best to just wait it out n let it recover then feed, also how far away is your light ?
 
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ElectroBuzz

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I was under the impression that it didn't matter much as long as I kept them in a veg light cycle, I'll definitely get that in check once I figure my timer out.
My cfls are at about 2 inches away, sometimes closer when the temps are right. The MH is about 18 inches away from AK sort of at an angle, for now but she seems to love it.
 
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new2420grow

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ElectroBuzz said:
I was under the impression that it didn't matter much as long as I kept them in a veg light cycle, I'll definitely get that in check once I figure my timer out.
My cfls are at about 2 inches away, sometimes closer when the temps are right. The MH is about 18 inches away from AK sort of at an angle, for now but she seems to love it.
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Watch the CFLs, a lot of people will lead you to believe that you can't burn the plants with CFLs, I was told the same thing, and I can tell you from experience, my girls had a huge growth spurt overnight and when I got home from work, I had burnt leaves. It is a lot harder to burn your plants with the CFLs, but, it can be done. That being said, 2 inches should be good.
 
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ElectroBuzz

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Thank you for your input. I moved Amnesia to about 3'' inches from the cfl now. I hope it recovers from that. As for BC1, any idea whether she looks okay for now, she looked way worse before the drastic pH adjustment. it was more yellow with browning tips, that's all gone but it's all pale green and the leaves are oddly pointing downwards. Any idea what that may be?
 
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