Overwatering Problem?

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Bamboo Green

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My G-1 strain has been doing great up until 2 days ago. The leaves seem to be curling downward. The pH is 7.2, tested daily. I am watering every other day because soil appears quite dry at the end of the day. I am running a 14 hour light cycle right now and the plant is approximately 5 weeks old now. Any suggestions? I have attached a few pics as well.
 

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longlivemtb

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if your waiting for you soil to dry out, its probably not over watering. It is most likely a PH problem. Your PH should be around 6-7, ideally 6.5 ish. 7.2 is too high for your plants.
 
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longlivemtb

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Those mirrors are also a very bad Idea since the will cause hot spots and burn your plants. The white walls you have are perfect. Sorry double post
 
Dirtyboy

Dirtyboy

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Give them atleast 18 hours of light.
If ya let the plant dry out to the point that it wilts a little then you will know how often to water it. Water 1 day before.Ya only need to do 1 time to figure it out.
 
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skippy pb

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Bamboo Green said:
My G-1 strain has been doing great up until 2 days ago. The leaves seem to be curling downward. The pH is 7.2, tested daily. I am watering every other day because soil appears quite dry at the end of the day. I am running a 14 hour light cycle right now and the plant is approximately 5 weeks old now. Any suggestions? I have attached a few pics as well.
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my got droopy when i overwatered
 
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Bamboo Green

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Ok so no mirrors just white interior now. How would I go about reducing the pH level to 6.5? I just tested my soil and it's at 7.8. I have been using just tap water. Should I go buy distilled water?
 
Dirtyboy

Dirtyboy

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Start testing your waters ph first. Ya can try flushing the soil with the corrected ph water. Ya could start phing the water and over time it will get better.
 
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Bamboo Green

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Nice. I didn't even think to boil the water to correct the pH. Any suggestions on the lights. I am using 6 Sylvania CFLs rated at 4850K with 1260 Lumens per bulb. I know that eventually I will need to invest in a grow light with a MH or HPS bulb. This grow space is rather small and I doubt I have proper ventilation yet. Any ideas?
 
camaro630hp

camaro630hp

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i flower under my t-5's and 600w hps very happy with both it just depends on how much money u want to spend
its hard to keep hps cool with out good fans

good luck with everything
 
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