What's the problem here?

Peace. This is a small grow and I am using (2) 23W cfl's at the moment. she is 18 days old (LA CONFIDENTIAL ufo from attitude). The medium is a peat based Pro Mix BX with about 2% perlite & !% dolemite added to it. I have also added a fert to the soil called Rainbow Mix GROW (5-5-2) at the rate of 4tbsp per gallon of soil (2 gal grow bag). the leaves are looking like a burn or something but the fert that was added was an organic one and then I also added dolemite to it as well. The Rainbow mix grow nutes are 5-5-2 and I was thinking that it was a K (potassium) issue because of the low amount of K in the fert and the fact that the breeders say that the La confidential is a heavy eater. the tips also feel crispy to the touch and they are turning color. any advice would be ggreatly appreciated and repped accordingly.


PEACE

BTW : The spots on the leaves are from misting under thelights and nothing else. I havee since ended this practice as it never ends right for me. even under CFL's!!!!

what size pots are they in, and whats ur ph

mcpurple said:

what size pots are they in, and whats ur ph

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Peace. The post actually said the pot size, but I have no problem repeating it for those who may not have caught it. SHE is in a 2 Gallon Growbag and the pH is 7.0-7.3. The Pro Mix had dolemite in it and I added a cup (8 oz) to it as well. The pH could be the problem but wouldn't it even itself out after a few waterings since it has dolemite in the pro mix and I added another cup of it to the mix? She still hasn't dried out since the original transplant when I put the pellet into the soil (Jiffy #7 peat pellets). The look is as if someone splashed it with acid because of the melted look with the discoloration. I have seen it before and I didn't figure it out then so now I must ask. I trust this helps you to help me. Thanks in advance for the concern and the anticipated solution or idea in which to handle it.

BE SAFE GROW GREEN

PEACE

sorry didnt see the pot size at first, and ur ph is to high it should be between 6.3-6.8, also to get a neatrul ph for ur soil flush with 6 gallons of phed water around 6.5 and always check the ph of whatever u r watering with nutes and ferts can raise and lower the ph in water, and im not sure on the dolimite

Are you spraying or foilar feeding your plants? Cause that looks like light burn.

mcpurple said:

sorry didnt see the pot size at first, and ur ph is to high it should be between 6.3-6.8, also to get a neatrul ph for ur soil flush with 6 gallons of phed water around 6.5 and always check the ph of whatever u r watering with nutes and ferts can raise and lower the ph in water, and im not sure on the dolimite

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PEACE. Not to be or sound ungrateful but I never heard of having a pH of 6.3-6.8 in soil or soiless mediums only hydro. Now since I did add the dolemite which is supposed to neutralize the soil anyway how do I lower the pH? With the dolemite I believe that it will stablize it to 7.0 anyway regardless. So how would one get the pH lowered? Do you mean to water with 6.3-6.8 water and nutes? If not than how would I get to lower the pH of the soiless mix (pro mix) that I am working with?

Thanks for the reply. BE SAFE AND KEEP IT GREEN

PEACE

banknchips said:

Are you spraying or foilar feeding your plants? Cause that looks like light burn.

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PEACE. I am not doing anything now but I had misted her in the beginning until I had the spots show up. Thanks for the eye on that but it was the leaf tips that I was speaking about. The tan looking spots on the leaf are due solely to light burns from misting her under the lights. Look a bit closer at the pictures...see the leaf tips and how they look like I splashed acid on them? That's what I am speaking about. Where it looks like it is starting to yellow out or the color is fading. Thanks for the concern.

BE SAFE AND KEEP IT GREEN

PEACE

BLACKMESSIAH7 said:

PEACE. Not to be or sound ungrateful but I never heard of having a pH of 6.3-6.8 in soil or soiless mediums only hydro. Now since I did add the dolemite which is supposed to neutralize the soil anyway how do I lower the pH? With the dolemite I believe that it will stablize it to 7.0 anyway regardless. So how would one get the pH lowered? Do you mean to water with 6.3-6.8 water and nutes? If not than how would I get to lower the pH of the soiless mix (pro mix) that I am working with?

Thanks for the reply. BE SAFE AND KEEP IT GREEN

PEACE

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no hydro i believe is some where between 5 and six for ph. im sure on the ph 6.3-6.8, and they have ph upper and downer at grow shops, or if low on cash just look up how to raise and lower the ph on google i think to raise u use bakingsoda and i forgot what lowers it, and yes water with 6,3-6.8 ph water and nutes cuz before i add nutes to my water the ph isat 6.5 and when i add certain nutes it makes th ph drop down to like 4 so i have to raise it back up

mcpurple said:

no hydro i believe is some where between 5 and six for ph. im sure on the ph 6.3-6.8, and they have ph upper and downer at grow shops, or if low on cash just look up how to raise and lower the ph on google i think to raise u use bakingsoda and i forgot what lowers it, and yes water with 6,3-6.8 ph water and nutes cuz before i add nutes to my water the ph isat 6.5 and when i add certain nutes it makes th ph drop down to like 4 so i have to raise it back up

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PEACE. Thanks for the heads up. I think the problem has to do with the pH as well becasue I just finished checking it and it is at 8! I don't kknow how it is at 8 because I haven't added anything as of yet, besides the organic fert that was put in the begining mix. the fact that I added the dolemite is supposed to buffer the pH and bring it down to 7 or up to it. I may just have to water because she hasn't had any since the initial transplant and I think she is near due but still not for some days. Anyway thanks for the reply.

peace