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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Very Sick!
#354534 - 01/28/10 01:53 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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this plant is in a 5 gallon bucket with soil and i believed i have messed up on the watering somehow but i am not sure if i am over or under watered the plant does not feel mushy or dry she is just drooping very much can anyone help me?
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354539 - 01/28/10 02:10 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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one mor ething to add two of the fan leaves have really small holes well really tears that are yellowing just around where the tear is hope this helps!
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Krielow
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354543 - 01/28/10 02:26 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Soil Growers: 1. Are you growing from seed or clones? Seed 2. How old are your plants? 2.5 weeks 3. How tall are your plants? 1.5-2 inches 4. What size containers are they planted in? 5 gallon 5. What is your soil mix? custom mix from rose garden 6. How often do you water and what type of water do you use? every other day now but i had made a mistake with too much water 7. What is the pH of your water? no meter 8. What kind of fertilizer do you use and what is its NPK ratio? no fertilizer 9. Do you foliar feed or spray your plants with anything? tried foliar spray for first week with carbonated water 10. What kind of lights do you use and how many watts combined? (HPS, MH, fluorescent, halogen, incandescent "plant lights") 2 26W daylight CFL's 11. How close are your lights to the plants? 2-3 inches 12. What size is your grow space in square feet? walk in closet not sure of sq ft 13. What is the temperature and humidity in your grow space? 70 degrees cant tell humidity but its comfortable in home 14. What is the pH of the soil? no meter 15. Have you noticed any insect activity in your grow space? no insects 16. How much experience do you have growing? first attempt
i feel like my drainage might not be sufficient because i did do the finger test and the first about 3 inches of the soil is dry and loose but as i go deeper it "feels" kind of moist my cam wont focus on how small the hole is but its a tiny hole with a slight tint of yellow around it, thank you for the help!
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Last seen: 14 years, 11 months
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354544 - 01/28/10 02:27 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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oh one more thing my plant is only about an inch or two tall but it is VERY wide probably almost 9 inches wide sorry i forgot to add that!
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Krielow
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354576 - 01/28/10 03:23 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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wow thanks guys! the help is very much appreciated so right now on my to do list is im going to expand my drainage holes because as i have 3 they are no where near half inch in diameter (might have caused all problems) believe it or not she is actually already starting to perk up a bit as i have not watered her in about 3 days would you guys suggest me getting another pot and soil and tyransplanting her? im not trying to go for gold since this is my first time im just hoping i have osmewhere around an oz, im also going to add 2 more 26W daylight cfl's for good measure im making a trip to the hydro store probably tomorrow and im going to get the fox farm nutrients any suggestions on when i should start using them? also i have seen ph meters are around 400$ seeing as i dont have that kind of cash i found one for about 20 bucks so i was wondering if using a 20$ ph meter is bad, thank you for all the help!
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Last seen: 14 years, 11 months
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354579 - 01/28/10 03:31 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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i may be just being too hopeful lol but here is a pic from today (the first pic was from yesterday) yall can give me an unbiased opinion if its getting better
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354582 - 01/28/10 03:32 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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my soil has nutes by means of manure,burnt leaves, and some other things i believe but as i did not make the soil i can only see things that i can tell, should i start using fox farm nutes asap?
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354584 - 01/28/10 03:35 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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oh and if you look on the right most leaf you can see the tear i was talking about
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354592 - 01/28/10 03:50 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok so ph is the key im probably going look around town now for some litmus paper if my ph is too acidic or too basic how do i fix this? ph up and down? if so how do i use the ph up and down? also do i ph the water or ph the soil? can i use litmus paper for soil? and currently im using nestea bottled water to feed it, sorry for so many questions but you guys are on point! lol
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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Last seen: 14 years, 11 months
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Re: Very Sick! [Re: Krielow]
#354603 - 01/28/10 04:29 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok thank you! so if the ph buffers that i add to the water is what changed the ph of the soil what do the ph calibrators do? sorry if im asking so many questions im just trying to get this down pact exactly for the first time in a week yall have gave me the reassurance i need that this plant isnt done for lol
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Krielow
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Thank you for all the help everyone!!! just like you guys thought my ph was pretty acidic (4.8) i still dont have a ph meter but i am using a friends for now just to correct the problem i have also widened the drainage holes to be about 1/2" around im slowly adding ph up a little bit every day thanky ou for all the help everyone!
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Krielow
Registered: 05/13/08
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ok i bought my own ph meter and ph up and down turns out my friends meter was very inaccurate... my soil is somewhere around 7-7.4 (i have an analogue meter) my question now is how do i get the ph of my soil down to 6.5?
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