My lady is not looking good…
Will she still produce buds if this happening? Can you still smoke the buds?
She’s a little over a month old growing in FFOF. Temp 75, Humidity hovering around 65
What should I do? Are the leaves every going to survive? Should I cut them off?
I’m running a slurry test right now, but I think it’s to late
Don’t assume that she is gone. I have a similar problem with a plant I am growing right now.
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• What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed
• Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF
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• Vessels: Pots, Grow beds, Buckets, Troths
• PH of Water, Solution, runoff (if Applicable)
• PPM/TDS or EC of nutrient solution if applicable
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Have you check numbers going in and runoff?
[thanks @MidwestGuy and @beachglass for the help
What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed: GDP auto
• Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF: Soil FFOF
Soil brand and type
• Vessels: Pots, Grow beds, Buckets, Troths: 5 gallon cloth pots
• PH of Water, Solution, runoff (if Applicable): I set up an irrigation system, tested water in reservoir yesterday 6.2
• PPM/TDS or EC of nutrient solution if applicable: just ran slurry test: 5.7, not sure if I did it right, I tried doin 2:1 ratio with 29 grams of soil and 60ml of distilled water but it wasn’t wet enough, just looked like mud so I put in another 30ml to run the test
• Indoor or Outdoor: indoor
• Light system: SF1000d 24/7
• Temps; Day, Night hovers around 75
• Humidity; Day, Night: hovers around 65
• Ventilation system; Yes, No, Size: in-line fan with carbon filter, turns on when humidity is over 70
• AC, Humidifier, De-humidifier,: recently took out humidifier as the plant was big enough to keep humidity up
• Co2; Yes, No: no
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@beachglass I haven’t tested run off, but will tonight after watering
@Jonny420 The light i believe is only 100w. It won’t be a big yield but u should get something. what is light?
The light is 96watts 12in above. Is okay for leaves to look like this into flowering stage? Here’s a top shot
@Jonny420 You on 24/7 still? I think they need some dark time, also. Could u try 18/6.
Even autos need some night time.
The most common cause of the issue you are seeing are pH and PPM. Runoff pH should be in the range 6.3 - 6.8 and runoff PPM should be ~1,000.
I wouldn’t worry too much about the lower leaves. They will develop blemishes, yellow, and eventually fall off as the plant matures.
Okay, I’ll switch to 18/6. Thought since it was auto it could take 24/7, also saw some posts of people doing 24/7 with autos and they looked good by the time they were ready to harvest so I was hoping I could do the same. All good though, I’ll switch to 18/6
@MidwestGuy @beachglass With the soil slurry coming back at 5.7 which isn’t to far out of the range is it safe to say the ppm is off? I don’t have a ppm meter, but will get one asap. She’s entering flowering so I imagine she’s taking in more nutrients. I want to give her some FoxFarm bush Doctor cal-mag that I have. If I just water with 6.5 ph water and test the runoff ph I feel it is going to be to late by next watering to give cal-mag.
@beachglass regarding the light wattage and yield, I’d be happy with 2oz dry, do you think with her size she could do that? If she survives
5.7 might seem not too far off, but in actuality is it way off and will cause significant problems. pH is measured on a logarithmic scale, so 5.7 is way off the mark.
On a log scale, a single point of 1.0 is actually a 10x difference. If effect, 5.7 is 5 times too acidic, not 0.5 times too acidic. A pH of 5.7 locks out all macronutrients. The plant is incapable of uptaking nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, and magnesium at a pH of 5.7.
A pH target of 6.5 is a good one.
I see you are using FFOF. FF soils are pH buffered. FF soils will auto-correct to around 6.5 with a good flush. I expect that you have a low pH due to a fertilizer salt buildup (and therefore have PPM problems that need to be addressed.) Get a product like Sledgehammer and flush per the directions then run a few additional gallons of plain water through the pot to wash the Sledgehammer out. Sledgehammer is a wetting agent and you don’t want to leave it in your soil for optimal results. Check your pH in the final runoff. Only do pH adjustments if the pH is not somewhere between 6.3 and 6.8.
You need a PPM meter to avoid overfeeding or underfeeding. You should test runoff with a PPM meter and ensure PPM is maintained around 1,000, give or take a hundred or 2.
Be sure to pH adjust your feedings going forward. Mix your nutes, adjust the pH with a product I’ll link below, and test your runoff for both pH and PPM every time you water or feed.
Doing a flush will run your PPM down to around 250 - 300. Be sure to give a full feeding when the soil dries following the flush.
@Jonny420. Have patience my brother and get your ph level within tolerance…i believe that will help your plants health tremendously and get her back on track… this is one of my super skunk auto’s at day 24 … 1st pic was taken about 16hrs ago…
Thanks @MidwestGuy! When you say to flush with a couple of gallons of plain water after sledgehammer, can I use tap or should I use distilled? This is going to sound so dumb excuse the noobness, I haven’t read up on flushing. So we purposefully overfeed the shit out of her to get all sledgehammer out, after flushing do the leaves completely droop? After flushing do you HAVE to add nutes to get ppm back up to around 1000? In other words, will the ppm stay low after flushing and the only way to bring it back up is with nutes? How do you know which nutes to add to get back up to 1000? Thanks man
Yes. It’s best to always use distilled or RO water.
Water only.
Sometimes. It’s nothing to worry about.
Wet soils does not absorb nutes very well. Resume normal feeding when the soil is dry. Cannabis needs wet/dry cycles.
Yes
Follow the nute manufacturer directions for normal dosing, then maintain a PPM of ~1,000 as best you can. It’s something you learn over time.
Thanks @MidwestGuy with all of the help. I can’t get sledgehammer shipped until next week. Can I just flush with distilled water instead of using sledgehammer?
update Just found out that I can not have sledgehammer shipped to my address
Yes, that will help. It will just take more water to get the job done.
What product are you feeding the plant?
I’ve only been feeding her tap water adjusted to 6.5ph haven’t added any nutes
