HELP PLEASE!!!

brian330

brian330

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Hello, I am a first-time grower that is in a little over my head. I put 15 seeds in a paper towel and got all 15 to germinate and have all 15 currently planted in either soil or coco. I have a few that are not doing too well and I think it is due to overwatering, light stress, or nutrient burn. I used Miracle Grow planting soil, Miracle Grow plant food, and a little superthrive. The plants are approximately two and a half weeks old and this is what they look like. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. I did not expect all of these plants to take and I'm in a little overwhelmed. Thank you in advance!
 
PadawanWarrior

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brian330 said:
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Well I actually hope they're girls, not boys, lol.

I'm not a fan of Miracle Grow, but I've heard the new organic stuff is fine.

Also, coco and soil are two different animals.
 
Doug Dawson

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brian330 said:
Just posted then in a reply,sorry about that!
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No worries. It looks like a couple got a bit crispy but many look very good. What you do depends on a few things. Are you going to do this indoors or outdoors? Why did you choose 2 mediums to grow in just out of curiosity?
 
brian330

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Doug Dawson said:
No worries. It looks like a couple got a bit crispy but many look very good. What you do depends on a few things. Are you going to do this indoors or outdoors? Why did you choose 2 mediums to grow in just out of curiosity?
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I'm growing indoors, and honestly i chose 2 mediums to see which was better for me. I foolishly listened to someone "knowledgeable" that was supposed to be guiding/helping me throughout the process, and germinated all of the seeds I had collected. By the time i needed to plant then in a medium the "help" never materialized.
Now i have a closet full of seedlings that i did not know how to manage. Any help/advise is appreciated more than you know.
 
Doug Dawson

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brian330 said:
I hope they are female as well..
please forgive the rookie mistake
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LOL, don't sweat it. Ok let me try to help a bit. First off the two mediums you chose are completely different. I chose coco because it allowed me to control every nutrient myself. Working with 2 will likely become a pain. Now for the logistics and a couple hard questions.
Do you have the space for that many plants? Depending on the pots you put them in they could get very large, especially for a person not familiar with training plants.
I am assuming these are photo period plants?
Do you have the lighting to deal with so many plants?
How about smell, will it be an issue? If so do you know how you are going to deal with it such as with proper ventilation and filtration?
Depending on those factors keeping all the plants may not be possible and may make dealing with the few sick ones easy.
Take a minute and go through that and we can see what is next.
 
brian330

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I own my home and live in a decriminalized state so the smell is not an issue. I have plenty of room for them in a detached shed that is garage-sized. and have 1 Feit led 32w 3 spectrum light, 1 black magic led 45w, and 1 random Amazon led(pics below). 15914068007888130575844560069608.jpg15914068500683664098436456685978.jpg15914068810804155839494199401009.jpg
 
Doug Dawson

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brian330 said:
I own my home and live in a decriminalized state so the smell is not an issue. I have plenty of room for them in a detached shed that is garage-sized. and have 1 Feit led 32w 3 spectrum light, 1 black magic led 45w, and 1 random Amazon led(pics below). View attachment 4586973View attachment 4586975View attachment 4586978
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Ok that's awesome. You may need more lighting for that many plants but time will tell. So now the question becomes plant specific. What medium are the damaged ones in and what have you fed them?
 
PadawanWarrior

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brian330

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Soil...they were fed once with miracle gro plant food and superthrive on tuesday. They looked overwatered yesterday morning(droopy/fat bottom leaves that were starting to brown/yellow and curl) so i switched them from the cups they were in to the 1 gallon pots you see. Prior to that they were sprayed occasionally with the same formula. I bought the black magic light yesterday,and may have had it a little too close to a few because i noticed the leaves leaning in on the half facing the light and a couple more had developed slightly brown tips. I switched their positioning and removed the light temporarily,assuming that the light had a factor in the 3 that had developed the lean and spots overnight. It seemed to help those,the spots did not increase in size or number their throughput the day. Of the 3 original "sick" ones, 1 id's getting worse, 1 looks like the leaves are starting to straighten back out,and the last looks pretty much the same as it did this morning.
 
brian330

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PadawanWarrior said:
Don't expect much from those lights. I hope you plan to allow for fresh air exchange too in the shed.
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What would you recommend that is affordable? I assumed that these were not the best out there, but am working on a tight budget and was looking into this as a recreational activity with added benefits.
 
PadawanWarrior

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brian330 said:
What would you recommend that is affordable? I assumed that these were not the best out there, but am working on a tight budget and was looking into this as a recreational activity with added benefits.
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Just have fun with what you have for know and have fun practicing. Those lights will grow some weed. When you're ready, you can upgrade your stuff. I'm constantly improving my setup.

Keep the airflow thing in mind though.
 
brian330

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PadawanWarrior said:
Just have fun with what you have for know and have fun practicing. Those lights will grow some weed. When you're ready, you can upgrade your stuff. I'm constantly improving my setup.

Keep the airflow thing in mind though.
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I just told my buddy that you blew my night with the airflow question...
Thanks,i appreciate the feedback!✌
 
xtsho

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brian330 said:
What would you recommend that is affordable? I assumed that these were not the best out there, but am working on a tight budget and was looking into this as a recreational activity with added benefits.
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In a detached shed the size of a garage? How high is the ceiling? You probably don't even need a sealed hood. $150 1000 watt MH/HPS

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Doug Dawson

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brian330 said:
What would you recommend that is affordable? I assumed that these were not the best out there, but am working on a tight budget and was looking into this as a recreational activity with added benefits.
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Keep doing what your doing, keep in mind air exchange for grow space. It is important to cycle that air. When it comes to the plants you fed, it was likely just over feeding. The soils should have been sufficient with just water for quite a while. I would say just water them and they will likely come back fine. What size pots are you going to put them in for final pot?
 
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xtsho

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As for your plant issues. I can't see much of anything in those pictures. Are the ones with problems the ones your holding in your hand and growing in soil? If so what soil. Those plants are not that big. Could just have a touch of nute burn. Transplanting them from the cups to the bigger pots should help. Just give them plain water. They won't need to be fed if you just put them in new soil for a couple weeks. But by then you'll need to transplant them to bigger pots.

Don't overwater and stop spraying them with Miracle-Gro

Good luck
 
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