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BobThe420Builder
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Yes u do
Any ideas
BobThe420Builder
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No clue what you have going on
Small pots
Not enough light
Probably not feeding them
Probably not testing ph
Bald plants for some reason
Lots and lots of issues
Small pots
Not enough light
Probably not feeding them
Probably not testing ph
Bald plants for some reason
Lots and lots of issues
Any idea if they are fixable
BobThe420Builder
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Anything is fixable
Let me guess,no budget either
Let me guess,no budget either
GreenLegos
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Yes. Your pants are tortured, but they are ways away from dead. Read this for the plant problems.
Guide for Diagnosing Plant Problems
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Other than that, just a few things to add or maybe maintain better, these plants will grow with light water and soil. How WELL is a different story. please show me ,
Plant hight
Pot hight
Pot diameter
Soil type
What you Feed them
Light schedule
My budget is about middle
GreenLegos
Member
Won't cost much to save them tho. I plant mind in the dirt now. And just water them and feed them plant food. Nothing special
Height of plant is about 40-44 inch so about 3 ft tall
Height of pot is 12 inch tall 12 inch in diameter
Soil type foxfarm ocean
I fed them doctor earth all-purpose
Yes I was thinking of repotting with fresh soil and just watering for a week before feeding . They were fine before that
Light schedule is 18/6
GreenLegos
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Ok here are the main big problems i can detect. Your plants are healthy af. But they are stressed.
Your pot is the right size. But they looked planted way to low. If all the roots are caught at the bottom they drown so just new pot with same soil and then put this One on top.
No need for the plant food tbh your dirt might be too packed with nutes. Idk if thats bad for it but it promotes growth. And again needs longer and new roots.
Check pot temperature. Should be fine since indoor lights dont heat up pots.
Make sure the water is running through. And water accordingly. I loved doing small amounts often. Sometimes over watering the dirty packs it tighter if its wet or gets dry and wet and dry.
Ok thank you I'll take your advice I'm going out tomorrow for more soil for the repotting and moving up I will keep updated on growth I just really want to save them it's my first grow and I know it's all trial and error but It still hurts my feelings lol. They truly were fine a month ago but slowly started to droop so we shall see if it can get back I. The swing of things
GreenLegos
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Yuup, that's why I'm trying to help. The plants look promising. And your set up it way better that mine. Which was a bucket with holes, miracle grow soil and sunlight.
Keep in mind i might be completely wrong. Im still a newbie. So everything iv said should be used for reference to check for the main problem.
Mostly cuz i feel i left something out and cant remember.
Keep in mind i might be completely wrong. Im still a newbie. So everything iv said should be used for reference to check for the main problem.
Mostly cuz i feel i left something out and cant remember.
Oh yes I understand thank you . I think refreshing them might help a ton in figuring out other issues with the set up .
Cannabis wants to grow, and it will try to in spite of what you do to it.
Have you been leaf stripping and aggressively pruning? I see missing tops, stripped spindly branches, maybe over watered (not enough drainage in those buckets?)
You also didn't mention the light you are using. Those plants are stretching for it, so I suspect it is too high, wrong type, under powered, or all.
What light are you under? What is the drainage like in those buckets?
Also when you say
lastly
How may square feet are you trying to cover?
Have you been leaf stripping and aggressively pruning? I see missing tops, stripped spindly branches, maybe over watered (not enough drainage in those buckets?)
You also didn't mention the light you are using. Those plants are stretching for it, so I suspect it is too high, wrong type, under powered, or all.
What light are you under? What is the drainage like in those buckets?
Also when you say
what were they fine before? What did you do and when?
lastly
What is a middle budget? You seem to have decent medium to plant in (Fox Farm), you might need better pots for drainage and a better lights.
How may square feet are you trying to cover?
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Most of the leaves have just fallen off or dried up to a point where it wasnt fixable
The plants were fine before I added my Dr earth for nutrients.
Light is california light work extreme 250
The buckets have drainage holes so I'm not sure how they are not draining properly especially since the dirt isn't over packed
So would a better pot have more than the standard amount of holes
If that's this light: https://californialightworks.com/products/solarxtreme-250
It states it's actual draw is 200 watts, and you need to hang it between 12" and 18" over a 3' x 3' area for you plants to get the advertised 500 to 800 ppfd. It looks like you have the light higher and covering more area than that. This would make your plants stretch and grow weak branches. The lowered levels of light would be only one concern though.
Plants grown to 3ft of height in a potting mix should likely be in 5 gallon or more pots filled nearly to the top with soil. Fox farm soil has nutrients to last a while, but does need top feeding later on, there are other posts about methods to grow in fox farm, I am not experienced with it.
I only questioned your drainage as those looked like DIY pots and I wondered if you drilled enough, or large enough holes. If the soil is loose and it runs through and dries out nicely, I think that's OK. You just need more soil it looks like, these plants might be root bound which could also explain some of the look.
I think you have a tough road ahead to try re-hab them. I would either pick your best plant, scale back to a 3'x3' area and try to re-hab and care for one plant, or start over in a 3'x3' area with one or two plants. If you start over, you'll probably be further ahead with better healthier plants, then you will if you try to re-hab these.
Thanks!
It states it's actual draw is 200 watts, and you need to hang it between 12" and 18" over a 3' x 3' area for you plants to get the advertised 500 to 800 ppfd. It looks like you have the light higher and covering more area than that. This would make your plants stretch and grow weak branches. The lowered levels of light would be only one concern though.
Plants grown to 3ft of height in a potting mix should likely be in 5 gallon or more pots filled nearly to the top with soil. Fox farm soil has nutrients to last a while, but does need top feeding later on, there are other posts about methods to grow in fox farm, I am not experienced with it.
I only questioned your drainage as those looked like DIY pots and I wondered if you drilled enough, or large enough holes. If the soil is loose and it runs through and dries out nicely, I think that's OK. You just need more soil it looks like, these plants might be root bound which could also explain some of the look.
I think you have a tough road ahead to try re-hab them. I would either pick your best plant, scale back to a 3'x3' area and try to re-hab and care for one plant, or start over in a 3'x3' area with one or two plants. If you start over, you'll probably be further ahead with better healthier plants, then you will if you try to re-hab these.
Thanks!