Grow problems

hles47

New Member
Please help, this is my first grow and ive had nothing but problems no idea where to go.

My setup:
3m x 2m silver Mylar tent
4 x 630w CMH DE lights (on 80%) 40” above canopy
Carbon filtered exhaust system
20 5Gallon fabric pots (filled with coco/perlite 60/40
Temperature controlled to 24ish degrees celsius
RH about 35%
PH range - 5.8-6.3
20 x Autoflowers now 2 weeks old

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What i’ve done so far:

So i had 20 autos that i was planning on doing a set and forget grow, I germinated and planted the seeds no problem (Light cycle 24/0). I was watering around twice a day with a watering can for the first week, using regular PH’d tap water, then feeding nutrients (floro trio and cal mag) on the last 2 watering. whenever the top dried out, which was very common probably due to the powerful lights.A week goes by (light cycle change 18/6), then i realised the plants werent growing as quick as i hoped, and a couple were drooping so i stopped the constant watering, its been about 4 days now, with no new growth at all, in the middle of the pots i can still feel a tiny bit of moisture so ive watered today just with cal mag added.


The problems:
During the first couple of days I noticed the pheno that looked the worst, had tiny brown spots on it 95386E9D-DEBA-4EB8-A04D-FDBD2F370877.jpeg. At the end of the first week, a couple of my plants started drooping so i stopped wateringE3DC1E06-51B0-4C0D-A3BA-6D5D64D2BF87.jpeg. Ive gone in today to check on the girls and I’ve noticed a few more that have comparatively larger brown spots on their first two true leaves 0F8402E5-7878-483D-873D-279A523F14F8.jpegC56668AD-B7AF-4E7D-B93F-D44C965E636D.jpeg4691884F-F676-4822-B8BC-B2323B83E830.jpeg I’m really hoping it isn’t fungus. I’m at a loss, its just been problem after problem, some are saying you can overwater coco, some are saying you can’t, please can you drop your thoughts and help me figure out what is going so wrong with my grow. I appreciate it guys, thanks a lot for taking the time to read this newbies terrible first attempt.
 

Roy O'Bannon

Well-Known Member
IDK, but here. I know I can't stop dumping water/nutes on mine..

Check your tempos an rh against this chart.
Environment is prob the most important thing.

Also because I can't seem to stop overwatering, I plan on using 50/50 coco pearlite for the seedlings pots next time. Watch that small plant big pot thing, it it really easy to get way too much moisture. I know people say not to transplant autos, but if you don't make a mess of it I can't see how it wouldn't help?

People say you can't overwater coco.... Maybe you can't if you rinse out all the fines like your supposed to, but I just found out that coco peat ( fine dust ) will hold lots of water and little air.
 
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DaFreak

Well-Known Member
So you are using over 2000 watts on seedlings and already giving them nutrients? Your plants don't need anywhere near that power in lights or even any nutrients at this point. Good luck. Read a little more. Think of pro-mix to instead of coco to make your life easier.
 

hles47

New Member
So you are using over 2000 watts on seedlings and already giving them nutrients? Your plants don't need anywhere near that power in lights or even any nutrients at this point. Good luck. Read a little more. Think of pro-mix to instead of coco to make your life easier.
Well i have the 20 plants spread under only 3 of the lights at the moment, theyre on the lowest setting they can go. I can’t do any less. Coco has no nutrients in it, and on a feeding schedule i was following, after week 1 you start to feed them.
 

Bsmoke78

Well-Known Member
Well i have the 20 plants spread under only 3 of the lights at the moment, theyre on the lowest setting they can go. I can’t do any less. Coco has no nutrients in it, and on a feeding schedule i was following, after week 1 you start to feed them.
Who’s feeding schedule? If the store or back of bottles good luck and I wouldn’t feed anything for a little while
 

Green Refuge

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I'm no expert but man that seems like a lot of light. I wouldn't put them directly under the lights maybe spread them out away from direct light. I doubt it's the humidity but just to test the waters put a zip lock bag or something to hold the moisture on one plant and see if it helps. You got so many I'd put a couple on the side and do some tweaks and see if they respond.
 

Bukvičák

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Too big pot for seedlings and coco, they are hungry and you are not able to feed them without drowning. 60/40 also not optimal. and the light, I am running this stage under 23W LED light and its pretty much enough...
 

hles47

New Member
Too big pot for seedlings and coco, they are hungry and you are not able to feed them without drowning. 60/40 also not optimal. and the light, I am running this stage under 23W LED light and its pretty much enough...
I don’t have any other lights, im pretty sure light isnt an issuse, apart of course from my painful electricity bill.
 

DaFreak

Well-Known Member
Light drying out the top inch of your coco with seedlings as huge pots is a problem. But this is Sparta!!
 
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