Calling out you so called pros.....

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Wretched420

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now now now ive heard all types of people tell me what they think this is now i want to know what it really is....
im having a problem with my plants it started with one the newest seedling start showing some dry green spots on the lower leaves and i didnt think nothing about it a little bit later the dry green spots started turning yellow and brown.. now it seems like i have this on all my plants mostly on the lower leaves not really bad but very anoyying and i know my plants cant be liking it if you know or had this problem please tell me how to fix or maintain :eyesmoke::eyesmoke::confused::confused:
:mrgreen:cmon this forum you used to be so helpful get your lazy asses up and help lmaokiss-ass

im not trying to be a dick today but i dont want any "well i think this is" answers i want to know what exactly this is...
trust me i love you all
 

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chitownsmoking

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looks like someone doesnt want an answer lmao. im too lazy to tell you!!! but i do think i know what the problem is
 
weedman013

weedman013

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im having the same problem right now lol thats why i just logged in lmao...........let me guess not enough light??lol
 
smokiedog

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without a botanist going to your plant you arent going to get an exact answer. how bout some more info...
what is the soil mix?
does it already have nutes in it?
what are you using for nutes and what strength?
what are you using for water? (tap, spring, R/O, distilled, rain)
what is the water PH?
how often do you water?

consulting my magic ball, i'm going to guess that you are using a soil that already has some nutes in it, you are giving it water with nutes in it, probably more water than it needs, and the PH is off. any one of these things alone will cuase your plants to look they way they do.

solutions in my opinion:
if you are using soil with nutes in it, gently remove it from the cup and transplant into a bigger pot with 2/3 sterilized potting soil and 1/3 perlite.

if you are not using soil with nutes in it cut back your nute strength

if your not using fertilizer in the soil or the water then your PH is off (buy a test kit), you have bad water or you are over watering (or some combination of the three)

ph kits are cheap, you can get them at most pet stores cheap, in the acquarium supply section

only water when the top inch of the soil is completely dry

i would recommend only using distilled or R/O water (unless you have well water that you drink unfiltered and it taste fine) city/municipal water has chlorine and all kinds of elements, minerals, and chemicals that increase your ppm and are bad for your plant. if you wont drink it neither should your plant.
distilled water is like 75 cents a galloon at wally world, 35 cents a gal at those relling stations in shopping plazas and r/o water is availble if you buy an expensive filter or you can get it by the galloon at some pet stores for 50 cemts a gal or less (bring your own jugs)

rain water, R/O and distilled water all have a nearly perfect PH (5.5-5.9) and almost no PPM. i would not use anything else.
 
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s0high

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your problem is probably with your ph. What is your runoff ph?

P.S - Smokiedog pretty much hit the nail on the head. Except on one note : pure water is around a ph of 7, which is neutral.
 
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chitownsmoking

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i would do what mean said minus the nutes for a lil while. add a lil epson salt 1 tablespoon a gallon
 
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Wretched420

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s0high said:
your problem is probably with your ph. What is your runoff ph?

P.S - Smokiedog pretty much hit the nail on the head. Except on one note : pure water is around a ph of 7, which is neutral.
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thanks for the reply man.. my run off i would say is between 5.5 - 6.0 i checked this last night after watering.. the water's Ph was between 6.5 - 7.0 no nutes added yesterday..


all the water i use is R/O Ph always around 7.0
my feeding schedule watering every 3-5 days depending
nutes, water,water, nutes, i add a little bit of guano everytime i just use H20 without nutes..

that schedule works great for my girls no signs of nute burn or anything like that.. have been using this for 2 months no problems till a couple weeks ago with this.. you would really have to see it in person it nothing like nutrient burn it doesnt really resemble ph but in some ways does.. so fckkk im think its Ph problem..

the symptoms started with just one plant the newer seedling which is a month now then spread over to my older girls but only the leaves near the seedling were infected not the other side of the plant..bongsmilie give me some input on what you think if you have anymore question shoot them at me.. when they first get it it looks like there's brownish powder on the lower leaves then the leaves eventually get dry yellow brown


and keep the drama out of this thread please dont be a pussy:twisted:
 
smokiedog

smokiedog

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Pure water (R/O or distilled) has a PH of 7.0 in theory, which is perfectly nuetral. are you assuming your PH is 7 becuase its ditilled/RO? I have tested my distilled water right from the jug and its always 5.5-5.9. I havent used R/O, but i assumed 7.0 was only possible in a vacuum (no oxygen). I'm no scientist, i could be mistaken. its not important, if your using true R/O (not a brita or Pur filter) PH shouldnt be an issue.

I undterstood that as soon as pure/7.0 water is in contact with air it reacts with carbon dioxide from the air and creates carconic acid wich naturally lowers the PH until it is in equilibrium with the air. which will typically give you a PH in the high 5's to low 6's. rain water is in the same range even though it is technically distilled water, it picks up carbon dioxide on its way back to earth.

ANYWAYS.....

based on your info the only thing i can think of is nute build up in the soil, what kind of soil are you using?

Either that or overwatering. watering when they need water is better than a set schedule.

i had very similar symptons early on, one sure wat to correct both even if only one is the issue is to flush with 3x the pot capacity that they are planted in with distilled water. this will flush any excess nutes. They do nothing until the top inch or two of the soil is bone dry, then water again and only water or feed when the top couple inches is bone dry. my plants are now in 5 gallon buckets and i dont water until the top 4 inches is like a desert. i havent had any issues since i started watering this way.

it could be a deficiency too. even though they seem to be getting enough nutes, if one micronutient is too high it can cause lock out of other nutes.
flushing will fix this too, maybe even cut your nute strenght back a little.
 
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Wretched420

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dude im not gonna sit here and lie haha..
the water i use is R/O from a local water mill...Ph is alwasy around 6.5 - 7.0 i never see my Ph at 5.5 with just str8 H2O the nutes i add seem to lower my Ph after adding them. H2O with nutes Ph is between 5.5 -6.0
checking Ph right when i get the water, then nutes then the runoff. the runoff is about 5.0 -6.0 some where in here im using one off those cheap General Hydroponic Ph kits so you know my accuracy

mix of Perilite and Fox Farm Ocean Forest.. Perilite is added for better drainage there is also some added to the bottom to mininmize a sludgy bottom been using this for about 2 1/2 months with 2 transplants its not the soil or watering and if you would read there on no schedule but food schedule they get water when they need it ive got that down trust me its has to be some type of defect Mag, Boron, Ph or shit this is what i came down to..
using Floragro 1TBL per gallon

i get confused because like 1 or 2 leaves get the claw sympton which is usually related to nute lock but this only lasts a little after watering...

im gonna give them a flush fuck it

you would really have to see in person
ive had nute burn, Ph issues its similiar but very different in ways.. it looks like a infestation of some sort.. brown dust on the leaves before they start drying up an die..
where does my Soil's Ph need to be?

thanks for the reply man you just got some info mixed up and dont worry about me overwatering thats not an issue lol


im gonna cut back on the Floragro and up the guano ive used straight guano before i might just go back to this after a flush we will see let me know anything else you think will help
 
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