Follow up on plants looking worse help!
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DOVESPRINGSGROWER
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yup looks like you burnt them maybe to hot where u putting them
mutantgargoyle
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flush them it look like nute burn to me guy
K1Ng5p4d3
Junior Creatologist
JESUS CHRIST, where the fuck are you guys getting this from?? Tellin the dude that his plant aint gonna live is some BAD, BAD advise. DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM man. Your plant is still green for the most part, so dont despair. You can take care of whatever problem your plant is having, you just have to have patience with it. So eliminate each potential problem one by one, and you'll have a plant that will eventually go back to flourishing man. DO NOT GIVE UP. n DONT TAKE ADVICE from people that say shit like "your plant is gonna die man. sorry, theres nothing you can do." they dont know what theyre talking about.
A plant is a living thing. Just like any other living thing, if its wounded, it can heal its wounds and regenerate tissue, or in this case, leaves. Unless the plant is toppled over and turning grey, and all of its leaves are falling off, dont take advice like that ever. N shit, even then, ive seen plants come back from some pretty fucked up shit man, lol.
Start with transplanting your plant into some new soil. I dont know what your growing in now, but it looks like you dug up some from the backyard. If im wrong im sorry, but i still think you should change it out. Go up to your local Wal-Mart or Walgreens, and pick up some normal potting soil. No miracle grow or anything like that, just some potting soil. It comes in a black bag. You can either pick up as many bags as you need to fill up your container, which should be just one bag, or you can use this potting soil to mix in with the soil that your currently using. I recommend using the first choice, as this potting soil is like using a blank slate, and you can control pretty much every aspect of your plant's growth from then on out.
It was a great idea giving each plant it's own pot, but the type of soil your using is critical. Backyard soil could be awesome to use in some cases due to the beneficial bacteria that naturally grows in the earth, but in alot of cases the soil is inadequate because of all of the weather related stress thats been caused over the years, and you would have to dig pretty deep to find some good moist quality soil to use for your plants.
-If your not using backyard soil then sorry i brought it up, lol.
Once your plant is transplanted, then focus on environmental factors. Is it recieving enough sunlight? are there any serious shadows happening at any time of the day where you have your plant chillin at? How hot does it get there? If you have a spot where a pretty decent amount of sunlight comes through to your plant for most of the day, then your golden. I dont know where your located, so i dont know what temps are like, but that shouldnt be a problem because your plant looks like it did just fine for the first part of the grow.
Now you need to move on to the water your using. Alot of people say that you should fill up your watering container and wait 24 hours before you use it, so that the chlorine in the tap water can dissipate, but unless your tap water is SUPER chlorinated, i personally believe that if its safe for you to drink, its safe for your plant to drink. Although, it IS good for your plant to be watered with chlorine free distilled water, or R/O(reverse osmosis) water, but in some cases we all cant afford to do that every time.
With that said, you need to go out and get yourself some way to test the pH of your water. For soil your pH should be about 6.0 . It's ok to fluctuate slightly either lower or higher, but within reason. When i grew in soil, i just used those test strips(for pools) to test my water before i watered the plant. Theyre pretty accurate, but you can always get yourself some Drops - just take a water sample n then put some drops in the water, n youll be able to tell the pH by what color the water turned.
Now that the sunlight, water, and soil have all been taken care of, the only other real factor that is gonna effect your plants in this manner is gonna be Nutrients. What kind are you using right now? What is the N-P-K ratio of the nutrients themselves? are you giving them a full dose, or are you using a fraction of the recommended doseage? These questions are something that needs to be answered before you can have anybody fix this issue.
If your using WalMart nutrients, the NPK levels are EXTREMELY high, and you need to be using 1/4 strength of the recommended dose, and slowly work your way up each feeding, until you find out what your plants can handle. DO NOT start out with the recommended doseage on the bottle/box. That right there could be enough to cause nutrient burn REALLY fast. There are also some cases with these Cheaper Mega-lo-Mart nutrients, where they dont include everything that a cannabis plant needs to thrive in certain conditions. There are alot of Chelated elements in specialty nutrients that the discount brands dont include in their mixes, and sometimes this can cause minor deficiencies in your plant. If this ever happens, its no big deal to fix, but you need to be able to identify it, and alot of deficiencies are hard to identify, because everyone's immediate reaction is that the plant is burned, so they immediately turn to taking preventative measures, and in the case of deficiencies, this could turn something minor into a much, much more serious situation.
With that said, you should give full disclosure on your plants situation, so people here can identify the exact problem. But if i were you, i would go down this checklist, and make sure everything here is covered. If it is, then your plant should be fine, and will recover nicely. Just be patient, and give your plant plenty of lovin, and they'll reward you in the long run
I dont know if i helped you out or not, but sometimes im long winded with my advice. I just dont want you listening to people that dont have enough experience with growing to give advice. Not that im super-experienced myself, but I have enough grows under my belt, and have made enough mistakes along the way, to know what im talking about. Invest some cash in a Marijuana Plant problems book, or just invest some time into reading the FAQ, and some PDF versions of cannabis grow manuals online for free. Also, you should take the timme to read some books on growing plants in general. There is alot of knowledge in regular growing books that are absolutely applyable to growing pot. It's all there for you dude, you just gotta read, and reap the reward for it
Later man, n good luck!
-K1
A plant is a living thing. Just like any other living thing, if its wounded, it can heal its wounds and regenerate tissue, or in this case, leaves. Unless the plant is toppled over and turning grey, and all of its leaves are falling off, dont take advice like that ever. N shit, even then, ive seen plants come back from some pretty fucked up shit man, lol.
Start with transplanting your plant into some new soil. I dont know what your growing in now, but it looks like you dug up some from the backyard. If im wrong im sorry, but i still think you should change it out. Go up to your local Wal-Mart or Walgreens, and pick up some normal potting soil. No miracle grow or anything like that, just some potting soil. It comes in a black bag. You can either pick up as many bags as you need to fill up your container, which should be just one bag, or you can use this potting soil to mix in with the soil that your currently using. I recommend using the first choice, as this potting soil is like using a blank slate, and you can control pretty much every aspect of your plant's growth from then on out.
It was a great idea giving each plant it's own pot, but the type of soil your using is critical. Backyard soil could be awesome to use in some cases due to the beneficial bacteria that naturally grows in the earth, but in alot of cases the soil is inadequate because of all of the weather related stress thats been caused over the years, and you would have to dig pretty deep to find some good moist quality soil to use for your plants.
-If your not using backyard soil then sorry i brought it up, lol.
Once your plant is transplanted, then focus on environmental factors. Is it recieving enough sunlight? are there any serious shadows happening at any time of the day where you have your plant chillin at? How hot does it get there? If you have a spot where a pretty decent amount of sunlight comes through to your plant for most of the day, then your golden. I dont know where your located, so i dont know what temps are like, but that shouldnt be a problem because your plant looks like it did just fine for the first part of the grow.
Now you need to move on to the water your using. Alot of people say that you should fill up your watering container and wait 24 hours before you use it, so that the chlorine in the tap water can dissipate, but unless your tap water is SUPER chlorinated, i personally believe that if its safe for you to drink, its safe for your plant to drink. Although, it IS good for your plant to be watered with chlorine free distilled water, or R/O(reverse osmosis) water, but in some cases we all cant afford to do that every time.
With that said, you need to go out and get yourself some way to test the pH of your water. For soil your pH should be about 6.0 . It's ok to fluctuate slightly either lower or higher, but within reason. When i grew in soil, i just used those test strips(for pools) to test my water before i watered the plant. Theyre pretty accurate, but you can always get yourself some Drops - just take a water sample n then put some drops in the water, n youll be able to tell the pH by what color the water turned.
Now that the sunlight, water, and soil have all been taken care of, the only other real factor that is gonna effect your plants in this manner is gonna be Nutrients. What kind are you using right now? What is the N-P-K ratio of the nutrients themselves? are you giving them a full dose, or are you using a fraction of the recommended doseage? These questions are something that needs to be answered before you can have anybody fix this issue.
If your using WalMart nutrients, the NPK levels are EXTREMELY high, and you need to be using 1/4 strength of the recommended dose, and slowly work your way up each feeding, until you find out what your plants can handle. DO NOT start out with the recommended doseage on the bottle/box. That right there could be enough to cause nutrient burn REALLY fast. There are also some cases with these Cheaper Mega-lo-Mart nutrients, where they dont include everything that a cannabis plant needs to thrive in certain conditions. There are alot of Chelated elements in specialty nutrients that the discount brands dont include in their mixes, and sometimes this can cause minor deficiencies in your plant. If this ever happens, its no big deal to fix, but you need to be able to identify it, and alot of deficiencies are hard to identify, because everyone's immediate reaction is that the plant is burned, so they immediately turn to taking preventative measures, and in the case of deficiencies, this could turn something minor into a much, much more serious situation.
With that said, you should give full disclosure on your plants situation, so people here can identify the exact problem. But if i were you, i would go down this checklist, and make sure everything here is covered. If it is, then your plant should be fine, and will recover nicely. Just be patient, and give your plant plenty of lovin, and they'll reward you in the long run
I dont know if i helped you out or not, but sometimes im long winded with my advice. I just dont want you listening to people that dont have enough experience with growing to give advice. Not that im super-experienced myself, but I have enough grows under my belt, and have made enough mistakes along the way, to know what im talking about. Invest some cash in a Marijuana Plant problems book, or just invest some time into reading the FAQ, and some PDF versions of cannabis grow manuals online for free. Also, you should take the timme to read some books on growing plants in general. There is alot of knowledge in regular growing books that are absolutely applyable to growing pot. It's all there for you dude, you just gotta read, and reap the reward for it
Later man, n good luck!
-K1
K1Ng5p4d3
Junior Creatologist
idamannotchu
Well-Known Member
Thank you.
I was just about to sit here and explain myself how those were looking good and all.
Those guys cant be serious about his plant not living, it looks fine!!
But yeah what he said, just take care of them and elimnate its problems.
I was just about to sit here and explain myself how those were looking good and all.
Those guys cant be serious about his plant not living, it looks fine!!
But yeah what he said, just take care of them and elimnate its problems.
Mysticlown150
Well-Known Member
Damn k1ng went hard on those newbs lol. I am gettin it in and i gotta go go go harrrrrrd - Tpain. No but seriously props to k1ng for giving good advice and taking the time out to help a fellow member.
idamannotchu
Well-Known Member
K1Ng5p4d3
Junior Creatologist
No props nessecary to me dude. I just think there should be a mod specifically for the purpose of looking for newbies giving bad advice in the forums, and punishing them with impunity. Like taking away their posting privleges until they read the ENTIRE FAQ first or somethin like that. Im just seein alot of this typa stuff and i feel bad for the growers that listen to them, thats all.
sweetsmoker
Well-Known Member
looks like nute burn and maybe environmental i,e temps to high or have u gt them behind a glass window or summit cos that can fry the leaves on a hot day!! they will be ok m8 dont worry thry prob stressed out cos they jus bin transplanted,( mine were droopy for 2 weeks) and they jus need sum tlc, it will slow ya grow a bit but it will make the smoke at the end all the sweeter
follow kings advise with the nutes an soil etc and chill watch her heal and enjoy the result
follow kings advise with the nutes an soil etc and chill watch her heal and enjoy the result
Mysticlown150
Well-Known Member
Yea I know what you mean. The last thing someone wants to hear is that their plant is dead. 2 or 3 months worth of work,time,money only for some guy to say its dead? I'd be pissed. You could be that mod k1ng, you got my vote
DOVESPRINGSGROWER
Well-Known Member
yea but yesterday he posted that his temps were at 102 outside so im guessing that is the prob i never had temps that high so i really cant say but mostly like what is wrg with his plants