First Grow, Using CFL's

tkjoe

tkjoe

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so does anyone thing that those leafs could be drooping due to higher humidity, the last couple days its been much more humid here, and my humidity is up at between 70-80. i now the temp was pretty high the one day before and thats pretty much when these droopy leafs started. i guess the exhaust fan will help alot tomorro
 
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hfig

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tkjoe said:
so does anyone thing that those leafs could be drooping due to higher humidity, the last couple days its been much more humid here, and my humidity is up at between 70-80. i now the temp was pretty high the one day before and thats pretty much when these droopy leafs started. i guess the exhaust fan will help alot tomorro
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The temps in my grow reguarly go over 32C (pretty much every day for over an hour). I have low humidity in there and great airflow, and I don't have problems with heat stress.

This is what made me think of it in the first place:
http://weedfarmer.com/growing_guide/temperature.php
 
bikeskill

bikeskill

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i haven't been following your grow so i don't know what you have been doing and im to lazy to read far back, but from what i see i would say it is eather over or under watered they both have almost the same symptoms. but otherwise it is a nice looking plant. how often are you watering? and why do you decide to water it(because it drys out or 2 to 3 days go by)? maybe i can help you a little more
 
welsh wizz

welsh wizz

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tkjoe said:
so does anyone thing that those leafs could be drooping due to higher humidity, the last couple days its been much more humid here, and my humidity is up at between 70-80. i now the temp was pretty high the one day before and thats pretty much when these droopy leafs started. i guess the exhaust fan will help alot tomorro
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No it not humidity 60/80% ideal for veg flowering you want it lower less likely to have bud rot problems.
Do you have a moisture meter or do you judge it by pot weight or the finger in the soil?
Its good to let the soil get 30% dry or a light pot or finger bone dry before next watering or in your case feeding.

What have you got in the way of venterlation?
 
tkjoe

tkjoe

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i do finger test and i to it by weight. i know i over watered 2 1/2 days ago, but i figured it would start to bounce back by now. for some reason if i water til alittle water comes out of the wholes in the bottom it means i over water it. so i wont be doing that again. i think its because i have so much peat moss in there. it soaks up so much water
 
Gastanker

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Looks like a nice little bushy plant. Very compact which is perfect for CFLs. Ide agree with others saying your stress is due to over or underwatering. When you water having runoff out the bottom isn't a bad thing, you just dont want the soil to be saterated 100% of the time. I generally water until I have 10% of the water I added runoff out the drainage holes and then I wait until the soild is mostly dry again.

Another obsticle I've seen people hit is letting the soil dry out too much. If your soil dries out alot it pulls away from the sides of the pot and then when u water the water travels down the sides and out the bottom with little of it entering the soil. I've had many friends think they were over watering becuase of the immediate runoff when infact their soil was dry as could be. I generally pick up my pots to determine how much they weigh and therefor how much moisture is in the soil.

Keep it up man, looking great so far other than the flopy leaves and Im sure ull get that fixed in no time.
 
tkjoe

tkjoe

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i hardly get any water run off thats the crazy part. i wondering if i made the holes to small! i have ALOT OF holes in the bottm but thats about it. the soil is till damp under the dry top! so its very weird haha
 
Johnny Retro

Johnny Retro

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tkjoe said:
SO i have been sitting here for a little bit wondering, what on earth could i make a hood out of for these lights! im thinking maybe another PIZZA box, but then i couldnt be able to get the ends from flopping over. anyone have any ideas?
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Go buy an arizona iced tea then cut the fucker in half long ways and attach it to your light somehow

remeber to drink it first :lol:
 
tkjoe

tkjoe

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just found out my water PH is 7.6 UHGG. so i guess ihave to experiment with lowering PH. does anyone know if using alaska fish fertilizer will lower the PH of the water
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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Pet stores carry pH up and pH down. Alot of fertilizers are acidic but you dont want to have to add too much in order to lower the pH enough. Try measuring it with and without the fish nutes.
 
bikeskill

bikeskill

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thats not horrable for the ph, i only ph my water when i do hydro. what kind of water are you useing, try useing rain water i've never had a problem wih it, and if your soil is still damp under the surface don't water it yet
 
tkjoe

tkjoe

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bikeskill said:
thats not horrable for the ph, i only ph my water when i do hydro. what kind of water are you useing, try useing rain water i've never had a problem wih it, and if your soil is still damp under the surface don't water it yet
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rain water is hard to come buy where i live. very unpredictable and doesnt last long when it rains. im using reverse osmosis water from my tap with a UV filter. I got the exhaust fan installed. Pictures to come shortly. the box is looking awesome!
 
tkjoe

tkjoe

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As Promised. The new Fan!

had some minor damage done today. my GF dropped the lights on the side of the plant while iw as asking her to hold onto the light. WTF!!!! NO BUD FOR HER!!

haha, sall good though, i got a very hearty plant!, it just likes to have droopy leaves. im going ot flush her and feed her nutes tomorro. flower going to start in 5-7 days!
 

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mr.magicbudz

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hey im sry 2 just come into this thread and ask questions but u guys seem like u know what ur doing, i was just wondering if my plants gunna b a hermaphrodite or sumthing, it just sprouted and has 3 leave coming up instead of 2.
 
tkjoe

tkjoe

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mr.magicbudz said:
hey im sry 2 just come into this thread and ask questions but u guys seem like u know what ur doing, i was just wondering if my plants gunna b a hermaphrodite or sumthing, it just sprouted and has 3 leave coming up instead of 2.
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I think its to early to tell. you wouldnt knwo if its a hermie until you are flowering! the best place to ask is in the general forum, and not my journal (dont mean to sound like a dick!) cant word it any better
 
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