GrapePhilly&Chronic
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My plants leaves are drooping/curling a it at the tips. Any idea why? Is this something I should be owrried about? 
Droop/Curled Leaf Tips
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Uppin4Help
GrapePhilly&Chronic
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Raised the lights and put the fans on a higher setting. That should take care of it.
Lord Dangly Bits
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Could be a lot of things. He does not give any info. Nice to have the picture though. To me it does not look like heat stroke stress though. What is your medium. What kind of system you running. How often do you water. What is the ambient temp as well as rez temp if you use one. What Nuts, What strength. More info. more of a dial in oppinion. With out it, you are just getting guess's.
GrapePhilly&Chronic
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I took care of the heat issue. What else might it be? Its been 2 weeks and theyre still drooping.... HELP PLZ!!! Im watering once or twice a week when the soil gets crusty, the leaves droop a bit, and the pot gets light... What are a few of the problems that cause leaves to droop at the tips? If I have a couple ideas of what might be causing it I can try and diagnose the problem and fix it...
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uppin4help
Lord Dangly Bits
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If you are really looking to get help. Then revert back to post #5. To diagnose a problem, you need information. With out it, you will just keep getting guess's. You have not even given the temps or the type of system being used.
GrapePhilly&Chronic
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I have a 250w HPS with 5 23w 2700k cfls in a closet. Temperatures are 75-85 degrees, with about 65% humidity. I got a pH test kit, and my pH was below 6.2(which was the lowest on the chart.) From the research i've done, im going to need to drop the humidity about 15%, and raise the pH to about 6.5. Does that sound about right?
Is there a low fund humidification method anybody can help me with? Im pretty strapped for cash and I realize, being close to harvest, im going to want to lower the room humidity when I harvest & dry them.... Thx in advance, sorry about the lack of info before, I needed to get a few things in order to get the necessary information.
echlectica
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Looks like your pH is too low, calibrate your meter and check it.
echlectica
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uh no. do not use pool/spa shit on your pot plants. Go to a hydroponics supply store and buy hydroponic pH up. If you there is no store near you try amazon.com.
echlectica
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Your pH test kit only goes down to 6.2 becuase its not a hydroponic test kit, its probably a pool test kit or something you got at a Box-store. You need equipment that is designed for growing plants. Guessing your in soil, your plant looks like the pH is around 5 which is too low for soil. Your also no where near harvest.
heat can effect pH in many ways.
GrapePhilly&Chronic
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I did, but im using the Quick Dip pH strips. Theyre colour chart only goes down to 6.2, so I cant see exactly what its at, but yeah youre right, it is too low. Im going to add some pH up to the water, and hopefully the curling/drooping will stop after a watering or two.
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echlectica
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Wait, what? First that "kit" is not for plants its for aquariums. Second Do NOT give your plant pool care products. If you do you'll kill them.
Lord Dangly Bits
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PH strips and PH Drops are just a notch above guessing. Here is a link to a very nice and quality Digital PH pen for only $45. I have one and like it more then the ones I paid $100 for.
As stated above, since your PH strips only go to 6.2, you might be down around 5.0 or some crazy number, which would lock out a lot of your nutrients.
http://www.sperdirect.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=850051
As stated above, since your PH strips only go to 6.2, you might be down around 5.0 or some crazy number, which would lock out a lot of your nutrients.
http://www.sperdirect.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=850051
GrapePhilly&Chronic
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Im pretty strapped for cash right now. Knowing that the pH is too low, and having fixed the heat and humidity, what can I do to get the pH under control for now? I know its a bit of a gamble, but Im going to have to get by with the test strips for the time being... Anybody know how to raise the soils pH? Should I add a gallon or two of distilled tap water to try and neutralize the acidic nutrients?
you need dolomite lime. I have a lower ph then you do. I am fairly certain that the lime begins to help balance ph levels in soil rather quickly and that a little goes a long way, and lasts a whole grow. It is also cheap. People just wanna argue on here so you gotta just ask direct questions. Look it up though, make sure that the lime isnt ph down lol. Im pretty sure im right though
GrapePhilly&Chronic
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You're right about dolomite liming raising the pH, but how would I use the dolomite lime? Does it break down in water? If not I do I get the dolomite lime into my soil, without damaging the root system? If its not possible, im going to have to call a few hydroponic shops, and see who has the Hydroponic pH up formula. How long after I adjust the pH will the plant be 'shocked' ? I also have another plant, with yellowing leaves and the tips curling upwards, but that plant is very close to harvest, and ive been told leaves tend to curl up a bit, and yellow towards the final week or two of growth? I havent been watering with the same nutrient water, because I started flushing with molasses a week early.(by accident)