1 week old plant needs help

wilt

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Alright, well let me introduce you to Bonita, my baby bagseeds of mystery. This might just be me bieng paranoid but i think shes starting to hurt. When i first saw her like this i thought that it was just over watering, but ive let her sit without water for a few days and she was completly dry and still standing. im using tap water but its good clean water, with no hard ward build up in the shower. Its safe to drink it and i do a lot. Bonita also had a slight burn on the tip of her fan leaf that i just trimmed off and it wasnt even big at all, pretty sure it was a small burn. ive been misting her with carbonated water ass i heard its pretty good for a slight raise in c02. ive been spraying her at least twice a day. grow space temps are 75-82 tops. humidity bounces from 45-60. 24/0 light regeiment. no nutes yet, just mg potting soil with time release. any help on what to do please dont be scared to post. and i know shes a little bit stretched but shes recently stopped reaching for light but is still too weak for herself to stand. i used a toothpick and some string very light tied to hold her up. any ideas how to fix that as well.
well here are the pictures.

 

Dirtyboy

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Ya probably did over water it. It will not correct it self in a day. Give it some time. Forget mistin it. That does more harm then good. Ya mist 1 time in its life and thats mid growth to wash any dust off the leaves. When ya repot it for get the miracle grow time release. Ya can get organic miracle grow with out the release nutes. The plant does not look all bad.
 

wilt

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Thanks for all the advice. Well I was letting it dry out and she felt really light and all dryed out so I lightly watered. Well know that I know that she's most likely overwatered I won't water until she straightens up. Any other help is always welcomed.
 

It's 5 o'clock somewhere

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What kind of light and how close is it to the plant? You said your using tap water, do you let it sit for a few days to let the chlorine evaporate or just put it on straight from the tap? Plants don't need CO2 til they are in flower. Do you have a fan on them yet? Do you ph the water? If your ph gets out of wack it will kill your plants....
 

wilt

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I've been using tap water without letting it sit out. I think itl be safe for now but I'm thinking about getting a brita filter or just using poland spring water. I'm using cfls and there right on top of her. She stretched at the begining of the grow, is there any way besides repotting to minimize stretch.
 

wilt

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I have one computer fan on her now and I'm upgrading to a oscilating one once she gets bigger.
 

wilt

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Bonita sit comfortable just about an inch away. I can just about touch the bulb with my hand and not hurt.
 

bigd921

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take my advice friend dont just use the tap water or any water without knowing the ph of it, get a ph test kit and make sure yor ph is right otherwise you are headed for doom, and the plant is really stretched whatever light you have you need to get it closer
 

bigd921

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i am a hydro guy but for the stretching I beleive you can repot her and just plant here alll the way up to the first set of leaves and keep the lights close..........
 

It's 5 o'clock somewhere

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Brita filters only remove the taste not the chlorine. Put some tap water in a 5 gallon bucket and let it sit. Go to wal mart and get a ph test kit in the fish isle and check your ph. You might find a soil ph tester in the gardening section. Soil ph should be between 6.8-7. The light is fine but as it gets bigger you will need more light. As far as the stretching the only thing you can do is plant it deeper when you repot. The fan is important as it helps it build strenght. So far so good, good luck...
 

wilt

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Thank you for all the advice. I have 2 soil ph testers but they don't seem to work. I'm going to get some ph testers and ph up and down. I'm gonna be moving her to a grow cabinet I'm making probaly today.
 

BIGSIX

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I'd be careful if you're really gonna use spring water that you mentioned.....I did once...the ph was off the charts, and also who's to say what is, or isnt in that water, in terms of disolved minerals, toxins etc. Just a thought.
 

wilt

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When I said spring water I meant to say BOTTLED spring water that's been treated. And then I'd test its ph and increase/decrease accordingly.
 

wilt

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I'm letting her dry out even longer. I just checked on her 10 minutes ago and I see new growth and sligtly less curling. Ill post a picture later.
 

wilt

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I just checked on her this morning and I noticed more growth, less curling, but I also noticed what looks to be another burn on a different tip of he leaf. I don't think its cfl burn because I'm pretty sure it was a leaf not near the source of light. Any ideas. Its a small tip of her leafe that got a light tan colored burn. I can proballyget a picture tonight when I have the camera.
 
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