Chicagos GeekSquad 1st Grow Med White Rhino
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dizwhatitis
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short plants dont equal short roots.
Love1Fear
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Checked PH and it was like 5.0 so i had to recheck the PH just to be safe. Yep it was 5.0 so added 2/8ths tsp then checked twice in different spots in reservoir after mixing up to get 5.5. What u think this is its just on Zahra (plants name) Im thinking its wind burn what u guys think??
lampshade
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I got some wind burn on my plants right now. But it only seem to affect the 3 closest to the fan and its only in spots were the tips rub something constantly. BUT it does look just like that, dry but not so brown, more yellow green. How much nutes are you using, it looks like she may be lackin a little Nitrogen.
lampshade
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Just to be safe inspect the roots thoroughly. Root rot looks just like that before it gets bad. And it usually only starts with one plant. Dig up some of that hydroton and check to see if any roots are brown or gooey. And of course check the bottom too.
lampshade
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Sorry i havnt responded sooner i was freaking out b/c i could tell someone had been through my house while i was gone and my roommate is outta town. But it turned out he gave his brother the key and he was over to get a cell phone charger. Freaked for nothing.
Anyways, glad to hear its not root rot. Anyway i was looking at your roots and the tips look burnt. That would definitely cause your dried tips.
Do all the plants roots look like that?
To high of nutes will burn root tips and make the plants droop. Only if the nutes are really high do you see burn.
How many tsp per gallon are you using?
thephantompain1990
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youdontknowray
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I notice that u feed your plants ever 5.5 hours for 30 min. Is that really the best schedule? I believe I am goin to build one of these systems as well, but i want to get everything right before i do.
lampshade
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You feed every 5.5 hrs? I thought you were using DWC? If so you feed constantly at low levels. If thats a drip system or ebb and flow, i understand. Basil is pretty easy to grow, it loves water, and it doesnt have a high requirement for nutrients, so its hard to kill it.
Love1Fear
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Ok so i went into my personal notes on when i added nutes on 2-11-09. The nutes mixing recipe is 2-3 tsp per gallon, at that time i had 4 gallons in there so i just added 4 tsp of nutes instead of recommended 8-12, so half of lowest required amount was added.
Today i checked reservoir and its at 3 and a quarter H2O level so i added 1 gal of H2O(mixed thoroughly), and nothing else (no nutes). PH is at 6.0
No PPM meter, but i should b safe as what u have read with my nute amount.
Today i checked reservoir and its at 3 and a quarter H2O level so i added 1 gal of H2O(mixed thoroughly), and nothing else (no nutes). PH is at 6.0
No PPM meter, but i should b safe as what u have read with my nute amount.
thephantompain1990
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haha did someone find some shit in their cheerios this morning?