Help, possible serious problem.

Hi, so this is a picture of my 21 day old plant.

It has been doing fine except in the last 3 days the small rounded leaves started to turn yellow, and now they are dark brown (but not crispy, just like velvet feeling..)

Starting about 40 hours ago the plant's 2 bigger leaves started showing signs of yellowing..

They also had a kind of dehydrated look. So I gave them a bit of water. About 10 ounces.

I hadn't watered the plant much AT ALL (maybe 3 or 4 times with a very small amount- 1 tablespoon or so) since its beginning 21 days ago when the soil was decently damp.

So, the plant still has a kind of yellow spread throughout the middle and sides now. ( Its hard to tell by the pictures but its worse than you can see. Its not super yellow, but you can definitely tell when seeing it in real life).

I know the small leaves are suppose to fall off- but the yellowing? Can anyone help?

I have it in organic potting soil made for growing organic vegetables (It's from Whole Foods Market, but I'm not sure of the exact stats).

In the beginning I mixed the recommended amount for a 3 gallon bucket; (6 tablespoons) thorougly with 'Garden Club Organic All-Purpose Premium Slow Release Plant Food.' Its a hydrolyzed feather meal, meat and bone meal; blood meal; and sulfate of potash.

Total Nitrogen: 10.00%
9.00% Nitrate Nitrogen
0.25% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
0.75% Water Solube Nitrogen
Available Phospate 2.00%
Soluble Potash (K20) 8.00%
Calcium 1.80%
Total Sulfur 3.00%

9% slow release Nitrogen

I have 2 15W tubular grow lights emitting a purple/blueish light for this one plant.


Anyone have any suggestions?

Pics would help us help you

So this is the plant,

also could Hot Shot fly insecticide be the reason for the yellowing?

I sprayed a crapload in the closet its in because of the stupid lil knat flying things.

Please help, this is the only plant I have; don't wanna lose it.

SonOfGod7 said:

Hi, so this is a picture of my 21 day old plant.

It has been doing fine except in the last 3 days the small rounded leaves started to turn yellow, and now they are dark brown (but not crispy, just like velvet feeling..)

Starting about 40 hours ago the plant's 2 bigger leaves started showing signs of yellowing..

They also had a kind of dehydrated look. So I gave them a bit of water. About 10 ounces.

I hadn't watered the plant much AT ALL (maybe 3 or 4 times with a very small amount- 1 tablespoon or so) since its beginning 21 days ago when the soil was decently damp.

So, the plant still has a kind of yellow spread throughout the middle and sides now. ( Its hard to tell by the pictures but its worse than you can see. Its not super yellow, but you can definitely tell when seeing it in real life).

I know the small leaves are suppose to fall off- but the yellowing? Can anyone help?

I have it in organic potting soil made for growing organic vegetables (It's from Whole Foods Market, but I'm not sure of the exact stats).

In the beginning I mixed the recommended amount for a 3 gallon bucket; (6 tablespoons) thorougly with 'Garden Club Organic All-Purpose Premium Slow Release Plant Food.' Its a hydrolyzed feather meal, meat and bone meal; blood meal; and sulfate of potash.

Total Nitrogen: 10.00%
9.00% Nitrate Nitrogen
0.25% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
0.75% Water Solube Nitrogen
Available Phospate 2.00%
Soluble Potash (K20) 8.00%
Calcium 1.80%
Total Sulfur 3.00%

9% slow release Nitrogen

I have 2 15W tubular grow lights emitting a purple/blueish light for this one plant.


Anyone have any suggestions?

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In the pic she does not look bad at all, green not too yellow, but small for 21 days. It looks like she has not had anything to work for yet. Meaning if the soil is not wet all the way to the bottom of the pot the roots don't have any reason to search which will keep a plant nice and small, like yours. I suggest watering till you can see run off, water comming from the holes of your pot.

Also, since you mixed the granular food into the soil and it is slow release food once you give the big water give the soil time to sry before you water agian, probably 4-5 days at least. Your soil won't dry that fast because of the lights you are running, low heat keeps soil moist longer.

Since you are running floro tubes you can move them down till they are about an inch or 2 above the plant.

Good luck