Can anyone shed any light on this? Past couple of days the very very end tips where slightly pointing up my the leaves look like they are twisting? Underside of leaves are purpleish as well as purple stalk. Jack herer from seed, planted straight into a 2.5 litre pot
HELP twisted first leaves????
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hotrodharley
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Don't sweat it . Keep going. What the hell is it growing in?
Roger A. Shrubber
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get some perlite and mix in at least 20 percent, helps with drainage and aeration, your roots will grow a lot better, which will make the whole plant healthier.
i'm with harley, don't worry about the new growth, that happens a lot, then the plant straightens itself out.
also, i've found peat needs to be ph'ed around 6.3, i've tried different ranges and that seems to be the sweet spot
Roger A. Shrubber
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not sure what they call it over there, it's little white pebbles of expanded glass, it comes in practically every live potted plant that's sold.
make sure it's perlite and not vermiculite. they look similar and are packaged similarly, but perlite is a drainage and aeration agent, vermiculite is just about the opposite, designed to absorb and retain moisture
make sure it's perlite and not vermiculite. they look similar and are packaged similarly, but perlite is a drainage and aeration agent, vermiculite is just about the opposite, designed to absorb and retain moisture
eLite_gRowr
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I have 2 side by side grows going now and had the same problem with one genetic grown in same medium, same nutes and same conditions. Not saying anybody is wrong here becuz u have some of the best replying to ya but I blamed genetics.
Dannycfc91
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As in the fact that genetically some strains are prone to this type of thing or just a poor genetics that have been bread to this seed? Cheers guys
eLite_gRowr
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eh it could be one or the other, I wish I had the correct answer, what I'm getting at is 8 plants started that way with me but are doing fine now. I was a little worried like u also at first paying $150usd on a pack of bs. But they're fine and happy now. As for the perlite suggestion u cant ever really go wrong with it, drainage is a key element to plant survival.As in the fact that genetically some strains are prone to this type of thing or just a poor genetics that have been bread to this seed? Cheers guys
Dannycfc91
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Just got 2 CFL . 1 at about 900 lumens and the other 1400odd and a small LED strip doing 400 lumens. Just for one plant as I’d rather just grow one and have the bud hopefuls last me a while rather than paying money to guys on the street if you get what I mean. Plus now 2 weeks in its a really exciting experience and I’m really enjoying all the knowledge I’m gaining that in turn can be used on normal gardening
hotrodharley
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Perlite is cheap!
Dannycfc91
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Defo mate excitin times. Keep at it ,dont over water. or give it any nutes for a few weeks. You might want to get a couple more cfl's in their though bud. Can buy a 100 watt led bulb off ebay 11 quid it has a b22 bayonet end so yi can plug into any uk lamp/lightfitting. Works a charm im using budget a setup led250watt in total but its growin fine. Need a fan or 2 blowin around ur grow space man Have patience aswell lol an leave it to do its thing. Btw its my first growan ive learnd the hard way haha. Watch some vidoes on youtube you should be okay
Dannycfc91
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Good stuff mate buy a hygrometer aswell man £5 off ebay keep your temps and humiditt level in range or they will suffer
Roger A. Shrubber
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depends on your lights, if you're running leds you can let the temps get into the mid to upper 80s, if you're using hps or mh you want to keep the room cooler, under 80 if you can. proper rh depends on temps.
this is for veg, plants in flower need lower rh. they don't necessarilly like it much, but going much over 50% in flower is asking for pm (powdery mildew) and botrytis (bud rot)
this is for veg, plants in flower need lower rh. they don't necessarilly like it much, but going much over 50% in flower is asking for pm (powdery mildew) and botrytis (bud rot)
Dannycfc91
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Im growing an auto with leds. My temps are 25-27°C humidity 50%