leaves drooping and curling down :S???!
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scroglodyte
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what is that hot mess they are planted in? looks like chopped up pine needles
scroglodyte
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use proper nursery pot that do not get narrow at bottom. water less. use perlite.
grandpa 1949
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do you have a watering meter?
How often do you water?
How often do you water?
scroglodyte
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not set up as hydro?
grandpa 1949
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I was going to say it's just shock from cutting and transplanting to 400 watts but then I saw the burn mark on that one leaf. Not really sure. Over/under watering? Are you feeding them any nutrients? I don't feed them anything for while till their root system gets going about 3/4 weeks. You will hear less but I'm old school.
grandpa 1949
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That's my call, but we will not know until he/she answers some of the questions we have asked.
youngtrader9689
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over watering
grandpa 1949
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I don't like quoting myself but I did. You don't water if they don't need it. Get a water meter. It will tell you when you need to water. The bottom of you pot will always be wet but the medium and top of the plant needs to dry out. The top especially. The medium will be half way. Good luck, But get that meter.
Don't get a 3 in 1 meter just a water meter. like this one:
Luster Leaf 1820 Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter
that meter sucks balls for clay-poor mediums.nothing like the good old "lift the pot and see if its light" method.for proper testing you want a tensiometer, like this one: http://www.blumat.at/automatic-watering-system.php#bldigital I still like the "lift the pot" method better for pots that are liftable.
MrGhettoGrower
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I'm asking how big are the pots you want the bottom of the pot bigger not small if anything.
Can you pop'em out of the pot and look at the roots to see if their root bound.
Your nutes or ph could be the issuel too who knows with CoCo try some dirt~
Can you pop'em out of the pot and look at the roots to see if their root bound.
Your nutes or ph could be the issuel too who knows with CoCo try some dirt~
ive already transplanted them into bigger pots because they was abit rootbound, and ive let them dry out for the past two day buts leaves stayed the same? not sure if i should feed them nutes yet or not? and im not pissing money away on a water meter mate if anything ive got a meter that reads moisture and ph, and if that fails il lift pot up. how much nutes shall i give them? theyve been under the light for nearli 3 weeks and there no taller than 6 inches, is that normal?
grandpa 1949
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Well females grow at a slower rate. You maybe OK.
I would water without nutes a couple of times because now they will be in shock from transplanting. They should perk up in a couple of days.
But that's me. I've never grown in coco.
Keep up the good work. I know it does not seem that way now but you are doing good !
I would water without nutes a couple of times because now they will be in shock from transplanting. They should perk up in a couple of days.
But that's me. I've never grown in coco.
Keep up the good work. I know it does not seem that way now but you are doing good !
, im not sure weather i should wait to water until there bone dry?, and if i should start giving them nutes once i flip them over to 12/12 what do u think mate? 
grandpa 1949
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Well, I water about ever two days. You don't want your root's to totally dry out, mate. Here in the lift method on how to water:
The "lift the pot" method is a widely practiced, and very accurate method of knowing when to water your container plants.
The best way imho, to know when soil grown potted plants need more watering is by checking how heavy the pots feel. This method is very simple to learn once you get the feel for how light a ready for watering pot of soil feels.
Get an equal size pot and fill it with your soil. The medium should be about as moist as a new bag of potting soil. Use this planter as a learning tool to get a rough idea of how much the pots should weigh before watering again. The pots with your plants will feel only just slightly heavier when the soil is ready for more water. Pick up one of your planted pots, if its noticably heavy, do not water it until it feels "light". Next time you water a planter, pick it up and feel how much heavier it feels compared to the sample pot of soil.
It only takes a few times picking up the pots until this skill is like a "second nature" to you. You wont even need the sample pot after you get accustomed to the lifting method.
Sure your plants are always putting on more weight as they grow larger, but once you're proficient at lifting the pots, you'll also know how to compensate for the weight of the plants with ease.
I dont know how to better explain this method of knowing when to water, but believe me, anyone who learns this method, will always know when its time to water.
The "lift the pot" method is a widely practiced, and very accurate method of knowing when to water your container plants.
The best way imho, to know when soil grown potted plants need more watering is by checking how heavy the pots feel. This method is very simple to learn once you get the feel for how light a ready for watering pot of soil feels.
Get an equal size pot and fill it with your soil. The medium should be about as moist as a new bag of potting soil. Use this planter as a learning tool to get a rough idea of how much the pots should weigh before watering again. The pots with your plants will feel only just slightly heavier when the soil is ready for more water. Pick up one of your planted pots, if its noticably heavy, do not water it until it feels "light". Next time you water a planter, pick it up and feel how much heavier it feels compared to the sample pot of soil.
It only takes a few times picking up the pots until this skill is like a "second nature" to you. You wont even need the sample pot after you get accustomed to the lifting method.
Sure your plants are always putting on more weight as they grow larger, but once you're proficient at lifting the pots, you'll also know how to compensate for the weight of the plants with ease.
I dont know how to better explain this method of knowing when to water, but believe me, anyone who learns this method, will always know when its time to water.