Newbie in need of advice.

Hello everyone and thanks in advance. I am a first time grower and am in need of advice. My baby is northern lights from royal queen seeds. She is 17 days old now and has been doing great until now. She is 3 1/2in tall and in a growing medium consisting of coco coir and pearlite 50-50 mix. She was in a solo cup until 2 days ago and has been transplanted into the pot in the pictures. She is in a 2x2x4 grow tent and under 150w sun system with hps bulb 7in from the top of the plant and on a 24 hr light schedule. Temps were initially a tad high at around 90 but has since been corrected and around 80 now. I have been going by feeling down an inch or so and watering when it feels dry. That being said I was watering twice a day when she was in a solo cup and once a day when she got into her slightly bigger pot. I've been using the General Hydroponics Trio + Cali Magic following nebula haze nutrient schedule for coco coir on growweedeasy.com. Everything was going great it seemed until a few days ago. I began to notice some yellowing between the veins and one tip was beginning to yellow and turn brown. But as of yesterday the newer leaves began to cup under and begin "clawing". Any advice for this newbie to save his first plant would be greatly appreciated.

Your pics are fucked, repost.

Probably nitrogen toxicity and nute burn, though. You're probably overnuting.

And I'm not trying to be blunt and flat, sorry, just trying to ponder it. But, yeah. And don't compensate for overheating by overwatering, just in case you were considering it. Turn down the heat, and give the roots time to dry out a bit more than that.

Sorry hope this fixes the pics.

Totally agree with odg. Too much love! Less is more in my opinion. Hey we all make mistakes though. Hope they recover dude

Leaf "clawing" is a sign of Nitrogen Toxicity - to fix flush plant for one week - agree with other - count your total "N" of your/all nutrient that you are using?

I think he's also overwatering a bit from the look of the yellow, floppy leaves.

Olive Drab Green said:

I think he's also overwatering a bit from the look of the yellow, floppy leaves.

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I guess technically, I should be addressing you, OP. Sorry for the impropriety.

Hey those ladies will be fine don't look so bad! Seen alloot worse than that!

alaskachic said:

Hey those ladies will be fine don't look so bad! Seen alloot worse than that!

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Right, they'll survive.

76-78 lights on and minus 10 lights off. I think it's a combo of high temp and new transplant. There is stress involved especially if some how you damages the roots. They are fragile at a young age. Don't over water but letting it dry out to much is just as bad. Initially after transplant you should be watering as often as you did in the smaller pot with about the same amount of water. The additional medium doesn't supply more water or food to your plant until the roots become established in that new medium. So at first it will dry out just as fast. I'm in pro mix so there could be some differences for sure but think about the concept and apply it to your mix because I've never used coco.

A few days ago I under watered & once again the leaves tell ya what's kinda going on beneath the soil. Got a little heat stressed but some more drink & wa LA chugging away once again. Yes I heed my own advice! Oh ya babies they doing better than that! Wish my pH meter hurry & fucking get here! Need it as I using glacier water real hi in minerals. No nutes for me this time!

Alright thank you all for the quick responses. I've been reading a lot for quite a while now, the more knowledge the better. But never hurts to have people with much more experience and knowledge to take a look at my specific problem. Yeah my ph going in is around 6.0 and coming out at around 5.5. I appreciate the reassurance I began to worry once I started seeing the clawing and cupping.

Check this when I transplanted one girls roots got ripped a chunk didn't come out of the damn cups corner. Never even drooped in fact second in line in size. Weird. I dont mean to abuse it! Just happens! Everyone needs some abuse makes stronger right? Kidding

No need for 24 hour light there is nothing to be gained from it the plant shuts down after 18 hour of light,it needs rest

A guy on here trippinface does this planting by phases of the moon. I swear it totally works! As the 3 blueberry I talk of planted on the new moon 8th this month. Dude mytallest now over 4' no nutes just foxfarm&water. I swear on me life it works! Ancient knowledge

I run my youngins 18/6 they seem to like

You _' all told me that!

Ok I will definitely try the 18/6 and ease up on the nutes and watering and see if that helps.