Young plants taco shaped leaves. help :(!

Mazegrows21

Mazegrows21

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Hello everyone!

First time poster with a couple of newbie questions

I have an indoor grow using Viparspectra 600w LEDs. I have crafted my own soil using a recipe I found from a trusted farmer,

We have the temperature between 72-77 degrees with an automatic AC that cools air if it reaches above 77.

Some of my plant leafs are curling much more than others, but generally speaking pretty much every strain in my grow is curling on the edges to some degree.

Our humidity and temp are constantly being monitored

Our lights are 3+ ft away

You will see two pics, one of the better plants, and one of the ones who I think is being stunted from this unknown issue.

When I get home from work I will post a picture without the LEDS under normal white light. For now these are all I got.

EDIT : Every night the humidity is spiking between 75-90% could that be the source of the issue? Going to start running my carbon filter at night also

Any advice would be greatly appreciated ! Thanks
 

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Skoal

Skoal

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Not sure why you would have fertilized st such an early stage. I’m yet to fertilize and have a seedling that’s about 3 weeks old and just transplanted.
 
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NwGKenny

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Mazegrows21 said:
And you’re certain?

It’s like 71% current
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It's like 44 degrees here at night, I turn my heat to 72 during the night cycle so that some of the humidity is taken out of the outside air before it comes into the house. Humidity in your grow room is going to be impacted by outside weather too, when it rains you can expect humidity to go up because you are pulling humid outside air into your hvac system. My humidity stays around 43-60% at night

I doubt your issue is humidity related, leaves curl down and droop when they are trying to shed water....when leaves cup/taco it is because they are trying to retain water.

I have zero experience using cow manure, organics or composts so I'm not much help there.
 
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NwGKenny

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Mazegrows21 said:
I come home today and find that the leafs are taco shaped. Something is definitely wrong.
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Ok, well, I was waiting for the taco shape to appear before I asked if you had a 60x - 120x pocket microscope to check for russet mites.

You need to check your leaves for russet mites (they are impossible to see without magnification).

Russet mite damage:






At this point i suspect either you have a pest problem or the soil is way too hot with fertilizer. Though you have taco shaped leaves, I do not see the blistering that is usually associated with russet mite damage. Also, if you are heavy watering every other day, that is a problem....let it dry out more.

I have used manure for large scale vegetable gardens and that shit :lol: is powerful and acidic.
 
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Mazegrows21

Mazegrows21

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NwGKenny said:
Ok, well, I was waiting for the taco shape to appear before I asked if you had a 60x - 120x pocket microscope to check for russet mites.

You need to check your leaves for russet mites (they are impossible to see without magnification).

Russet mite damage:






At this point i suspect either you have a pest problem or the soil is way too hot with fertilizer. Though you have taco shaped leaves, I do not see the blistering that is usually associated with russet mite damage.

I have used manure for large scale vegetable gardens and that shit :lol: is powerful and acidic.
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I see

Thank you for your insight

What would be your next course of action?

I inspected the plants for mites and found nothing

What do you think about Dolomite Lime , apparently it reduces soil PH and helps with MG issues
 
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