Sulfur burning problem

[standog]

I think that my sulfur burner got to hot and actually burnt all the sulfur in the cup my leaves are starting to curl and show some necrotic spots and and dying margins.

I have seen this once before and it killed most of all the leaves.

Is there a way to stop this once it starts?

 

[smoke headies]

Set your sulfur burner on a timer... put it on about 1 hour / day when the lights on

 

[standog]

Thanks for trying to answer "smoke Headies" but you are absolutely wrong. You should never burn sulfur with the lights on. Also it was not even close to addressing the question.

Does anyone know the answer or have a similar expierience?

 

[B. Friendly]

ya in the past when my burner timer went it was on for a day or two can't remember. Maybe reduce how long it's on for. Or put less sulphur in your burner. what else can you do???

 

[TexasToker]

Man, that sucks. I am not sure if there is a way to remove direct sulfur exposure. Are all the leaves yellowing? Is there a chance it could be a nute problem?

Would lower temps and high humidity help? I guess it would kinda be like a foliar leaching via transpiration? I seriously am shooting from the hip on that though. Regardless, good luck.

 

[standog]

Yeah no nute problems. Its directly related to the sulfur. I think it actually burned meaning with a flame, not just vaporized?

 

[TexasToker]

So you think the damage is heat damage? No recovery bro. New leaves will be fine, but anything that burned will remain. You have a pic? I mean, is the entire plant burned or just the tops?

 

[standog]

No, not heat damage the room is 260 sqft and temp is well controlled. I think that the sulfur actually burning with a flame created bi-products that may have harmed the leaves damage is pretty evenly distributed and is shown as inter-venal necrosis and also on the margins, leaves pointed strait up and curled also.
Thanks for the input so far

 

[Lazyman]

With leaf damage you can try spraying the crap out of them with plain RO (don't ph it down, your leaves are coated with acid at the moment!) and repeat a few times a day for a few days. It might not fix them if they're too far gone, but it might just help.

 

[standog]

Thanks Lazy M I have been doing that. Hopefully it will help

 

[smoke headies]

Thanks for trying to answer "smoke Headies" but you are absolutely wrong. You should never burn sulfur with the lights on. Also it was not even close to addressing the question.

Does anyone know the answer or have a similar expierience?

Ok, heres a more straight forward answer, since you can't seem to piece it together properly.

You're fucked. Put your sulfur burner ON A TIMER NEXT TIME.

 

[krunchbubble]

sulfur burners act funny. for years i use to turn them on 12-24 hours and the plants were not affected in any way, pm gone.

last time i used a burner. 1 hour is all it took to kill everything! exactly like your describing. now, i stick to eagle20ew.......

 

[joe fresh]

i just baught a sulfer burner , the hotbox, ive used it for a week, in the instructions it says for really bad infestations to run it for up to 12 hrs in the dark cycle, so thats what ive been doing.

now i do have some yellowing leaves that have just sprung up latley, and seeing this thread makes me think it might be sulfer burner related. i thaught it was either a def or possibly burn but was more thinking a def, but not sure which one. but now seeing this thread im unsure of what to think, i didnt know the sulfer burner could have an effect like that.

i mad a thread, and i dont wanna jack this thread, so i was wondering if some of you guys could look at my thread and tell me if its sulfer burner related or what else it might be?

heres my thread https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=168468

thx for any help, its greatly apretiated, i have a rather large grow(19k watts) and i cant afford to loose out on any harvest related to any problem

 

[joe fresh]

well, PM is no longer an issue thx to my burner but i just have one more question.

i have a case of thrips, and was wondering how effective it is to use a sulfer burner against thrips, i have 3 weeks left till i cut and then i plan to clean and disinfect the whole room and bomb it with some dr doom.


i got this from the web site about my burner:

The ideal instrument to overcome common diseases of plants.

Ideal for medium to large grow rooms and greenhouses. One sulfur burner is capable of treating up to 1000 cu. ft. These are the same type of units used by commercial greenhouse growers all over the world, and it is your best defense against fungus and mildews such as powdery mildew, downey mildew, botrytis (gray mold) and many others.

How it works: The sulfur vapors change the pH on the surface of the plant causing the environment to be unsuitable for fungal growth. The same pH change will significantly slow the reproduction of pests – acting as an effective means of pest control. It is very effective on most flowers and vegetables where powdery mildew and thrips are present.

Features: Heat plate is automatically regulated to ideal vaporizing temperature (140° C); quality construction - aluminum body; safe (outside is not hot to the touch).

Tips on usage: When used indoors, make sure to turn off exhaust fans and lights during operation. For preventative use, turn on the unit for 4-5 hours 2 times per week. For active infestation, turn on the unit 4-5 hours 4 times per week. DO NOT use a sulfur burner around plants that have been sprayed with any type of oil-based products within the last 30 days or the plants will burn. BGH recommends using an Off-Switcher and a 7-Day Digital Timer in conjunction with the Sulfur Vaporizer and your exhaust fans; this will help automate the application and also prevent the fans from coming on during the vaporization period. Automating the application will greatly improve your results, since most people don't have the ability to babysit the system (remembering to plug and unplug the burner and fans, etc.).

Sulfur sold separately.

but i was wondering how effective it really is?

 

[TexasToker]

Probably get better response with your own thread...

 

[humble1]

but i was wondering how effective it really is?

i don't know specifically about thrips but I've had root aphids, mites, and fungus gnats before and all the sulfur did was slow them down a little. Thrips might be more affected than other bugs, but you don't want to be burning your sulfur this late in the game.
Spray a couple times with spinosad.
Goodbye thrips.....
the good news is that you now have the better model of sulfur vaporizer. the oldschool burners with a coil or ceramic bulb as the heating element are notorious for malfunctions, and is the probable cause behind the OP's issue.

 

[gotnoname]

just got the same problem, my sulfur was burning too hot (with a flame and smoke) for 30min and forgot to turn off the ceilling lights (regular cfl) then got it to run proprely (without flame) for at least 5hours. When i came back the same night the leaves were curly and there was a pungent smell of chlorophyl (like when you dry some leaves).

The room is about 400 sq ft and the damage is spread evenly and I am in 4th week of flowering.

will see if it get worst tomorow

 

[gotnoname]

by the way I turned off the burner and started the fan immidiatley after i saw the curly leaves.