bass in space
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I posted this in the Grasscity forums, but they look pretty dead there, and this place looks like it might be a lot more helpful. I'm a new grower, and this is my first plant...
BASIC INFO: I am growing a purple urkel clone in 1/3 mixture of peat moss, 1/3 perlite, and 1/3 Fox Farms Ocean Grow soil in a 30 gallon grow tub using the SCROG method. The lights I am using are 23w CFLS, 6500k, and there are three of them. She is sitting in a five gallon tub, with a soil PH of 6.9-7.
AGE: I had this plant since mid-July; she's still vegging and needs to cover up the screen. She's about 40% there.
WATER/NUTES: I use filtered drinking water from the sink. Not directly from the faucet/tap water, but the little side faucet. I add a tablespoon of molasses per gallon and water her every three days. Every other watering, I am applying Fox Farms Grow Big with nutrients of 6-4-4 every other watering; I just recently started implementing about 1/4 tsp per feeding [that was the last two; I only started using nutes recently, because her soil is fairly new and still has nutrients in it], and the next time I feed her [which will be in a day or two], the increment will be increased to 1/2 a tsp.
TEMPS/HUMIDITY/ETC: About 74-76 degrees, with a humidity of 55. No bugs.
ETC: I have come home after being away for two days and noticed her yellowing and with brown spots. At first, I thought the PH was too high and nutrient lockout might be occurring, but she was doing fine in a PH of 7 before I left. The soil was moist, too, so she's definitely not being underwatered.
However, four days ago, I had taken her outside into the sun for two days [and then I left for two days, only to return and see her condition], and in the first day, I took her out during the later afternoon and evening hours; about 4PM-6PM maybe? 7PM? The next day, I had her out in the sun from around 1 to 6, and I noticed her leaves folding up like a taco from heat stress.
The temperatures outside were about 74-76 degrees, and windy, too. I'm thinking because she has a black container, maybe there was an issue regarding overheating and nutrient consumption, too? I noticed after taking her outside, she had a couple of wilted leaves.
I thought this might have been a heat issue from being too close to the CFLs, but then why are leaves in the middle layer also being affected?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time.
EDIT: Here are pictures. Oops!
BASIC INFO: I am growing a purple urkel clone in 1/3 mixture of peat moss, 1/3 perlite, and 1/3 Fox Farms Ocean Grow soil in a 30 gallon grow tub using the SCROG method. The lights I am using are 23w CFLS, 6500k, and there are three of them. She is sitting in a five gallon tub, with a soil PH of 6.9-7.
AGE: I had this plant since mid-July; she's still vegging and needs to cover up the screen. She's about 40% there.
WATER/NUTES: I use filtered drinking water from the sink. Not directly from the faucet/tap water, but the little side faucet. I add a tablespoon of molasses per gallon and water her every three days. Every other watering, I am applying Fox Farms Grow Big with nutrients of 6-4-4 every other watering; I just recently started implementing about 1/4 tsp per feeding [that was the last two; I only started using nutes recently, because her soil is fairly new and still has nutrients in it], and the next time I feed her [which will be in a day or two], the increment will be increased to 1/2 a tsp.
TEMPS/HUMIDITY/ETC: About 74-76 degrees, with a humidity of 55. No bugs.
ETC: I have come home after being away for two days and noticed her yellowing and with brown spots. At first, I thought the PH was too high and nutrient lockout might be occurring, but she was doing fine in a PH of 7 before I left. The soil was moist, too, so she's definitely not being underwatered.
However, four days ago, I had taken her outside into the sun for two days [and then I left for two days, only to return and see her condition], and in the first day, I took her out during the later afternoon and evening hours; about 4PM-6PM maybe? 7PM? The next day, I had her out in the sun from around 1 to 6, and I noticed her leaves folding up like a taco from heat stress.
The temperatures outside were about 74-76 degrees, and windy, too. I'm thinking because she has a black container, maybe there was an issue regarding overheating and nutrient consumption, too? I noticed after taking her outside, she had a couple of wilted leaves.
I thought this might have been a heat issue from being too close to the CFLs, but then why are leaves in the middle layer also being affected?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time.
EDIT: Here are pictures. Oops!
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