Please I need some help !!!!!

[bobman]

I would not worry about ppm. I have never used the nutes you r using. I do not know your experience. How long have you been growing? Soil is pretty easy and simple. The last thing you want to do is change a bunch of stuff at once. Changes in soil happen slower than other mediums i.e. problems and cures. most people suggest a flush first because you will be leaching out the salts and starting fresh when you do make changes. I still think root bound is causing some of the problem. But flowering plants react differently than vegging plants. Do you know the ph you are feeding them at? The reason not to take off fan leafs is because of what I said before. Those leaves are taking the brunt of the problem and if you remove them the problem will move to the next leaf faster. Have you studied up on the nutes you are using?

 

[bobman]

Also, those temps are a little high. Can you get them down. Are the pots and top soil warm to the touch when the lights been on for a while?

 

[bluecoupe]

just back from getting ppm and ph meters,seems my tap water is low around 5.8,im scared to see what my food was at, ph wise

bobman ,this is my first time so i am def a newbie,i will stop picking leaves off ,i have not studied the nutes ,i def use general after this(friend is growing the exact same strain and he has no probs),i will turn down the heater i am using too lol,what are good temps?

 

[bobman]

Wow your tap was 5.8. that does not sound right for tap. Did you calibrate the meter? Also you are having to use a heater to keep your plants warm? 78-82 would probably be ideal depending on strain. If your having to use a heater than temps should not be a problem. What the temp without the heater when the lights are on? Does it feel like a sauna in there. Do you have a fan circulating air? I think your starting to narrow down the problem. Is your water hard or soft? Your plants did fine in veg correct?

 

[bobman]

Don't worry too much. I think this is just a slight glitch. we will figure it out. Plants seem healthy overall? I mean besides the spots.

 

[bluecoupe]

Wow your tap was 5.8. that does not sound right for tap. Did you calibrate the meter? Also you are having to use a heater to keep your plants warm? 78-82 would probably be ideal depending on strain. If your having to use a heater than temps should not be a problem. What the temp without the heater when the lights are on? Does it feel like a sauna in there. Do you have a fan circulating air? I think your starting to narrow down the problem. Is your water hard or soft? Your plants did fine in veg correct?

i did calibrate my meter ,i used 4.0 solution but the meter would only go down to 4.3,so my tap water was 6.1 ,so the meter is .3 off making the water 5.8

ya i needed a heater cause temps where cold ,good thing the room had a baseboard heater,doesnt feel like a sauna but i did have to buy a humidifier cause the exhaust fan sucks all my humidity out and i mean all of it ,the room is small,i do have a osilating fan,how do i know if the water is hard or soft?,yes plants did pretty good in veg

 

[bobman]

No 7 solution? What kind of meter? It should go down to 4. Do you have calcium rings around faucets? Hard water has a high calcium content. Leaves crud around faucets and gums up shower heads. my bet is you have soft water. Plants look good overall besides the spots? I know this may sound weird but you can tell when a plant is really suffering. Does it seem vibrant besides the leafs?

All right so we took heat out of equation.

 

[bobman]

most people's tap is around 7. are you on well water?

 

[bluecoupe]

fawk i gotta go back to get solution 7? they did have it,the meter i got is eco testr,the buds do look ok i guess ,but the leaves are hurting for sure ,i will get a ph runoff in a hour or so

 

[bobman]

go get the 7 and see if the store will go through calibrating for you..

Ok lets review a couple of things.

Heat-took that out of the equation. Soil and pots do not seem warm and you are using a heater just to keep temps up.

Plants were fine in veg. You were giving them the same exact food. Ph was not hurting them. You have yet to switch to flowering food. Plants can get a little more finicky in flower so ph could be affecting it. But its nothing that will kill them. In soil ph is not as big as factor as it is in hydro. I doubt this is the problem but that is going to depend on the reading you get later. 5.8 for tap does not sound right. Again they were fine in veg getting the same exact stuff.

So were does this leave us?

First get the meter sorted out. Again I do not think this is your problem but it nice to know whats going on in the water. Lets wait for that then go from there.

 

[bluecoupe]

thanks for all the help ,i appricate all your time

 

[bobman]

no problem. just relax and take your time. sometimes you can do more damage trying to fix things. they will be fine. they just may not look perfect. part of the learning curve.

 

[Lorien]

Hey man, do you let your water sit out at least 24 hours before you use it? Chlorine in tap water kills the micro herd plants need to absorb nutrients. You might try letting the chlorine evaporate first and see where you are in a week and a half. Good luck bro

 

[bluecoupe]

yes i let my water sit out at least 24hrs,well they werent dry enough to water again but one was dry ,so i took some root pics for you bobman

 

[driftersmokinjo]

I had this same problem just over a week ago. My problem was ph lockout. I am using pormix bx which should be treated like hydro as far as ph and I was using soil ph. This chart will give you an idea of what is going on at different ph levels

 

[bobman]

root pics? Where are they

 

[bluecoupe]

sorry here they are,def looks like they could use bigger pots but i dont have the room for them ,i am gonna add my dirt to them tomorrow tho ,should be able to put another inch or two in

 

[bobman]

I like it, someone willing to go yank a bitch out. How often are you watering? And are they bone dry when you are?

 

[bobman]

can you stand back and take a shot of the plants or plant as a whole

 

[bluecoupe]

i usually water every 3 days ,alternating water and food,they are pretty dry by then

im still having probs with this ph pen ,every time i dip it into tap water it gives me a different reading