Light burn?

[boobs]

So how did you know your plants were bring burnt by the soil before?

And how did you remedy this? By flushing?

there was never a problem before...

 

[944s2]

hiya,seems you have ruled out nutrient od and any ph and soil issues, so must be the intensity of the sun on very young plants as you state , good luck, peace and regards 944s2

 

[bickeyb]

i just got back from my spot and i took a small pot filled it with unused soil, took a liter of water, ph 6.8 ec .4 from the hose, poured it through the pot into a bowl and the water that went through the soil came out to be ph 7.9 ec 2.6 !! not sure what to do because im in the ground :/

 

[boobs]

i just got back from my spot and i took a small pot filled it with unused soil, took a liter of water, ph 6.8 ec .4 from the hose, poured it through the pot into a bowl and the water that went through the soil came out to be ph 7.9 ec 2.6 !! not sure what to do because im in the ground :/

 

[bickeyb]

i dunno boobs maybe we are using similar soil.. Im using vermifire mixed with perlite i bought it by the yard from the hydroshop the guys were all hyped on it saying its the best .. it says this on the website

CAUTION: VERMIFIRE IS HOT! IT MAY BURN SEEDLINGS!
NO NEED TO FERTILIZE FOR FIRST TWO WEEKS!
Analysis
1.6-1-0.6
Total Nitrogen (N) 1.6%
0.152% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
0.1% Nitrate Nitrogen
0.408% Other Water Soluble Nitrogen
0.94% Water Insoluble Nitrogen
Available Phosphate (P2O2) 1%
Soluble Potash (K2O) 0.6%
Calcium (Ca) 1%

Derived from: Earthworm castings, Alfalfa meal, Blood meal, Feather meal, Bone meal, Humus, Kelp meal, Sulfate of potash and greensand
ALSO CONTAINS NON-PLANT FOOD INGREDIENTS

Endomycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G.aggregatum, G. etunicatum 0.0065 spores/gm
Ectomycorrhizal fungi: Rhizopogon villosullus, R. luteolus, R. amylopogon, R. fulvigleba 0.618 spores/gm
Pisolithus tinctorius (35.35 spores/gm/gm) Scleroderma cepa and S. citrinum 1.179 spores/gm

 

[bickeyb]

mine were this big when i put them into the ground

 

[overgrowit]

BickeyB, when you buy the soil by the yard, does it come in one large bag lifted with a fork lift or something?

Do you remember what it cost?

Thats a good idea to make bulk soil available like that.

Also, whats the deal with that copper looking thing around the base of the plant?

 

[bickeyb]

BickeyB, when you buy the soil by the yard, does it come in one large bag lifted with a fork lift or something?

Do you remember what it cost?

Thats a good idea to make bulk soil available like that.

Also, whats the deal with that copper looking thing around the base of the plant?

it came in a dump truck at 140$ a yard
the copper tape is to keep snails and slugs away

 

[Fonzarelli]

I know this thread is a little old but I can tell you for sure what is happening with those leaves/plants of yours.

I know for sure that the reason you're getting this leaf droop/curl is due to your soil not being "airy" enough. The best way to amend the problem is by adding coco 2:1 to the soil. It will fluff it up. I know this because I've had the same problem and if your roots don't get enough oxygen this is what happens. Add coco and perlite so that you get your soil fluffier. Usually outdoor won't have this happen because the micro-organisms provide enough oxygen to the roots. I wouldn't be surprised if time fixed the o.p.'s problem with the leaf curl. If it was over fert issue the leaves would be dark green also which they ain't. Anyway, this was a mystery to me for a while until I started adding lots of coco and perlite to my soil now problem is gone. Lemon skunk likes to do this with its leaves if the roots ain't getting enough oxygen also.