Please Help! All Of My New Growths Clawing!

[Ganjadad]

@Ganjaguy527 focus on a good wet/dry cycle no nutes try to add some beneficial microbes and it wouldn’t hurt to back the lights off a bit

 

[Ganjadad]

How often do you water? I had read that 5-10% of pot capacity is ideal, hence a quarter gallon for a 5 gall pot. I let them go 4 days without a wtaer recently and it was def pushing it as some of the leaves were severly drooping. Perked right back up after watering. I also always put my knuckle in and make sure the top inch or 2 is dry before.

Right now my plants are in week 4 in veg in 1gal poly bags I water once every 7 days. As the plants get bigger they will drink more so it will change. It’s better for the plant to go with out water a little longer than giving the plant water to soon to often. Get use to the weight of the plant fully saturated and when completely dry so you know when to water. If you can’t pick up the pot for some reason get a meter and make sure the pots don’t sit in water

 

[Ganjaguy527]

Agreed.

It looks like you’re in fabric pots. You can dump a gallon in there and not overwater (just pour slowly and only do a portion at a time, giving a few minutes for the water to get absorbed).

You can also get a soil tester to test the wetness down to the bottom of the Agreed.

It looks like you’re in fabric pots. You can dump a gallon in there and not overwater (just pour slowly and only do a portion at a time, giving a few minutes for the Right now my plants are in week 4 in veg in 1gal poly bags I water once every 7 days. As the plants get bigger they will drink more so it will change. It’s better for the plant to go with out water a little longer than giving the plant water to soon to often. Get use to the weight of the plant fully saturated and when completely dry so you know when to water. If you can’t pick up the pot for some reason get a meter

thank you for the advice! I will keep you gusy updated on this!

 

[Aqua Man]

Thats what i had though originally too, but i measure my par reguarly. Right now my lights are on level 7 about 24 inches above reading between 500-600 par. Isnt that just fine for a plant thats almost 3 months old?

Thats to high for those small plants and no co2

 

[Aqua Man]

Also check your ph

 

[IhatePM]

Looks like ph swings to me. My second tent grow looked like this and turned out to be root aphids . Eeek

 

[Ganjaguy527]

Wwhat woukd you say the ideal Par is for 3 month old plants still in veg? I thought i was in the right range? Regardless i turned them down 1 and raised them a few notches

Thats to high for those small plants and no c

Thats to high for those small plants and no co2

what woukd you say the ideal Par is for 3 month old plants still in veg? I thought i was in the right range? Regardless i turned them down 1 and raised them a few notches

 

[Ganjaguy527]

Looks like ph swings to me. My second tent grow looked like this and turned out to be root aphids . Eeek

Hoping not root aphids but that shouldnt be the issue. I treated my potscwith Dr.Zymes 3-4 times a few weekd back to help with a few fungus gnats so they would be dead if thats issue. Ph swings could be the issie tho fron not phing my water while using the zymes?

 

[Aqua Man]

Wwhat woukd you say the ideal Par is for 3 month old plants still in veg? I thought i was in the right range? Regardless i turned them down 1 and raised them a few notches

It all depends on the plants themselves… even genetics play a role. Those guys look like about 400ppfd under 18hr light cycle would be a good place to try. The first thing you should do is reduce light when you see an issue…. Light drives not only growth but also demand, so reducing it will reduce any stress related symptoms with the exception of a very few

 

[Ganjaguy527]

It all depends on the plants themselves… even genetics play a role. Those guys look like about 400ppfd under 18hr light cycle would be a good place to try. The first thing you should do is reduce light when you see an issue…. Light drives not only growth but also demand, so reducing it will reduce any stress related symptoms with the exception of a very few

My lights are pretty hot so I was already assuming that was the case! thank you so much for your wisdom! Backed the lights off now im hoping to see some change!

 

[Cannagar]

It’s either light stress or nitrogen toxicity

It’s either light stress or nitrogen toxicity

They aren’t turning dark green so I don’t think it’s nitrogen toxicity.

Agree that it could be light stress mixed with under watering based on what OP said about their water schedule.

 

[Grundle]

The twisting leaves.yellowing of the leaves between veins and that puffy appearance looks a lot like VPD issues. What is your temp and humid level with lights on? Are you using LED lights?

 

[CoastalMountain]

Have you checked your PH? Whats the temp in the room?

 

[elusiveshame]

The twisting leaves.yellowing of the leaves between veins and that puffy appearance looks a lot like VPD issues. What is your temp and humid level with lights on? Are you using LED lights?

I’m a bit new to this - What’s VPD?

 

[freezeland2]

I’m a bit new to this - What’s VPD?

Vapor Pressure Deficit

 

[Aqua Man]

All of these issues are related to light stress… light drives transpiration and thus will show signs of transpiration issues (VPD), nutrient deficiencies, etc etc etc.

fix the lighting issues let it recover for at least a week then dial in the environment and slowly increase light as you get it dialled in. Remember light drives ALL demands for other factors

 

[elusiveshame]

Vapor Pressure Deficit

Thanks!

 

[Ganjaguy527]

The twisting leaves.yellowing of the leaves between veins and that puffy appearance looks a lot like VPD issues. What is your temp and humid level with lights on? Are you using LED lights?

Temp is mid 70s humidity between 58-63. Vpd usually sits at 1.10-1.20. However, my humidifier ran out of water while i was on vacay last week, and for about a day it had a very high VPD in the 2s. It has been sorted since then though.