Another issue has arisen...what happened?

[Bomeray]

So today i went back to my plants (i visit them every 2 days to water them) and today was feeding day. But when i went to look at the plants 2 out of the 5 had new leaves that were curling downward pretty bad. It wasn’t any of the old leaves just newer ones. Something that i should note is last week i used the fox farms trio for the first time and when putting the fertilizer in the water I put 3 tablespoons of the grow big instead of 3 teaspoons into a gallon of water.

The other 3 plants all are growing great and the leaves are looking good but any advice on the other 2 would be great! Thanks in advance!

 

[Greenjourneyman]

So dude 3 tsp and 3 tbs are totally different.
did the curl happen before or after the watering.

 

[dire wolf]

Hey bom , your plants look pretty good , what are they growing in ?
Look a little overwatered , do you give them a dry cycle ?
What size container are they in ?
Are you going to up pot to larger ?
The reason I ask what they are potted in is because they may be a little hungry if there is no nutrient in the mix , also might be your camera flash that made them appear a little yellow , if not then they probably will perk up with recent feeding , I don't think the measurement you used will negatively affect them .....

 

[Beachwalker]

So dude 3 tsp and 3 tbs are totally different.
did the curl happen before or after the watering.

+1

That's a pretty big shot of grow! You might want to think about Flushing

 

[Bomeray]

Yea i know it was too late when i noticed my error i had already poured the water in their soil. This curl is about one week after i messed up their first set of nutrients.

So dude 3 tsp and 3 tbs are totally different.
did the curl happen before or after the watering.

 

[Bomeray]

Hey bom , your plants look pretty good , what are they growing in ?
Look a little overwatered , do you give them a dry cycle ?
What size container are they in ?
Are you going to up pot to larger ?
The reason I ask what they are potted in is because they may be a little hungry if there is no nutrient in the mix , also might be your camera flash that made them appear a little yellow , if not then they probably will perk up with recent feeding , I don't think the measurement you used will negatively affect them .....

So the picture i attached is the bag of the soil i am using it’s called Mother Earth terracraft potting soil. As for a dry cycle how long would you consider a dry cycle? I go and water them pretty heavily every 2 days but when i go the soil is pretty dry. I am in a city a little outside of Los Angeles and it’s been in the 90’s daily and I’m afraid if i water every 3 they would get too dry, but then again this is my first time growing so idk really how long to wait.
They are currently in 1 gal fabric pots and i was planning on moving them into 3 gal pots this coming up week.
As for the color of the leaf that is what it looks like i didn’t use flash in the photo’s

 

[dire wolf]

Hey B , pretty dry is fine , I was afraid you weren't giving them a chance to dry at all . Like constant wet or damp , the plants can handle a dry day or two , but overwatering will cause problems
If you are going to up pot , now may be a good time to do it if the roots have a nice system going , you can gently pop one out and see if the roots fill the pot ....
Then you can re fresh with your organic mix , it looks like good stuff , add 20 percent more perlite from Home Depot , or where ever you can get it ....
I think that's a good way for the plant to re set in fresh conditions .......

 

[dire wolf]

Actually looks like plenty of perlite already in the mix ......

 

[Bomeray]

Thank you so much for the advice will certainly check and if they’re ready up pot them as soon as possible! I’ll also start watering every 3 days and see if it makes a difference. Do you think 1 gal to 3 gal is fine or should i go for the 5 gal when i get the new pots ?

Hey B , pretty dry is fine , I was afraid you weren't giving them a chance to dry at all . Like constant wet or damp , the plants can handle a dry day or two , but overwatering will cause problems
If you are going to up pot , now may be a good time to do it if the roots have a nice system going , you can gently pop one out and see if the roots fill the pot ....
Then you can re fresh with your organic mix , it looks like good stuff , add 20 percent more perlite from Home Depot , or where ever you can get it ....
I think that's a good way for the plant to re set in fresh conditions .......

 

[dire wolf]

Hey b , up potting depends on many circumstances , if you are outdoor and have quite a bit of grow season , then I would go to 5 gal for a larger plant

I have to check to see when your zone begins flower ,
But generally a 5 or bigger is great

I also think if you gave a toxic dose of nutes , I'm not familiar with what you are using , so I can't say if you overdosed , but it seems like popular opinion from others might suggest that ...
I would say getting the roots back into a gentle organic mix will rapidly recover them ....

 

[Bomeray]

UPDATE!!! I went to go water today and these girls have grown so much in the past 3 days! Also most of the curled leaves aren’t curled anymore. There still was some but not as much! I have my 5 gallon pots coming in tomorrow and plan to up pot them on Saturday!

 

[Bomeray]

Update: i put them into the 5 gallon pots last week and gave them nutrients on Sunday. They’re thriving and i am finally able to tell that 4 of them are females! The first one still isn’t showing but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.