Waffleman
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Hmm I water slowly in the sense that I will water a bit, until the soil is covered and i wait till it seeps in. Then I water a bit more until the same thing happens and I wait until it seeps in. Repeat until I've given about 2,8Lyour roots are growing and taking up space, watering slowly?
Sorry dude, for late reply.How big are you pots? I'm definitely noticing a difference now that I haven't been overwatering, that the pot legit dries out a lot faster than before. Probably due to the fact that the roots can actually work with the amount of water I give it now. So I'm noticing (maybe cause the plant is now around week 4 of flower) that it needs water much faster. Like 2 days without water and I could already water it just by feeling the weight + checking bottom 1/4 with a moist meter.
My potting ground is a mix of soil, perlite and coco though, so will be some differences there
No problemo dude, thanks for the reply. I have 5 gallon pots as well :)Sorry dude, for late reply.
Mine are 5 gallon fabric pots.
Reading up they seem like the best option.
Simple you are growing autosHi there!
So initially everything was going well, the plant was growing well however I started seeing some discoloration on the leaves. (I will attach some pictures)
- The soil is a mix of regular soil, perlite, coco
- humidity now during flower 40-50%
- temp between 22-26 Celsius
- Currently, middle of week 2 flower
Just to paint you a picture, this is what I can say for the potential problems:
1. I'm thinking its nutrient lockout? + overwatering potentially. -> This is my second grow, first grow was photoperiod outdoor. On my first grow I think I was more on the side of underwatering but the outside rain took care of that a bit. I never watered until run off, so this time I wanted to water until run off but I might've pushed it too far. When the plant got strong enough I would start watering until runoff. The run off would be about 15-20% of what I gave the plant. I recently upped it and I did notice afterwards that the leaves were drooping a bit and the tips of some leaves were slightly twisting. (but keep in mind that point 2 below happened around the same time as the upping of the amount of water. So not sure if one issue is masking the other or vice versa.)
2. Light stress. It could of course be a combination. However when the plant hit flower, according to my light directions I could lower it to a distance of 12-18 inches. I went for 12 because in my mind, more light = better but of course too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. I now (since yesterday) set the light up to 18 inches.
My next steps would be:
1. See if moving the light up makes a difference
2. if it is nutrient lockout (which I have a feeling it might be), I will let the soil dry out of a bit more and then flush the medium. After wards let it dry out again and then start giving it nutrients but I will probably start give it less than I did before and build up the amount, rather than just going by the amount that is on the bottle.
What do you all think the issue might be (based on the information and photos) + what would you all suggest for next steps? I can tell I still have lots to learn in understanding my plants language.
Any advice is much appreciated!
Regards,
Waffleman
Glad things are going betterJust another update for those interested in the progress :
Thanks! Yea learning a lot as I go :) Getting the advice here and lurking on the forums looking at other peoples grows helps a lot. Would be nice if eventually I get knowledgeable enough to give solid advice as well ;)Glad things are going betteralways a good feeling when things turn around
Autoflowers have definitely humbled me a little :p But in a good way. Its honestly something I could recommend newer growers to do but also recommend them not doing it too early on (bit dependent on the person)...Simple you are growing autos
But serioisly @GNick55 is rock solid on advice go with what he says ✌
I love my photos, i have ultimate control. I've grown autos beforeAutoflowers have definitely humbled me a little :p But in a good way. Its honestly something I could recommend newer growers to do but also recommend them not doing it too early on (bit dependent on the person)...
Like I learned a lot from this one but autoflowers definitely don't allow for a lot of fixing time, so you need to be dialed in all the way through. So great learning experience but I could see it being too overwhelming for newer growers. So depends if they like to learn that way or not.
autoflowers definitely don't allow for a lot of fixing time
about 22 inches from the top of the canopy and the light is set to about 80% capacity (Spiderfarm SF 1000 light).what’s your light distance?
might be having the start of light stress,..
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