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WOW. it seems like fabric pots for seedlings are no bueno! I took the worst curling seedling, carefully repotted into a plastic one, watered slowly to a slight runoff - then whipped out the 600w mars hydro and placed it 20inches, and just left it overnight. It's a brand new plant now within 20h! It seems like technically the seedlings in the bag were not getting enough moisture by retaining water - plastic pot is still very much moist (in the fabric pot, they dry out within 6-10hours). I guess I'll be replanting all of these!!! Thank you for your suggestions (watering+light), and hopefully the new light will help them catch up once they've been repotted. and will wait 3-4 days until the plastic pot dries out before watering again. THANK YOU!Get a feel for the dry weight, water slowly until a slight runoff ( a few drops is fine), get a feel for that weight. When bags feel light, water again to a slight runoff. Rinse and repeat as needed. Probably every 3-4 days. Provide air circulation and a lot more light. I'm talking minimum actual 150 watt at 18-24 inches. Those plants are way behind the power curve due to lack of light.
Yellowing and browning of the cotyledons is fairly standard.
Aqua Man, thanks so much for this post. I read it and it does make sense. If you saw me watering it would have driven you crazy.... I was giving it tiny bits enough to soak probably 1/4 of the medium from the top - so it never got water in the "saturation zone". when I transplanted these to slightly bigger and deeper pots, the roots were nowhere near the bottom, and all the dirt around just crumbled and fell - it never grew out because there was no water to reach! after about 1.5 day after transplant (and watered slowly till slight run-off) they already look better, the curling and spindly leaves have flattened out and they already look healthier. thank you!It's not the pots it's the height of the media... this will explain it. Next time fill the pots up.
Marijuana Watering, how media, pot size/shape and environment affect it
Ok lots of posts on how to water plants. So I thought I would put together a thread on how different factors contribute to different results that ppl see. This will be a long read based on my personal knowledge, opinions, research and others work to consolidate information for our members. I'm...www.thcfarmer.com
Good stuff brotherAqua Man, thanks so much for this post. I read it and it does make sense. If you saw me watering it would have driven you crazy.... I was giving it tiny bits enough to soak probably 1/4 of the medium from the top - so it never got water in the "saturation zone". when I transplanted these to slightly bigger and deeper pots, the roots were nowhere near the bottom, and all the dirt around just crumbled and fell - it never grew out because there was no water to reach! after about 1.5 day after transplant (and watered slowly till slight run-off) they already look better, the curling and spindly leaves have flattened out and they already look healthier. thank you!
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hahaha (it's sista, actuallyGood stuff brother
Doh!!! Bitten by assumptions again... one day I will learn. My apologies ✌hahaha (it's sista, actually)
hahahha, no worries, fellow Canadian (this is also an assumption :) (I am a transplant Lol)Doh!!! Bitten by assumptions again... one day I will learn. My apologies ✌
Well your assumption skills are far superior to mine... in true Canadian fashion let me apologize for our winters... and welcome to the farm and the great white northhahahha, no worries, fellow Canadian (this is also an assumption :) (I am a transplant Lol)
hahahahaha Thanks! winters are pretty unbearable, but the true Canadians make it worth ten times overWell your assumption skills are far superior to mine... in true Canadian fashion let me apologize for our winters... and welcome to the farm and the great white north
Just wanted to thank you for saving me: they did take off! I take them outside when its sunny, then when no direct sun I switch them back to the mars - I'm guessing I need the 1000 model at least? should I use the 600 I have side by side with the 1000?Looks like you've isolated the problem. Might as well get the others in 3-5 gal. pots and they will take off as well.
You're gonna need more light. That Mars is a true 100W actual, which is not sufficient for your 5 plants. It will get you
a harvest but at a much reduced yield and quality.
Thank you! will do - they do look juicy! They don't look very tall and wider - do you cut the tops off at some point to make them spread sideways?Good looking plants. The more watts you can throw at them, the more quality buds they'll produce, so most definitely use both lights. That will get your total up to 250 true watts. You double your pleasure so to speak. I use a Mars TS 1000, adjusting the height, in conjunction with a 235-350 watt Solar Storm, then at week 3-4 replace the Mars with another Storm to get them to the finish line.
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