My First Grow!! Newb Needs Help!!

Thelbsnowman · Aug 18, 2013

I am a new member to this forum but i have been reading some threads and i finally decided to post my room and get some answers with the problems i am having. By looking at the photos you can see the bottom of my girls are starting to yellow out. I don't know why this is happening and i am seeking out the knowledge to fix this problem. I have a 3x3x7 growmedics tent with a 600w LED Pro grow light. my temp in the room hovers around 95-100 degrees F. Humidity is around 25%. i placed a bowl of water in the tent to increase the humidity. The hairs are just starting to come through and i just put my timer on a 12/12 cycle. I added supernova to a gal of water today and put about a half gallon in my pot. The bad part about this grow is my girls are all in one pot. I didn't choose this, that's how i received them. I would greatly appreciate any input on how to make my girls as strong as they can be. This is my first grow and i'm over my head. I don't know much but i know i need help. id like to know more about watering cycles, nutrients, basic care, light height, pretty much everything. They say the more you grow the more you know, and i want to know!! ask any questions you need to please. I really don't want this to fail. the soil i am using is garden organics patio plus. it has 30% N 10% P 10%K. I have a 280 CFM fan with a carbon filter and two oscillating fans.

urbanfog · Aug 18, 2013

personally, Id get them into their own containers, get some more ventilation going to drop temps and raise the humidity to at least 40-55. You can rinse (carefully) the roots and untangle them and repot into separate containers , Id start with these steps and then give some time to "come back" and then go from there

Thelbsnowman · Aug 18, 2013

I have never done that before. when i transplanted them the first time i could see all the roots tangled up. im scared to put them in there own pots cause i dont want to start over.

Capulator · Aug 18, 2013

Thelbsnowman said:
This is my first grow and i'm over my head. I don't know much but i know i need help. id like to know more about watering cycles, nutrients, basic care, light height, pretty much everything. They say the more you grow the more you know, and i want to know!!

Your temps are ridiculously high, and RH is too low. Those plants are fine in that pot. If you need help, start reading threads. Look for people that know what they are doing and emulate. Ask them questions about their methods in their threads. We are all here to help, but this thread isn't going anywhere at the moment. You don't drop on a grow site and ask "how do I grow?". Put your time in reading, and you will answer your own questions most of the time.

I am going to move this thread to grow journals, and you will get the help you need as you document your first grow. Whether you fail or not, you will learn and be better off for the next round. Hopefully you get through this and document your grow start to finish, success or failure. That is how you will get respect and that is how you will earn the help of others.

-Cap

Capulator · Aug 18, 2013

My first bit of advice to you: fill that fucking tent man. You are wasting space with a 3x7 and one 600.

Thelbsnowman · Aug 18, 2013

Thank you for the comment capulator. I know the basics i guess i just wanted to know how to get my girls green again and not yellow

Capulator · Aug 18, 2013

Thelbsnowman said:
Thank you for the comment capulator. I know the basics i guess i just wanted to know how to get my girls green again and not yellow

Since you are growing with LEDS you need to take pics with the lights off, or we can't see how the plants really look.

Capulator · Aug 18, 2013

Also, 100 degrees is BS. You need to find a way to cool the room the tent is in.

Thelbsnowman · Aug 18, 2013

The room is separated from the house, and the tent just fits inside that room. there is no ac ducts that i can run in there and putting a fan in there wont work because there is no room.

ttystikk · Aug 18, 2013

Capulator said:
Also, 100 degrees is BS. You need to find a way to cool the room the tent is in.

THIS. If you aren't solving this problem, put down the keyboard; your girls are dying! Temp needs to be no more than 85, 80 is better.

Capulator · Aug 18, 2013

Thelbsnowman said:
The room is separated from the house, and the tent just fits inside that room. there is no ac ducts that i can run in there and putting a fan in there wont work because there is no room.

You need to figure this out. gonna take some engineering. Look in to a portable with ducting. You can duct it in. Build another enclosure outside for the portable... It's gonna be expensive, but you will recover your costs in one good tent run easy.

Otherwise wait until fall.

Thelbsnowman · Aug 18, 2013

i will look into that thanks for the help!

Thelbsnowman · Aug 21, 2013

Ok i have been doing some research on this. Two questions. If i buy 2 fans the same CFM rating (one for intake one for exhaust, and use outside air) will that drop my degrees? If that doesn't help BESIDES an air conditioner, what could i do to reduce the air temp and increase my humidity?

FiveAM · Aug 21, 2013

the temperature outside the tent needs to be cooler then whats inside the tent, otherwise you're just moving hot air around.

a humidifier would work.

Thelbsnowman · Aug 26, 2013

Ok it has been a days since I posted last. The girls leaves are slowing the yellowing process but I am noticing now that the tips of all my leaves are yellow. I just bought a 3 in one soil tester (light, moisture, and Ph. The ph was at 7 so I balanced my nutrients (supernova with a half teaspoon of B-1 in one gallon) that was 6.5ish. I will use the 6.5 Ph nutrients every 2 feedings and regular water on the 3rd.Am I correcting this problem the right way?

Don Peppy · Aug 26, 2013

If its just the tips you should be ok.. if it starts to progress, you might have over fed.. And I wouldn't put much faith in those 3 in 1 test probes.. Get yourself a GH 3 drop color test kit for checking the ph after you mix your nutes.. I like to fluctuate my pours between 6.5 to 7.0.. You will also be able to check your runoff with the 3 drop kit also.. If you can afford a pen, go for it.. but I use the 3 drop kit with no problems.. Good luck bro..

Thelbsnowman · Aug 26, 2013

I have a 3 drop kit to test ph. The 2 prong was just to help me water. Guess I should of said I had a 3 drop kit lol. If it progresses flush plant on next watering?

Thelbsnowman · Sep 1, 2013

New Pics from my grow so far. as you can see in some of the photos my tips are yellow:(. When i water its with a 32oz cup that i spread all over the pot. i do this twice a day, and only when the light is on. Some of my leaves look like they have been snacked on too. found a small bug with black spots on its back. maybe 6 legs? looked like a oval lady bug.

Capulator · Sep 1, 2013

did you get your temps under control?

Thelbsnowman · Sep 1, 2013

Unfortunately Capulator my temps range between 90-100 still but i have my humidity up to 30-40%. It's way too hot here in the summer time, and I'm renting so i don't want to put the time and demo into a rented space. ill let these ladies finish maturing, and by then it will be fall/winter and I know it will be more suited for growing. i'm not going soil next grow, instead i'm going to use a hydro system and fill the tent with the clones i get from this grow. i'm already in flowering so i cant get clones until i start to harvest. Still trying to get my neuts, and watering down. Might by a hood/reflector cause i already have a 1k bulb. Depends on how much cash i have available to me.

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