my plants leaf tips started curling down

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

Hello,

my new grow is only 3 weeks old and the leaves tips started curling down. when i planted it, i mixed earthworm castings into my ocean forest soil. been watering it with PHd water and started feeding it nutrients on monday. i can’t figure out why they are curling down. any information will help and be greatly appreciated.

GreenGalaxyFarm · Jan 11, 2023

what nutrients are you feeding?
did curl down start after feed?
how often are you watering?

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

GreenGalaxyFarm said:
what nutrients are you feeding?
did curl down start after feed?
how often are you watering?

i give it fox farms big bloom, grow big, busch wackers liquid seaweed and wholly mackerel.

they kind of had a curl before the feeding.

watering 2-3 times a week just depends on how the soil looks.

GreenGalaxyFarm · Jan 11, 2023

that's a lot of nutes full dose or half? , you dont need to be feeding big bloom at all yet

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

GreenGalaxyFarm said:
that's a lot of nutes full dose or half? , you dont need to be feeding big bloom at all yet

only half i made the mistake of giving it too much and almost killed my plant. when should big bloom be added?

JerzeyMike · Jan 11, 2023

Sounds to me, like too much nutes. The soil and castings have nutrients in them, and then adding more on top? Seems like too much. I would see how they do with straight water for a few days/ week.

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

JerzeyMike said:
Sounds to me, like too much nutes. The soil and castings have nutrients in them, and then adding more on top? Seems like too much. I would see how they do with straight water for a few days/ week.

okay i will try that, luckily i only added nutrients on monday. i will give them a week of just water and see how they are. when should nutrients come into play?

GreenGalaxyFarm · Jan 11, 2023

depending on the soil, like you mentioned already amended ffof gives enough for first few weeks, i would start giving it lite dosing of nutes around week 4 but as you probably may have over done it back off and water a few days. what ratio of earthworm casting to ffof did you end up mixing. it really has that dark curl at the end like from nutes but i can definitely still be wrong

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

GreenGalaxyFarm said:
depending on the soil, like you mentioned already amended ffof gives enough for first few weeks, i would start giving it lite dosing of nutes around week 4 but as you probably may have over done it back off and water a few days. what ratio of earthworm casting to ffof did you end up mixing. it really has that dark curl at the end like from nutes but i can definitely still be wrong

okay i will try that, give it water for a few days or a week a lightly start feeding it nutrients and i added maybe a full cup to the whole pot of soil? it was much because i usually add more as a top dressing later on.

BigBlonde · Jan 11, 2023

Downward curling leaf tips is an indicator of nitrogen toxicity. I had a problem with it during my last grow. I stopped the nutrients for a while and the plant recovered.

ayeob said:
watering 2-3 times a week just depends on how the soil looks.

You may be watering too often. What matters is the soil moisture near the bottom of the pot where it can't be seen. A soil moisture meter can be helpful. Letting the soil dry till the plants droop slightly and then lift the pot. The weight will be your test to know when to water.

ayeob said:
when should big bloom be added?

Fox Farm has a chart that shows when to use their amendments.

BigBlonde · Jan 11, 2023

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

BigBlonde said:
Downward curling leaf tips is an indicator of nitrogen toxicity. I had a problem with it during my last grow. I stopped the nutrients for a while and the plant recovered.

You may be watering too often. What matters is the soil moisture near the bottom of the pot where it can't be seen. A soil moisture meter can be helpful. Letting the soil dry till the plants droop slightly and then lift the pot. The weight will be your test to know when to water.

Fox Farm has a chart the shows when to use their amendments.

okay yeah i am going to hold off on the nutrients for a little bit. definitely going to look into a soil moisture meter. i do the weight test but i feel the meter will also help determine.

the fox farms chart throws me for a loop, does the chart start from week one when you start giving it nutrients, not the first week of its life right? if that makes sense.

GreenGalaxyFarm · Jan 11, 2023

BigBlonde said:
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i dont get why they are adding 0-0.5-0.7 big bloom from the get go. wholly mackerel and grow big is a must for sure

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

GreenGalaxyFarm said:
i dont get why they are adding 0-0.5-0.7 big bloom from the get go

same i always thought you were supposed to add nutrients for a while. always confused me.

BigBlonde · Jan 11, 2023

ayeob said:
the fox farms chart throws me for a loop, does the chart start from week one when you start giving it nutrients, not the first week of its life right? if that makes sense.

GreenGalaxyFarm said:
i dont get why they are adding 0-0.5-0.7 big bloom from the get go. wholly mackerel and grow big is a must for sure

I have trouble with the chart, too. My plants have never grown according to their schedule. I mostly use it as a guide.

The type of soil matters a lot, too.

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

my plant is 4 weeks old i apologize i didn’t realize it said 3 weeks.

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

BigBlonde said:
I have trouble with the chart, too. My plants have never grown according to their schedule. I mostly use it as a guide.

The type of soil matters a lot, too.

yeah same, i have been using it as a guide of sort too.

BigBlonde · Jan 11, 2023

ayeob said:
yeah same, i have been using it as a guide of sort too.

I think the most important thing is to know and understand the plants, and that takes experience. People say that we learn from every grow. I believe it.

ayeob · Jan 11, 2023

BigBlonde said:
I think the most important thing is to know and understand the plants, and that takes experience. People say that we learn from every grow. I believe it.

yeah i agree, this isn’t my first one. i have learned a few things here and there form previous grows.

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