Possible ph issues shortly after rooting

[thehighguy]

Hello, thanks for taking the time to view this post.

About 2 weeks ago I started rooting 4 new clones. Rooted them right into my drip irrigation set up. They started to grow around 10 days ago, took off 6 days ago.

Right after the plants started to take off some of the leaves curled and it seems to be progressing. On the bright side all the curled leaves are old growth, so their leaves that were originally on the clone, but have increased in size.

The set up is simple. Irritates every 2 hours starting at 8am. Final watering is at 4pm. 16-8 lighting for now, and their dry backed at night. Megacrop 2 part for fertilizer, with some cal-mag, ph of 5.8-6.0, although the reservoir tends to drift up to a ph of 6.2 after 48 hours.

Run off is collected and recycled, which is probably why my ph tends to climb. I guess what I'm asking is will I need to start running of to waste to keep my ph stable?

 

[Newty]

Are those containers from The Bucket Company?
I use 3 gallon purple buckets from them in my 8x4.
Sorry, I can't help with the issue....
I don't see many people with The Bucket Company containers so when I noticed the green clips on the top sides of your buckets, I had to know for sure...

 

[thehighguy]

Are those containers from The Bucket Company?
I use 3 gallon purple buckets from them in my 8x4.
Sorry, I can't help with the issue....
I don't see many people with The Bucket Company containers so when I noticed the green clips on the top sides of your buckets, I had to know for sure...

Yeah they are! This is my first grow in the set up, so far I enjoy the bucket companies product.

Have you had your buckets for a while? How are they holding up?

 

[Newty]

Yeah they are! This is my first grow in the set up, so far I enjoy the bucket companies product.

Have you had your buckets for a while? How are they holding up?

I've been running them a couple years. Honestly they look the same as the day I bought them, except the couple scratches from me, but the color hasn't faded or anything. I don't think they will ever need to be replaced.
Are you using the legs?
I ended up cutting mine down a bit to get the pot closer to the floor and the plants a few more inches of height to grow.

 

[Captspaulding]

The distorted leaf is looking like it’s dealing with some high Rh and it’s flirting with too much nitrogen
Also, that distorted little leaf that you were holding in that last picture, can you get a top down shot of that so I can see the entire profile of it because I think I know what’s going on there if my suspicions are correct

 

[thehighguy]

The distorted leaf is looking like it’s dealing with some high Rh and it’s flirting with too much nitrogen
Also, that distorted little leaf that you were holding in that last picture, can you get a top down shot of that so I can see the entire profile of it because I think I know what’s going on there if my suspicions are correct

I actually cut that fan leaf off to help light get to the lower growth. Scrog life Thanks for your reply, they are definitely experiencing high RH, I currently recirculating air in the room. I can fix that by starting my exhaust fan. Why did you suspect to much nitrogen? Leaves to dark?

Over the last 4 days the plants have taken off and look substantially healthier (hence why i cut that leaf off). The humidity has come down a small amount, but I will start that exhaust fan and bring it down into the 30s, 40s.

 

[thehighguy]

I've been running them a couple years. Honestly they look the same as the day I bought them, except the couple scratches from me, but the color hasn't faded or anything. I don't think they will ever need to be replaced.
Are you using the legs?
I ended up cutting mine down a bit to get the pot closer to the floor and the plants a few more inches of height to grow.

That's good to hear!! I haven't cut my legs down, right now the drainage needs the space, so I'm going to run short veg cycles and increase plant density to deal with the height issue. SOG. Wish me luck because their is a good chance I still end up to close to the lights .