tokinmarine2008
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Alright Everyone, I have some issues right now with a few plants. The fan leaves are getting these brown rust spots, then turning yellow crispy and brown and falling off. The actual small branches dont seem to be affected, mainly the fan leaves coming off the main stalk... I have nevr seen this before. Anyways Here is the list of questions... answered if someone with more knowledge would take a look at give a diagnosis that would be great. I was thinking Magnesium, and bought some epsom salts, have yet to use though...
SOIL:
How long has this problem been going on? Noticeable the past 2 weeks, seems its slowly getting worse.
What STRAIN are you growing? God Bud, Purple #1, Blueberry,
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?) Clone
What is the age of your plants?4-8 weeks.
How long have they been in the soil mixture they are in now?2-4 weeks.
How Tall are the plants?8-14 inches
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in? Veg, problem started happening in flower, but seemed to stop with one...
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc) NA
What size pots are you using? (Include how many subjects to pot)2 Gal 1 plant per.
What substrate/medium are you using? What brand of soil mixture are you using?(percentage of perlite, vermiculite...etc?) Bacto ( Peat moss, and perlite, lime buffered to 5.5-6.5.
What Nutrient's are you using? All of fox farm nutes.
How much of each nutrient are you using with how much water? *Knowing the brand is very helpful* 1tsp grow big, 2tbls big bloom per gal for veg. once a week. 1tsp tiger bloom, 1tbls grow big, 1/4 tsp of cha ching, beastie bloomz, or open sesame. then 1/4 tsp of cha ching, beeastie or open later in week all in 1 gal of water.
How often are you feeding? 1 heavey per week for veg. 1 heavy per week for flower, with light supplement later in week.
If flowering, when did you switch over to using Bloom nutrients?
What order are you mixing your nutrients? (example: veg nutes 1st, bloom 2nd ect) Veg NUtes
What is the TDS/EC/PPM of your nutrients used????
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"? 6.2-6.4
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen? pen and strips
How often are you watering?2- times per week
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding?yesterday, twice a week.
What size bulb are you using? t-8 flourescents, 600 w hps.
What is the distance to the canopy?flouros, 2 -4 inches. 600 hps about 12.
What is your RH Factor? (Relative Humidity)40-50%
What is the canopy temperature?80
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range)78-83 day, 68-72 night.
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.) 424 CFM through carbon fliter and hood and out
Tell us about your ventilation, intake exhaust and when its running and not running ? Passive intake, constantly running with filter to scrub air. 24/7
Is the fan blowing directly at plants? Have small fan under canopy for air movement.
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist? No
Is your water HARD or SOFT??
What water are you using? Reverse Osmosis (RO)? Tap? Bottled? Well water? Distilled? Mineral Water?Tap water
Are you using water from a water softener? no
Has plant been recently pruned, cloned or pinched?NO
Have any pest chemicals been used? If so what and when?Pyrethrins spray, doktor doom. Random times through out the week.
Are plant's infected with pest's? Have some spider mites, aphids, but actively taking care of those.
Anyways, any help will be appreciated and here are some pics of the affected plants to go along with this post...:holysheep:
SOIL:
How long has this problem been going on? Noticeable the past 2 weeks, seems its slowly getting worse.
What STRAIN are you growing? God Bud, Purple #1, Blueberry,
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?) Clone
What is the age of your plants?4-8 weeks.
How long have they been in the soil mixture they are in now?2-4 weeks.
How Tall are the plants?8-14 inches
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in? Veg, problem started happening in flower, but seemed to stop with one...
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc) NA
What size pots are you using? (Include how many subjects to pot)2 Gal 1 plant per.
What substrate/medium are you using? What brand of soil mixture are you using?(percentage of perlite, vermiculite...etc?) Bacto ( Peat moss, and perlite, lime buffered to 5.5-6.5.
What Nutrient's are you using? All of fox farm nutes.
How much of each nutrient are you using with how much water? *Knowing the brand is very helpful* 1tsp grow big, 2tbls big bloom per gal for veg. once a week. 1tsp tiger bloom, 1tbls grow big, 1/4 tsp of cha ching, beastie bloomz, or open sesame. then 1/4 tsp of cha ching, beeastie or open later in week all in 1 gal of water.
How often are you feeding? 1 heavey per week for veg. 1 heavy per week for flower, with light supplement later in week.
If flowering, when did you switch over to using Bloom nutrients?
What order are you mixing your nutrients? (example: veg nutes 1st, bloom 2nd ect) Veg NUtes
What is the TDS/EC/PPM of your nutrients used????
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"? 6.2-6.4
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen? pen and strips
How often are you watering?2- times per week
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding?yesterday, twice a week.
What size bulb are you using? t-8 flourescents, 600 w hps.
What is the distance to the canopy?flouros, 2 -4 inches. 600 hps about 12.
What is your RH Factor? (Relative Humidity)40-50%
What is the canopy temperature?80
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range)78-83 day, 68-72 night.
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.) 424 CFM through carbon fliter and hood and out
Tell us about your ventilation, intake exhaust and when its running and not running ? Passive intake, constantly running with filter to scrub air. 24/7
Is the fan blowing directly at plants? Have small fan under canopy for air movement.
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist? No
Is your water HARD or SOFT??
What water are you using? Reverse Osmosis (RO)? Tap? Bottled? Well water? Distilled? Mineral Water?Tap water
Are you using water from a water softener? no
Has plant been recently pruned, cloned or pinched?NO
Have any pest chemicals been used? If so what and when?Pyrethrins spray, doktor doom. Random times through out the week.
Are plant's infected with pest's? Have some spider mites, aphids, but actively taking care of those.
Anyways, any help will be appreciated and here are some pics of the affected plants to go along with this post...:holysheep: