Bowl Destroyer
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Hi MP,
I have had a recurring problem with my grows. I have been trying to elminate all "factors" leading to this problem, but am still having trouble finding and ultimately solving it.
heres info:
Closet grow
Under a 400w HPS with MH conversion
Warmer to hotter temperature
Poorer Air Circulation,
About to enter week 5 flowering
(problem always occurs midway into plants life, not dependent on how long flowering has been going on)
PH is "fine," close to 7 (i use a analog meter)
I am using a heavy soil. This particular grow, I'm using those tiny 1 gallon pots. I have used 5 gallons and they seem to make little difference.
I am sure I have hard water problems. When I take a shower, my soap does not lather.
I have several juice jugs filled with water, and they sit out for days before I use them (so Chlorine will evaporate)
I water "as needed." I try to everyday. I give a dose of Miracle Grow 24 8 16 ONCE per week. Generally this is 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per gallon, so not all too much but enough.
***As a side note, as an experiment, I added a good dose of MgSO4-7H2O (epsom salt) to 1 plant, and added nothing but the regular nutes to the other. The plant that I added the epsom salt is having MORE problems than the other!
Soon, in fact probably today, I will start supplementing some 15-30-15 into the Miracle Gro solution
SO with all that said....obviously I am dealing with less than desireable conditions but I manage to get nice quantities and quality of bud. However I keep running into this massive problem where the leaves die from the middle of hte leaf, spreading to the tip where the tip ends up dying and curling up
it is NOT nute burn. My guess to the problem: Lack of CO2, or heat related stress with a lack of Ca
Tips? Advice? Notice in the picture where the leaves start to die from the INSIDE OUT, turning from a green, to grey, to brown, then spreading to the tip of the leaf finally killing the latter half of the leaf and it curls upward
Thanks a lot gentlemen (and ladies!)
destroyer
I have had a recurring problem with my grows. I have been trying to elminate all "factors" leading to this problem, but am still having trouble finding and ultimately solving it.
heres info:
Closet grow
Under a 400w HPS with MH conversion
Warmer to hotter temperature
Poorer Air Circulation,
About to enter week 5 flowering
(problem always occurs midway into plants life, not dependent on how long flowering has been going on)
PH is "fine," close to 7 (i use a analog meter)
I am using a heavy soil. This particular grow, I'm using those tiny 1 gallon pots. I have used 5 gallons and they seem to make little difference.
I am sure I have hard water problems. When I take a shower, my soap does not lather.
I have several juice jugs filled with water, and they sit out for days before I use them (so Chlorine will evaporate)
I water "as needed." I try to everyday. I give a dose of Miracle Grow 24 8 16 ONCE per week. Generally this is 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per gallon, so not all too much but enough.
***As a side note, as an experiment, I added a good dose of MgSO4-7H2O (epsom salt) to 1 plant, and added nothing but the regular nutes to the other. The plant that I added the epsom salt is having MORE problems than the other!
Soon, in fact probably today, I will start supplementing some 15-30-15 into the Miracle Gro solution
SO with all that said....obviously I am dealing with less than desireable conditions but I manage to get nice quantities and quality of bud. However I keep running into this massive problem where the leaves die from the middle of hte leaf, spreading to the tip where the tip ends up dying and curling up
it is NOT nute burn. My guess to the problem: Lack of CO2, or heat related stress with a lack of Ca
Tips? Advice? Notice in the picture where the leaves start to die from the INSIDE OUT, turning from a green, to grey, to brown, then spreading to the tip of the leaf finally killing the latter half of the leaf and it curls upward
Thanks a lot gentlemen (and ladies!)
destroyer