Week 8! What is happening?! I thought it was lighting issues because they were stretching. So I bought new lights (2000 full spec led x 2) Then it looked like they were getting too much light (brown tips, a few spotting on leaves) so I raised them. Then they were drooping so I adjusted humidity (Now at 40%) Some leaves have upward curl so I adjusted temp (steady 75° now) Then my Banner auto started developing a purple tint in top leaves, checked ph and its between 6.5 and 7.0. Im using the bergmans cycle. I water once or twice a week depending on saturation. If its too dry I water twice. Water and nute day is Fri. I water until runoff. About 1/2 gallon to 3/4 each.
All are budding. I cycle 12/12 with lighting. On red spectrum for 2 weeks now. Idk what else to change but obviously there’s something wrong. Went through troubleshoot but everything on there describes what Im seeing.
Any insight is appreciated.
@Teddy6139 Can you take some pics in a brighter natural light please. It’s hard to make out with that shade to help you with a potential diagnosis. This crowd will help you figure it out with a quickness lol.
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Like @Fieldofdreams said take some pictures under natural light. Cant give diagnosis with purple lighting.
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Nit much natural light. Theyre in a closet. But I was able to get a few clear shots.
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Justa guess but looks humid af in there
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No. My humidity is at 40%
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Word i just read that my bad
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They call the little tip browning painting her nails lol. It means you e pushed her just to the edge of her nute tolerance without actual damage.
I’ll defer the Tiger stripes to a more seasoned vet here……
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Do you mean too much nutes? Should I skip the next feeding?
And would that also cause the top wilts and curling downward?
to answer this from us and yourself, we need to know what lies below the surface. Run off numbers or a slurry test is used for TDS and PH. Do you have any run off numbers? Typically a support ticket is needed. What’s the age, medium using, lighting, environmental conditions, your water source, nutrients using etc…
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So I ansered most of that in the og post. The medium is organic soil. No adds at all. Got it when I first planted 8 weeks ago. The runoff ph is between 6.5 and 7.0. I use Bergmans all stages. Right now Im using Flowering. My temp is steady 75 and humidity is 40%. Theyre in 3g fabric pots. 12/12 cycle lighting. Idk what you mean by tds.
Also what is your watering Schedule , how much and how often.
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I water mostly once a week unless especially dry. Then I water twice till runoff and that ends up being 1/2 gallon to 3/4 gallon
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A good practice is to lift the pots before watering and after to check the weight. I generally water to run off every 3 days let pots dry out. Also if your light has 2 switches veg and Bloom I would turn both switches on red an blue spectrum.
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Thats pretty much how I check for watering. But I did just switch to flowering spectrum 2 wks ago so I will turn them both back on. I does seem to coincide with all the newer issues Im seeing. The wilting and curling, the purple stripes.
Thanks. Ill turn em all back on. I appreciate your time!
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Also, am I good with 12/12 on autos?
@Teddy6139 what times are you seeing the wilting? The general consensus on here is that wilt is typically either the plants at rest or there in need of some hydration. Fabric pots certainly dry faster than plastic and 1x per week seems really low. I have a different situation but I’m of the opinion it’s a 2-3 day cycle. I gave them a gallon each last night with only a slight runoff and will be on it again Sunday. It’s a case by case scenario I believe.
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18 /6 or 12 /12 will be fine . Autos will grow on about any reasonable light schedule.
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@Teddy6139 some here go 24/0 with autos
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