I have 3 indoor plants, about 30 days old. I tried to give nutrients too soon and had nutrient burn. Last week, I swapped out water, and went straight reverse Osmosis water, no nutes, spray twice a day. two days ago, started to lighten up, added nutes. Still looks droopy and getting yelow, mostly the one with roots in the nutes.
Using Lotus Grow, if it makes a difference. Added 3 Tblespoons to about 20 gallons, as I didn’t want to burn again.
Why is this so difficult lol? Add about a tsp, to the 3 gallon jug of top off water. Sprayer is filled from nute tank. Do I need to change water again and fresh nutes? Raised PH from high 5’s to upper 6’s, ppm is right around 400.
Largest plant has roots in the resevoir, other two, are finally gaining ground. I was hoping to be flowering by now, but someday I’ll get there, if I don’t kill them first.
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What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed
Age of plant
Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF
Vessels: Pots, Grow beds, Buckets, fabric pots
PH and TDSof Water, Solution, runoff (if Applicable)
PPM/TDS or EC of nutrient solution if applicable
method used to measure PH and TDS
Indoor or Outdoor if indoor, size of grow space
Light system LED, MH/HPS/CMH/Fluorescents, or other
Actual wattage draw of lights
Current Light Schedule
Temps; Day, Night
Humidity; Day, Night
Ventilation system; Yes, No, Size
AC, Humidifier, De-humidifier,
Co2; Yes, No
If growing Hydro some additional questions:
DWC? RDWC? Autopots? Ebb and Flow? Other?
Distance of liquid below net pot (DWC)
Temperature of reservoir
TDS of nutrient solution
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What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed- Girl Scout Cookies- from here
Age of plant- Seeds popped out of the rockwool approx June 27, so roughly 32 days old.
Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF- DWC, with a drip
Vessels: Pots, Grow beds, Buckets, fabric pots- 3" net pots, rockwool cubes, hydroton rock, 25 gallon resevoir.
PH and TDSof Water, Solution, runoff (if Applicable)- PH 6.5, TDS approx 400… RO Water, starts at roughly 15 ppm
PPM/TDS or EC of nutrient solution if applicable- With nutes, 400 ppm
method used to measure PH and TDS- TDS meter, PH drops
Indoor or Outdoor if indoor, size of grow space- Indoor Super Closet
Light system LED, MH/HPS/CMH/Fluorescents, or other- 450 Watt Bulb with Ballast, I think HPS? Flower side, 600 watt
Actual wattage draw of lights- Not a clue. I dropped to 200, then 250, then 450… if it does adjust… Ballast says so, but I am not a rocket scientist
Current Light Schedule- 20/4
Temps; Day, Night79 Day… no clue night
Humidity; Day, Night- Right around 50%- Humidifier ordered
Ventilation system; Yes, No, Size Air extractor runs 24/7
AC, Humidifier, De-humidifier,- Humidifier ordered
Co2; Yes, No- No CO2 currently, although I have a valve. Would like to add in the future
If growing Hydro some additional questions:
DWC? RDWC? Autopots? Ebb and Flow? Other? DWC with top drip, although timer is 15 min, 4 times per day, would like to do away with
Distance of liquid below net pot (DWC)- 1-3 inches 3 inches I top it up
Temperature of reservoir- Thermometer in there, never read it…
TDS of nutrient solution- 400?
I have a TDS meter. I do not have a PH meter. Will order it tonight. This copy and paste asks ppm 3 different times. I’m guessing that 1st is the plain water, then with nutrients. What’s the third time for?
Yes: roots need to hunt for water. Once you see roots protrude out the bottom of the net pot you can discontinue top feeding. The air stone should be delivering a ‘rolling boil’ to your nute solution and that splashing will keep net pot damp.
1 1/2 to 2" is ideal. That gives enough room for air to get to roots as well as close enough air stone can keep hydroton damp.
When you buy a PH meter; get a good one. Apera makes a decent one, Bluelab is the king of the heap but pricey. You’ll want ‘Standard Reference Solution 7.0’ and of course PH up and down.
