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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/250W
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Indoor
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LST
weeks Technique
FIMing
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Soil
Grow medium
4 L
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Week 1. Vegetation
6 years ago
18 hrs
23 °C
No Smell
60 %
23 °C
50.8 cm
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Week 2. Vegetation
6 years ago
18 hrs
23 °C
6.3
No Smell
45 %
23 °C
1 L
0 L
45.72 cm
Spent the whole week wondering if I was over or under watering. I was waiting about 3 days between waterings and only watering until I saw a few drops come out the bottom of the cup. I've been nervous because I keep seeing the most common mistake new growers make is overwatering. Ended the week with a poorly executed transplant into a 1 gallon smart pot (it's all I have atm). The root ball held together for the most part but after I got it into the new pot it kept falling over. Its standing up now. Hopefully it's not too mad at me.
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 years ago
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
No Smell
50 %
20 °C
1 L
0 L
45.72 cm
Rate of growth seems pretty good but I'm still seeing leaves twist after looking good for about a week. I thought the first set may have been due to the seed casing getting stuck on the sprout early in its life but now I'm seeing the same pattern on the next set as the mature. I feel like I've been starving this plant of water out of fear of over watering.
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Week 4. Vegetation
6 years ago
17.78 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.8
No Smell
50 %
18 °C
4 L
1 L
60.96 cm
I still keep seeing the new growth look great for about a week before it starts to curl and turn dark. I'm even seeing it on the first set of 5 leaves.
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Wolfjorgensen
Wolfjorgensenstarted grow question 6 years ago
Has anyone seen this issue with leaves curling and turning dark after about a week of growth. I'm using store bought spring water ph'd to 6.5-6.8. Only watering once a week.
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Leaves. Curl down
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey there so over watering can cause this droop effect, but being in only 1 gallon pots and your plants arent just little seedling, they're nice looking young veg plants. Under watering can cause this similar symptom, hows your fans? Do you have some that are going all day or most of the day? The majority of your photos seems pretty dry soil, not muddy or extremely dark with water. Watering once a week doesn't sound excessive to me. When you do water, do the plants perk up or do they stay the same? If they perk upwards then they're under watered, if not then look into extending you waterings a few days more than a week, or up your air flow around the top and bottom of your grow space. You could also try a mild feeding of kelp extract as this is a common "plant tonic ". Happy growing friend, I'm sure they'll battle through since their over all health doesn't seem too severely bad as of yet.
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Week 5. Vegetation
6 years ago
17.78 cm
18 hrs
74 °C
6.5
Weak
40 %
62 °C
4 L
1 L
60.96 cm
It's been a pretty good week. I waited for undeniable signs of under watering before I gave it more water and I didn't have to wait long. I think the curling leaves from earlier weeks was due to nitrogen toxicity as those leaves are permanently deformed. There were black spots on all the severed growth tips after FIMing and it took a few days to recover but I'm finally seeing some new growth in that area.
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Week 6. Vegetation
6 years ago
20.32 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.5
Weak
40 %
21 °C
4 L
1 L
60.96 cm
I switched my light cycle to being on at night and off during the day in order to stabilize day/night temps better. I'll probably transplant to a 2 or 3 gallon pot next week.
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Wolfjorgensen
Wolfjorgensencommentedweek 46 years ago
@experimentGREEN, I have a 4" inline exhaust fan that is always running on a low setting. I have a small stationary fan at the bottom to move air around. It seems the leaves that haven't been effected yet may perk up some after watering but the ones that are curled never recover.
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreencommented6 years ago
@Wolfjorgensen, hmmm well the leaves perking up is a good sign, that's a great way to tell they want water. The curled ones though, is it just a few, or are you noticing more happening? Because if its only a few older leaves with the claw...maybe they got nutrient damage or something else and just can't recover. I had some leaves that got damaged in veg state and when i noticed they weren't healing i removed them and let the plant grow more.
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 16 years ago
Is that the size of a solo cup? If yes, I would suggest pull it all out and add another inch of moist soil to the bottom, as I believe you are trying to grow a nice, healthy root system for transplanting later on. Just dump it upside down on your hand and add 1 inch, or 5cm or whatever of damp soil into cup, then put back in before the roots get there. Else, be prepared to transplant early, say in one week to her big girl pot.
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommented6 years ago
@Wolfjorgensen, if done right, plants will suffer 0 damage during a transplant. However, I would put them in 3gal pots, not 1gallon.
Wolfjorgensen
Wolfjorgensencommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons, Well I just did it and my technique was a bit sloppy. The dirt ball crumbled and the limp root system flopped over the back of my hand. I was able to get it covered quickly. The roots are bigger than I expected so I will probably be moving to a 1 gallon pot in a few days. I just hope it can survive the shock of two transplants on such a short period of time.
Wolfjorgensen
Wolfjorgensencommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons, Thanks for the tip. I was thinking about that last night.
SensiSmellYahLater
SensiSmellYahLatercommentedweek 26 years ago
I love seeing a new grow start on this site. I can't wait to see what methods you employ to grow your plants and I look forward to checking back in to see how things develop. Best wishes my new friend.
Wolfjorgensen
Wolfjorgensencommented6 years ago
@SensiSmellYahLater, Thank you! I'm really glad I can share my experience with people who are interested.
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 46 years ago
Hey there ol Greg 😂😂😂 love that character 😂😂😂 anyway hope I answered your question , let me know if you have any other issues 🚀
Athos
Athoscommentedweek 46 years ago
To answer your question: Two issues here. The first is transplant shock when you transplanted two weeks ago, it was too soon and so the rootballl could not held the soil together and the roots were damaged. The second issue is some over watering, you are watering until you completely saturate the pot, which in this case is wrong, you need to give it much less water, for now let the soil dry up before watering again and when you do water, give it a cup of water, no more.
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreencommentedweek 26 years ago
Hey so im seeing you transplant into smart pots? So my seedling cup took about 1 week to fully dry and thats a comparable scale (my tiny seedling and pint cup to your 1 gallon air accessible pot and several week old plant. Im definitely leaning towards underwater not over...and perhaps you may have made roots slightly unhappy but they'll correct themselves.
Wolfjorgensen
Wolfjorgensencommentedweek 46 years ago
Thanks to everyone for the help. I will consider all the information you have given me.
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