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Verbalist
Verbaliststarted grow question 3 years ago
Any idea whats wrong with her? Or could anybody tell which causes those yellow and brown spots and edges of the leaves looking a bit crispy.. I added to the reservoir a bit of GHE’s Micro5-0-1 for plant to absorb small doses of Nitrogen. Also added Cal/Mag but no difference
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MrStinky
MrStinkyanswered grow question 3 years ago
With a plant so small it is hard to tell. With your setup, however, the answer may be there: What is your ppm? What is your pH? (also what is your water natural pH?) Does your pH keep spiking? Is your RH good? Did you mist with lights on? At this stage, for say the first 2 week or so I wouldnt add any nutrients but just calmag at say 150 (based on RO or soft tap) and trust in the cotyledons to see you through until they a couple inches tall and the plant is more developed. If your ppm is low (but suitable for the seedling stage) but your water supply base pH is high, you may be inadvertently getting a yoyo effect spiking your pH as when your low level ppm drops this can cause a pH spike similar to adding too high ppm and getting a yoyo from the other side. From the looks of it I would say tox or pH issue and not underfed - under feeding at this stage is hard to do whatever your medium as them cotyledons do have enough food in them to see a plant through until its roots are developed enough to primarily absorb water rather than relying on RH and transpiration through leafs. Not to sound daft, but you havent got your light on 100% at a distance where it should be on say 30%, have you? The leaf taco makes me think light burn or accidental burn from misting but DWC is so touchy it could be setup related, especially at this early stage where variables getting out of whack can have such devastating effects. Sorry I cant be of more help, just so many variables and such a tiny plant it is hard to say for sure, although I would go veeeery easy on nutes for a while just in case you did accidentally dose it too high and aim for like 200-250ppm at the most and keep an eye out for deficiencies or further detrimental effects.
gaNjahgrOW
gaNjahgrOWanswered grow question 3 years ago
I've had this issue many times. It's usually because there is a nutrient deficiency. It usually happens before I add any nutrients. In the beginning my plants just sit in water for a week or so before I add any nutrients. It's usually at the end of this week of just water where I noticed the yellowing of leaves. Once I add my base nutrients, the problem goes away. When I first started growing I was giving my plants new trains right away but when I added cow mag It cleared up future growth. Obviously the leaves that were yellow stayed that way I ended up cutting them off. Sounds like you may have other issues though if you've already tried adding the nutrients plus the cow mag like you said
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AMSFiend
AMSFiendanswered grow question 3 years ago
If it started at the lower leaves and moved upward this appears to be a potassium deficiency. To correct you can either add a small amount of bloom nutrient to your solution or try some banana tea. Soak some banana peels (pesticide free) in a pitcher of water for 2-3 days and it will leech out the nutrients and beneficial bacteria. Good luck and keep us updated!
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Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 3 years ago
Could be a lot of things with DWC. Hard to to say without water conditions is your PH on point? Is the water temperature correct? Is the environment good? I don’t give nutrients to my seedlings until at least 3 weeks after they sprout. But I know my growing medium takes care of her needs. There’s a few things that could be a factor as to why she looks like that. Could also be the genetics of that plant just a bit off too. Sometimes they grow out of it. But it still looks decent. I had a janky one end up being my rockstar so I’m alway team keep the plant alive. I hope you find what’s wrong.
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