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What's wrong with my leafs? Rookie please help

FirstTimeGrow
FirstTimeGrowstarted grow question 5 years ago
Please help! First grow. Some plants leafs look not good. Midway through week 3
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Leaves. Curl down
Leaves. Color - Pale
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FirstTimeGrow
FirstTimeGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
Thank you guys for all the help. Im going to replant tomorrow in a 5gal fabric pot. I'll give just a slight watering after no nutes and update results on my grow journal. Follow and help me along if ya'll would like. Any advice or tips are well needed.
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HighRoller909
HighRoller909answered grow question 5 years ago
oh my god,such confusing answers,only Captain seems to be right there.Simply,your pot is too small,all those nutrients you ve been giving to your plant made residue in soil,since soil volume is low this can happen all normal,those residue causing soil ph to drop and this causes nutrient lock out and thus your plant can absorb and use what you are giving to feed it. Transplant them into final pots, just water those final pots before transferring and place the plants in them.they look good no worries,they'll recover quick. And you don't need TopMax at this stage.And I see you are ordering fish mix, please don't use bio grow and fish mix together as it will probably create a real nitrogen toxicity problem. any feeding attempt from now on IN THOSE SMALL POTS will make the problem bigger
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FirstTimeGrow
FirstTimeGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
I use RO water from a cleaner then average well. I have not tested the EC, Ive been doing the best I can with PH and parts per million. Ive never really tested water like this and I only have a cheap meter thats hard to calibrate.
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FirstTimeGrow
FirstTimeGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
Ive only used biobizz. No calmag yet.
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pepitogrillo
pepitogrilloanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey @FirstTimeGrow! I'm sorry but I've to disagree with some other m8s. They don't really look burnt by Nitrogen, as they don't look overwatered. They maybe got just a little more than necesary but they don't look so bad (dark green leaves, small stems, claw style leaves...) I just think you should repot them and add Cal-Mag. When you prepare the solution, you should first check EC. If you are using tap water (let it sit for 24h b4 to remove the chlorine) and then add Cal-Mag until 0.4 EC, then add the rest of the fertilizers.
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removed_36152
removed_36152answered grow question 5 years ago
Slight over watering pot size to small , remember cal mag is not a defiency it’s two diff nutes calcium and magnesium and it almost looks like a magnesium deficieny to me as well , hit it with an epsom salt foilar feed with some nitrogen a lil calcium you’ll be fine . What style do you grow like nute wise
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FirstTimeGrow
FirstTimeGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
I will transplant them tomorrow. I have cal-mag and a few other nutrients. Im just not sure if its calcium deficiency or nitrogen burn or both. Should I slowly correct one, then the other? Also a few members earlier said I possibly over watered. I water twice a week and soil has no moisture before watering. If i did over water is there a way to help burns or deficiency before next watering?
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pepitogrillo
pepitogrilloanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey @FirstTimeGrow! You got a calcium deficiency over there. One of the photos shows brown dots over the leave. You can use eggs, only the shield. Crush it and add it to your soil.
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Getaway
Getawayanswered grow question 5 years ago
Nitrogen burn
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CaptainCream
CaptainCreamanswered grow question 5 years ago
As i see they are growin in 200ml plastic cup. They have definitly not enaught space for roots. Plant them to bigger pot and should be ok .✊
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FirstTimeGrow
FirstTimeGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
Thank you I'll try these things. I was going to transplant them in a few days. They wouldn't becoming root bound would they?
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kozakoto
kozakotoanswered grow question 5 years ago
Ill say too much water or low humidity, or both. good luck my friend!
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MiPotFarm
MiPotFarmanswered grow question 5 years ago
Looks to me like a slight over watering and maybe a bit of hot soil! Let her dry out good before your next watering and give her only ph water 💦 other than that she actually looks pretty good! Shouldn’t be nothing serious!! Good luck 🍀👍
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