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What’s causing my leafs to curl?

Mars8_8
Mars8_8started grow question 23d ago
Leafs are curling inward on new growth. It’s not exclusive to the tops. It’s only 2/4 plants. It’s still growing fine as it’s my tallest and biggest plants. I’ve adjusted my light down to 2/10 as my first fix and moved the fans around. Any suggestions?
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Leaves. Curl up
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 22d ago
If potassium is low, leaf edges can curl up from a lack of nutrient(K) to support guard cells that regulate stomata. Whenever the edges of the margin go up, it indicates a lack of "water" or a burning off of water, "cooling" faster than "uptake is occurring". But very small differences, the edges of the margin being affected, tell us the plant is dictating what parts of the leaf to sacrifice, telling us its a mobile nutrient at its root , (K). Potassium is the key nutrient responsible for regulating the turgor pressure within guard cells, which in turn controls the opening and closing of the stomata (pores) in plants. 90% of all water use during the day is cooling-related. More light = more cooling = more water movement = more osmosis = more pressure More airflow = more transpiration = more pressure. 2 plants closer to higher levels of airflow will have higher levels of transpiration, causing a higher pressure. Symptom overall of the plant not on old growth means it's not a true deficiency but potentially a very early symptom of antagonism of K via calmag over fert. The plant is photosynthesizing slightly faster than it can get water where it needs to be, therefore sacrificing the "edges" ever so slightly, not necessarily just the light; water movement is done with pressure, and the turgor pressure comes from various sources like airflow, not just light. Basically, the plant's pressure balance is off; she is pushing out ever so slightly more than she is taking up, whether that is a water issue below or above or a very early loss of guard cell function due to an antagonism of K, I'm not sure. It could just be basic environmentals, but I'm assuming you covered the basics. Best of luck. She looks well cared for, well done.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 22d ago
possibly boron deficiency because of the contortion, but that'd be unusual... more likely lockout from another nute too high or ph-lockout. chlorosis on new grwoth could also be too much p or k. I don't think it's the case here, though. I'd see how it progresses before doing anything drastics. The overall health of your plant allows you to be patient. is there direct wind? is the temp and rh solid? Too much light can definitely cause chlorosis at top and make leaves taco a bit, if it was too intense... it can even take a bit of time for intensity to cause a problem - i.e. it doesn't have to happen overnight or immediately for it to be a cumulative effect over time. I don't know how drastic 2/10 is, but don't sacrifice DLI... if you want to test that out as a possible cause, you can see where there are no symptoms... raise light relative to that or reduce power in a proportional way to that, which is more of a guess than the first option unless you took measurements (klux or ppf/ppe would work for this context - take measurement at distance where there are no symptoms.. adjust power until that is the intensity at top of canopy).
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 22d ago
edge curl can be from RH, Temps and Light, but according to your diary it is all looking good. RH is 60% a bit high but manageable Temps are in the 20c range, perfect and lights are at 18/6 50cm hang height and that's good. I guess you could try lowering the intensity a bit. base this off of if the node spacing is to tight.
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 22d ago
That's over fertilisation with a too strong or too close light.
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