New Grower 1st time super novice need help with set up

[Muddy]

You can go ahead and water your plants. After 5 days their roots are getting deeper into the pots so a good watering is in order. Then just wait till they dry out again before you give them more.

Putting the fan in the attic shouldn't be an issue unless it gets extremely hot up there in the summer. Most of the in line fans have thermal cuts off so that if they start to overhead, they automatically shut down. You can also cut some pieces of rubber and put it between the mounting bracket and what ever you're mounting it to. That will help cut down on vibrations.

Also, the next time you tier, use two cups. Cut the bottom out of one and place it inside the other one. When it's time to transplant just remove the outer cup and you're ready to go. No worries about harming the plant.

 

[beantown_bud]

Hello fellow AFNers,
Muddy thank you for the reply I put the fan in the attic will also do two cups next time less stress on my nerves.
I have not posted in a while everything has been going along smoothly until the retched first feeding. I dredded it but anyway.... the 2 mi5's loved it and are doing great my hbd ehhh not so much. The nutes were phed at 6.2 and run off was 5.5 I knew this was low so I refered to my online bible (AFN) and found that although low it was not extream. The plants are 23 days old.
I relize this will b a challenge without pics but I will do my best to explain
The leaves have tan/lime greenish spots on them it appears to start in the middle of the plant on the two largest leaves and is also effecting some of the leaves above it. They are not on the edges and it is starting tword the middle of the leave where it meets the stem. I will await advice before trying anything.
Thanks in advance n sorry I can't provide pics.
PS I fed 1/4 stregth general hydroponics nutes according to the instructions.

 

[The Squid]

Hey there gal. I've been wondering where you've been. Hadn't seen any posts or anything and I guess I missed the last couple. Sorry about that.

You can bring those T5s real close. As close as an inch away just make sure you keep air blowing across it and the temps on point so that you don't cook them. They don't emit a whole lot of heat so it should be fine. Also, be careful with them growing into the light when they really get going they will be growing an inch or more a day so watch out.

Without seeing it the coloring sounds like some lsight problems from the ph being off. 5.5 isn't extreme but it's still too low. You can raise the ph of your feeds to gradually bring your runoff back up. And you can also add a little dolomite lime if you can find it easily and work some into the first inch or less of your top soil and when you water it'll drain down with it and slowly raise your ph.

I wouldn't feed them anymore until you know your ph is good. Otherwise they can't eat what you give them anyway. Hope this helped.

 

[beantown_bud]

Hey there squid thanks for the reply,
I know it's difficult without pics I have no camera. Well now the leaves (the ones effected) seem to be clawing under. Do you think I should flush her or give her a minute.? All three plants are so cool and differ from one another structurly speaking and the way the hbd was growing it was def the most interesting. I just hope I have not done her in. If I flush it should I make the ph a lil higher if it was 5.5 run off do you think like 6.5 or 7?

I have been following along with your grow squid I can't see the pics but I enjoy reading along. Hows the veggie garden coming along?

 

[The Squid]

Hey there bb. Thanks for following along. As far as the veggie garden I am just awaiting sprouts, and trying to thwart the attempts of squirrels and cats to mess my dirt up by digging around. haha.

"The Claw" is what one of mine did bad. That's ph being off, same as I had. I would just water(at the appropriate time) with plain ph water with a little higher ph, like yes, high 6 or 7. That should bring it back into range and pick back up after a few days +/-. Hope this helped.

 

[Muddy]

Real hard to make a good diagnosis without pictures. But the pH is certainly an issue. Look around and see if you can find some hydrated lime. It is faster acting than dolomite, which is best for mixing in with the soil. Add about 1.5 teaspoons of it to a gallon of water and feed them. Wait 3-4 days and check your pH again. My guess is that you're getting nute lockout from the low pH.

 

[beantown_bud]

Good morning AFN,
Muddy.... I know it's challenging with no pics but I appriciate your sight unseen diagnosis. I was glad you stopped by I know you have grown hbd before. The 2mi5s seem to still b doing well is the hbd more sensitive? I will have to get some lime the only things I have on hand today are bat guano, steamed bone meal, and worm castings. My big question is when do I attempt anything, they were watered and given this initial feeding on Sat. the soil is still quite moist. Should I allow it to dry out some before attempting to add any more h2o?

Squid... the retched claw grrr. I wanted to start a veggie garden too just a small one I thought it would b a fun thing to do with the grandbaby your advice is always helpful and appricialted. Thats what I like about this site I find myself on here often, and it's not just helpful with growing but some folks here really crack me up great people.

 

[The Squid]

Hey bb. Sorry it's been a couple days. If that happens just send me a pm so I can remember to check out your grow asap. I try to help out several people on here and sometimes I just miss new posts or something, but feel free to poke me around to remind me, haha.

Veggies gardens are fun, tiring and gratifying. Mine is only about 5x3 feet. Pretty small. I just threw it together one day with what I had around the house. We plan on having a few more raised gardens and/or container gardens around the back yard sooner or later.

I know it's been a couple days but don't water them if they are still moist. You need to wait and make sure they get pretty dry before watering again. This gets the roots to stretch out searching for water and that in turn makes for a bigger, healthier plant. Getting lime as Muddy said is a good idea, if you can I suppose. Hope all is well.

 

[beantown_bud]

Hey Squid thanks for stopping by....
No problem I actually found growbewan's thread and it was very helpful because the problems he was having mirrored mine right down to the pics of the leaves. I treated mine in a similar fashion with the lime although I couldn't find hydrated I got the only lime I could find espoma organic garden lime. I thought home depot would have a variety but this was the only one they had. I also gave them a folliar feed with cal mag 1/2 tsp per quart and will do that for one more day to equal 3 days. The hbd leaves have gotten better it seems and the other two girls are just moving right along. I have one of each pheno with the mi5's it appears one bushy and one single cola.
They are 30 days old I am wondering when I should add the hps lights should I wait a lil longer? As the plants are growing bigger I am worried that they are not recieving sufficient light. I still have the t5 and 4 cfls but they are all not recieving the same amount of light. I rotate them so they each have time to get what appears to be the "stongest" lighting spot (the center).
Thanks again peace brotha

 

[Muddy]

Personally, I've not found HBD to be a sensitive strain. By the time you get the lime they should be dry enough to go ahead and feed it. I have outdoor plants that sometimes stay we for 10 or 12 days during periods of rain. While not ideal, I've not seen any issues. Since this is a one time thing it should cause any issues.

Good morning AFN,
Muddy.... I know it's challenging with no pics but I appriciate your sight unseen diagnosis. I was glad you stopped by I know you have grown hbd before. The 2mi5s seem to still b doing well is the hbd more sensitive? I will have to get some lime the only things I have on hand today are bat guano, steamed bone meal, and worm castings. My big question is when do I attempt anything, they were watered and given this initial feeding on Sat. the soil is still quite moist. Should I allow it to dry out some before attempting to add any more h2o?