New Grower First Grow - Northern Lights Autoflower - Sprouty

[Phrygian]

Oh no!! Getting a few leaves that look like this...dry and cracking too. Is this a nutrient deficiency??

2/19/2015		23w CFL x 2 @ 4-5" high
2/20/2015		Broke soil
2/22/2015		Moved light 1" closer
2/24/2015		1st watering - 6.4 PH - 2 L
2/28/2015		3rd set of leaves growing
2/28/2015		Aprox 2" from seedling
3/2/2015		23w CFL x 4 @ 2" high
3/2/2015		Water - 6.4 PH - 2 L
3/7/2015		Water 2 L, Nutrients 5 ml
3/11/2015		Water 2 L
3/14/2015		Water 2 L, Nutrients 7.5 ml
3/16/2015		Added 2 x 42w 2700K bulbs on top
3/17/2015		Water 2 L

 

[armanidog]

How much nitrogen is in your nutrients? Edit: I see it is 4-3-3.

Yellowing, Browning & Death of Lower Leaves: This is generally caused by nitrogen or iron deficiency. Pot-bound plants are especially susceptible. Regular application of fertilizer and repotting periodically in fresh soil avoids this problem.

Maybe try a tiny bit of soluble fertilizer with 10-10-10 and see if some extra nitrogen will help.

 

[Phrygian]

Thank you armanidog! Picking up my PH up today and will give it some nutes.

 

[Phrygian]

Picked up some PH up and gave it 2.25 L of water and 10 ml total nutes. PH'd to 6.5. I noticed a lot more water run off this time.

 

[Phrygian]

Before I started I was paranoid about over watering and giving too much nutes. It seems I did the exact opposite. A bunch of leaves look a little rough, but I think she'll be ok

Day 31. Another watering this morning, a little over 2 L and 15 ml total of nutes. Was pretty dry today. Do notice some definite vertical growth now! Been raising the overhead lights a tiny bit each day.

 

[Duckster]

Welcome to AFN Canna I did the same thing. Went from too much water, then not enough water and nutes. Now I'm running with a modified version of Tang's AN feed schedule and things seem better. Other ta a few rough looking leaves, your girls is looking good. But you may a lockout issue going on. Do you have a way to measure the pH of your soil?

 

[Phrygian]

Thanks! Just lately I've measured the run off. It was about 6.2. Water with nutes ph'd to 6.5

 

[A Gardener]

You should be really pleased, it's good work. Enjoy the rest of your grow.

 

[Duckster]

Thanks! Just lately I've measured the run off. It was about 6.2. Water with nutes ph'd to 6.5

If the water/nutes went in at 6.5 and came out at 6.2, that means the soil is probably down around 5.9-6.0. Some nuts are locked out at that level. You might want to raise the pH of what you put in to 6.8-6.9. That should to bring the soil pH up a bit. But just my 2 cents. lol
Cheers

 

[stepside]

I'm glad I'm reading this. The whole pH thing is kicking my ass. That clicked Thanks man