MysticMisfit
New Member
Hi guys, so I just registered and this is my first post, ever! I've basically just started growing this precious plant because honestly the kind that me and my friends buy are basically quite low quality I think. Mostly because they always contain loads of seeds, which I heard ruins bud development as the plant focuses more on the seeds once they show up. Besides, who wouldn't want to grow their own buds?
Anyways, to the point. I germinated 3 Silver Auto Haze seeds, all of which sprouted. Long story short, 1 died probably due to pests (found it snapped in half with woodlice crawling all over it), while the other two are still alive. Woo. Currently my problem is that the bottom leaves have started to yellow and dry up (I'll include photos at the end). I noticed this happened after I watered it with some nutes. The next day or two it showed signs of yellowing. Currently they have just finished their 3rd week, and I think I haven't given them nutes for about a week now.
Details about the setup;
Soil - I used soil from our backyard, which apparently was brought from near a carob tree in a field/the wild. Mixed this with perlite and white peat. Unfortunately the pH seems to be slightly higher than one would want; 7.2-7.5; this seems to never change no matter how much I lower the pH of the water going in (dropping it to like 4.3 and the run off is just always 7.2.
Pots; I'm using 11L fabric pots (heard these help loads with drainage).
Nutrients; I bought Advanced nutrients Micro, grow and bloom, + voodoo juice, vit B52, Big Bud and Overdrive. I also have pH UP and DOWN to alter the pH levels as needed.
Charlotte and Emily are basically being left outside in a sort of greenhouse I made, exposed to natural sunlight only. It's currently November, and I live roughly in the Southern part of the Mediterranean. Temperatures currently are 25-21C in the day, 14-19C during the night. Sunlight is somewhat of a problem, as the only places I can grow them are on either side of the house (at least if I want to keep them hidden from the neighbours), which means unless I'm home and shift them from one side to the other (which can actually get them up to like maybe 9-10 hours of light), they might get a maximum of 5 hours of light a day (I read somewhere they need at least a minimum of 4 hours of direct sunlight to live). Currently I brought them inside because I discovered that in the afternoon they get more light than they do in the morning in a particular spot by a window.
As for a feeding regime, I read an autoflower guide, which said to add about 0.5ml (25% recommended dose by company) of Micro, grow and bloom per litre of water when it comes to feeding them, and to always include 0.5ml voodoo juice and Vit B52 per litre. I roughly give them each about 1 litre of water with each watering. As for frequency of watering, I'm roughly watering between 4 to 7 days, depending on how dry the soil is.
Anyways, like I mentioned, when I gave it the second feed (at like 1.5 weeks? Also I always water right about dawn before I go to work, like 1 hour before sunrise) Charlotte (which is older by two days from potting) was wilting by the time I got home, which was like 13 hours post feed/water, and the cotyledons where yellowing/drying up. Emily seems to have fared better, while still having yellowing of leaves, she never wilted, and the yellowing seems much slower than what Charlotte's was. Since then (this is the end of week 3) I have only fed with normal water (I'm alternating between boiled tap water [to get rid of excess chlorine] and bottled drinking water). The yellowing/drying then just started working it's way upwards, to the older leaves. New leaves seem to be absolutely fine.
Now from what I have read, there could be a few reasons why this has happened;
1; Nute burn is what I first suspected, considering it happened literally straight after the second feed.
2; Possibly a Nitrogen deficiency, BUT the whole leaves/leaf do/does not turn yellow, but more it works it's way up and dries up immediately as it yellows.
3; pH levels are screwed up; run off water is almost always 7.2, no matter how much pH down I add (bringing the pH down to even 4.3). Even if I don't alter the pH of the water and it's like, 9, the pH of the run off is 7.3 due to the buffering. However looking at the pH/nutrient availability chart, 7.2 doesn't seem to be in a bad place since all nutrients are still available, perhaps simply not as efficient as it could be.
4; Over watering; I saw some pictures of over watering which lead to the leaves going somewhat yellow from the bottom, Charlotte's leaves are somewhat droopy at the bottom, however the upper ones perk up just fine when the sun comes up. Emily doesn't seem to have any problems with drooping (at least when the sun is up) apart from the leaves which are half yellow/dry.
Also, oddly enough, Emily's cotyledons are still intact, and she seems to be growing better than Charlotte is (which is the opposite of how things were in the beginning). I tried brushing against the completely dried up leaves, hoping they would fall of, since I heard it's pointless them being there, but the buggers won't fall off and I'm afraid of tugging at them. Also, yellowing has started to occur on other leaves at the very tips, however it is much slower than what it what before, I think. I only just took photos, so i can't really compare :/
As a side note, Charlotte's soil is also far more compact since I poured the water rather too quickly the first time round. Emily's feels far more airy/light since I pour water onto my hand first to lessen the force at which it hits the soil. That's how I water them now.
Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated! Personally I'm thinking it's just a nute burn and I need to wait it out, but you guys are probably more experienced than me and have dealt with this before, so I'm open to other possible suggestions
These are Charlotte and Emily, respectively;
Anyways, to the point. I germinated 3 Silver Auto Haze seeds, all of which sprouted. Long story short, 1 died probably due to pests (found it snapped in half with woodlice crawling all over it), while the other two are still alive. Woo. Currently my problem is that the bottom leaves have started to yellow and dry up (I'll include photos at the end). I noticed this happened after I watered it with some nutes. The next day or two it showed signs of yellowing. Currently they have just finished their 3rd week, and I think I haven't given them nutes for about a week now.
Details about the setup;
Soil - I used soil from our backyard, which apparently was brought from near a carob tree in a field/the wild. Mixed this with perlite and white peat. Unfortunately the pH seems to be slightly higher than one would want; 7.2-7.5; this seems to never change no matter how much I lower the pH of the water going in (dropping it to like 4.3 and the run off is just always 7.2.
Pots; I'm using 11L fabric pots (heard these help loads with drainage).
Nutrients; I bought Advanced nutrients Micro, grow and bloom, + voodoo juice, vit B52, Big Bud and Overdrive. I also have pH UP and DOWN to alter the pH levels as needed.
Charlotte and Emily are basically being left outside in a sort of greenhouse I made, exposed to natural sunlight only. It's currently November, and I live roughly in the Southern part of the Mediterranean. Temperatures currently are 25-21C in the day, 14-19C during the night. Sunlight is somewhat of a problem, as the only places I can grow them are on either side of the house (at least if I want to keep them hidden from the neighbours), which means unless I'm home and shift them from one side to the other (which can actually get them up to like maybe 9-10 hours of light), they might get a maximum of 5 hours of light a day (I read somewhere they need at least a minimum of 4 hours of direct sunlight to live). Currently I brought them inside because I discovered that in the afternoon they get more light than they do in the morning in a particular spot by a window.
As for a feeding regime, I read an autoflower guide, which said to add about 0.5ml (25% recommended dose by company) of Micro, grow and bloom per litre of water when it comes to feeding them, and to always include 0.5ml voodoo juice and Vit B52 per litre. I roughly give them each about 1 litre of water with each watering. As for frequency of watering, I'm roughly watering between 4 to 7 days, depending on how dry the soil is.
Anyways, like I mentioned, when I gave it the second feed (at like 1.5 weeks? Also I always water right about dawn before I go to work, like 1 hour before sunrise) Charlotte (which is older by two days from potting) was wilting by the time I got home, which was like 13 hours post feed/water, and the cotyledons where yellowing/drying up. Emily seems to have fared better, while still having yellowing of leaves, she never wilted, and the yellowing seems much slower than what Charlotte's was. Since then (this is the end of week 3) I have only fed with normal water (I'm alternating between boiled tap water [to get rid of excess chlorine] and bottled drinking water). The yellowing/drying then just started working it's way upwards, to the older leaves. New leaves seem to be absolutely fine.
Now from what I have read, there could be a few reasons why this has happened;
1; Nute burn is what I first suspected, considering it happened literally straight after the second feed.
2; Possibly a Nitrogen deficiency, BUT the whole leaves/leaf do/does not turn yellow, but more it works it's way up and dries up immediately as it yellows.
3; pH levels are screwed up; run off water is almost always 7.2, no matter how much pH down I add (bringing the pH down to even 4.3). Even if I don't alter the pH of the water and it's like, 9, the pH of the run off is 7.3 due to the buffering. However looking at the pH/nutrient availability chart, 7.2 doesn't seem to be in a bad place since all nutrients are still available, perhaps simply not as efficient as it could be.
4; Over watering; I saw some pictures of over watering which lead to the leaves going somewhat yellow from the bottom, Charlotte's leaves are somewhat droopy at the bottom, however the upper ones perk up just fine when the sun comes up. Emily doesn't seem to have any problems with drooping (at least when the sun is up) apart from the leaves which are half yellow/dry.
Also, oddly enough, Emily's cotyledons are still intact, and she seems to be growing better than Charlotte is (which is the opposite of how things were in the beginning). I tried brushing against the completely dried up leaves, hoping they would fall of, since I heard it's pointless them being there, but the buggers won't fall off and I'm afraid of tugging at them. Also, yellowing has started to occur on other leaves at the very tips, however it is much slower than what it what before, I think. I only just took photos, so i can't really compare :/
As a side note, Charlotte's soil is also far more compact since I poured the water rather too quickly the first time round. Emily's feels far more airy/light since I pour water onto my hand first to lessen the force at which it hits the soil. That's how I water them now.
Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated! Personally I'm thinking it's just a nute burn and I need to wait it out, but you guys are probably more experienced than me and have dealt with this before, so I'm open to other possible suggestions
These are Charlotte and Emily, respectively;