Discoloration and curling of the leaves

[weaviem]

I have recently started growing indoors with a mars 300. The plant in question didnt have the best start in life with wrong grow medium, it's a funky lil plant, it has 3 sets of leaves and 3 sets of side sprouts. Its now in moss peat and noticed the last 5 days, since re potting, that it has started discoloration and curling of the leaves. Can anyone help? Thanks Weaviem

 

[Tead]

Looks like a bit too much N to my eye. Clawed leaf action is an indicator. The discoloration (burn) another.
Are you feeding it anything? Did you flush the peat at all before you used it?

 

[weaviem]

 

[weaviem]

No I didnt flush the peat before planting and only given 1 feen just water. I didnt realise I was supposed to flush it first :/. And Thanks. Have you any tips or ideas to over come the problem?

 

[Tead]

Well... flush 'em. Run lots of water thru them. The idea is to rinse away some of the built up nutes.

Always flush any medium before you use it. It's been sitting in the bag for probably quite a while during shipping and it's life on the store's shelf. During that time, stuff naturally decays and releases it's nutrients. We often refer to this as being "hot".

 

[weaviem]

No I didnt flush the peat before planting and only given 1 feen just water. I didnt realise I was supposed to flush it first :/. And Thanks. Have you any tips or ideas to over come the problem please?

 

[Tead]

And... no worries... they're young still. Plenty of time to recover.

 

[weaviem]

Thanks. Ive read that you mix some nutes in with the flush water is this right? As I have received my new nutes today

 

[Tead]

No.. that's exactly counter to what you're trying to do with a flush. You're flushing out the built up nutes. Putting more in with the water is not what you're trying to do with a flush.

 

[weaviem]

I just read that back to myself and kinda defeats the idea of flushing, can you tell I've had a doob lol. But I had read it just re confirming

 

[weaviem]

Sorry might be a silly question, but is it ok to just use the water straight from tap or fill a few bottles and let it rest in the room for n hour or so first? Thanks Tead your a star

 

[Tead]

Well... I always let my water set for a few days... just to let it off-gas any chlorine in the water.

Do you adjust PH?

 

[weaviem]

Not yet. Im waiting for a ph kit to be delivered over the next couple of days

 

[weaviem]

I have a 2 litre bottlein there for a few days now. If I flush them with the tap water first then the final one with that would that be OK? Or do you think they'll hold out a few more days? Thanks

 

[Tead]

Oh no... I'd flush now with whatever water I had. Your plan to finish with the better water is sound. Good thinking.

 

[weaviem]

I've just realised its spring water I have in there. Would this be detrimental to the plants?

 

[weaviem]

And it's full of minerals

 

[Richard Richardson]

Spring water is fine; the best kind of tap water is from a bathroom tap that runs from a collection tub, where the chlorine has already dissipated. Animals are a good test of water quality - If the cat won't drink it, the plant won't like it.

 

[Tead]

Well... if you're drinking in... it's probably fine for you plants. There can be high levels of various things in well or spring water. Ever had it analyzed?
Sometimes naturally occurring water can contain beneficial things... like Calcium.
Being "full of minerals" can actually be a good thing.

 

[weaviem]

yeah its has calcium potassium and a list of a few others. I stuck with the tap water and they seem to have perked up and look happy again