thanks for the info nycebudz. im going to pick up some perlite like u suggested tomorrow. also i checked the soil, i have an old fashion ph tester (non digital) and it only shows the whole number so you have to kinda guess what the correct reading is but the soil is always in between the six and seven when i test it. can a ph tester test the water too or what do i need to get to check the water levels? i read these plants will do just fine with 24 hours of light all the time because there autoflowering, this is just what i have read so i have been keeping fluorescents on them constantly with lots of air flow.....is this not a good thing to do? just a few questions i had on my mind so i thought id clear everything up. thanks XD[/
I have no problem helping you out and answering your questions anytime. Your going to get perlite?.. Thats perfect, I was looking at your soil and it look like your using a potting mix. I've used M.G Potting mix before on a cheese strain and my plant was yellowing like your kush plant if I was you I would get some potting soil because potting soil and potting mix are two different soils and then add perlite if not then just mix the perlite with the soil you have now If your on a budget just grab what is necessary, for a water PH tester you can get PH test papers that cost $7 but it will only show you what your water PH level is at, if you want to adjust your water levels then I would suggest getting a PH control starter control kit made by (General Hydroponics) it cost about $20 it has everything you need from adjusting the PH levels to a testing vile with a green solution that you drop about 3 drips it into the vile with the water your testing, the water will change color and on the bottle or the chart that comes with kit will tell you what your PH levels are. For your soil PH levels you can use what you have now or you can get a soil ph tester for about $6 it's called (Rapitest) soil tester it check all 4, Ph, N. P. and k levels. (Rapitest) also has a ph soil tester for $6 that only checks the PH of the soil and a soil test kit for about $18 that does the same check all 4 levels. For your lighting scheduel you can leave it for now on 24hrs. since it seems you check on them alot and like to watch them grow. As soon as you see signs of improvement try to get them on a 18/6 sched. For now this should get you started in the right direction and If your getting perlite an you end up getting M.G perlite I would flush them thoroughly with hot water through a strainer until you see all the nutes and brown stuff wash off. When you see the water clear run off from the bottom then the nutes and everything has been flushed it's good to go to use it with your mix but I highly suggest and recommend that you get Fox Farm Ocean Forest potting soil or M.G potting soil not Potting Mix you don't want that mulchy, wood chip and bark looking stuff that potting mixes have especially when growing a autoflowering strain the perlite's help the rooting system alot. Hopefully this helps you I try making it as easy as possible and not to over think all the info. you was given. Power to the
) and whats also amazing about these lights is that they are so safe around plants the fan leaves can be touching the lights all day and the lights stay cool and never burn the leaves, so im going to pick up 3 more of these light tomorrow for the monster kush and the other seedling and get rid of all the many 23w cfls i am using now for them and hopefully these guys will make a 180 recovery.
o and i will be posting pictures in a few minutes of all of my plants to show the progress that has been made so far for these recovering plants so stay tuned!
