dr awesome
New Member
Hey guys,
This is my first grow. I've done lots of reading and research and everything was going fine until a few days ago when my leave started to curl upwards/sideways. Also, I noticed a single brown spot a few days ago but it hasn't gotten bigger or anything. The leaves are curing a bit more since I first noticed.
Setup:
- 90w LED, 15" from biggest plants.
- top drip hydroponic
- coco/pearlite (about 65:35 mix)
- botanicare nutes (advanced system)
- pH is about 6.0
- temp 22c-30c (71f-87f)
- humidity 40-50 (sometimes it gets a bit higher)
I've got 3 plants. Two are bigger because they sprouted faster and I put them in the medium sooner. They were under lights for 24 hours for about a week, the smaller third 3 days. I switched to 18/6 last weekend. And I noticed this curling then too. I was watering them every 8 hours for 20 minutes, but now I'm currently watering them every 8 hours for 10 minutes because I thought maybe i was over watering them. The coco does get to 'moist' near the top, but near the bottom of the pot it does stay 'wet'.
So, I'm thinking maybe a Mg deficiency, can't be heat. The LED does not run hot at all. I don't yet have a fan running because I'm afraid the stalks aren't strong enough yet.
Any pointers on why this is happening? Will some simple Epsom Salts fix it?
(sorry the pics are sideways. I'm a noob.)
The bigger plants are both this size. This one's leaves aren't as bad, but it has the brown spot.
Close up (kinda, cell phone pic) of the brown spot.
Also, this one leaf looks different, lighter green? A bit wrinkly?
This is the other bigger plant. Leaves are really curled.
The smallest plant is doing a-ok.
This is my first grow. I've done lots of reading and research and everything was going fine until a few days ago when my leave started to curl upwards/sideways. Also, I noticed a single brown spot a few days ago but it hasn't gotten bigger or anything. The leaves are curing a bit more since I first noticed.
Setup:
- 90w LED, 15" from biggest plants.
- top drip hydroponic
- coco/pearlite (about 65:35 mix)
- botanicare nutes (advanced system)
- pH is about 6.0
- temp 22c-30c (71f-87f)
- humidity 40-50 (sometimes it gets a bit higher)
I've got 3 plants. Two are bigger because they sprouted faster and I put them in the medium sooner. They were under lights for 24 hours for about a week, the smaller third 3 days. I switched to 18/6 last weekend. And I noticed this curling then too. I was watering them every 8 hours for 20 minutes, but now I'm currently watering them every 8 hours for 10 minutes because I thought maybe i was over watering them. The coco does get to 'moist' near the top, but near the bottom of the pot it does stay 'wet'.
So, I'm thinking maybe a Mg deficiency, can't be heat. The LED does not run hot at all. I don't yet have a fan running because I'm afraid the stalks aren't strong enough yet.
Any pointers on why this is happening? Will some simple Epsom Salts fix it?
(sorry the pics are sideways. I'm a noob.)
The bigger plants are both this size. This one's leaves aren't as bad, but it has the brown spot.
Close up (kinda, cell phone pic) of the brown spot.
Also, this one leaf looks different, lighter green? A bit wrinkly?
This is the other bigger plant. Leaves are really curled.
The smallest plant is doing a-ok.