Newbie here needs help or advice first time please

[blu-hash]

Yea just been to buy to do anything ok i have a question i just got some white rino and sour d and royal cheese i waited until they got there first set of leaves and gave them 1/4 nuts and my leaves are turning yellow again my pph &ppm are right so is it natural for it to happen

 

[WizHigh]

If there the very first leaves that were shown once they popped above ground, thats fine they will turn yellow as its the plants way of saying it used all of the its nutrients with in the plant. They will soon turn brown and die off. This is normal.

Now if its any of the top leaves then you may have a problem especially if you dont know the PH. Arer you starting these in soil or coco?

 

[blu-hash]

My ph is 6.23 and i started them off in soil until they got there first set of leaves then transplanted them into my dwc system the water temp is 64 and the humidity is high just like seedlings and young plants like

 

[WizHigh]

Are you still top feeding them? I would still be top feeding them until the root system gets big enough to uptake nutes from the res. That maybe the issue. Poor your nutes into the net pots instead of having them in the res. I say half of an 8oz cup should do.

 

[blu-hash]

half of an 8oz cup for each 1 i got 5 and no not top feeding cause my roots are like 4 1/2- 5" long

 

[WizHigh]

Yea half 8oz per plant. So you can get 1 quart bottle which is 1000ml and that should take care of all 5 plants. Instead of trying to measure the nutrients for 4oz per plant.

If the root system arent big enough as in mass then the nutes will be hard for the plant ot uptake nutes from the res. How many set of leaves does these plants have?

 

[blu-hash]

There on there 4th set now

 

[WizHigh]

Yea just as I thought root mass isnt that big yet. Top feed until the plants get around its 5th maybe 6th set of leaves and see how the root mass has grown. No need in putting nutrients in the res since youll be top feeding. Just use regular water with b-1 and enzymes inside the res.

 

[blu-hash]

Ok the drip system do you know where to get a small water pump for cheap that i can go out and get now

 

[WizHigh]

I dont think a drip system would be necessery but if you rather hands free, um i think home depot has them cheap right about now since spring/summer is breaking in. The cheapest one ive ever saw was a 80-180 gallon for $28. But then if you have a petco or patland you can also check there. and if you go to home depot you would want to control the flow of the water since its a drip system so pic up a control valve for $5 they have plastic ones that should fit half inch tubing.

 

[blu-hash]

Ok thanks i just thank it would be easier since there is already nuts in my rez and it could just top feed from the drip

 

[WizHigh]

Yea i get where you coming from. But then once its no need for u to use it, its kind of a waste of money.

 

[blu-hash]

Yea i get what your saying but when im all done with this stuff i could just sale it all

 

[WizHigh]

Thats true. I was thinking the same thing. thank godness for ebay

 

[blu-hash]

True also with da drip do i let it top feed all the time or do i put i timer on it and it want drawn my girls if the roots are already in the rez

 

[blu-hash]

I never missed with a drip system

 

[WizHigh]

Thats kinda of a iffy one but there shouldnt be a problem as long as you have a control flow valve. If its like 3-4 drips per second it should be cool to run 24/7. Just dont set the drip line to close to the plants stock. You dont want them to get stem rot

 

[blu-hash]

Yea they have this drip tips that you put the end of the hoes in and the other end steaks into the cubes

 

[WizHigh]

plants should be fine then. I would still keep a close eye on them though. Any signs of droppyness/leaves curling under then you know there being over watered.

 

[dyronlindsey]

Transplant and less water