BC Greenly
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Yo. First post here, or for that matter, on any growing forum.
I've started my first grow. 26 inch wide, 24 inch long, 8 foot tall closet grow with CFL lights. Two 150w day time lights set high and two 75w day time for filler. I have soft whites to replace the day times when flowering comes.
The seeds are just bag seeds. Completely unknown as to sex or strain. I was growing 4 but the cat got at two seedlings so I'm clutching onto my current 2 plants right now, and hoping at least one of them is female *fingers crossed*
I've already rabbled on for long enough. The point of this thread is to cover this... Soil.
It's, as the title implies, Miracle Gro Nature's Care Organic Potting mix with Water Conserve. So far, I think all of my problems are due to this soil. The plants are looking healthy-ish but could be better. I think it's mostly due to the fact that it has "water conserve" that's causing my issues, as well as, I'm pretty certain this soil has some form of nutrients in it, which I was not aware of.
I wish my journal was a little more accurate but I attribute that to this being my first time. Still trying to get things right. As my memory serves me, it has been MINIMUM 5 days, if not 6 or 7 days since I watered them. They are not showing signs of under-watering, in fact, the right one is showing signs of over-watering, and both (especially the right) are showing signs of nitrogen toxicity as shown at the bottom of this page. They are both doing "the claw" but the right one is doing it more-so. Oddly enough, the plant on the left seems quite healthy. Very brilliant green, very robust looking leaves, and good spacing between the nodes, yet it's shorter than the one on the right, which is stricken with more problems.
I'm hoping that I can either A. Leave them in this soil and allow the plants to just tank right through the "starter" nutrients in the soil that they were never supposed to have as seedlings, and then figure out the water problem as I go.
Or B. Have one of you tell me that I should get some FoxFarm soil and transplant them to a new soil.... I am very afraid of transplanting them as they're already stressed enough from this MG soil and as much as I know it would benefit them in the long run, I feel that transplanting might do more harm than good to my currently 4-5 inch tall 3 node buddies.
What do you think? Do any of you have experience with this soil? Should I bite the bullet and uproot them or just pull their rootball out and put it in new soil, leaving remnants of the MG soil in FoxFarm soil, or, LEAVE them in MG soil and deal with this "water conserve" BS. I'm telling you, it has been close to a week and they're still not showing signs of needing water. The top soil is dry but if I put my finger into the soil, it's STILL moist. Am I going to be experience root rot soon?
In the famous words of so many new growers.... HEEELLLLLP!
I've started my first grow. 26 inch wide, 24 inch long, 8 foot tall closet grow with CFL lights. Two 150w day time lights set high and two 75w day time for filler. I have soft whites to replace the day times when flowering comes.
The seeds are just bag seeds. Completely unknown as to sex or strain. I was growing 4 but the cat got at two seedlings so I'm clutching onto my current 2 plants right now, and hoping at least one of them is female *fingers crossed*
I've already rabbled on for long enough. The point of this thread is to cover this... Soil.
It's, as the title implies, Miracle Gro Nature's Care Organic Potting mix with Water Conserve. So far, I think all of my problems are due to this soil. The plants are looking healthy-ish but could be better. I think it's mostly due to the fact that it has "water conserve" that's causing my issues, as well as, I'm pretty certain this soil has some form of nutrients in it, which I was not aware of.
I wish my journal was a little more accurate but I attribute that to this being my first time. Still trying to get things right. As my memory serves me, it has been MINIMUM 5 days, if not 6 or 7 days since I watered them. They are not showing signs of under-watering, in fact, the right one is showing signs of over-watering, and both (especially the right) are showing signs of nitrogen toxicity as shown at the bottom of this page. They are both doing "the claw" but the right one is doing it more-so. Oddly enough, the plant on the left seems quite healthy. Very brilliant green, very robust looking leaves, and good spacing between the nodes, yet it's shorter than the one on the right, which is stricken with more problems.
I'm hoping that I can either A. Leave them in this soil and allow the plants to just tank right through the "starter" nutrients in the soil that they were never supposed to have as seedlings, and then figure out the water problem as I go.
Or B. Have one of you tell me that I should get some FoxFarm soil and transplant them to a new soil.... I am very afraid of transplanting them as they're already stressed enough from this MG soil and as much as I know it would benefit them in the long run, I feel that transplanting might do more harm than good to my currently 4-5 inch tall 3 node buddies.
What do you think? Do any of you have experience with this soil? Should I bite the bullet and uproot them or just pull their rootball out and put it in new soil, leaving remnants of the MG soil in FoxFarm soil, or, LEAVE them in MG soil and deal with this "water conserve" BS. I'm telling you, it has been close to a week and they're still not showing signs of needing water. The top soil is dry but if I put my finger into the soil, it's STILL moist. Am I going to be experience root rot soon?
In the famous words of so many new growers.... HEEELLLLLP!
