First Timer Confuzed

[confuzedude]

Hi There,

 

This is my First attempt at growing a plant.

just a bit concerned thought i would take a pic and show the pro's for a little advice on its condition it has been under lights for 4weeks with a little yellowing and leaf curl developing ..

Any advice would be great..

 

Thanks

[SukonmiSkunk]

what have you been feeding it... how much and how often??

[confuzedude]

what have you been feeding it... how much and how often??

 

 

I have fed it Canna Vega A & B

3ml per Lt for both

I added another 5Lt of water to the trough the other day thinking it may be 2 strong a mix..

I water it for 2 hours in the mornings

Edited August 3, 2007 by confuzedude

[nouseforaname]

hey,

Just wondered if you rinsed the coco fibre out before use. If you see a redish orange run off from bottom of pot after watering just remove the whole pot to a bath or basin and flush until it runs clear. Plant should be back to normal in a week..

[confuzedude]

hey,

Just wondered if you rinsed the coco fibre out before use. If you see a redish orange run off from bottom of pot after watering just remove the whole pot to a bath or basin and flush until it runs clear. Plant should be back to normal in a week..

 

 

Yes i did notice that stuff running out the bottom of the pot and no i didnt rinse b4 use but i will try that ..

thx

[SukonmiSkunk]

well its definitely a nutrient deficiency .. cloner could be right on, if the coco wasnt rinsed before using.. what ever is happening, the roots arent allowing the plant to take up the nutrients.. nute lock.. maybe caused from PH hot spots.. and over toxicity of the medium.. the curling leaf edges are a classic sign of a nute lock caused by PH fluctuation.. also the yellowing of the leaves is a sign that the plant isnt getting all the nutrients it needs...

 

i would think they might need a decent flush... also there doesnt seem to be any perlite mixed in with the coco... not that its 100% necessary but it does certainly help with drainage..

 

either way i think youll need give it a decent flush.. its good to measure the water before and after so you can get an accurate measure on how much nutrients are trapped with in the medium

 

hydroponic mediums certainly benefit from a flush once every 2 weeks... sometimes you can get away with out flushing.. but its probably a good practice to get into a weekly or fortnightly flushing routine..

 

nearly ALL hydroponic mediums will need to be properly washed before use... perlite leaves a lot of dust that will act like a silt and ruin drainage.. and even clog pours in the root system.. clay balls get a reddish type dust that can do the same thing, to lesser extent... coco gets a lot of fine dust as well..

[confuzedude]

well its definitely a nutrient deficiency .. cloner could be right on, if the coco wasnt rinsed before using.. what ever is happening, the roots arent allowing the plant to take up the nutrients.. nute lock.. maybe caused from PH hot spots.. and over toxicity of the medium.. the curling leaf edges are a classic sign of a nute lock caused by PH fluctuation.. also the yellowing of the leaves is a sign that the plant isnt getting all the nutrients it needs...

 

i would think they might need a decent flush... also there doesnt seem to be any perlite mixed in with the coco... not that its 100% necessary but it does certainly help with drainage..

 

either way i think youll need give it a decent flush.. its good to measure the water before and after so you can get an accurate measure on how much nutrients are trapped with in the medium

 

hydroponic mediums certainly benefit from a flush once every 2 weeks... sometimes you can get away with out flushing.. but its probably a good practice to get into a weekly or fortnightly flushing routine..

 

nearly ALL hydroponic mediums will need to be properly washed before use... perlite leaves a lot of dust that will act like a silt and ruin drainage.. and even clog pours in the root system.. clay balls get a reddish type dust that can do the same thing, to lesser extent... coco gets a lot of fine dust as well..

 

Thankyou

I will give it a good flush out

[Stoney]

hey confuzedude

 

now i aint 100% sure as i aint grown in coco but i recon that maybe abit too much watering and also i think you would get better results with a coco specific nute as well

 

but i would flush the guts out of it and see if that helps first

 

cheerz

[loylty gets u nothing]

watering 2 hrs a day in strainght coco??

thats too much mate

best to lift the pot to see if it needs watering

wat size pot etc??

is there any reason why u arent using coco specific nutes as well??

all the ebst

bil

[jimbojones5678]

watering 2 hrs a day in strainght coco??

Yeah that sounds like a LOT....maybe check that one.

 

Jimbo