Luke Skywalker

Gateway hypothesis (it was never a scientific theory) is now and always has been rubbish science based more on ideology than reality.

Most of the slow release ferts are temperature dependent, with higher levels released at higher temps. I would suggest overwatering as a more likely culprit. Don't water again until the surface few mm are dry. You'll start to get a feel for watering requirements by lifting the pot and feeling the weight. As it dries out it will get lighter. Cotyledons are more like an initial energy source for the plant than anything else. These should naturally wither and die as the plant starts developing true leaves and they start producing food for the plant through photosynthesis. Don't overdo it on nutrients, 1/4 strength of something like miracle grow is more than enough, and even then in soil you will have plenty of nutrition for a few weeks at least. Give it time, don't water until you really need to, and get a soil pH test kit soon. Good luck and I hope that helps somewhat. Btw most nutrient deficiencies are caused by pH rather than actual deficiency of the nutrient(s) in question. Overwatering can show as a deficiency like symptom too, as the plant has often lost a substantial par of the root system responsible for providing nutrient for itself. Good luck and don't worry too much, you'll get he hang of it soon enough. My best advice is patience and don't overanalyze such issues.

NO I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN AUSTRALIA... Sorry, shouting hurts my throat. Most of the H&G stuff seems pretty good and have had some good reports from fellow gardeners on the shooting powder, roots excelurator and top booster (13/14). Will look forward to seeing what else they have coming out, the algen looks good but proof is in the pudding so to speak.

Never a waste of time to help out a fellow stoner. So others who find this thread can get a handle on the advice given and what they may want to do if they do the same thing, perhaps you could post up the suggestions given in chat? Good luck with the grow.

Depending on how many other branches you have and what shape the plant is in it could mean a severe drop in production potential or very little. Any chance of a pic?

Gotta watch us Jedi, dangerous with a bud. Here's a pic from the mother room which operates under a 14,000K specrtrum 130w lamp.

yeah.... right. Poor bastard though, getting his crop pwnd constantly must be very frustrating.

Great lamps those. Around 10-15cm is fine, seedlings shouldn't be allowed to stretch too much and if you note this reduce the distance to the light. Getting a good reflector is important, look for the type with panels on all sides rather than a simple batwing, as you'll be sure you reflect all the light as close as possible. I run a mother/prevegging room under one of these lamps, and plants can grow past 30cm quite easily. Great lamps for keeping plenty of mother material with room for a couple of plants in small pots prevegging before being planted out.

Btw any chance you could post up a (censored for privacy details of course) copy of the original letter you sent?

Dear Sir, thank you for your detailed reply. In response, could I enquire as to what benefits there are in using a criminal justice approach concerning those specific potential side effects of cannabis abuse that you noted in your reply? Further, what is the ultimate aim of this drugs policy in Australia? Thank you again for your time at what must be a hectic period in government affairs. I look forward to your reply. Yours Sincerely Xxxx Xxxx

Yeah the light even at full distance would probably be too much for it considering how young it was. If you have a compact fluoro or even one of the larger 130w spectrum fluoro lamps you would be making establishment for the plant a bit easier. Must note again that you should only spray once or twice a week at most with veeeeery Mild nutrient or seaweed extract/tonic. Much more than that will take out more than it will put in. Keep the temperatures stable as you can, the warmer it is the more transpiration will strip moisture from the plant, and considering it's size and age it probably doesn't have enough of a root system to supply it with enough water. So keep thinks stable, less bright/hot and once new growth becomes aparrent then put it under the 400w in the growroom and go from there. Leave the leaves yellowing on the plant until they get to the point that when you just touch them they fall off. Nutrients will be stripped from the lower parts of the plant to provide for root development and if you remove them you're removing a source of nutrition that they will need if they're not fully rooted and established. But don't fret too much, just ease it into the environment you eventually want it to grow in and it will likely take off eventually. They're pretty tough when you get down to it.

Give it some time and a lesser light source like a couple of fluoros for a few days, don't overwater it either, if the medium is moist you shouldn't need to water. With a hit of time and tlc it should recover, you may benefit from once every week giving it a seaweed type foliar spray, but not too often mind, and not too strong. Good luck, and may the force be with your plants, always.

And that $40 bucks an ounce would likely contain a heavy taxation burden included in that price. It will eventually become a legal product. I don't see a problem with large scale commercial production for the average consumer. Let's face it, even though you CAN make a homebrew that blows VB out of the barrel so to speak it doesn't mean that most people have a homebrew kit in their shed.

I seriously doubt that cannabis can pull up any kind of opiod through the root system, and I doubt even more that someone would be stupid enough to put heroin into their feed water. You can certainly smoke heroin and other opiods, and some people even go so far as to put a rock on top of their cone, but it wouldn't be done in the way you describe. Why do these woo claims keep coming around?

Okay, first step will be a picture if possible.