hello my first post to this website..
before i say anything i would like to say that i am from venezuela. and normally the products usually found in the US cannot be found here at all. so please keep that in mind when trying to tell me what name-products to buy, its not found here, and we dont make dollars to buy em overseas. so i improvise with whatever else i can find. such as baking powder for pH up and vinegar for pH down. epsom salts.. nitrogen pills that are easily-soluble, with an 8-1-1 ratio. and another npk product with a 1-3-2 ratio, and liquid worm castings.
anyway onto the problem..
i have a nice lil cannabis plant that im growing hydroponically. its 22 days old since its sprouted. im giving it 18/6 lights. i have 4 30 watt cfls right now, about another week im gonna hook up my 400w mh bulb for it. the pH of the water stays at a constant 6.0. room temperature stays between 68-80 degrees throughout the day because of the tropical country. i have a fan that moves the air around and gives it a gentle little breeze. i feed the plant 1/4 strength nutes. this monday i will change the water and bump it up to 1/2 strength to see how it reacts. i have 3 small air pumps, all 3 together giving off 8 liters/minute of oxygen. not sure if thats enough but as of now i havent seen any problems with the roots.
my problem is that the new growth has been a lime green/yellow this past week and i cant seem to figure out exactly what the problem is.. its still growing but not as efficient as before. im not sure if i am leaving out any other info that would be helpful. so please, if in doubt ask and i will respond as quick as possible with more information.
Oh! and in the pics you will see the first true leaves' tips burned. that happened on day 8 and i transplanted to my 5 gallon bucket and since then it has stopped dying and has grown nicely since, till now, that im seeing light-colored growth.
and remember im not in the US. i improvise with other products that could be alternatives to what you guys use.
before i say anything i would like to say that i am from venezuela. and normally the products usually found in the US cannot be found here at all. so please keep that in mind when trying to tell me what name-products to buy, its not found here, and we dont make dollars to buy em overseas. so i improvise with whatever else i can find. such as baking powder for pH up and vinegar for pH down. epsom salts.. nitrogen pills that are easily-soluble, with an 8-1-1 ratio. and another npk product with a 1-3-2 ratio, and liquid worm castings.
anyway onto the problem..
i have a nice lil cannabis plant that im growing hydroponically. its 22 days old since its sprouted. im giving it 18/6 lights. i have 4 30 watt cfls right now, about another week im gonna hook up my 400w mh bulb for it. the pH of the water stays at a constant 6.0. room temperature stays between 68-80 degrees throughout the day because of the tropical country. i have a fan that moves the air around and gives it a gentle little breeze. i feed the plant 1/4 strength nutes. this monday i will change the water and bump it up to 1/2 strength to see how it reacts. i have 3 small air pumps, all 3 together giving off 8 liters/minute of oxygen. not sure if thats enough but as of now i havent seen any problems with the roots.
my problem is that the new growth has been a lime green/yellow this past week and i cant seem to figure out exactly what the problem is.. its still growing but not as efficient as before. im not sure if i am leaving out any other info that would be helpful. so please, if in doubt ask and i will respond as quick as possible with more information.
Oh! and in the pics you will see the first true leaves' tips burned. that happened on day 8 and i transplanted to my 5 gallon bucket and since then it has stopped dying and has grown nicely since, till now, that im seeing light-colored growth.
and remember im not in the US. i improvise with other products that could be alternatives to what you guys use.
