First ever grow, decided to go hydro

kieahtoka said:

I got a 400 watt mh/hps setup finally, with this my plants should grow alot faster.

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Did you get a deal on the 400w?

yeah, got it all for $165 USD

btw here are day 13 pics

Is this metal halide lamp too close or too far away from the plants?



Plant 1



Plant 2


Plant 3


plant 4

My "guess" is over fert.

ok, well I redid all the water and put minimal ferts in it so I think they should be ok now

I read somewhere to that hydrogen peroxide is beneficial. You might want to ask around about that. Or does anyone on here know?

BTW i put up those pictures in my grow journal for you to check on on the nutes and stuff.

cool thanks, can I get any nutes that I would find at a nursery around here?

Well hey I think I'm gonna experiment with the little girl that has the leaves pointed up, I'm gonna bud her as a seedling so that it has just one little bud on it(I wanna taste)

The only thing I ever found worthwhile was at the hydro shop we have here...or online. Don't know about any specific nursery.

ok. thanks, what should I look for if I decide to get a liquid plant food locally? like what percentages and other nutrients

kieahtoka said:

ok. thanks, what should I look for if I decide to get a liquid plant food locally? like what percentages and other nutrients

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I wouldn't advise locally bought plant food from big chains. I couldn't give you an honest opinion. Probably have to ask or look around. I apologize.

alright thanks I'm gonna probably end up startincv over cause most of my plants look pretty bad, I tried putting one in a 12 hour dark stage for one day and it perked right up (number one plant now has 6 leaves)

well here's day 15 pics the little one looks like the only one that's doing well.

can anyone help me at all?

Something is definately wrong. I would go with soil, maybe transplant them into soil and try. They are pretty burnt. I'm guessing maybe it's the rocks your using or the nutes. I don't know too much about what ph rocks maybe, but I know certain medium for hydro are neutral. Those rocks your using might have sediment buildup causing a nutrient lockout. That's just a guess, but I wouldn't go with hydro till you have hydroton and the right nutes. It might be over for those guys

well I do have rockwool now and I'm buying the nutes next week. and the white on the leaves is from a foliar spray I tried in case it was nute lockout, did nothing.

try to save those by switching them to soil, root new cuttings in a dwc, and you'll do fantastic with those new nutes. remember the all important cal/mag...

kp

I don't understand what ya meant int he last part. something to do with calcium and magnesium.

right; gh three part consists of flora micro, grow, and bloom. these mixed in different amounts will take you all the way through. the only problem i've had is a calcium defficiency. cal/mag straightens this right up. if you choose to supplement, forget about everything but hammerhead from ad nutes; great stuff, highly recomended.

kp

ok cool, thanks