Quick Ello

Slicedj

Active Member
Hiya guys,
Quick hello, just started so i thought i'd say hi.

This is the 2nd attempt i've had at growing, the 1st one went completely wrong!
I've got a very small grow area, small cupboard! (4ft tall) i'm using a 250w energy saving lamp (veg spectrum) and an old skool aquafarm.

I'm really new, so be nice! My 1st plant was outdoor, and i over fed it, so it died!

Im now trying indoor, have one cutting, my mate grew it a little for me, its about 8" tall, with about 8 branches!

It was nice and healthy when it went into my grow room! That was sat, its now monday, and its looking really unwell, all the leaves are drooping........really drooping, the lowest leaves the tip's have gone brown and yellow! its not looking well.

What am i doing wrong?

HELLLP
 

DarkSarcasm420

Well-Known Member
pictures would help but from the description, i have to ask how far is the light away from the tops of the plants, what are your watering and feeding schedules like,
do you have any kind of ventilation in this small cupboard of yours.
sounds like it might be some kind of light burn or heat burn.
 

NoDrama

Well-Known Member
What is the exact description of your light? Energy saving doesn't help at all. Is it fluorescent, HPS, MH, Incandescent??? Merc Vapor? Halogen?

How often do you water, how big is the pot its in, what soil did you use, are you giving fertilizer and if so how much?

Much more info needed.
 

Slicedj

Active Member
sorry guy's I'll get sum pics tomorrow!
the lights some cheap thing off eBay, looks like one of those normal house hold energy saving lamp, just 10 times bigger! runs warm not hot, the 600w sodium kinda cooked my last plant in the little cupboard lol its a good 8" away from the plant! cant c it been to close, its got no heat in it at all!

I'm using quite a big aqua farm, i really don't know much about these, it was given to me by a friend who used to use it, its meant for 4 plants, its like a bucket inside a bucket of water, with the plants inside the top one (with a mix of tiny rock wall cubes, n clay pebbles, apparently i need this???) , and my water in the bottom, its got a big pipe going through both tubs, with a air pump attached, then a small ring round the plant drips water around the plant, I'm running this 24hr, i did have the lamp on 24hrs, but I'm not sure if thats helping? So I've just changed it to 18.

I'm afraid at the moment there is no real ventilation within the small space, there is a nice 3" gap alone the bottom, with a smaller gap at the top, was hoping this wound be enuf.

I'll take some pics tomorrow night for everyone to see, if the plant survives the night!!
 
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