Help! Doctor.. I need a diagnosis!

sugarbush

sugarbush

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Umm.. ok so btw I am a HUge noob :p Anyway I recently planted my first plants and they are about 20 days old. I've been growing them indoors and have been watering them twice a day and I've been giving them around 12 hours of light. Sadly their dying!!! :( idk whats wrong or what to do.. any suggestions? help plz!!!
 

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420BongRips

420BongRips

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First of all bro, give them at least 18 hours of light a day, not 12 until they are at least 8-12" tall. 12 hours of lighting will induce flowering and those plants are not mature enough to show sex. Only water them once every 3-5 days depending on the room temperature. Keep temperatures steady at 68-75 degrees, and what types of lighting are you using? Do not give them nutrients everytime you water them, they are probably nutrient burned. Only give them nutrients once every two weeks, infact they don't really need nutrients til they get close to flowering stage, since the soil usually holds everything the plant needs for the first month. Hope I was helpful, good luck replenishing your plant's health.
 
420BongRips

420BongRips

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Oh, and one last thing. Make sure your lights aren't too close to your plant and be sure you have good ventilation so your plants don't die of heat stress.
 
windowgrower

windowgrower

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i dont think the lights are too close since the plants are dieing from the bottoms to the tops which tells me nute burn. just flush them, give more light, and ease it up on the water
 
sugarbush

sugarbush

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thanks man! that rlly helps. Cloe and Julia (the names of the plants XD) have been like this 4 about a week now.. :( I never gave them any fertilizer. Should I just plant some more and admit defeat with them?
 
windowgrower

windowgrower

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no dont give up they still seem healthy on top. ease up on watering and try to get some air flow in their,... Have you taken the temp?
 
windowgrower

windowgrower

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yea its just like a little metal thing. if you have a smith's near you they carry them their. its a cool breeze or something like that
 
holayall

holayall

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yup i agree... Watering in small pots twice a day will have probably washed out most nutes by the 2-3 week ......get a cheap fert from a hydroshop and start feeding those girlys....... 1/4 of direction strength at first though...Make sure your getting good drainage too ..... Never give up !!!
 
420BongRips

420BongRips

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88 degrees is signs of heat stress. Bring the temps down a little bro and you should see your plant getting healither. Good luck.
 
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