I posted this in the forums, but not sure if I did it in the right place, so I am blogging it too...
I got a plant about 18-20 days ago as a belated birthday present. She had grown about double her size so I knew she was going to need transplanting from the red plastic cup she started in. I transplanted her into one of those big Folger's coffee cans, (the red, plastic ones). I used Pro Mix HP grow medium for soil as it is good for root oxidation and water drainage.
The transplant took all of about 2-3 minutes and had no problems. I gave her some Superthrive, (1ml to 1 gallon Aquafina water. Aquafina has about a 7 Ph which is why I chose it) at about 6-8 total ounces. since my soil medium has no nutrients in it, I also gave her a little bit of 16-16-16 to get her some nitrogen. I used about a pinch in a 4Ph bottle of Dasani, and gave her about 4 capfuls.
I had not given her more than about two capfuls of the 16-16-16 before transplant, and she had a ton of long roots when I took her out. I think I was a little late on this, but not too late. Still, I think I might have starved her out a little trying not to burn her out.
The problem I am having: the tips of the leaves are yellowing and curling upward. It is on every level of the plant. It's not very bad, but I don't want it to get worse. I read that this can happen as the roots begin to grow and it's nothing to worry about, but the very tips have begun to shrink up and get a little brown. They are not brittle so I know it isn't because of the lights. She is otherwise very green and pretty.
I used Bayer on her to keep bugs off, as someone I know had a spider mite problem and it ended up killing his white widow plant. So I know bugs are not the problem. (I inspect every few days under and on top the leaves just to be sure).
I've also just read that smoking cigarettes around a plant is bad because it can clog up the pores of the plant and hinder gas movement to and from the plant. she is usually in a reflective box, but I had her in my room to prepare for transplant and I smoke in there. Or did until I found out it was a no-no.
I just want to know if there is anything more I can do to help her grow up to be the stinky chronic her mother was. As a newbie to growing I'm a little over-paranoid, but I need the plant for medical reasons and I am not rich by any means.
I will toss up some before and after pics I took today before and after I transplanted her. Hopefully I'm doing good by her, but if not I want to know what I can do to be a better parent to her.
thanks for any help you can give me!
Before the transplant. you can see she is curling up and yellowing on the upper right leaf.
This was minutes after the transplant. Sorry it's so blurry..it was done with a blackberry. It also looks like one might have necrosis on the bottom left, but it isn't. I freaked on this at first, but it was just a shadow from the curling. But you could see the dark spot on the leaf with the naked eye, but luckily it was just an optical illusion.
I got a plant about 18-20 days ago as a belated birthday present. She had grown about double her size so I knew she was going to need transplanting from the red plastic cup she started in. I transplanted her into one of those big Folger's coffee cans, (the red, plastic ones). I used Pro Mix HP grow medium for soil as it is good for root oxidation and water drainage.
The transplant took all of about 2-3 minutes and had no problems. I gave her some Superthrive, (1ml to 1 gallon Aquafina water. Aquafina has about a 7 Ph which is why I chose it) at about 6-8 total ounces. since my soil medium has no nutrients in it, I also gave her a little bit of 16-16-16 to get her some nitrogen. I used about a pinch in a 4Ph bottle of Dasani, and gave her about 4 capfuls.
I had not given her more than about two capfuls of the 16-16-16 before transplant, and she had a ton of long roots when I took her out. I think I was a little late on this, but not too late. Still, I think I might have starved her out a little trying not to burn her out.
The problem I am having: the tips of the leaves are yellowing and curling upward. It is on every level of the plant. It's not very bad, but I don't want it to get worse. I read that this can happen as the roots begin to grow and it's nothing to worry about, but the very tips have begun to shrink up and get a little brown. They are not brittle so I know it isn't because of the lights. She is otherwise very green and pretty.
I used Bayer on her to keep bugs off, as someone I know had a spider mite problem and it ended up killing his white widow plant. So I know bugs are not the problem. (I inspect every few days under and on top the leaves just to be sure).
I've also just read that smoking cigarettes around a plant is bad because it can clog up the pores of the plant and hinder gas movement to and from the plant. she is usually in a reflective box, but I had her in my room to prepare for transplant and I smoke in there. Or did until I found out it was a no-no.
I just want to know if there is anything more I can do to help her grow up to be the stinky chronic her mother was. As a newbie to growing I'm a little over-paranoid, but I need the plant for medical reasons and I am not rich by any means.
I will toss up some before and after pics I took today before and after I transplanted her. Hopefully I'm doing good by her, but if not I want to know what I can do to be a better parent to her.
thanks for any help you can give me!
Before the transplant. you can see she is curling up and yellowing on the upper right leaf.
This was minutes after the transplant. Sorry it's so blurry..it was done with a blackberry. It also looks like one might have necrosis on the bottom left, but it isn't. I freaked on this at first, but it was just a shadow from the curling. But you could see the dark spot on the leaf with the naked eye, but luckily it was just an optical illusion.
