Re: Checkout My Plant Not Sure What Is Happening!!! (pics)
Hey, whats up. Okay, the biggest problem is you are using the incorrect stuff. Bubba Kush is an awesome strain, so good luck.
Club soda on your leaves? No good. Club soda is technically carbonated water which is carbonic acid which means the pH is relatively low,and your plants will not like this. INSTEAD. Why not go out and buy some liquid seaweed or some fert booster (B-52 or other) and they work awesome as foliar spray, not to mention do wonders for your plants in the root zone.
#1 As for your nutes. Stick with the grow. Bloom is only necessary in the initial phase when you want more phosphorous and low nitrogen to enhance rooting, but it seems like at this stage you need more grow. I'm not sure what the schedule is, but just try to stick with what foxfarm says. I'm not too sure though. If they ask for some bloom, just add according to manufacturer instructions. If you plan to continue running hydro, get a pH pen and TDS meter. You can get em off ebay for like 50 total for both. pH should be about 5.6 and TDS run with the sched. I usually start from about 300-400 and go from there. Either way, what's important is the RATIO of nutes you put in. The strength you can vary.
#2
See how your leaves droop? That might be due to overwatering. 2 minutes 4 times a day is a little too much. So basically you run a drain to waste system using inert media. To be honest, in my experience, its not how long you water your plants, but more the frequency. Try watering maybe 2-3 times a day.
The media SHOULD dry up quick. That's how hydro works. Usualy you get a pump with a drip system to water your plants automatically, but seems like you do the job manually.
#3
Your metal halide is wayyyyyy high in lighting spectrum. That's great, it looks cool, but recent research says that HPS all the way from veg to flowr is the way to go. as much as MH has more blue spectrum, the fact is that HPS releases MUCH more lumens per watt and most of that light is usable. Instead, ED ROSENTHAL (good source) said that use HPS throughout and use MH last 2 weeks of veg for more UVB for potency and ripening. So if u could, get a HPS if its not too conspicuous either.
Also 5" from your plants is WAY too close? Didn't overheat? keep ur plants under 80 degrees to avoid root rot. young clones need less light. they could use about 1 feet and gradually go more.
There doesn't seem to be too much wrong with your plant. Just make sure u check ur pH and ppm and also check ur initial ppm for tap water. VERY IMPORTANT FOR HYDRO. if its about 200 u better start buying ur water or go soil. hydro isn't very forgiving for shitty starting water.
I gotta be honest, but with the way you are running your shit, I think a simple soil grow would be easier. Fuckin with nutes and shit when u dont know what ur doing could really cost you a lot, screw your product nd eventually waste your time. It is fun. Hydro is so much more work but so much more fun. Good luck! NO MORE CLUB SODA!
Oh and be careful with CO2. Unless you know how to use it, it could be bad. Reason being is because cannabis plants need a lot of oxygen in their roots. They "drown" easily. If you overload ur room with CO2, no matter how aerated ur roots are, you just wont get the proper amount of DO (dissolved oxygen) to your roots. that could also make ur plants droop.
