what nutes needed here?

[highsakite]

here's the latest pics. The darker plants are going well...

but the lighter ones are not, one is holding steady/slight improvement and the other is getting worse...

any ideas?
cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

Looks like nitrogen deficiency

 

[Dutty Panty]

Nitrogen and your soil has some poor ass drainage I think. That's potentially why it gets locked up as well. I would go 2 days straight ph balanced water then id hit it with your base A+B nutes or whatever you use for veg

 

[highsakite]

soundz good dutty panty,

is it possible to add eggshells/coffee grounds/epsom salts to bottles of water, let it leech for a few days
and feed the girls with it?

Cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

Egg shells take a really long time to break down

 

[highsakite]

thanks peyton,

here's the latest pics. The lighter plants are looking better, I gave them a good dose of nitrogen courtesy of some diluted pee
and they loved it...

and the darker ones are going strong...

any thoughts about this plant? it is half the height of the others, seems to be happy to get wider rather than taller, and has shorter, wider leaves than the others.

cheers

 

[highsakite]

here are the latest pics,

the two sickly plants have come back well...

and the others are going well...

and all...

I have been giving them diluted pee every 4-5 daze for a nitrogen kick, the soil is terrible in terms of nutes,
so when I re-potted the other day, the lady at the nursery sold me a bag of gecko droppings, said to add them at watering time on top of soil and let them wash through...so I scattered the poo through the whole pot while i was filling it and them mixed 1/2 tsp to 1lt of pure water and hit them with that...they seem to like it...

A question about watering, so far there hasn't been any water make it to the tray underneath. Is this wrong? Should there be some draining to the tray? am i under-watering?

cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

If they aren't showing signs of wilting then I wouldn't worry about water. Just stay the course, cause they seem to be responding well to it

 

[highsakite]

here's the latest pics, I found some reflectors and installed them

these two were the sickly plants

and the others

they have really taken to the gecko poo and the reflectors.
I put them in this morning and this evening there was a visible difference

cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

I'd look into giving them bushy ones a light defol. Other than that, everything looks great

 

[highsakite]

thanks for the defol advice, peyton.

today we had a huge power out from 7am to 6pm

so the girls came out to play

i then gave them some training

any suggestions?

 

[PeytonManning]

Looking spot on my friend. Those are gonna turn into some monster bushes

 

[highsakite]

i sure do hope so peyton,

Here's the latest shots.
I have changed the string i had used to tie them down for metal loops this morning,
the string may have left fibers that could have become enmeshed in the buds...

any suggestions? Are the lights too high? could they be closer?

I noticed that the tips of some of the leaves are white, is this too much of something or not enough?

the temp is currently 29.8C and at 64% humidity

Cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

I'd get the lights within 2 to 4 inches. Other than that, everything is looking fine

 

[highsakite]

the latest pics

today a little more gecko poo and 500ml water

any advice on lights? at the moment on 24/7.

cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

Girls are looking great. With CFL you'll need to constantly adjust the lights, so just make sure they stay in that 2 to 4 inch range of plants

 

[highsakite]

here are the latest pics,

i switched the lights to 18/6 on Friday

gave them a nitrogen dose yesterday

and a tipping/defol today

cheers

 

[highsakite]

some more training,

and some awaiting,

all comments and advice appreciated

cheers

 

[PeytonManning]

Girls look healthy. That room is gonna be a jungle in a few weeks. How long do you plan to veg them?

 

[highsakite]

That's a good question, Peyton.

They sprouted back in early Dec., but the first weeks weren't so good,

so they have been vegging proper for around 5-6 weeks...

I was thinking around 10-12 weeks for veg,

is that an appropriate amount of time?

cheers