gecko

Recently had a yellowing tips prob on one plant (solved thanks to HillBilly and LB ) but now I got a prob on another . This one's leaves have brown spots all over them and are yellowing. Even the top leaves are browning a bit. Whats the prob? What should I do? Thanks for the help everyone.

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P.S. March 29th 2K - Flowering of first plants started today

HillBilly

Howdy again Gecko!
Pleasure to help ya, or at least try to. Well, man.. it sounds to me like a pH or fertilizer problem. What fert are they getting? Have you checked the pH?

gecko

I'm REALLY broke lately, my girlfriend's on strike and we have just enough cash to pay for the food. Hehe, im serious so I cant buy a PH tester, so I didnt test it yet... Tried to let the soil dry up a lot this time so I see if that's the prob, waiting for results. Bottom leaves are dead now. I use 10-52-10 transplanting every 10th watering or so, I dont really beleive in ferts, wanna keep my weed as natural as possible.

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[This message has been edited by gecko (edited March 30, 2000).]

Highguy

Overwatering is common. When a plant is yellowing or browning you should check the condition of the soil. It's really not a Brainstorm. All you have to do is turn the plant out of the pot and smell the soil. If it smells sour and rotten it is. If you have overwatered you nose will tell you. You can talk pH and nutrients but 90% of the time the yellow/browning is caused by Too Much WATER!

Highguy

Here is the poor mans pH test kit.

pH Test Paper

HillBilly

Howdy Ya'll!
I totally agree with HighGuy. In an earlier post, I suggested letting them dry out really well before watering, as I had the same problem, and although my pH was low. The soil was very wet throughout the pot. Luckily, I caught this before it had become rotten. Gecko, didn't you once say that you were watering every 3 days or so? maybe try one good watering about once a week. I switched to once a week, and they seemed to immediately benefit. Most of their growth happened as the soil became drier and drier. Probably because the roots were finally able to breathe. GOOOOD LUCK, Hombre!

~~hb

Thanks for that link, highguy, I'll try it and let you know how it compared to my commercial tester.

[This message has been edited by HillBilly (edited April 04, 2000).]