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Hi all,
I decided to embark this year on the weird/wonderful world of growing. I have 4 plants going right now, at different stages of growth. All are now outdoors. My oldest/biggest plant is starting to struggle after it was growing beautifully. I have done a good amount of research/reading (especially on these forums) but I can't figure out what's wrong with it.
Another plant got damaged early and is stunted, I'm wondering if I should just abandon ship with it. Would appreciate any insights from you kind people.
Next time, I am trying autoflowers
Plant 1 details
Photos:
June 14 (pistils?)
A few days later (gnarly leaves)
Today
Plant 2 details
June 13- after it was damaged, when it was growing round-edge leaves
Now
Other Romulan sprouted at the same time
Thanks in advance!
I decided to embark this year on the weird/wonderful world of growing. I have 4 plants going right now, at different stages of growth. All are now outdoors. My oldest/biggest plant is starting to struggle after it was growing beautifully. I have done a good amount of research/reading (especially on these forums) but I can't figure out what's wrong with it.
Another plant got damaged early and is stunted, I'm wondering if I should just abandon ship with it. Would appreciate any insights from you kind people.
Next time, I am trying autoflowers
Plant 1 details
- Strain/origin: bought a clone from a local grow shop, was told it is Island pink
- Age: ? - I bought the clone the first week of May. I should've asked more questions but was not very knowledgable about clones/bought it on a whim (I was planning to sprout seeds and had gone into the shop to get soil- they had a bunch of cute little clones under grow lights in solo cups, I was enticed). When i got her, she was in a solo cup with 3-4 sets of fan leaves (they've always been alternating). It was showing a bit of (I think) heat damage on a few leaves, a little dry/crunchy. When I transplanted end of May into her final pot (outside), I cleaned up the dead parts. **Had 5-fingered leaves when i bought it
- Pot size: After hardening off a few hours a day outside, I transplanted on the May long weekend, around May 20, from solo cup into a 7-gallon pot
- Medium: Fox Farm Ocean Forest
- Environment: Outside in an unobstructed area that gets full sun. I live in an area w/ 4 seasons. Temps from end of May til now ranged from about 14 to 28 celsius (with average being around 20-23), have had tons of rain. I have a tarp I put my plants under if it's raining hard or the wind gets too wild.
- Nutrients: Marphyl every two weeks *only started this recently
- Watering/pH: Was watering til runoff with untreated tap water whenever she felt dry enough at top of soil, have started treating the water as of a couple weeks ago with pH down when I was noticing signs of nutrient deficiencies and realized the tap water in my area has higher pH than the plants need (*this was a mistake, I didn't realize how important pH is, I do now)
- Problem(s):
- My girl was growing strong for a bit, seemed very happy. Nice and vibrant. Fan leaves still mostly 5 fingers
- Early June- noticed new growth of fan leaves at the bottom of the plant were producing three fingers instead of five. However, higher up new leaves were still growing w/ five.
- Mid-June- started seeing what I think are characteristics of a female plant (looks like calyx with little white pistils- photo below). Shortly after this, noticed a bit of discoloration on leaves and some of the new fan leaf growth was curled up and gnarly looking. This is also when the growth of only 3-fingered fan leaves started. I did some research and realized I probably had a nutrient problem. I started giving her Marphyl, which helped a bit, but I then realized the issue was likely that I had to start pH treating my water (especially given that I'm growing with Fox farm). Last week, I started treating the water with pH down then measuring w/ test strip.
- The gnarly leaves and discolouration have resolved. However, the 3-fingered leaf issue has not.
Photos:
June 14 (pistils?)
A few days later (gnarly leaves)
Today
Plant 2 details
- Strain/origin: Romulan, photoperiod, purchased feminized seeds (fave strain!!- sprouted two of them at the same time, one is doing very well)
- Age: 6-7 weeks (seeds sprouted in mid-May)
- Environment: Now outdoors, same as above
- Pot size: *because of what happened to it when it was in its original seedling container (see below), I ended up tossing it in a fairly small pot, maybe 5 gals?
- Medium: Fox farm
- Nutrients: Marphyl
- Watering/pH: As of recently, adjusting pH of tap water
- Problem:
- First week of June when plant was 2-3 weeks old (had first little true leaves then 3-ish sets of small fingered leaves), an animal (suspect squirrel) basically topped the plant. Partly severed the main stem right above the first set of (non-fingered) leaves. I was going to toss it, figuring it would die or might turn into a hermie, but figured why not make a clean cut with pruners just below where it was severed and see what happens.
- At first, it grew a couple leaves with round edges but sure enough, it started growing fingered leaves and is kind of similar to the second romulan one I have that is doing well, except its like a mini version. The leaves are small but they have 5 fingers.
- My question with this one is- is there any prospect of this one really producing anything? Is it risky to keep around my others w/ risk of turning into a hermie due to major early stress? I've included pics below, including one of its sister undamaged Romulan plant
June 13- after it was damaged, when it was growing round-edge leaves
Now
Other Romulan sprouted at the same time
Thanks in advance!