morning growmie…I grow in bedroom like you…I have installed a window AC for that room to keep it cool … otherwise I have to keep the whole house colder and that would cost more than what that window AC costs and the electricity to run it…
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That would be the problem if the room’s hot the tents going to be hot you’ve got to have the room cool to suck cool air in the tent try running your exhaust to a window fitting and out the window or maybe a room fan blowing air towards and into that room
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The Slapz appears to be getting worse. I have cut nutrients back to less than 1/3 recommended amount. The fan stays on overnight ( when lights are off) and the temp hovers around 75F. But back up to 83-84F once the lights come on. It is too late in their cycle to switch light schedule to on at night and off during the day.
The leaves on the Goji are not curling, but now they aren’t looking good.
What is going on with these plants?
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No definitely not too late you can switch it up anytime if it were me I would just leave them in lights out for a day and then pick up the schedule you want through the night would probably keep your tents cooler have you tried removing the duralux and just running the three smaller lights the one double ended one and then put the other single headed lights together to make a double ended put those over your plants will probably bring the heat down quite a bit unless you’ve already tried it I would try that with running at night should bring your temps down considerably
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Looks like the goji may have a few spots coming on have you corrected your pH what numbers are you running 6.5ish
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You’re in good shape, I’d do exactly what jj520 recommends and you’ll be in better shape. “Taco-ing” is a sign of stress to light, nutrients and temp. You’re well on your way in adjusting all three. He’s got your back!
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I am leaving the lights off untill 6pm this evening when I will turn them on for the 12 hours. I hope that helps keep the temperature down.
I try to maintain a pH of 6.2-6.5 in the feed water at this stage. Is that the correct range for this stage of growth/flower?
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Between 6.2 to 6.5 for veg in soil
Between 6.5 and 7.5ish for flower in soil
And coco 5.6 to 5.8 for veg
And 6.2 for flower
The reason they need to be in those ranges is to pick up the proper nutrients they need each one is picked up differently at a different pH and different stages of growth need different ratios of feed so this helps them get what they need with no lockout✌🏻
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6.5 to 7.2 for soil flower? Uh oh, I have been waaaay off.
I use a soil mixture of mushroom compost + sphagnum peat moss + worm casings + neem seed + Neptune’s harvest + perlite + sometimes I include buffered coir.
One thing I have noticed, and especially with these two plants, I am using too small of a container; three gallon planter bags. When/if I am able to afford it, I am going to use a minimum 10 gallon container. Maybe 15 gallon.
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The Slapz looks a lot worse this morning. More leaves are discolored and curled. A few leaf areas of the Goji are turning a bit yellow, however, they aren’t curling.
I left the lights off until 6pm yesterday. The tent temp was 74F just before turning them on. The overnight temp was 80F; a lot better.
Since I flipped the lights for these two plants June 5, I am getting the feeling the Slapz is not going to make it. I’m also curious why, at this point in flower stage, neither plant appears to be blooming properly as they should have by this point.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Leaf curling and discoloration may result from light stress, excessive heat, or nutrient issues. Ensure temperatures are 70-80°F and humidity is 40-60%. Position the HLG 200 light 18-24 inches above the canopy and monitor PAR levels to ensure they’re not too high. Adjust nutrient levels and ensure proper airflow to prevent further issues.
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I run two fans facing downward also, to keep the LED driver on my light cooler and extend the life of the light. However I also up the fan speed on the exhaust fan to keep the temps down way lower than you have them. I always run like JJ said around low to mid 70’s. I also have a fan at the bottom of the tent going up, just to keep the temp layering to a minimum. But my tent is always WAY more full than yours. 6 plants in a 5x5. My take is your problem is heat. I also think that you are a bit farther along on the Slapz (maturing faster) which creates yellowing in the leaves.
Marty
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If you’re still having issues you may want to do a slurry test see where your numbers are at on the soil and then flush your plants actually I would just flush them anyways you’re having so many problems just make some pH to water with cal mag to the correct pH number you probably got pH way off in the root zone and then flush about 10 gallons through the plants then after they dry back a touch start them on the correct feed with the correct pH I believe that will help your issues otherwise they look fine for being in flower like they’re progressing they definitely look like they could use a good defoliating that will help with getting more concentrated light to all the bud sites
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By flushing, do you mean just take them outside and pour ten gallons of RO water into them? Do I add anything to the water?
These photos were taken this morning. The tent lights were already off, I used flash to, hopefully, show a more true color and condition. The two photos with the circled areas are of the Goji. What is going on with the leaves on that one that are circled?
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All the cords are an issue. I have a solutuon. Instead of trying to get the cords to go out of the. Think like this…we need to plug in the tent instead of trying to make the cords reach. I always use a heavy duty surge protector and i zip tie it the roof bars inside of the tent. Then all tour equipment is easy to plug into the tent and all the cords are up top all neat out of the way. Then you only have to Plug in the tent. I also make sure im using only surge protectors with high joules ratings. I have a lot of them for all my tents.
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What can be the cause of the discoloration now appearing on the Goji (circled)?
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Thats hard to say but something’s not right where your ph is the issue but if there to many things/variables being changed its hard to pinpoint the issue.
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Told u that a week ago when u said u were in soil. Lol. I didnt specify the exact numbers but stated it was supposed to be in the upper 7s in soil. Its been a while for me in soil so i dont remeber exact but know the area its suppose to fall in. Lol. Hype up the ph and u will prolly notice the leaves change color a bit more greenish and all.
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Prolly caused by the ph being off not uptaking this or that caused a slight deficiency. Get that ph proper if ur at a 6.2 to 6.5 i would up the feed to 8 give a watering til runoff then check ph of the runoff. If it is closer to the 7 5 to 7.8ish then rework the ph of the nutrients and finish watering. Being higher at start will up the ph of the pot a little to get it a faster ph change. Soak the pot slowly til runoff then check let some runoff run out. And continue to soak til the pots ph coming out is upper 7s
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They’re looking a little crispy you definitely need to do something if it was me as stated above I would do a flush and reset the plants it’s too much going on in those pots with the pH is being off the nutrient build up that’s not been absorbed but that’s just my two cents Slurry test get the numbers if they’re not too far out of whack you’re good but I have a weird suspicion you’ve got very high ppms in there that’s why they’re looking crispy and you’ve got your pH way out of whack that’s why they’re locking things out that’s why I would just flush and let the pots get reset so you know your numbers and pH are correct after the flush 
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