I'm Really Perplexed...

[Daddy Nothing]

I've got a couple of sprouts (about to the third set of true leaves) that this morning started exhibiting very strange problems with the newest (not fully formed) growth. I'm at a loss. What do I do?

 

 

 

 

PS. The white spots on the older leaves are just residual baking soda...I had to remove a seedling because it got a slight mold problem, as a precaution I dusted everybody with a little bit of baking soda to keep it from spreading.

[kindbuds]

are these clones or from seed,seed im guessing and I would wait a bit and see how it develops-I wouldnt be to alarmed just yet.

[Daddy Nothing]

are these clones or from seed,seed im guessing and I would wait a bit and see how it develops-I wouldnt be to alarmed just yet.

 

It is from seed. I've just never seen anything affect leaves before they're even formed before...

[miko]

what are you using for soil?

[Daddy Nothing]

what are you using for soil?

 

I forget the company but it's basically just a mix of peat, a little pertlite and sand. I'll be transplanting into Fox Farm Ocean Forest soon but...I was gonna give this one another week or so before that. Fox Farm tends to burn them if I transplant too young.

[wingnut]

maybe you have a light burn,light too close ? or did you get some water on the leaves? looks like a burn. take care of that and it should be ok, watch for new growth.

[Daddy Nothing]

maybe you have a light burn,light too close ? or did you get some water on the leaves? looks like a burn. take care of that and it should be ok, watch for new growth.

 

I thought that might be a possibility, but the light is over a foot away and it's only a little 150 watt...plus it's right next to several others, a few of which are a bit taller and closer to the light and aren't affected at all...I will try moving the light up a smidge or two and see if that helps.

 

Okay I raised the light by a good 6 inches, I'll check and see if it's gotten any worse in the AM. Thanks for the quick responces guys I was almost having a panic attack about this

[kindbuds]

I say from seed because I have had the deformed looking odd balls now and then and I usually wait it out and the next set is fine or if not cull the weak-the spots on the other hand can pos be a couple specks of b.s. got in there holding moisture or something like that but I doubt it is a nute issue at this point unless as the leafs get bigger the spots keep growing with them and or you get new spots.

[miko]

are the affected srouts all of the same strain

[Daddy Nothing]

are the affected srouts all of the same strain

 

No actually. One is a Martian Mean Green and one is an experimental strain from an old grow, it's Congo Haze crossed with some unknown Mexican Indica.

[kindbuds]

where both sprinkled with baking soda at same time and do you foliar feed/spray at all?

[Daddy Nothing]

where both sprinkled with baking soda at same time and do you foliar feed/spray at all?

Yes I sprayed the entire garden at the same time. What I did was mix a 10% baking soda solution with ph adjusted adjusted water about 4 days ago. I haven't been foliar feeding yet since they are young and do not require nutrients but I've been spraying them with water every morning to wash off the baking soda

[kindbuds]

ok i was just curious as they dont share the same genetics,or container but they have in common:soil and baking soda so I would just chillax and watch them a couple days,especially if this is same mix of sois you are using with other plants you dont see these issues with.

[peanutbutter]

That kind of problem is easily caused by Ph shift.

 

The first thing that I thought when I saw the picture was Ph ..

 

Then I read you are using baking soda.

 

Stop with the soda and let it grow for a few days and see if new leaves have the same problem.

[Beans]

Baking soda burns grass

 

Don't believe me put some on your lawn and watch it die

 

 

I only use ph'd water with humic acid for foliar spraying and only after the lights have been on from several hours

[Highlander]

It looks to me like your spray damaged the very young leaves, then when they grew out, they were whacky. I've seen this happen a lot and had it happen (nearly identical) back in the day when I would spray-feed. I don't spray-feed anymore and have not had this sort of trouble since.

 

pH may seem like an obvious first guess, but in my own experience, if the pH is off enough to cause the leaves to to weird stuff, you see it in the biggest fan leaves first/worst....again...my personal experience.