Nutrient Lock Out?? Help Please!

Damon Elder

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I've tried lots of different methods for pests my favorites are neem concentrate and azamax I alternate between the two even before I have a problem and it prevents them My suggestion would be to invest in some neem oil it's cheap and the first thing I reach for at the first sight of mites I use it at 4ml of neem concentrate with a drop of soap in warm water 30oz spray bottle. Azamax is pricey but I use it 5ml 30 oz spray bottle That works for me hope this helps
Alright thanks :weed:
 

daloudpack

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haaa nevermind i already got some in this shit i got called fungicide 3 ..its a fungicide , insecticide , miticide... controls black spot , rust, powdery mildew ...controls aphids , white flies, and other listed insect pests, controls spidermites, for use on roses flowers , houseplants, ornamentals ,fruits and veggies.... i wonder how it will do on weed///
 

Alienwidow

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correct me if im wrong but calcium deficiency leaves dark spots and doesnt eat holes in the leaves
I see one teeny hole in A leaf. The other stuff to me looks like calcium def in early stages. I dont have a dip stick for it so i ain't positive. Just a guess.

To the op...you useing calcium in anything?
 

Damon Elder

Member
I see one teeny hole in A leaf. The other stuff to me looks like calcium def in early stages. I dont have a dip stick for it so i ain't positive. Just a guess.

To the op...you useing calcium in anything?
No I haven't used any cal/mag yet but I have heard people saying about week three of veg they usually start showing signs of cal deficiency if you have not used any and I have thought it could be cal deficiency a few times
 

Steven85

Active Member
It looks to me like you have some sort of deficiency aswell as maybe a small bug problem, i could be wrong but certainly looks that way, also you can use nutes from day 1 you dont really have to wait that 2 weeks of using normal ph'd water but test your water run off ph this will give you a better idea, the issues arrise from nutrient lockout being a ph problem, you state you use a ph of 6.5 i always go lower than that usually around 5.8 as is guided by 'canna' and my nutrients have never locked out once and that is from feeding from day 1, i can only give information from my own grow and what i know to be true for me but my suggestion is give them a flush for maybe 2 days and use nutes as normal after this time with a water ph of between 5.6 and 6.0 and see what happens you should see a big difference

Steve
 

Alienwidow

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Also how often are you feeding these?
Still no feed. Soil. 30% pearlite. (Which means 70% of a viable nutrient source) ph?...........slightly important even in the soil mix because its so high in not soil. I always say, NPK are considered macro nutrients, but calmag, sould also be considered a macro nutrient..(even though its two, fuck you haters) calcium and magnesium are vital to supporting that plant when working with un-ammended soil.
So, i think its time to start feeding. Running a base nute and a calmag *liquid, supplement should cure the problem. Id start with a good dose of calmag, say...200 ppm, and a base nute addition of 250 on top of that. Two feeds like this and you should he able to cut calcmag back to 100 ppm EVERY water/feed until two weeks before you chop. Now as far as NPK goes id probably run 250 now and as the plant grows feed it more. A six foot plant under a 1k light needs about 900-1100 ppm feed. When feeding. Buuut since your in soil you wont have to feed as often. Id go F-w-F-w-F-F-w-F-w in flower. Before flower starts take it easy and toss a couple more waters in there. But add a little calmag.
Id bet after the first couple calmag bumped up shots, your back on track and they double in size.
 

Damon Elder

Member
It looks to me like you have some sort of deficiency aswell as maybe a small bug problem, i could be wrong but certainly looks that way, also you can use nutes from day 1 you dont really have to wait that 2 weeks of using normal ph'd water but test your water run off ph this will give you a better idea, the issues arrise from nutrient lockout being a ph problem, you state you use a ph of 6.5 i always go lower than that usually around 5.8 as is guided by 'canna' and my nutrients have never locked out once and that is from feeding from day 1, i can only give information from my own grow and what i know to be true for me but my suggestion is give them a flush for maybe 2 days and use nutes as normal after this time with a water ph of between 5.6 and 6.0 and see what happens you should see a big difference

Steve
I have only been giving them water the past week ph at 6.2 and the purpling of the leaves have lifted alittle when I looked at them today. As for yellow spots still the same spots are still there and they are still the same size and there arnt any new spots either but I have sprayed under the leaves a few times with plain water sense it was early stage of what looked like it could be bugs. So hopefully it helped some but I do plan on getting some nem oil just in case as well as calmag. But to answer you on how often I feed them, I give them ONLY WATER when they need it or the soil is dry but still alittle moist towards the bottom of the pot
 

DANK PURPY

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There is some dolomite so yea I might have to get a soil tester. And the reason I asked about gnats is because I have seen one or two around this third week of growing so getting ride of those things would probably help with the yellow spots or holes at least?
get some neem oil from you grow store. dyna-gro makes a good one. or get a cheap one like me still works good. took care of all my soil-bug problems. its the bees knees
 
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