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FN2187

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She's 2 weeks into flower, she stretched like crazy. All the new growth is very light green. Does she look like she needs a little nitrogen? She's in a 3 gallon pot with an organic soil mix. I've recently top dressed her with a little bit of fresh ocean forrest, some ewc, and a little bit of dr earths flower girl. I've been watering with molasses and liquid seaweed ph'd at 6.7
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ChaeWwice

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FN2187 said:
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She's 2 weeks into flower, she stretched like crazy. All the new growth is very light green. Does she look like she needs a little nitrogen? She's in a 3 gallon pot with an organic soil mix. I've recently top dressed her with a little bit of fresh ocean forrest, some ewc, and a little bit of dr earths flower girl. I've been watering with molasses and liquid seaweed ph'd at 6.7
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The color of your weed is beautiful, I think it doesn't need nitrogen now, I think it needs some blue light to grow short and squat with big healthy leaves. While red light will help it growing taller and promote budding. So a lamp with higher blue light and some red light will help it grow better
 
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ChaeWwice said:
The color of your weed is beautiful, I think it doesn't need nitrogen now, I think it needs some blue light to grow short and squat with big healthy leaves. While red light will help it growing taller and promote budding. So a lamp with higher blue light and some red light will help it grow better
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She's under a 400w HPS in a cooltube, I'm not worried about the light.
 
FN2187

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chemphlegm said:
she looks good
molasses does not help the potted plant
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I am using it as a food source for beneficial bacteria. My tap water has a decent amount of calcium in it so I figure molasses will provide a little bit of mag and iron. Also the molasses and seaweed get my tap water down to a decent ph.
 
chemphlegm

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FN2187 said:
I am using it as a food source for beneficial bacteria. My tap water has a decent amount of calcium in it so I figure molasses will provide a little bit of mag and iron. Also the molasses and seaweed get my tap water down to a decent ph.
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I'd use magnesium and iron and a real ph down formula if thats what you think your plant needs. If your soil is healthy it already has plenty of beneficial bacteria food in it. Molasses may benefit a compost pile outdoors but your pots are not growing long enough to compost anything. molasses comes with all kinds of issues later..you'll see, maybe you'll like those issues you never know. do what works for you and enjoy
 
jswett1100

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Looks healthy to me. Id give it a little more food after shes half way through flower but thats about it. good luck
 
FN2187

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chemphlegm said:
I'd use magnesium and iron and a real ph down formula if thats what you think your plant needs. If your soil is healthy it already has plenty of beneficial bacteria food in it. Molasses may benefit a compost pile outdoors but your pots are not growing long enough to compost anything. molasses comes with all kinds of issues later..you'll see, maybe you'll like those issues you never know. do what works for you and enjoy
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but have you ever grown organic?
 
chemphlegm

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FN2187 said:
Please don't take this the wrong way, but have you ever grown organic?
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why yes I have sir. for a long time, many years on the farm and many more indoors.
keep in mind you're the one who doesnt have a clue if your plant needs N or not, so, yeah...
here's a bone; http://www.gardenmyths.com/molasses-for-plants/

good luck
molasses is great in pot roast, stay sin the kitchen here. never saw it in nature, you know, in an organic fashion, no offense.
 
FN2187

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chemphlegm said:
why yes I have sir. for a long time, many years on the farm and many more indoors.
keep in mind you're the one who doesnt have a clue if your plant needs N or not, so, yeah...
here's a bone; http://www.gardenmyths.com/molasses-for-plants/

good luck
molasses is great in pot roast, stay sin the kitchen here. never saw it in nature, you know, in an organic fashion, no offense.
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chemphlegm said:
why yes I have sir. for a long time, many years on the farm and many more indoors.
keep in mind you're the one who doesnt have a clue if your plant needs N or not, so, yeah...
here's a bone; http://www.gardenmyths.com/molasses-for-plants/

good luck
molasses is great in pot roast, stay sin the kitchen here. never saw it in nature, you know, in an organic fashion, no offense.
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I honestly don't know what I have said to you that deserved such an asshole response. I mentioned use of molasses and it seems like it infuriates you. First post you told me that it's going to give me problems and I might like it! Who talks to someone like that. I'm here to learn and expand my knowledge on growing and you want to take cheap shots because I am trying to learn. I've been nothing but respectful I simply asked if you have grown organic before because I don't know you from Adam. I am sure you know there is a ton of misinformation in this forum and it's difficult for someone new to sort through it all. FFS I asked if my plant looks hungry for N and I get someone telling me I need a blue light.
 
chemphlegm

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I honestly don't know what I have said to you that deserved such an asshole response. I mentioned use of molasses and it seems like it infuriates you. First post you told me that it's going to give me problems and I might like it! Who talks to someone like that. I'm here to learn and expand my knowledge on growing and you want to take cheap shots because I am trying to learn. I've been nothing but respectful I simply asked if you have grown organic before because I don't know you from Adam. I am sure you know there is a ton of misinformation in this forum and it's difficult for someone new to sort through it all. FFS I asked if my plant looks hungry for N and I get someone telling me I need a blue light.
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I hear you. I meant no harm/ youtook "might like it" wrong is all.
I added "you might like it" because many actually do. they use the molasses and love the results. Others use it and never do again. there must be some reasoning behind that, preferences, subjective likes/dislikes, flavor imparts, I dunno. my way isnt the only way.
I dont use molasses, anymore. I did until I experienced issues I didnt have in the non molasses buckets. A handful of compost, some compost tea for instance goes much farther than a spoon of molasses as the article explains.
your plants look good, I dont question your love for her.
we do what works for us. use molasses on one and not the other if you care to see, but if molasses is good in your grow....enjoy:peace:
 
whitebb2727

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Needs a dose of Epsom salt. Teaspoon per gallon of water.

Yes it could use a bit of N. Use the Epsom first. Magnesium helps with the uptake of N.

I use molasses. At the end of flower and only one dose. Like a spoon per 5 gallons of water divided between several plants.
 
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