Nitrogen Deficiency

[Rainbow Warrior]

so, I’ve learned my lesson the hard way: never again will I use cheap regular soil; no Sir!

Anyhow, no grumbling, my mistake.

I’ve got this young lady with extreme Nitrogen deficiency:


Tried nettle tea a few days ago, but new growth still neon green (I think it glows in the dark

Any advice for a DIY organic nitrogen plant feed?
Or does it take a while b4 nettle tea kicks in?
Never had this problem before, but I also never bought cheap soil before...

Any advice appreciated

 

[Aussieaceae]

Looks more like an iron deficiency to me, or sulphur. More likely iron in my opinion.

Ph?
Amendments?

If you're outdoors, i'd say a little manure would probably fit the bill well.
If you haven't already, check your soil's ph first to be positive it isn't lockout before you fertilize. Looks as though the seedling is starting to show the same thing too? Imo indicative of a lockout, or watering issue, rather than under fertilized.

GL

 

[Rainbow Warrior]

Looks more like an iron deficiency to me, or sulphur. More likely iron in my opinion.

Ph?
Amendments?

If you're outdoors, i'd say a little manure would probably fit the bill well.
If you haven't already, check your soil's ph first to be positive it isn't lockout before you fertilize. Looks as though the seedling is starting to show the same thing too? Iml indicative of a lockout, or watering issue, rather than under fertilized.

GL

Ph of the soil is around 6-6.5
Both started on the second node to go yellow

Unfortunately I haven’t access to manure at the moment.

By the watering issue do u mean over- or underwatering?

 

[Rainbow Warrior]

One other thing: I still have some soil from my last grow (never had problems with it), should I use that even though I grew in it b4?

 

[hotrodharley]

One other thing: I still have some soil from my last grow (never had problems with it), should I use that even though I grew in it b4?

I routinely recycle my medium. Go for it.

 

[Jypsy Dog]

Coffee.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/diluted-coffee-for-plants.htm

 

[CanadianJim]

One other thing: I still have some soil from my last grow (never had problems with it), should I use that even though I grew in it b4?

Unless you had a bad pest problem, or some sort of disease strike your plants it shouldn't be a problem. You might even have fragments of mycorrhizae or spores from the previous root colony to get things started faster.

 

[Aussieaceae]

Ph of the soil is around 6-6.5
Both started on the second node to go yellow

Unfortunately I haven’t access to manure at the moment.

By the watering issue do u mean over- or underwatering?

Yeah, i meant over more than under.

Seems fine to me, I wouldn't assume lockout myself at 6-6.5, i'd be going with deficiency too. Likely is iron deficient given the soil's ph. Anything bloody, or fishy should provide it. Go for something fairly balanced, and only use lightly to see how the plant takes it, could still be something we're not seeing.

Good idea trying some old soil, and if you used rich amendments to build it, there's likely still ample trace elements too.

 

[Rainbow Warrior]

Cheers all you guys!

Watered my plant with nettle tea on Monday , will repot this wknd with recycled soil.

Anyways, this is my girl last wknd before nettle tea feed:


Compared to last night, when she looked like this:


Are my eyes deceiving me, or is she perking up? the veins got darker and the lower leaves look better too....

 

[Sawzall77]

Looks way better!! Nice work

 

[Rainbow Warrior]

Looks way better!! Nice work

Cheers!

Nice avatar btw. He looks well chilled; what breed is he?

 

[Sawzall77]

Cheers!

Nice avatar btw. He looks well chilled; what breed is he?

His Dad was purebred red coonhound and mama was black lab and rottie as well

 

[Neubieauto]

One other thing: I still have some soil from my last grow (never had problems with it), should I use that even though I grew in it b4?

I've used the same soil for months. Just have to add the nutes yourself between grows.