I'm a little concerned about my plants as their coloring seems to indicate a potential deficiency. That being said, I had to flush the shit out of my hot FFOF soil due to nitrogen toxicity 1 week and 4 days ago. Up until that point I have only fed my girls water. Since then though I have watered twice. I use the knuckle method and feel down an inch or 3 and check for dryness, lift the fabric pots to check for lightness, and look for drooping leaves.
The first watering with plain dechlorinated tap water, I checked my runoff. The PPM read 1191, where the water was 587 just after adjusting the PH to 6.5.
The second watering with dechlorinated tap water I didn't measure the PPM. The PH was adjusted to 6.5 before and after adding the General Hydroponics FloraSeries nutrients at 1/4 strength (see attached feeding schedule #3).
Overall the older leaves look okay, they still show some residual effects from the nitrogen burn (clawing, cupping, yellowing, etc), but I do feel the new leaves presenting as lime green, inconsistent coloring, as well as the cupping, indicates a problem.
Because of height constraints (4x4x80" tent), I need to flip these girls to flowering very soon. I feel like they are already too tall and most are at or above 18". This is my very first grow and wanted to do 100% natural as in no topping or LST. I just wanted to study and learn what the plant does growing naturally. But I will do some topping or LST or whatever to keep things moving in the right direction.
So I guess my questions are:
Is there indeed a nutrient deficiency?
How do I correct it if so?
Can I flip to flower (12/12 lighting) in their current state?
Thanks in advance.
5-gallon pots, straight FFOF soil. 600w MH light, 24/0 light schedule. All Indicas or Indica dominate strain
The first watering with plain dechlorinated tap water, I checked my runoff. The PPM read 1191, where the water was 587 just after adjusting the PH to 6.5.
The second watering with dechlorinated tap water I didn't measure the PPM. The PH was adjusted to 6.5 before and after adding the General Hydroponics FloraSeries nutrients at 1/4 strength (see attached feeding schedule #3).
Overall the older leaves look okay, they still show some residual effects from the nitrogen burn (clawing, cupping, yellowing, etc), but I do feel the new leaves presenting as lime green, inconsistent coloring, as well as the cupping, indicates a problem.
Because of height constraints (4x4x80" tent), I need to flip these girls to flowering very soon. I feel like they are already too tall and most are at or above 18". This is my very first grow and wanted to do 100% natural as in no topping or LST. I just wanted to study and learn what the plant does growing naturally. But I will do some topping or LST or whatever to keep things moving in the right direction.
So I guess my questions are:
Is there indeed a nutrient deficiency?
How do I correct it if so?
Can I flip to flower (12/12 lighting) in their current state?
Thanks in advance.
5-gallon pots, straight FFOF soil. 600w MH light, 24/0 light schedule. All Indicas or Indica dominate strain
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