Guide for Diagnosing Plant Problems

WakeBake

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Aahh got it. I was thinking I wasnt watering enough but thank you I will get on that.
You will be surprised how little water these guys actually need. I am growing outdoors and even at 42° Celsius I water them like once in 3 days.

Just make sure to water enough so that 10-20% drains out from the pot. This will make sure root tips have enough water and soil is moist all the way down. Water when top 2-3 inches of soil is dry. If top layer looks dry and an inch under is still moist, then refrain from watering.
 

Bolo33

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You will be surprised how little water these guys actually need. I am growing outdoors and even at 42° Celsius I water them like once in 3 days.

Just make sure to water enough so that 10-20% drains out from the pot. This will make sure root tips have enough water and soil is moist all the way down. Water when top 2-3 inches of soil is dry. If top layer looks dry and an inch under is still moist, then refrain from watering.
Thank you I just screenshotted this to follow by now . I appreciate the advice!
 

WakeBake

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Roger A. Shrubber

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i'm guessing a serious iron deficiency, usually brought on by your ph being too high. don't ever go above 6.5 in soil or coco, or you get something that looks a whole lot like that
 

Noomanati

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My plants are growing slow but seem green and healthy except the 2 leafs at the very bottom the first point 1's. They turned yellow and some have little spots on them but all the other leaves are greens and looking good. This was after a transplant as well
 
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Roger A. Shrubber

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My plants are growing slow but seem green and healthy except the 2 leafs at the very bottom the first point 1's. They turned yellow and some have little spots on them but all the other leaves are greens and looking good
if you're talking about the cotyledon leaves, thats what they do, they're packed full of nutrients, and feed the plant till it can get itself established and put out some roots, then they turn yellow and fall off, which should signal that you're plant is doing alright, if it looks healthy other wise, but you do have to start feeding now, if you aren't in soil
 
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Roger A. Shrubber

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I have a problem with leaf tips being yellow/brown. The top leaves are fine but the bottom half of the plant the eaves are as shown in the photo. Analysis please?
what kind of medium are you growing in?
what kind of lights are you using? what cycle?
what kind of nutes are you using? how much? how often?

looks like you're over whatever it is, the new growth is coming in much better.
that could be anything from light burn to a potassium deficiency that has since corrected itself...are the bottom leaves still effected, still showing new damage? or do they seem stabilized now?
 
My media is a combo of coco coir, compost, and vermiculite.
I am using Horticulture Groups 550 Red led panel with 16 on 8 off.
I am using the General Hydroponics 3 part Flora series. I was feeding about 1 cup fertilizer every other day then about 2 cups water every other day.

I read that it could be over nutrition. So I just used 2 cups water every day to flush it out. I also saw that I could be a lack of potassium. On the 5 day of just water I added a teaspoon of straight potassium to the water and fed it to them. So somewhere between over fertilizing and lack of potassium the problem got fixed.
 

psixerpsx

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Hello please is this cal mag defficiency overfeeding or what ? I am growing in soil maybe 6week since switching to 12/12 feeding with around 15ml plagron terra bloom and 5ml Green sensation 4.6ml metrop aminoxtrem for 5l of water and sometimes i add gh calmag in very little doses with PH 5,5 to 6,5 lights mars hydro tsw2000 are maybe 25cm from tops
 

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Mr.Miagi77

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I came across this neat little list that can probably help a lot of people out. If you like it check my post in the General area...I need some help!

Quick Deficiency Guide

Nitrogen
: Entire plant is light green in color; lower leaves are yellow; growth is stunted....

Phosphorous: Entire plant is bluish-green, often developing a red or purpleish cast; lower leaves may be yellow, drying to a greenish-brown to black color; growth may be stunted...

Potassium: Leaves have a papery appearance; dead areas along the edges of leaves; growth is stunted...

Magnesium: Lower leaves turn yellow along the tips and margin and between the veins; the lower leaves wilt...

Calcium: Young stems and new leaves die...

Zinc: Leaf tissue between the veins is lighter in color; yellowed; papery in appearance...

Iron: Leaf tissue appears yellow, while the veins remain green...

Copper: Leaf edges appear dark green or blue; leaf edges curl upward; young leaves permanently wilt...

Sulfur: Young leaves turn pale green, while the older leaves remain green; plant is stunted and spindly...

Mananese: Growth is stunted; lower leaves have a checkered pattern of yellow and green...

Molybdenum: Leaves are stunted, pale green, and malformed...

Boron: Young leaves are scorched at tips and margins...
Anyone wanna take a guess at the issue here?
 

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psixerpsx

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What about these ?i suspect phosphorus defficiency.
Feeding with terra bloom 3ml/l Green sensation 1ml/l calmag 0.5-0.7ml/l and once i added Epsom salts 1teaspoon for 3l could that caused phosphorus lockout or something ?
 

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Roger A. Shrubber

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What about these ?i suspect phosphorus defficiency.
Feeding with terra bloom 3ml/l Green sensation 1ml/l calmag 0.5-0.7ml/l and once i added Epsom salts 1teaspoon for 3l could that caused phosphorus lockout or something ?
could be. i would suggest pouring a couple of gallons of ph'ed water with no nutes in it through the effected plants, letting them dry up a little after that, and then reading the labels of all the shit you're feeding with, and adjusting the ratio you're using them at till it approaches the Jack's 3-2-1 ratio as closely as possible. also, make sure your ph isn't too far off. if ph is low, phosphorous can react with iron and zinc and become unavailable, if it is too high, phosphorous can react with calcium, and become unavailable.
 
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