Pimpjuice9906
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Still in veg. In 5g fabric pots. Using gaia. In organic soil. Are they hungry or is it K?
Thank you for your feedback in advance.
Thank you for your feedback in advance.
What do you think is the problem?
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UnknownRemedy
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To me it looks like nutrient burn.
Pimpjuice9906
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Mars fce8000
Pimpjuice9906
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Ffof, earth worm castings. I use 1 tbsp per gallon. I did 50% 444 and 50% bloom. I did add some biobizz grow to the water. Not a full dose. I thought they were hungry. I'm due to water today. I will water them to runoff to test the runoff ec.
Pimpjuice9906
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Sorry these plants are 12 weeks old. Those nutes have been depleted.
UnknownRemedy
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If that's the case you burned them with what you added. I've nute burned a couple plants and that's what they look like.
Farmer's Hat
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Go lighter on the nutes. Check your ph
Budzbuddha
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Probably not … 5 gallons of FFOf can easily run 84 days ( 12 week ) - if it really depleted you would have more systemic symptoms ( yellowing / leaf cannibalism / etc. ) ….. its the gaia green + biobizz.
You are trying to match 3 different NPK sources ( gaia / gaia bloom and biobizz ) to the host medium npk. So now there is antagonism ( uptake / element block ) .
It would have been much easier to amend the host soil with MORE fresh soil watered in instead of adding different things. The more ingredients you add to the grow - the more problems will show. Example : if you are “ vegging “ this plant … why throw bloom in it too ?
If still vegging - run 4-4-4 only or topdress more fresh soil and simply water that in.
Gaia will need time to break down before it is available and will not be a fast fix. Topdressing with fresh soil and watering that in alone , “ recharges “ that soil , replenishing what the plant already used AND is already accustomed to.
dwc420letsgo
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how did the plants look like before you added food? when you water, do you immediately get runoff? sometimes the pot may not saturate if the soil has become hydrophobic and you get dry pockets in it; using saponins help the water stick to the soil better
Budzbuddha
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It’s correctable BTW … clip off the most necrotic leaf. It’s not nute burn , it’s riding up the serrated edges instead of full leaf necrosis.
K def.… You can easily adjust this by adding seaweed / kelp …. Easy to mix up in a gallon of water. I use a capful in a gallon of TAP - NO PH NEEDED.
Seaweed contains several useful plant nutrients, including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate and magnesium. There are dried and liquidised forms available from garden centres and seaweed is a common additive to fertilisers, both organic and non-organic.
I would ride out your last feed ( let plant burn thru it ) then simplify your feeding. No need to flush as that would unbalance that medium even more.
Simple watering as needed ( with kelp ) then water to burn thru Gaia until you need to re-feed or top dressing more FFOF. ( which is even simpler. )
K def.… You can easily adjust this by adding seaweed / kelp …. Easy to mix up in a gallon of water. I use a capful in a gallon of TAP - NO PH NEEDED.
Seaweed contains several useful plant nutrients, including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate and magnesium. There are dried and liquidised forms available from garden centres and seaweed is a common additive to fertilisers, both organic and non-organic.
I would ride out your last feed ( let plant burn thru it ) then simplify your feeding. No need to flush as that would unbalance that medium even more.
Simple watering as needed ( with kelp ) then water to burn thru Gaia until you need to re-feed or top dressing more FFOF. ( which is even simpler. )
SnidleyBluntash
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Do you worry about salt in the kelp meal?
Budzbuddha
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I use that bottled liquid - easier to dilute.
Pimpjuice9906
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I have to water today. Should I add the kelp to the regular water today. I have this kelp at home.
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Budzbuddha
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Start with their lowest amount ( 1 capful ? ) per gallon water ….
Pimpjuice9906
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Should I foliar spray the kelp and water as usual or add the kelp to my watering?
Budzbuddha
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I would just add to your watering. Just remember less is more with feed. FFOF is still pretty charged and is easy to over fertilize with multiple nutes on top of it.
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