grow ferts during flowering?

[asaph]

Hello

What food would you recommend for this mature plant?

Bagseed middle eastern Sativa strain, starting 5th week of flowering. Was flushed 2 days ago. pH over 7.5. Rootbound.

Lower fan leaves are yellow and wilting. Younger leaves at the top seem to be rather small (but maybe this is normal) and also quite droopy and cupping (see pic).

The soil should be rather low in nutrients right now, as I didn't fert much up until now (was no need). I have biogrow (3-2-5) and biobloom (2-3-4). Not much difference between the two I guess, but which would you recommend? Can my leaf problem be amended with more N? or is a lost cause and better focus on bud production right now? Do you recommend foliage feeding?

I also have Bioheaven - that energy booster crap. Should I use it? in conjunction? like, one fert feeding and one feeding of this?

 

[3lions]

It is bagseed, so in reality it might mean that whatever you do may not help and that is just crap genetics right? So dont fuss too much with corrections. Again, cos its bagseed, its hard to know when it is going to be ready.

Lets say 70 days.. half way through.. repot em in fresh quality soil and leave the additives out for a couple of week would be my humble suggestion.

 

[asaph]

thanks!
It might mean that... but no reason not to try repot you say? och... I don't know! I have to make a poll. Replant in unfertilized soil, or in fertilized soil? or no repotting??

this is 3 mature plants in one pot we're talking about.

 

[golddog]

Hello

What food would you recommend for this mature plant?

Bagseed middle eastern Sativa strain, starting 5th week of flowering. Was flushed 2 days ago. pH over 7.5. Rootbound.

Lower fan leaves are yellow and wilting. Younger leaves at the top seem to be rather small (but maybe this is normal) and also quite droopy and cupping (see pic).

The soil should be rather low in nutrients right now, as I didn't fert much up until now (was no need). I have biogrow (3-2-5) and biobloom (2-3-4). Not much difference between the two I guess, but which would you recommend? Can my leaf problem be amended with more N? or is a lost cause and better focus on bud production right now? Do you recommend foliage feeding?

I also have Bioheaven - that energy booster crap. Should I use it? in conjunction? like, one fert feeding and one feeding of this?

I doesn't matter much what you do as it looks rootbound.

You need to re-pot it in a larger pot, fertilized soil would be fine.

Good Luck

 

[3lions]

Yes, sorry if wasnt clear. I mean repot as in move up a size as suggested above.

With the soil, I just mean use a good soil, with good nutrients in it anyway. see how they go for a few days before adding anything extra I would.

 

[Dankster12]

this is 3 mature plants in one pot we're talking about.

thats not helping your situation. I didn't thin out some of my basil this year, so i just left 3 plants in the same pot, and transplanted the rest. The ones that were removed from pots early (before even close to root bound) and planted in the garden did fantastic. The ones that were left 3 to a pot looked horrible. I eventually found a spot for them in the garden, and even now a month and a half later, they dont look half as good as the ones that were given plenty of space to grow. I'd transplant asap and hope for the best. Your nutrient uptake is also them being split between 3 plants all struggling for food.

 

[asaph]

thats not helping your situation. I didn't thin out some of my basil this year, so i just left 3 plants in the same pot, and transplanted the rest. The ones that were removed from pots early (before even close to root bound) and planted in the garden did fantastic. The ones that were left 3 to a pot looked horrible. I eventually found a spot for them in the garden, and even now a month and a half later, they dont look half as good as the ones that were given plenty of space to grow. I'd transplant asap and hope for the best. Your nutrient uptake is also them being split between 3 plants all struggling for food.

thanks. the thing is, i can't really separate them now, as their roots are entangled into one another. what I can do is transplant them - but I'm too chickenshit. I transplanted my basil just two days ago. at first it looked alright - leaves were looking the same. but then some of the branches just started to fall - now one of them is almost hitting the floor, and i have no idea why.

 

[grokilla]

Try this instead of new ferts. Cover your plant when its time for it to sleep - complete darkness will super-charge bud production. More work, but you will notice the difference right away.

 

[asaph]

Try this instead of new ferts. Cover your plant when its time for it to sleep - complete darkness will super-charge bud production. More work, but you will notice the difference right away.

hmm. it sounds nice. but wouldn't this like... strangle them? cuz they won't get air and all. I could do it, but I dunno... it sounds like magic to me. I could try it.

my problem is not bud production though - my problem is small leaves and curling down. also 3 mature plants in one medium sized pot.

 

[Serapis]

transplant gently and flush in new soil well to remove air pockets since you don't want to compact new soil against the roots. Use a soil with preferably organic nutrients in it. Don't sweat yellowing leaves.... You may also want to add a bloom fertilizer, mixed weak after you flush in the new soil and have allowed excess to drain off. If you can, keep an eye on PH and try to maintain a 6.0 run off.