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[itsmyfirsttimelol]

I cannot figure out what's wrong with my girls...the spots are getting worse there right under two weeks old...what's goin on??? No there not getting any nutes...

 

[shadowdarker]

maybe the soil your using is to rich for the seedlings meaning the soil contains a big amount of nutes to start with

 

[itsmyfirsttimelol]

I'm using mg its 21. 7. 14. I've always used this soil and haven't had any issues ty tho

 

[shadowdarker]

i have never used it but have heard alot of people have had problems with mg some strains are more sensitive than others to nutes. i would suggest repottin with a lower ratio of the mg and see if that helps. over watering the soil will release more of the stored nutes so keep watering to a minimum

 

[itsmyfirsttimelol]

Ok ty. I kno this sounds retarded but I don't havt the money right now to buy a different bag of soil so what if I picked out all the little balls (I'm assuming there filled with the nutes) lol

 

[shadowdarker]

probably not no i would assume the balls your thinking of are probably perlite or something to aid with good drainage. if you aint got no cash just grab a potfull of dirt from outside and mix a small amount of the mg in with it.

 

[alphawolf.hack]

nah thats a waste. water will break it down just water till you see run off then wait a couple minutes then do it again. just do it real slow so the plant doesnt go in to shock. you probaly have a toxic salt build up causing nute burn and eventually a nute lockup

 

[shadowdarker]

and watering the soil more will release more of the nutrients the soil hols and possibly cause more damage than good

 

[itsmyfirsttimelol]

It does seem to get worse the more I water so I've started using a shot glass amount poured directly around the stem. Its ok that the sorrounding area of dirt is obviously rly dry?

 

[shadowdarker]

id try and repot with different soil but in the end its upto you mate the soil on top will always get really dry i always water by weight of the pot

 

[420killabud]

what are your temps running? and like others have said, keep watering to a minimum. Flushing in that MG soil will do nothing but make things worse. IMO its nearly impossible to flush in MG because of the time release nutes.

Go outside and get your self some soil out of the ground, Mix in a slight amount of MG soil (I would probably go 3/4 natural soil, 1/4 MG) and re-pot in that. Be sure to knock as much soil off of the root ball as you can, that is without hurting too many roots.

When you re-pot, water enough for your soil to barely be damp, not wet. Let it dry up good (I often allow mine to get to the point where I have a slight droop in my leaves before watering again) and do a good flush. Then see how things are going from there..

 

[itsmyfirsttimelol]

Do I need to steralize the soil?

 

[spex420]

looks like it might be a mag deficiency?

mg soil really blows dude plain nd simple its really acidic so you basically condemned your babys the second you planted them i would say flush a gallon of 6.7-6.8 water with some superthrive and epsom salt thru that joker nd call it a day

if it doesnt get better just start new i don't use premix cuz they blow even ffof i use scotts topsoil with coco perlight and a wee little peat for my mothers i grow in plain coco with everything else

 

[spex420]

Do I need to steralize the soil?

no if you over sterilize (which is extremely easy to do) the soil breaks down and becomes toxic

 

[alphawolf.hack]

like he and i said flush it all out till its gine then follow dudes instructions on mixing dirt and replanting(yes sterilize it bake in the oven at 200 degress for 15 min. preheat the oven too). if you leave it alone water or not it will die. because there is till gonna be mass chemical reactions going between the water containing plant and the soil.

 

[spex420]

It does seem to get worse the more I water so I've started using a shot glass amount poured directly around the stem. Its ok that the sorrounding area of dirt is obviously rly dry?

its getting worse cuz the ph is so low in mg believe me its not whats in the soil its whats not in it iv grown with mg plant food before with decent results just the low ph screws you and reduces your nutrient availability

 

[spex420]

like he and i said flush it all out till its gine then follow dudes instructions on mixing dirt and replanting(yes sterilize it bake in the oven at 200 degress for 15 min. preheat the oven too). if you leave it alone water or not it will die. because there is till gonna be mass chemical reactions going between the water containing plant and the soil.

i srsly just think its a mag def mg is extremely acidic cuz its mostly for tomatos mag spec is right around 6.5 he needs to get the ph up and get some epsom in there

 

[420killabud]

looks like it might be a mag deficiency?

mg soil really blows dude plain nd simple its really acidic so you basically condemned your babys the second you planted them i would say flush a gallon of 6.7-6.8 water with some superthrive and epsom salt thru that joker nd call it a day

if it doesnt get better just start new i don't use premix cuz they blow even ffof i use scotts topsoil with coco perlight and a wee little peat for my mothers i grow in plain coco with everything else

This is my reason for asking what the OP's temps are running. Too cold and you usually end up with cal/mag lockout..
Not saying the soil isnt the problem as it could possibly be a combo of the two, just trying to exhaust all options for the OP before it gets worse.

 

[fir3dragon]

the soil is pretty wet it looks like.. i would start over and flush that. dont water as much im using mg soil as well and mine looks beast so far

 

[420killabud]

itsmyfirsttimelol-

what are your temps running? specifically night time (dark period) temps?

I dont often give this advice to anyone, and normally advice completely against it but in your case it may be of some help... Those bottom leaves are done for. Rather than the plant using energy to "heal" them, cut them off at the mainstem.

You really need to trash that MG soil. Some may use it with great results, but most cant grow a plant in it to save their lives.
If your temps are fine, the abundance of nutes in the MG (also partly due to over watering) is more than likely causing a salt build-up which in turn is resulting in a cal/mag lockout. (not the same as a cal/mag deficiency)

Deficiency means your are lacking said nute, lockout means the plant is not able to uptake said nute due to salt build-up.

The cal and mag are more than likely there, just not available because of the salt build-up. So don't go supplementing cal/mag as of yet. The best way to cure a salt build-up? A heavy flush or two. A flush won't help (will actually cause more problems) unless you get rid of the MG soil. See the cycle of doom forming here?

As young and small as this plant is, you really don't have a whole lot of time to save it. Just my $.02