*Help* Lots of info + pics, please read

[stevegrows]

Hey guys I've pretty much redone all my grow and I have a whole new set up. I cut lots of clones from my previous grow and had flowered them nearly right away in solo cups, transferring them into my tent after getting all my supplies. I started the 12/12 cycle about 3-4 weeks ago and their flowers are really starting to look great. However, numerous problems with the leaves are becoming apparent. Some info on stuff I'm using.

One gallon smart pots
Earth Juice line, using a schedule I found, here it is

----------Cat-----------Micro---------Grow---------Bloom--------Hi-Brix--------Hygrozyme


1veg------5ml----------5ml------------5ml
2veg------5ml---------5ml------------5ml
3veg------5ml---------5ml-------------5ml----------------------5ml-------------2.5ml
4veg------7.5ml--------5ml------------7.5ml----------------------5ml-------------2.5ml
5flwr------10ml---------5ml------------7.5ml---------5ml-----------5ml-------------2.5ml
6flwr------10ml---------5ml------------10ml--------10ml-----------5ml-------------5.0ml
7flwr------10ml---------5ml------------10ml--------10ml-----------10ml------------5.0ml
8flwr------5.0ml--------5ml------------10ml---------15ml----------10ml------------7.5 ml
9flwr------5.0ml--------5ml------------10+ml--------20ml----------10ml------------5ml
10flwr------------------5ml------------10+ml------20-25ml---------10ml------------2.5ml
11flwr------------------5ml------------------------20ml------------10ml
12flwr-------------FLUSH

My first feeding of these plants in their smart pots was 50% strength. I wonder if they need more nutrients, that was about 4 days ago and I am wondering if I should be giving them more food, or opt for straight water.
Runoff PH is ~6.8-7.2 I use potassium hydroxide to adjust the PH of my water.
I had also added an ounce of neem oil on this watering, I have been battling fungus gnats for a while. Their numbers are starting to dwindle rapidly and I hope that I am beginning to win my fight against them.
Soil I'm using is Fox Farms Ocean Forest, I ran out so a few plants unfortunately have been mixed with miracle grow soil as well.
Soil has ~ 1 tablespoon of lime in it to help balance PH levels
400 watt HPS, although I had the MH in for the pictures
Strains are as follows:

Super Cheese
Northern Lights x Skunk #1
White Widow x Big Bud
Amnesia Mystery
OG Kush bagseed
Black Russian

My temps stay fairly stable at 76-80 degrees max, I'm running a 6" carbon filter with a fan as well as a cool tube that's hung about ~20" from the plants. All my plants are 15-20" tall, and as such do not have a huge amount of foliage. This apparent loss of foliage is deeply concerning as that had been my problem with my last grow, leaving me with very little leaves at the end of my grow with not so great bud. You'll notice in only one of these pictures does it look like there has been nutrient burns, but even then I am not sure if that was actually a nutrient burn, as it struck only a few upper / middle leaves.

I'm really trying to do things right, and I hope that is evident in all the information I've provided. Let me know if you want more pictures! I'm just looking for some solid advice on what to do. Correcting problems has been a bitch for me since I've begun to grow and I admittedly need help with it.

 

[nikk2051]

Idk no bro sound to complicated just keep it simple and give it some love and she'll love you back keep it green bro good luck!

 

[nikk2051]

So sound similar to my grow I use ocean grown the miracle grow also ok the soil should feed the plant all the way through veg I only use nute maybe once a week all depends on my girls and how they look. I use straight Ph R.O water I water so not let the soil completely dry but not saturated. Everything else sounds good flowers look healthy sometimes less is more sorry about the ranting. Keep it green bro!

 

[propertyoftheUS]

Looks and sounds like you need to flush your medium, I've never used FFOF but I all that Ive heard about it is that its a really hot mix. With that being said I think with you fertilizing on top of the nutes already in the soil you are creating some lockouts. Flush them first and then go from there.

 

[stevegrows]

So, flush with two gallons of water is your recommendation?

 

[stevegrows]

Anyone else?

 

[Mr. Anomaly]

Alright well the variegation (the random localized blotches of yellow/stripes) are sorta scary because that could be a viral indicator (lets not jump to conclusions tho) it could very well be a simple cal mag def, earth juice nutrients are a hassle because they lack cal mag in everything except the micro, calcium and magnesium need to be treated almost like a macro nute because plants use so damn much of it but i would say if after brining up your cal mag the symptoms don't get better get a TMV/HSV test strip kit from the internet because it looks to be a virus in some of the pics. Do you have any leaves that are hooking to the sides?

 

[stevegrows]

Alright well the variegation (the random localized blotches of yellow/stripes) are sorta scary because that could be a viral indicator (lets not jump to conclusions tho) it could very well be a simple cal mag def, earth juice nutrients are a hassle because they lack cal mag in everything except the micro, calcium and magnesium need to be treated almost like a macro nute because plants use so damn much of it but i would say if after brining up your cal mag the symptoms don't get better get a TMV/HSV test strip kit from the internet because it looks to be a virus in some of the pics. Do you have any leaves that are hooking to the sides?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh... This viral indicator sounds really bad. How do you think I should handle that man? That seems to sound a lot like what I'm seeing to some extent. From everything else you say, I gather that I should probably boost the hi-brix and micro?

 

[ArCaned]

Flush. Re PH @ 6.5, 1/4 nutes.

 

[Rockbud74]

Your using Miracle grow soil?!

 

[smokekingfourtwenty]

miracle gro soil has timed released nutrients that can last up to six months or more. Not good for marijuana growing you would have been better off using soil from your back yard. Not much you can do if thats the case now its mixed in your soil. Id say flush but time released nutes do not flush easy.

 

[Vigth]

If you have a hard time finding soil like I did you can purchase the miracle grow organic potting soil in the brown bag mixed with perlite, it can be found almost anywhere. Good luck bro . Not the best option/s but certainty better.

 

[stevegrows]

Flush. Re PH @ 6.5, 1/4 nutes.

After flushing and making my pH up with equal part weight potassium hydroxide to water diluted in a gallon of water, the pH of it reads 13. The earth juice nutrients seem to be very acidic, my tap water reads in at 7.0 and my gallon of water with 1/4th strength nutrients reads in at 3.5... How much pH up do you use to correct this :/ My babies need their food.

 

[propertyoftheUS]

Are you trying to ph your water before you add the nutes and then ph again after the nutes are added?