1st Time Grower Seeking Advice on Plant Problems

Greetings Rollitup Community,

A little background information about me (the grower):

• I am a first time cannabis grower.
• I reside in Central-Southern Oregon; Klamath County
• I currently have (1) cannabis plant growing.
  
• My knowledge of growing cannabis is slim so I am here inquiring helpful guidance.
• I was going to endure the season without input however I do not want to lose my plant; I thought maybe someone on here could steer me into the right direction.

Information about the plant:

• Strain is called "G13"
• Was a purchased clone from a dispensary on April 20th. ( Do not know the origins of the mother plant nor the living conditions prior; she was approx. 6-11 inches tall)
• Growing outdoors
• Growing Medium:
  • Fox Farm Ocean Forest Potting Soil
  • 10-Gal Pot
• Watering schedule:
  • There is no defined watering schedule which my attribute to the problem.
  • The plant generally receives water when (1+) inch of topsoil is dry to the touch. (usually approx. (3-4) days)
    • The plant utilizes tap water pH'd to approx. 6.5-7 ( It is a dye tester )
    • I use a 2-Gallon container and water is administered until it seen coming from the bottom of the pot.
• Stage of Growth:
  • I am only a beginner so this is unknown to me.

Additional Information:

• When purchased I transplanted her into a 10-gal pot and she has been in it ever since and will be until harvest...if she makes it.
• I have used "Jorbes Organics All Purpose Water Soluble Plant Food" but stopped because I have read certain species of pests flourish with high nitrogen fertilizers.
• In the beginning, I let her do what she pleased( no cutting or bending ) and unfortunately allowed pests to do the same.
  • Since noticing there were tiny creatures taking advantage of her fan leaves, and possibly her roots too, I decided to intervene.
    • I induced a dry period because I have read in numerous forums that soil inhabiting pests do not endure well in a dry medium.
    • I have applied diatomaceous earth to the dried topsoil and the entire plant (both top and underside of leaves as best I could) and let settle for a day.
    • I have also cleared some of the inner branches and leaves to eliminate places where pests like to reproduce/hide.
  • For a pesticide, I used a peppermint oil, rosemary oil, plant based soap and water mixture and saturated the entire plant with it.
    • • I am now using "Lost Coast: Plant Therapy" and have since been treating the plant with it for about a week now.
        • I have seen a substantial decrease in pests.
    • I have also acquired ladybugs which I release onto the plant periodically.
• Overall there are yellowing leaves scattered throughout the plant as seen in the pictures provided.
  • Some of yellowing leaves I hide behind healthier leaves.

This is the first time I am seeking advice on a grow forum, I am a beginner, so let me down gently. I may be over analyzing the situation or I may be doing more harm than good. I believe I have over/under watered her at some points and used fertilizers when the soil/plant didn't need it. As well as allowed pests to suck the life out of her and may have stressed her out with some light bending/trimming. I feel like a new father all over again stressing over the slightest thing.

If more information or pictures are needed, please let me know.

Thank you for reading and may peace be with you.

Your water pH is a bit high. Yellowing throughout the plant can be a sign. Have you checked runoff pH?

hotrodharley said:

Your water pH is a bit high. Yellowing throughout the plant can be a sign. Have you checked runoff pH?

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No I have not. I assume I collect and test the water that comes out of the bottom of the pot when watered. She is due for a watering tomorrow so I will do so then. I have a dye tester so maybe I can get a ballpark range. Eventually I will be buying more precise/accurate instrument.

In the case of a high or low pH runoff, is it simply just tuning the pH'd water going in to correct the problem? If high pH runoff, water with low pH'd water and vise versa?

Thanks for the reply.

This explains faster than I can

By the way I just use litmus paper

hotrodharley said:

This explains faster than I can

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hotrodharley said:

By the way I just use litmus paper

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Thanks for the information, I'll post tomorrow with what readings I get. Hopefully it is something that I can reverse and straighten her out!

Put the plant into a hole in the dirt if you can. Growing outdoors, these plants can grow to 20 feet under the power of the sun. 10 gallons isn't big enough. You'll need a couple hundred gallons of soil to do it right. Just put it in the dirt and give it a rather small amount of fertilizer like Shultz brand every two weeks. Just several drops in a gallon of water, provided that the plant is in good soil. You could dig a big hole and put in more FFOF soil in. If you grow outdoors, you really should just put the plant in the ground. That's you're best bet if the soil is good. Hopefully, you won't see any of those terrible lightening storms that have a tendency to hit the area. That's some scary stuff and could kill the plants easily. A risk you have to take. FFOF already has nutrients so don't over do it if you stick with a larger pot. Small containers are for indoor grows. And I mean 20 gallons or so. Go big or go home.