Am I a complete idiot? What in the hell do I keep doing to cause this?

lusidghost

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I started having a similar issue a month or two ago but only with sativas.

i tried everything and couldn’t fix it. Turns out the issue was using water that was too cold from sitting in the garage as winter came on.


once I started warming the water up before feeding them everything went back to normal.
This just dawned on me tonight while I was watering. I've used RO since I started growing, but recently switched to tap water. My RO water never got too cold because of how long it took to fill up my res, so it's an issue that I've never even considered.

From here on out I'm going to throw a couple of 2 liters full of hot water into my res so that I can fish them out instead of adding hot water directly.
 

LeastExpectedGrower

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This just dawned on me tonight while I was watering. I've used RO since I started growing, but recently switched to tap water. My RO water never got too cold because of how long it took to fill up my res, so it's an issue that I've never even considered.

From here on out I'm going to throw a couple of 2 liters full of hot water into my res so that I can fish them out instead of adding hot water directly.
Yeah, my habit is to fill my water jugs right after I've just finished watering...that way they can sit and come up to temperature. I've used right out of the tap, but we're on a well and even during the summer, our water is pretty damn cold.

IIRC from looking at the charts, the cooler water holds more oxygen, but cool also as mention affects nutrient uptake and plants don't always love cold water at the rootzone. It's a matter of finding a place where it's not too cold but also holds oxygen and doesn't stop the feeding. I've been happy with it in the mid 60's, which is good, because that's the temp our house is mostly at.
 

Seshlife710

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Yeah, my habit is to fill my water jugs right after I've just finished watering...that way they can sit and come up to temperature. I've used right out of the tap, but we're on a well and even during the summer, our water is pretty damn cold.

IIRC from looking at the charts, the cooler water holds more oxygen, but cool also as mention affects nutrient uptake and plants don't always love cold water at the rootzone. It's a matter of finding a place where it's not too cold but also holds oxygen and doesn't stop the feeding. I've been happy with it in the mid 60's, which is good, because that's the temp our house is mostly at.
I’m thinking my blueberry auto in coco has taken a complete shit lol. I fed it. But dry or wet this thing is drooping. Like wtf man.
 

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twentyeight.threefive

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I’m thinking my blueberry auto in coco has taken a complete shit lol. I fed it. But dry or wet this thing is drooping. Like wtf man.
How close is your light to that plant? Also that doesn't look fed. There are dry spots all over.

I'd take something thin like a piece of metal coat hanger and poke holes all over and re-feed that thing.
 

LeastExpectedGrower

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I’m thinking my blueberry auto in coco has taken a complete shit lol. I fed it. But dry or wet this thing is drooping. Like wtf man.
Definitely has some feeding issues. Though I'll say this, if your plant has been abused (unintentionally) from the start or has had a few good traumas, it may always be droopy. I did that on my first grow to one of my plants and while it was a good healthy green and was being watered/fed correctly it never ever had perky leaves after that. Also if a plant is 'weak' due to mistreatment, it may not take up the nutrients it needs like other plants, and may not be able to handle regular concentrations without burning.
 

A.k.a

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How close is your light to that plant? Also that doesn't look fed. There are dry spots all over.

I'd take something thin like a piece of metal coat hanger and poke holes all over and re-feed that thing.
Why the holes?

I’ve had a couple pots where the water seemed to have made a path through the coir and always came out in one spot really quick and thought about doing something like the coat hanger to try and redistribute everything but wasn’t sure it would help more than hurt.
 

twentyeight.threefive

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Why the holes?

I’ve had a couple pots where the water seemed to have made a path through the coir and always came out in one spot really quick and thought about doing something like the coat hanger to try and redistribute everything but wasn’t sure it would help more than hurt.
Just for the reason you pointed out. Help redirect the feed to dry pockets.
 

Frank Nitty

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Man from what you have just said and previous conversations I think I have too much calmag. I need to throw that shit away. My soil also seems a bit cold. Which can lock out phosphorus too right?
I threw my calmag away!!! Just bought another 10lbs of living soil for autos and I'm buying another 10lbs of living soil for photos and that will be the end of nutes for me, I'll just make teas.
 
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