Chronic11
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I’ll do that tomorrow. I don’t think it’s mites, it’s winter here and these are the only plants I have growing. Could they come from the soil? I definitely want to rule it out now.
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I got a bag of happy frog soil today, gently massaged the soil off the root ball and replanted in the same pot using slightly less soil. I just did one plant today since I’m getting fabric pots in the mail Thursday that I want to use. The root ball was pretty small, and the roots looked healthy and white. I think I’m going to add dolomite lime to my soil going forward at 1tbs per gal of soil. Gonna try to find a bag of it tomorrow. I can’t find any other perlite other than the miracle grow fertilized kind that I currently have, so I think I’m just gonna omit adding it at all. The soil looks to have a nice ratio of it already in there, although I would’ve liked to add more. I checked the leaves with my iPhone looking for those mites, I couldn’t see anything concerning although I’m not 100% sure what to look for. I’ll attach some photos below, maybe some of you all will be able to see something I can’t. Thanks again everyone for taking the time to read these posts and help out.
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Homegrown5257
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If you have a Home Depot close by they usually have 2 cu ft bags of perlite for like 18 bucks
Chronic11
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I need some more advice please if anyone can. I repotted all the plants with happy frog soil, most in 2 gal fabric pots. I gently removed as much soil as I could from the roots when transplanting, & I mixed in pulverized dolomitic limestone at 1tbs/gal. I’ve tested my water and it’s ph is 7, I also tested the new soil using the slurry method and it’s acidic just as the miracle grow was. Anyone have advice on if the lime I added will be sufficient to correct the ph? I figure it’ll take a couple waterings but idk. Im a bit aggravated that the soil claims right on the bag it’s ph adjusted but my tests are showing acidic. When researching it seems others have had the same issue with fox farm soils. But most things I read say it’s really good soil. I’ll be getting dynagro grow/bloom in the mail soon and am thinking about feeding them, but is it even worth it if the soils ph is so low? Pics below show the ph of my water, then the soil. Also gonna put one of how I’ve got the plants now.
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Chronic11
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On the mend I believe, thanks everyone for their input and help. Special thanks to @Hairybuds & @DoubleAtotheRON your advice helped me immensely. I applied both methods suggested and believe I have resolved the issue. Pics below, some of the plants may be too far gone but I’m giving them some time to see.
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Chronic11
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Thanks man! Learning more and more every day. Quite a fun hobby, somewhat addicting.
Lenin1917
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That’s 100w light, bring it closer, like 18” or so in veg. If you have an iPhone the Photone app is a decent par meter (androids aren’t accurate for some reason) and adjust the light to 400ish par, if you don’t 18in is a good starting point just keep an eye on her. Get some ph strips or drops and some ph up/down(there’s a kit for like $12 with all 3) get your water adjusted to 6-7 and hopefully they recover. If they don’t ya learned something and are better prepared for next time.
Chronic11
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Alright here we are today. Some improvements, some setbacks. Running a trial and error essentially until I get it right. Just wanted to update a pic of the plants. Any suggestions still much appreciated.
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Can I flower at this point? Should I wait until plants recover more? Any and all suggestions are much appreciated.
