Deficiency or toxicity
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BongerChonger
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You're probably just watering too frequently and the bottom 3rd or so of soil is staying a bit soggy.
If you're finding that's the case, add more aeration to your soil next time.
If there's any deficiency present it's magnesium, but glossing over your input there should be adequate available.
And make sure you're letting it drain a little when you water.
GL.
If you're finding that's the case, add more aeration to your soil next time.
If there's any deficiency present it's magnesium, but glossing over your input there should be adequate available.
And make sure you're letting it drain a little when you water.
GL.
Ok bro,,ya im stumped because my ph is on and i put in the right ammendments but since im in soil what i do is i water bout every 3 days then i mist the top every day to keep the top moist for my microbes ,,thats why i was thinking toxicity but what u said makes sense to coas they still pray to the ligjts also so idk
Ive also ran these strains before and the one with the most problem is pure Michigan and ive never had an issue in the past even if the others did have issues
BongerChonger
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Every 3 days is often for a 7 gallon pot, I'd expect the plants to be larger than that if needing water that frequently.
A light mulch will be a lot better for your microbes than spraying the top soil with water.
A light mulch will be a lot better for your microbes than spraying the top soil with water.
I'd say it's because you've used the soil more than once. Need to add more aeration each time you amend too.
BongerChonger
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Gotcha, cool.
Have you been letting the pot drain some when you water?
Equally important.
BongerChonger
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And do you tip out and turn your soil to reamend?
BongerChonger
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Not because of compaction perse, you're adding aeration. But because of excess minerals and micros you don't need, locking your plants out.
Hiphophippo
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I don’t have runoff in a organic soil as your just washing food away. I’ve watered till runoff on other cycles and I notice deficiencies through out the grow. I didn’t water till runoff this round and seemed a lot better as I was informed on here to not water to runoff in organic made soils.
I dont water until runoff since im in soil
BongerChonger
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Bingo, there you go.
It's so much more important than growers on mj forums realise.
I implore you to read any horticultural literature for container gardening, it will tell you the very same things.
Ya i dont water until runoff, never have only in coco
PadawanWarrior
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Are you telling him to flush???
I definitely aint flushing my super soil especially when my ph is good
Hiphophippo
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You shouldn’t water to runoff in organic soil as you are not adding in salts with your water and won’t have the same build ups as you do from using liquid nutes. Read in the organic growers threads and the organic soil threads if you where using luquid nutes or salt based nutes then yes you would water to runoff every time to prevent build up and lock out but if your growing in a home made amended soil and using a water only regiment with some teas then there’s no need to water to runoff as you’re just washing food away from the plant and microbes. I use twenty and twenty five gallon pots and water in three to four gallons at a time per pot twice weekly and never be runoff and never have lock out or salty build upon my roots. Read into the organic grow threads they will teach you a lot and will more than likely answer your questions and point you in the right direction
PadawanWarrior
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They look pretty good. Maybe the beginning of K deficiency is all it looks like to me.
BongerChonger
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Ok, so to hit you with the same logic...with your soil, what's to stop problems occurring for the very same reason you let coco drain, if you never do the same with your soil?
Hiphophippo
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Honestly your plants look good I would introduce something with some more k in it as that’s what your going to be lacking in and could cause the yellowing on the tips like that as you proceed. Other than that man looks good keep the nitrogen going all the way through and don’t wash out your soil and you’ll be good.
BongerChonger
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and that's nonsense. no offence.