I think it's a pH problem?

Is anyone able to confirm if this is a pH problem or a nutrient problem? I'm running a coco/perlite hempy bucket with lava rocks in the reservoir. Water every 3 days with a generic no name nutrient at roughly 10ml per gallon. I don't have a ppm meter. I pH to roughly 6 for watering but my runoff comes out super low. I have the GH pH test kit so I can't get an exact reading but the runoff is the darkest orange on the indicator label lol.

Also the damage seems significant. Is this plant a lost cause already? What can I do to help?

This just didnt happen overnight .. so the ph is around 5.5- 5.8ish .. from my understanding you should be feeding 1-2 times a day with coco @twentyeight.threefive maybe you can help here.. youre a coco guy right? @PadawanWarrior

farmerfischer said:

This just didnt happen overnight .. so the ph is around 5.5- 5.8ish .. from my understanding you should be feeding 1-2 times a day with coco @twentyeight.threefive maybe you can help here.. youre a coco guy right? @PadawanWarrior

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You're right, I didn't say it did lol. And what 1-2 times a day??? That doesn't seem quite right lol

Dont get upset.. lol. I would of tryed to correct this alot sooner or atleast of tryed here sooner is all.. i wasnt meaning to come off as a asshat.. if it read that way,,sorry for that.
And no 1-2 times a day seems to be the concensis around here..

Overfed and buildup causing PH drop in the root zone. Get an EC meter for your next grow. I guarantee you find crusty salts in your res come harvest.
My 4 gallon coco hempies take a full gallon of feed in the morning before I see any runoff and 3/4 gallon in the afternoon. That's just over 2 gallons per day with runoff per 4 gallon hempy. In veg I can go a couple days between watering, flower is a different ballgame.

Ur nutes are shit , ph is off...ec would most definitely be bad...overfert, calmag def, lockout...heat-light stressed buds...,shall i continue lol.

This is what happens when you try and cheap skate a grow and not do things correctly, but it will be a lesson learnt and atleast you'll have something to harvest.

The first thing you're going to want to buy before your next grow is an EC meter. Randomly guessing what you are feeding it won't cut it. I'd suggest getting some decent nutrients and learning more about growing in coco. You need to feed at least daily in coco and to significant runoff. If you feed multiple times a day you can feed to less runoff.

I appreciate everyones replies but I am still very confused. Why does every coco coir hempy bucket guide I've read (including several on this very website) not say twice daily feedings? They all say stuff like twice a week.. every 2-3 days.. etc.

I'm not trying to be obstinate I'm just, as I said, very confused at the conflicting information. I spent many moons researching this method of growing before I started.

Everyone does it differently man, some everyday some every 2nd , it's all the growers choice and I've done coco personally and know watering every 2nd day works a treat, it's having the coco charged , with the right amount of nutrients and Ph is the main goal and nothing but successful harvest in the end.

Your issue isn't even about watering lol...so meh.

Try the info that has been giving its not going to hurt at this point

Do you guys think it would be best to just flush with pH and go no-nutes the rest of the grow? Or to flush and go light nute for awhile? I think I could get an ecc meter, are the Vivosun ones on Amazon that come packed with the pH meter any good?