Is this a phosphorous/calcium deficiency?

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SwagstaffBud

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cannabineer said:
I'm not either. But when I see a plant in that condition, my immediate intuition is: roots want to breathe but ~wheeeeeze~ ... cn
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Well I was planning on stopping by the gardening store tomorrow. Would it be worth it to move it to like a 10 inch pot? I'll be getting some fox farm ocean forest/peat moss to lower the ph a wee bit and worm castings. It would probably like that huh?
 
Chiceh

Chiceh

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I tend to agree with that polar bear guy, that pot seems a bit small and it is time for a bigger one. A re-potting with fresh medium may help your issue. I feed every other watering when using soil/promix. The one between is just plain ph'd to 6 water. :D
 
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SwagstaffBud

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Chiceh said:
I tend to agree with that polar bear guy, that pot seems a bit small and it is time for a bigger one. A re-potting with fresh medium may help your issue. I feed every other watering when using soil/promix. The one between is just plain ph'd to 6 water. :D
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Okay, I'll repot it then. I believe it only has around 3 weeks left hopefully, so this new pot should help it fill out a bunch :D
 
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SwagstaffBud

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cannabineer said:
If your roots are circling like a forkful of spaghetti ... prune'm during the repotting. cn

http://home.hiwaay.net/~fjw/rootpruning_repotting.htm
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Perhaps you could go into more detail. What do you mean circling? The bottom of the pot is pretty engulfed with thick and thin roots alike, and the circle the entire pot I suppose. Is that what you mean? I checked out that link too. It sounds helpful, but is it too late to do it to this plant? I think its been flowering for about 45-50 days now, so it must be just a few weeks from finish. Is it too late to do any pruning?
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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Circling roots go around and around. If the bottom of your pot looks like a forkful of spaghetti, just all roots going in one (circular) direction, those roots are too long to do the plant much good. You can prune away the "hoop" or ring of useless roots, if you do have that. The plant'll sag for a few days, but will recover and show vigor it otherwise would not have had. cn
 
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SwagstaffBud

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cannabineer said:
Circling roots go around and around. If the bottom of your pot looks like a forkful of spaghetti, just all roots going in one (circular) direction, those roots are too long to do the plant much good. You can prune away the "hoop" or ring of useless roots, if you do have that. The plant'll sag for a few days, but will recover and show vigor it otherwise would not have had. cn
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Okay, I guess that sounds pretty similar. It's already looking pretty sad though, I foliar fed it today with a very light solution since I've been letting it get dry for transplant. Should I prune them kinda lightly if at all?
 
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SwagstaffBud

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I decided to prune the roots, there was still a lot of space in the bottom of the pot so I just gave it fresh soil in the same container. I think it will suffice, theres almost another half gallon of soil at the bottom.
 
somebody1701

somebody1701

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I didn't read through the whole thread, so someone may have said this already but Epsom Salt DOES NOT HAVE CALCIUM, just sulfur and magnesium. Dolomite lime has calcium and magnesium (as does Botanicare CalMag).
 
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