It looks like nitro tox but not sure how

I can't believe a N tox issue as the leaves aren't that dark and in fact the tops are pretty light yellow. definitely not N tox imo.

as far as heat goes my tops reach 90+ every day...no problems for me. and when I have seen heat stress on tops they bleach or wilt..I don't see any of that here.

I'd lean towards a ph imbalance which would seem odd since you are in soil and this is rarely a problem but still......other than bugs which you don't think you have and I don't see the def. symptoms I associate with Ra's or mites at all

i'm putting my money on ph being out of whack for some reason

K J said:

I see the water sink into the middle and I can feel the weight of it, it's getting water.

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I could, too see it sink. I did not see however, that the water then didn't spread out into the soil after that, but continued on the shortest way possible to the bottom. -<that's why you way want to adapt watering from the tray too, into your practice.

SnapsProvolone said:

You need to ease water into dry soil. Even in a plastic pot the water will run off down the sides and out the bottom. Water gradually so it soaks in.

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I know, I do it slowly and in parts. But I still had to just put the damn thing into a huge amount of water, AAAND it still won't suck up water as well as with a regular pot.
After all, I think I may have just put the soil too lightly, and there is not enough contact between particles, but actually hole in there...

joe macclennan said:

i'm putting my money on ph being out of whack for some reason

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Do you think ph imbalance can be aggrevated if the soil is dry for too long or always moist?

well when I ran dirt which was many moons ago i'd always allow the pots to dry thoroughly before watering again.

roots staying wet in dirt =bad ime

joe macclennan said:

well when I ran dirt which was many moons ago i'd always allow the pots to dry thoroughly before watering again.

roots staying wet in dirt =bad ime

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Dude, that was totally not what I asked...

dude yes it was

wet roots all the time = bad

wet roots all the time= many problems....including ph imbalance as this will lead to rot, decay, and bugs

all kinds of fun shit

My plants were doing that kind of thing. One of them still hasn't recovered fully. I read somewhere on here that small new growth could be a sign of zinc deficiency.

I started out using some light, airy potting soil, and when i transplanted, I bought a bag of FFOF. I could not believe how heavy it was. Almost no vermiculite or perlite. I mixed it 50/50 with my original soil. Anyway, I would imagine that it would be a little hard to gauge a dry pot vs. a damp pot if it's all foxfarm.

joe macclennan said:

dude yes it was

wet roots all the time = bad

wet roots all the time= many problems....including ph imbalance as this will lead to rot, decay, and bugs

all kinds of fun shit

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Not absolutely, but okay. Exclude rot. Without it, can it cause PH imbalance? That's what I meant.

What's the time frame? Op says one month....then another post says two months.

Peat can break down in soil if there's not enough buffer...it will cause acidity or low ph.
Fox farm supposedly fixed that with dolomite but Idont think they use enough personally.

twostrokenut said:

What's the time frame? Op says one month....then another post says two months.

Peat can break down in soil if there's not enough buffer...it will cause acidity or low ph.
Fox farm supposedly fixed that with dolomite but Idont think they use enough personally.

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I never said one month.

twostrokenut said:

What's the time frame? Op says one month....then another post says two months.

Peat can break down in soil if there's not enough buffer...it will cause acidity or low ph.
Fox farm supposedly fixed that with dolomite but Idont think they use enough personally.

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My runoff with FFOF is about 5.

K J said:

I never said one month.

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Sorry just trying to help.
All Igot left is check your runoff.
I use the cheapo dropper kit and had some hf soil runoff test red
(Below scale) which would be less than 4.

It was over two months old...unlimed and I vegged and flowered in it.