Possible cal or mag deff?

phil k

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i mean your real issue is that your putting that plant into the moonshine mix which has enough food to feed your plant for 6 weeks... and on top of that your feeding your creating salt build up on the roots.. its burning the plant from overfeeding and with all that going on your not getting sufficient oxygen levels to your roots and all that can cause PH issues in your root zones..

Like i said earlier let the soil go bone dry till you see droop (see the tops slightly drooping on this plantimage3 2.JPG

when you hit the sag point feed straight fresh oxygenated water... then let it dry again to the sag point ... feed water again.. i would repute that for ATLEAST a week.. then get back on a feed schedule but only start feeding at 1/4-1/2 strength recommended till you know for sure the plant is requiring more food.
 

Pauly420

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I understand, I guess i really havent. I usually feed with a pint of molasses water then a pint of clean water. But effectivly they mix together. My top soil drys pretty fast...I usually wait till i can stick my finger down to the second knuckle. But I probably should be letting it dry out more. You don't think this looks like early root rot do you? Again I appreciate your response man. I've been tripping out over this for the last few days. I will give them only water for the next week and a half, and bone dry them before every water.
 

Pauly420

Active Member
i mean your real issue is that your putting that plant into the moonshine mix which has enough food to feed your plant for 6 weeks... and on top of that your feeding your creating salt build up on the roots.. its burning the plant from overfeeding and with all that going on your not getting sufficient oxygen levels to your roots and all that can cause PH issues in your root zones..

Like i said earlier let the soil go bone dry till you see droop (see the tops slightly drooping on this plantView attachment 3418200

when you hit the sag point feed straight fresh oxygenated water... then let it dry again to the sag point ... feed water again.. i would repute that for ATLEAST a week.. then get back on a feed schedule but only start feeding at 1/4-1/2 strength recommended till you know for sure the plant is requiring more food.
Cool, will try that! Thanks alot!
 

Pauly420

Active Member
Should I try to do "mini" flushes when im watering? Like instead of using half gallon to water, use like 3/4 or a full one to clean out some of that salt?
 

phil k

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no your looking too far into shit and seeing every deficeny issue because your not getting your over feeding.. look its simple plants are living breathing things... would you feed your baby nothing but formula every day day in day out without ever giving them clean fresh water or something other than food? only makes sense cause if you didn't your kid would die from overfeeding and chemical poising right? so why would your plant be different .. if you have clean pure water and you put a drop of molasses in it .. is it clean pure water you would drink? when anything is added to your water you change the chemistry and your foxing the plant to uptake everything your putting in the water... so if it never gets fresh clean water how is it going to be healthy.. all its ever doing is sitting in and feeding off chemical soaked water.
 

phil k

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Should I try to do "mini" flushes when im watering? Like instead of using half gallon to water, use like 3/4 or a full one to clean out some of that salt?
well i mean you can flush but no sense just feed fresh clean water for one week .. id go a bit longer but at least a week it will start to flush and use up all the leftover shit that is still available. your going to see a change i promise just stop feeding so much food ... and don t feed when you put them in soil thats already designed to feed the plant.
 

Pauly420

Active Member
Even after last nights quarter nute and cal mag the leaves have started to soften up, and aren't so crispy. My window plant looks a lot better as well. Still planning on doing water for the next week and see what happens!
 
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