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Okay day 45 flower. 50-70 day strain. Been having problems since week 4. Mostly with plant on left. Right shows same symptoms but is more resistant to whatever the cause is (probably multiple things). So I thought it was calcium mag prop added that didn't help. Week 5 thought it could be a watering issue since the plant are so short I haven't been able too water them evenly.(plants only 9 inches tall) bought turkey baster and it's helped distribute the water better. Also takes fucking 5x longer. So that seemed to stop the progression of the yellow. No more leaves dying the ones that are damaged (since week 5) haven't progressed anymore which is cool. Now week 6 almost 7 i believe growth has slowed tremendously. When watering today I saw these things in the soil. Very tiny like I can't even see them clearly with my 60x jewelers loupe. There are hundreds probably thousands of them. It kinda freaked me out when I started to notice all the movement actually going on in the soil. After seeing those bastards I looked around more and saw what seemed to be a fungus gnat but just one. What do you guys think? I put some vinegar mixed with dawn in a cup and placed it by the plants hoping to catch something. Maybe just say fuck it and do nothing since I only have at the most two weeks left? I had this idea the bugs killing the plant might make it more potent. Idk like I said open to ideas/suggestions. Go!

Hey man.

Check that mites aren't on the buds. Find out the type of mites they are. They may be beneficial.
Looks like calcium lockout to me as well.
Adding calmag to soil, generally isnt a good thing imo.
Also calcium will lockout if the ph is too low.
Wet soil will cause ph to fall.
Fungus gnats like wet, acidic soil.
If you see fungus gnats, you're generally overwatering.
Wet soil is a hot soil.

What type of mites are they?
How often are you watering?
How fast does the soil drain?
Pot volume to watering volume?
A little runoff each time?
Ph of your soil?
How strong have you been feeding?

Good luck OP.

Fill the top of the container as full as possible with perlite. Don't overwater. Hang in. Don't treat anything you are not sure of at this point.

It really helps to be specific about your problem in the thread title.

Tim1987 said:

Hey man.

Check that mites aren't on the buds. Find out the type of mites they are. They may be beneficial.
Looks like calcium lockout to me as well.
Adding calmag to soil, generally isnt a good thing imo.
Also calcium will lockout if the ph is too low.
Wet soil will cause ph to fall.
Fungus gnats like wet, acidic soil.
If you see fungus gnats, you're generally overwatering.
Wet soil is a hot soil.

What type of mites are they?
How often are you watering?
How fast does the soil drain?
Pot volume to watering volume?
A little runoff each time?
Ph of your soil?
How strong have you been feeding?

Good luck OP.

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Not sure what type of mites since I can't get a good look at them. Just really small and you need to focus pretty hard to even notice them.

I water every 3-4 days. lift pot/stick finger in to 2nd knuckle

Takes awhile for run off but I think it's because of the turkey baster method. 1 gallon per plant (5 gallon container) and yes little run off once in awhile but it's minimal

Don't know ph of soil but I know ph of water is high 7 low 8 range. I usually let water sit for 48 hours before I use it.

I used different soil amendments throughout grow in conjunction with aerated compost teas comprised of worm castings molasses kelp meal alfalfa meal some rock dust garden soil chicken compost and leaf compost. Amendments used were worm castings bone meal and kelp meal. Stopped the teas after noticing problems week 4.

hotrodharley said:

Fill the top of the container as full as possible with perlite. Don't overwater. Hang in. Don't treat anything you are not sure of at this point.

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Been using plain water past three weeks. What's the theory on filling it with perlite?

ttystikk said:

It really helps to be specific about your problem in the thread title.

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It helps to give advice also bud

shanebmoore said:

Been using plain water past three weeks. What's the theory on filling it with perlite?

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Denies soil dwelling critters like fungus gnats shelter. They live on fungus. Doesn't happen in perlite.

shanebmoore said:

It helps to give advice also bud

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The soil pros here are on it.

I'm a deep water specialist.

Bud.

shanebmoore said:

Not sure what type of mites since I can't get a good look at them. Just really small and you need to focus pretty hard to even notice them.

I water every 3-4 days. lift pot/stick finger in to 2nd knuckle

Takes awhile for run off but I think it's because of the turkey vaster method. 1 gallon per plant (5 gallon container) and yes little run off once in awhile but it's minimal

Don't know ph of soil but I know ph of water is high 7 low 8 range. I usually let water sit for 48 hours before I use it.

I used different soil amendments throughout grow in conjunction with aerated compost teas comprised of worm castings molasses kelp meal alfalfa meal some rock dust garden soil chicken compost and leaf compost. Amendments used were worm castings bone meal and kelp meal. Stopped the teas after noticing problems week 4.

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Ok.
No problem.
First thing i would do is get a slurry sample and test your soil.
Dry the soil right out. Theres a lot of added organic material.
Once dry id give it a big drink of plain water.

You need to find out what mites they are. Regardless. They will tell you a lot about the health of your soil.
If they're beneficial, they are probably feeding on something that isnt.
If they are a pest, then they may well be the cause. Find out.
Most of the time, im pretty sure the soil dwellers are beneficial. But do check, and do check theyre not on your buds too.
Check your leaves all over for eggs.

Priority imo is-
Get a soil sample, and determine ph.
Find out which specific mites they are. Because you'll likely find your main problem through doing so.
Only water, until you find whats going on.

Good luck man.

shanebmoore said:

It helps to give advice also bud

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Don't worry dude. He has your best intentions at heart. Just straight talking.
Imo he was right tbh.

ttystikk said:

The soil pros here are on it.

I'm a deep water specialist.

Bud.

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I've just noticed my other posts (with less pizazz and more info regarding problem in title) do not get any replies. I was taking a new approach. So far amount of replies have been great! Sorry to waste your time searching for those deep water posts

But I guess since I have you here maybe you can give your thoughts on using rain water for watering plants?

Sorry I can be dick sometimes but it's all in good spirit

shanebmoore said:

I've just noticed my other posts (with less pizazz and more info regarding problem in title) do not get any replies. I was taking a new approach. So far amount of replies have been great! Sorry to waste your time searching for those deep water posts

But I guess since I have you here maybe you can give your thoughts on using rain water for watering plants?

Sorry I can be dick sometimes but it's all in good spirit

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Unless you live in Long Beach, rainwater should be fine. No need to pH it, especially for soil.