Tacod leaves and leaves drooping?? Please help
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twentyeight.threefive
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Canna Coco Professional Plus is 100% coco. You should be pHing your feed closer to 6. 5.8 pH is optimal.You should be feeding them nutrients every single day at that size to runoff. Basically feed them until a bunch of the feed drains out of the pot.
New vigorous growth is light green, that's normal.
Hello, I should have known that already tbf but hey ho you learn something new everyday, erm no I don't water too runoff I just water them the same 1.5 litre every 2 days, by that time the coco has dried out and I check knuckle deep down for any that still have moisture, some plants are really light in weight the next day and they get a litre too keep them going until the other need fed, I will try is with the ph as 6.0 as I always thought 6.5 was ideal, thanks for your help so far guys
twentyeight.threefive
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You should never let coco dry out. Don't treat it like soil. It should always stay at least very moist. The amount of feed you give them doesn't matter. What does matter is that you get about 20% of what you put in to come out the bottom of the pot.
Yeah I'm in coco, i just don't understand 1 week ago they were all praying on the same feed, now they are drooping, when I water them they don't perk up, when I repotted they were root bound? Will this matter at all? Also with me putting them in canvas pots will this help the root bound problem out?
I don't let them dry out as such but I let the coco dry out on the top of the pots about 2 inch down then if I don't feel moisture 2 inch into pot I'll water, I have always been skeptical about overwatering, do you have any idea how much water these should be getting, as 1.5 litre leaves no run off at all
twentyeight.threefive
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Those plants are large enough that you can't overwater them. You can be skeptical all you want but you're only hurting your plants. When coco dries out the residual salts from the nutrients dry and it's not good for them.
Offmymeds
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They don't look too bad to me. I'd say it's just a little transplant shock. Without runoff there is probably a salt buildup and a slight nute lockout due to the high pH but a 6.5 pH isn't that bad either.,I think seaweed extract is supposed to help stressed plants in you have any on hand.
I'd douse them well to flush the salts.
I'd douse them well to flush the salts.
Hollatchaboy
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He's right. Don't worry about over watering. Just make sure you get good runoff.
osowhom
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the last ones i transplanted turned a light green and curled for about 7 days or more i thought she was a goner
Hollatchaboy
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It's hard to tell from pic but if I'm seeing correctly, there's no purpling on the stems or yellow leaves.
osowhom
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But she came around and I didn't change a thing just kept her happy 2 months later this was her
This is what I don't know as I always used soil before hand, I'm going to give them an extra litre today and if they are dry again tomorrow I will water 2 litre every day, I don't normally flip my plants until they are drinking 3 litres, thanks for the advice mate they do seem to be drying out a whole lot quicker than others
Forgot to say nice buds aswell bro, well done what strain are they?
twentyeight.threefive
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With the lack of runoff, the dry looking coco, and the leaves drooping it would seem that they are thirsty.
Cheers matey, I'll up the watering right away, they are asleep now so when they wake up I'll hit them another litre then start them on 2litre from now, Just a question, does the stems and branches look okay to you, regarding the purpling?
twentyeight.threefive
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Don't worry about giving them a certain amount of feed. Just feed until you get a bunch to drain out of the bottom of the pot.
Stems and branches seem fine. Often tops of stems will purple from intense light. It's like a human sunburn. The pigments change to purple to help protect the plant.
Much appreciated