Laurie_keets
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what the hell is going on here?
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Alienwidow
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We dont like ouside picture links. Just post to here. Last time i clicked one of those outside links i was getting pop ups telling me i won an i phone 
Laurie_keets
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sorry about that. here are some pics. have been feeding with seasol seaweed plant food every 2 weeks.
water run off is at a ph of 7 plants are about 8 weeks old and this has just started to happen. first photo is yesterday. second photo is this morning. progressively getting worse. i sprayed with neem oil a few days ago because i found tiny red bugs under leaves.
water run off is at a ph of 7 plants are about 8 weeks old and this has just started to happen. first photo is yesterday. second photo is this morning. progressively getting worse. i sprayed with neem oil a few days ago because i found tiny red bugs under leaves.
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Alienwidow
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How is the watering going? Is the soil always wet? Also what kind of soil do you have in there?
Laurie_keets
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soil is always wet. I water with 1.5 litres every day or two depending on how hot it is. I water in the evenings beforethesun goes down. The soil is an organic soil. There is a bit of bark in the soil but not as much as other soils I have used in the past. I panicked when I got home and flushed it with ph 6.5 water.
Laurie_keets
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I was thinking it might be a phosphorus deficiency due to using the seasol. I saw on another forum a photo of phosphorus deficiency and it looks very similar except my leaves areforced more yellow. Up until last week they were healthy and moving a long at a good pace but now this has happened. Leaves started getting yellow. They have been in this particular soil since seedlings with no negative effects.
Alienwidow
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Ok i think its over watering. Organic soil can hold a lot of moisture. Cannabis likes a wet dry cycle so the roots dry out. If its sitting wet for a long time the roots stop taking up nutrients from what ive heard. Ive never asked a root if thats how it is, but it makes sence. They say they just stop working, they shut out the food and the plant shows strange deficiancies all over, grows slowly, and is just sick looking.
The best way to see if the plant needs water is by the weight of the container. After you water feel how heavy it is, then wait until the container feels super light in your hand to water again. I also push my finger in the top of the dirt. If it feels almost bone dry its time to water.
Does this sound like whats happening?
Laurie_keets
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quite possibly. We had a shit tonne of rain last week. I'll let it dryout for a fewdays and seewhat happens. Thanks for your help
Roomtwogrow
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Yeah could be I would let them dry out. IMO over watering can lead to pest problems as well fungus gnats ect.
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Alienwidow
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No worries. If you have some kind of an umbrella or awning you can put it under it would help when your getting that much rain.
good luck.
cap master
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defenately over watering I'm going through the same problem right now and the leaves will keep dying from the bottom on up am at my 4th set in 4 days now. don't water them and don't let them get natural water outside they need to try out and the moist soil will also attract pests bc that is where they lay there larve is moist soil. just let it dry up and hope for the est is all u can do. underwater is better than over watering I learned the hard way as well
ttystikk
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I'm afraid those plants will be tough to bring back. They're pretty badly drowned- roots DIE if they sit in standing water for more than a day. In addition to/as a result of root damage, the plants have multiple deficiencies. Starting over might be quicker at this point.
cap master
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ttystikk check out my journal and tell me what u think. I'm going through same shit ferted them and let them dry up leaves are back to standing normal no curl or droop but still deficient I turned em over holding the soil and lightly pulled the pots off to inspect roots and they look great just dieing leaves like his pics above.
Laurie_keets
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The roots at the bottom appear to be fine with no sign of rot (yet) I hope they will be ok but I'm doubting it as flowering will start in a few weeks due to season change. I'm gonna hold out see if the can be helped. Thanks for the posts.
KING CHILIE
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Remove the diseased leaves, let it dry out and also top the plant
cap master
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I have done the above to mine but I would advise waiting a week after to top bc it slowed my growth with the stunting that was already occurring. still a good idea none the less. my girls are just making a come back but I have list 5 sets of lower leaves so its like I lollypoped it already =/
KING CHILIE
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Topping for me is ultra-critical
cap master
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I always top but I wouldn't do it again during a stunt and deficiency I would wait for some heal time
Laurie_keets
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I removed all diseased leaves yesterday. Checked again today there doesn't seem to be any more leaves dying so I think it's on the mend. I ended up topping it and gonna try striking the top.
Laurie_keets
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Will post pics in the next week to show progress