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Could be rootbound too

How big is the pot? If it has been in there for 5 weeks and the soil is moist then I would suspect it is rootbound, especially since it has had no issues until now. The roots grow at night and if those tips wrapped around themselves during the night then whats going to happen is that you wake up...

I would use 25% or less of whatever they reccomend. They want you to use more so you can go back to them but the reality is most plants cant use what they recommend unless you have an almost perfect enviorment going on (high humidity, elevated CO2 etc. etc.) Also, less is more. Giving steady...

Roots are vital to healthy plant growth. Whats even more vital is for the roots to have an area to project roots hairs out that collect small drops of water. The root hairs are so vital because they increase the surface area that water can be "drank" A similiar comparison would be a bucket that...

Early in the spring once the earth starts to heat up a bit I use newspaper that I hold onto from a variety of mostly free sources. Plain cardboard with little to no printing on it also works well for this. What I do is lay a thick layer of newspaper down ( I'd estimate 6-10 pages thick) over my...

Well at this point transplanting would do some damage so what I would do is drill a few holes in the bucket (well I guess quite a few) and stick the whole bucket in the ground. I would also trim a few of the lower branches and plant the thing deep. Roots will eventually arise from that segment...

Well thanks for the positive feedback :mrgreen: Ill sometimes throw in a bag of seed staring mix (generally very light mix comprised usually of perlite, vermiculite, and some peat) but I dont find it necessary. Some argue peat is damaging to areas where its produced while others claim the...

Man do i know that feeling. The old lady gets pissed sometimes but the beautiful roses and zinias tend to soften her up. The beauty of this mix is it is sustainable and great for outside in the garden, indoor house plants, and containers as well. Vermicomposting is a great way to turn waste...

I dont use specific proportions in any exact amount but my mix lately that has been working really well is a combo of a heathy amount of perlite, vermiculite, coco coir, and worm castings. basically the descending order is the amounts i use, I mix it all up in 5 gallon buckets so i have some...

This stuff is pure gold. I have been gardening indoors and out for a few years now with my share of success and failure. I felt the need to share how worm castings and kelp have produced some great plants lately, like the ones that look like they are photo-shopped on the miracle grow bags. MG...

I think the 6x waterings during the flowering period is what set your yield back a bit. During flowering not all that much water is being used by the plant; the roots need just a bit of water (enough to keep the plant from wilting) and more importantly oxygen surrounding them. Cutting down on...

As a new owner or a RO filter (tap is a pain and lugging bottled water blows) I just had a simple question: Should there be a slight "hissing" kinda sound? Looks like everything else is alright connections wise.