mrbossman671
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I can't figure out what this problem is. It started with the old growth first.
Im growing in all organic soil. Thanks guys
Im growing in all organic soil. Thanks guys
can someone help me with this problem?
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Abiqua
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Lack of nitrogen [old growth first....] possibly due to rising pH. i had a similar problem in home-made soil. Thought I had plenty of Nitro, but the pH was a little higher than I liked and probably locked it out a bit and the plants couldn't uptake.....
I added N in small doses gradually. If this doesn't start helping the problem in just a few days, I will flush and start the cycle of low dose leading to "normal" doses of ferts, all over again.
I added N in small doses gradually. If this doesn't start helping the problem in just a few days, I will flush and start the cycle of low dose leading to "normal" doses of ferts, all over again.
mrbossman671
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What ferts do you recommend?Lack of nitrogen [old growth first....] possibly due to rising pH. i had a similar problem in home-made soil. Thought I had plenty of Nitro, but the pH was a little higher than I liked and probably locked it out a bit and the plants couldn't uptake.....
I added N in small doses gradually. If this doesn't start helping the problem in just a few days, I will flush and start the cycle of low dose leading to "normal" doses of ferts, all over again.
mrbossman671
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Can you tell me the reason for this? I feed it nutes that was 24%nitrogen. The new growth is growing straight up.Lack of nitrogen [old growth first....] possibly due to rising pH. i had a similar problem in home-made soil. Thought I had plenty of Nitro, but the pH was a little higher than I liked and probably locked it out a bit and the plants couldn't uptake.....
I added N in small doses gradually. If this doesn't start helping the problem in just a few days, I will flush and start the cycle of low dose leading to "normal" doses of ferts, all over again.
Abiqua
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whatever's around, im cheap and understand chemistry a bit....but in this scenario, I say fish guts that can be soluble in water.I make my own soil and nutes, so I can't really recommend what I do.....but...I think adding meals and such, like powdered kelp or alfalfa. Blood or bone meals. Peat, vermicompost, compost etc.are all good!
Then you really only need to add water and not more nutrients, which are all readily avaible in good DIY soil
Add some epsom salt too, if pH has drifted as this will be a cause of mag lockout, which also happens with older leaves 1st. N/Mag, older leaves, Iron/Manganese deficiency: newer leaves 1st...
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Abiqua
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Ok, another rule especially for seedlings and new starts.....Always feed low! always always....you can always feed more, you can't feed LESS....I usually start at 1/3 or suggested dosage or less, with newbies[ seedlings or young starts ] like you have started.....
My suggestion is just to add plain water only over the next couple of days, if it the damage doesn't start to stabilize..Flush and try again with 1/3 or less dosage of nutes you use.
Abiqua
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To add to this.....I can't really recommend anything in a bottle...I do use fish guts [Alaska Fish Fertilizer] and liquid seaweed, or have in the past.
But, for the last 2 years, I have basically made my own soil, then I pick stinging nettle and rot it under water in big jugs. I make a liquid seaweed like fertilizer that you buy at stores. I call stinging nettle "Land Seaweed" because of all it minerals and nutrients [which are off the charts compared to most sources of "fert"].
I grow my own supply with this. Never adding store bought ferts in the last 2 years, just supplementing with Epsom salt at times and coco water [which is high in calcium/magnesium]
