Phosphorus or CalMag Deficiency? (pics)

1weedz4

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Yea I'll water for a couple more weeks and see. Would it be fine to add some Sugaree (carbs) while doing this?
 

polishpollack

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I wouldn't add anything. The plant makes sugar using light. Just use FFOF by itself next time and don't add anything unless your certain you have to. People keep adding fert to that soil and kill their plants. There is fert in that soil already.
 

1weedz4

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Forsure. Thanks I appreciate it. I've always just thought adding the extras will help increase the yield.
 

polishpollack

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That's the wrong assumption everyone makes, looking for the best smoke ever not realizing they're doing the wrong thing.
 

vanslyke

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Using a whole bunch of nutes and boosters and crap all started basically because of hydro growing.
If using a good high quality soil you do not need to add much of anything.
Growing outdoors in natural soil is different of course unless using huge pots with FFOF or something similar.
 

polishpollack

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It started because people walk into a grow shop without knowing what to do. They buy things based on fancy names and colorful labels, all of which are designed to get your attention and your money. When you combine that with not knowing that some potting soils come with fert already, you get growers who easily mix the soil with the nutrients and over-do it, killing the plants. Hydro ferts tend to require more of the product but that's probably because you're just growing in water only creating a high dilution. Less water is used in a soil or coco grow because these materials hold on to water.
 

1weedz4

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I agree. I've been growing in soil for like 6 years and never had a problem until I switched to straight FFOF about a year ago. Problem solved lol thanks much appreciated.
 
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