what the heck is this?

jsteezy1290

jsteezy1290

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temp is 80, no nutes, well water but never had a issue before, im thinking some hard water but i dont know need advice quick


 
KingInDaCloset

KingInDaCloset

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jsteezy1290 said:
temp is 80, no nutes, well water but never had a issue before, im thinking some hard water but i dont know need advice quick


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Hi, I'm wondering what your watering pattern is? Also why no nutrients?
Also, My apologies if I cover topics you're already up to speed on...

Reason for the watering question is,... commonly, folks gardening in soil mixes water too often, forgetting to allow the top half of the root zone to dry a bit. I'm talking like as much as half way out. If roots are always wet leaves will yellow, starting at the bottom leaves. Blooms will be smaller and lighter. Roots will stay small & rot as well.
To figure out how often to water you can mark the day you last watered then let the plant dry to where it is just starting to look a little limp, i.e. just starting to wilt, no worries it won't kill it, but pay attention when you're drying it! Then however many days it took to get to that point minus one day is about what your watering cycle ought to be. Size of pot, light, heat, size of plant, potting mix and other factors determine how fast things dry out.
Similarly, some yellowing can occur with a lack of nutrients. Potting soil has enough general nutrient to last a month but after that you ought to feed her according to the stage of growth she's in. i.e. veg stage gets higher nitrogen, flower stage gets higher Potassium & Phosphorus. Use basic organic fertilizers to start, Fox Farms, Earth Juice etc.
Lastly, be sure to check your soils pH occasionally, if pH gets out of whack in the soil it can restrict what nutrients a plant can absorb. You mentioned well water so what is the pH of that? Is it extra loaded with mineral salts or hard? You might want to filter it...
When you make a nutrient mix check it's pH too. The pH's ought to be somewhere in the 5.5 to 6.8 range, a bit over 6 is ideal. Generally potting soil by itself is pH neutral (7.0).
Other than that little bit of yellowing, the plant looks pretty happy. Pot is a very hardy plant and will recover from a lot worse than a few yellow leaves, so no worries eh? Happy Gardening! GrowIT!:weed:
 
jsteezy1290

jsteezy1290

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only wats in the soil worm castings and guano. i didnt add no nutes yet , i was going to do that when i switched to flower
 
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