NanoGadget
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Grow space: 2.5x3x5
Light: 135w 288 QB from HLG
Medium: see below
5 gallon smart pot
Temps/rh: 78f to 80f at approx 45% lights on. 72 to 74 at approx 45% lights off
Plant is indica, 25 days from sprout and has been topped once.
Trying a style of grow that is new to me. It's basically the 'kind soil' method except I used soil that I cooked myself. Idea being that a light coco based soil in the top 2/3 of the pot provides a zone to allow the plant to drink without feeding much if it wants, and the bottom 1/3 with the "hot" soil provides nutrients when needed.
She was started in the light soil and up potted until she was ready for the 5 gallon smart pot at which point the hot soil was introduced. Transplant was a bit over a week ago. New growth is twisting pretty badly. I am suspecting 1 of 3 things.
1. shock from the roots finally hitting the hot soil
2. Iron deficiency from lack of or lockout
3. Pests
Haven't been able to locate evidence of bugs and based on what I amended the soil with it should have plenty of fe available. Lock out from pH? Water in has been 6.3 to 6.5 consistently so far so I'm doubtful there. Twisting started maybe 36 to 48 hours ago and it does seem that as the new growth gets bigger the twisting gets less drastic.
I had just switched her to 12/12 yesterday but I'm probably going to put her back to 18/6 so I can sort this out.
Any and all help is appreciated. Only got one pic of the problems so far but can take more tonight.
Light: 135w 288 QB from HLG
Medium: see below
5 gallon smart pot
Temps/rh: 78f to 80f at approx 45% lights on. 72 to 74 at approx 45% lights off
Plant is indica, 25 days from sprout and has been topped once.
Trying a style of grow that is new to me. It's basically the 'kind soil' method except I used soil that I cooked myself. Idea being that a light coco based soil in the top 2/3 of the pot provides a zone to allow the plant to drink without feeding much if it wants, and the bottom 1/3 with the "hot" soil provides nutrients when needed.
She was started in the light soil and up potted until she was ready for the 5 gallon smart pot at which point the hot soil was introduced. Transplant was a bit over a week ago. New growth is twisting pretty badly. I am suspecting 1 of 3 things.
1. shock from the roots finally hitting the hot soil
2. Iron deficiency from lack of or lockout
3. Pests
Haven't been able to locate evidence of bugs and based on what I amended the soil with it should have plenty of fe available. Lock out from pH? Water in has been 6.3 to 6.5 consistently so far so I'm doubtful there. Twisting started maybe 36 to 48 hours ago and it does seem that as the new growth gets bigger the twisting gets less drastic.
I had just switched her to 12/12 yesterday but I'm probably going to put her back to 18/6 so I can sort this out.
Any and all help is appreciated. Only got one pic of the problems so far but can take more tonight.