Bad brown blotches please help

So my ph is 6.5 prior to lime being put in for some reason the ffhf soil was 4.9 ph when I got it which I did not know light is 400w full spectrum led nutes is ff trio pack and you cal mag once a week these are g.g.#4 autoflowers I have checked leaves for infestation there is none not sure what's going on with these leaves please help

It was from your hand . The excess lime interferes with other elements. There was zero reason to add anything to RTU ( ready to use ) bagged soil like happy frog or ocean forest. Plus … it looks like you were heavy handed with the trio nutes ( shiny / dark leaf ) - which by the way are very concentrated.

So much so , their Feed schedules are kind of too much. They list multiple bottles to use on a single plant. It just makes you buy excessive junk that is not necessary.

Next time , just plant in soil - let soil feed it …. Alone.

This will be interesting to see what everyone says. I have the exact same thing on a cheese I am growing right now. I went a bunch of waterings in a row feeding with no break between and basically no run off figuring i would push it. Almost overnight this same stuff happened. I stopped feeding and did a few pH correct straight waterings and flush. I think I fried her with too much nutrients and salt build up. I will post a pic when I get back there.

That soil can run on Tap water - which has calcium and mag ( municipal city water ) as well as the nutes you use , so excessive cal mag use can also throw a wrench into grow.

Less is more.

Budzbuddha said:

It was from your hand . The excess lime interferes with other elements. There was zero reason to add anything to RTU ( ready to use ) bagged soil like happy frog or ocean forest. Plus … it looks like you were heavy handed with the trio nutes ( shiny / dark leaf ) - which by the way are very concentrated.

So much so , their Feed schedules are kind of too much. They list multiple bottles to use on a single plant. It just makes you buy excessive junk that is not necessary.

Next time , just plant in soil - let soil feed it …. Alone.

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It started prior to the lime. I had the plants in the happy frog 2 weeks and had issues then checked the p.h. and it was 4.9. I got the bags from a pallet behind country max at end of winter I believe all the salt that was thrown down in the parking lot got plowed onto these bags and that is why the became so acidic

UncleJesse said:

This will be interesting to see what everyone says. I have the exact same thing on a cheese I am growing right now. I went a bunch of waterings in a row feeding with no break between and basically no run off figuring i would push it. Almost overnight this same stuff happened. I stopped feeding and did a few pH correct straight waterings and flush. I think I fried her with too much nutrients and salt build up. I will post a pic when I get back there.

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Cheese is a calmag hungry bitch but a fairly light feeder otherwise ime

conor c said:

Cheese is a calmag hungry bitch but a fairly light feeder otherwise ime

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I am running 4 gorilla glue #4 is that considered a cheese strain?

Believe me when I promise you that Budzbuddha speaks the truth. You DO NOT need a shelf full of bottles, all seemingly different , to grow this plant……it’s actually counterproductive to the grow and your cash flow. Most of the contents are overlapping and redundant.
That soil (FFOF) has everything needed to grow stellar plants from veg to finished flower. I know…..I resisted initially but it’s true.
If I was advising a new grower, I would suggest growing in FFOF w/ a minor amount of additions….more perlite, worm castings and some brand of myco……mix it all up, water with an occasional ReCharge.
After a month or so, simply top dress it with more Ocean Forest, worm castings and myco.
Top dress every month or so.
The plant will do fine with this simple regiment….and as you gain experience, you’ll learn and tweek things a bit. But you’ll actually know what the plant is needing and how the different macro and micro nutrients fit in.
I’ve included a chart that has helped me immensely.
The one thing I’ll point out is how the plant has its biggest need for N from the flip, or beginning of flower, through week 3 or so. Lots of info summarizes things a bit too general and folks are led to believe that the plant’s need for N is practically non existent in flower. Not true at all…..and just the opposite during the transition.
Good luck.

DirtyDogs446 said:

I am running 4 gorilla glue #4 is that considered a cheese strain?

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No thats a branch off of the chem family id say more so however it may have some skunk genes in it somewhere no one knows exactly what chem is for sure so its a bit of a mystery so who knows i only mention it as that other dude mentioned the cheese bud

Budzbuddha said:

That soil can run on Tap water - which has calcium and mag ( municipal city water ) as well as the nutes you use , so excessive cal mag use can also throw a wrench into grow.

Less is more.

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Bullmark said:

Believe me when I promise you that Budzbuddha speaks the truth. You DO NOT need a shelf full of bottles, all seemingly different , to grow this plant……it’s actually counterproductive to the grow and your cash flow. Most of the contents are overlapping and redundant.
That soil (FFOF) has everything needed to grow stellar plants from veg to finished flower. I know…..I resisted initially but it’s true.
If I was advising a new grower, I would suggest growing in FFOF w/ a minor amount of additions….more perlite, worm castings and some brand of myco……mix it all up, water with an occasional ReCharge.
After a month or so, simply top dress it with more Ocean Forest, worm castings and myco.
Top dress every month or so.
The plant will do fine with this simple regiment….and as you gain experience, you’ll learn and tweek things a bit. But you’ll actually know what the plant is needing and how the different macro and micro nutrients fit in.
I’ve included a chart that has helped me immensely.
The one thing I’ll point out is how the plant has its biggest need for N from the flip, or beginning of flower, through week 3 or so. Lots of info summarizes things a bit too general and folks are led to believe that the plant’s need for N is practically non existent in flower. Not true at all…..and just the opposite during the transition.
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Thank you I will stop the nutes for now and let it go I am sure there is a ton in the soil now anyway for the last 3 weeks or so