Deficiency: Any Thoughts?
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L.C.C.
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This is most likely a dumb question but how did you get "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” ― Mark Twain. under your post??
hotrodharley
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Go to your profile and use the "Signature" section.
L.C.C.
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Oh I see now thanks.
ButchyBoy
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They do look over fed. What is your watering schedule?
Even though you are growing a strain that you have grown in the past the medium is not exactly the same therefore the requirements are not the same. You have to treat each pot/plant differently.
Edit: If you are in soil forget PH. The soil buffers PH. My tap water is 7.14 and I use it straight from the tap.
Even though you are growing a strain that you have grown in the past the medium is not exactly the same therefore the requirements are not the same. You have to treat each pot/plant differently.
Edit: If you are in soil forget PH. The soil buffers PH. My tap water is 7.14 and I use it straight from the tap.
micromary
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Omg they're beautiful.
should also get some pH up and pH down. Come in real handy.
micromary
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Soil only does so much to buffer it. True marijuana will grow just fine if u don't pH ur water however, phing ur water will help to make all those nutes u spent or hard earned money on become available to ur plants. Not only that, but it will help u to grow a bigger better healthier plant, giving u a better harvest, more potent buds, and plus who likes wasting money? Ur kinda wasting more than u think, cuz if those nutes aren't available to ur plants then it can't photosynthesize them and if that happens then some of those lumens that ur shining on those babies cannot be properly used by the plants. So ur really just wasting money by being cheap and lazy. If ur gonna risk everything u have, ur freedom, ur health. At least make sure its some dank shit. Lol
ButchyBoy
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Thanks for all of that!Soil only does so much to buffer it. True marijuana will grow just fine if u don't pH ur water however, phing ur water will help to make all those nutes u spent or hard earned money on become available to ur plants. Not only that, but it will help u to grow a bigger better healthier plant, giving u a better harvest, more potent buds, and plus who likes wasting money? Ur kinda wasting more than u think, cuz if those nutes aren't available to ur plants then it can't photosynthesize them and if that happens then some of those lumens that ur shining on those babies cannot be properly used by the plants. So ur really just wasting money by being cheap and lazy. If ur gonna risk everything u have, ur freedom, ur health. At least make sure its some dank shit. Lol
I grow in no till organic soil. I do not use bottled nutes since my soil does it's job. I used to store water over night then adjust the PH and had more problems than I can shake a stick at. Since going to water right out of the tap my problems went away! And before someone chimes in about the chlorine in the water... I add Azomite to my soil mix and it contains 0.1% chlorine. Also my aero cloner uses fresh tap water that gets changed every few days to prevent the funk.
micromary
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I had problems with adjusting my pH as well when I first started. Was a nightmare, then one day I saw a video on YouTube made by nebulahaze and found what I was doing wrong. Turns out that if u shake or water too much it can make or pH fluctuate and give u a false reading. So if ur water is at seven, u use pH down shake it and it still reads seven its prolly really at five, six. Lol it takes me at least 2 to 3 days to adjust my water cuz im so meticulous. sux but my babies are doing amazing since. Any who 4 anyone having problems I'd watch that video she pretty much shows u exactly how and what 2 do.Thanks for all of that!
I grow in no till organic soil. I do not use bottled nutes since my soil does it's job. I used to store water over night then adjust the PH and had more problems than I can shake a stick at. Since going to water right out of the tap my problems went away! And before someone chimes in about the chlorine in the water... I add Azomite to my soil mix and it contains 0.1% chlorine. Also my aero cloner uses fresh tap water that gets changed every few days to prevent the funk.
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ButchyBoy
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I totally agree on shaking the water up and PH fluctuation. My problem was water in a 15 gallon rez would jump from 7.15 to 8.?? over night. You have to stir the water after adding the ph down so who knows what the ph really dropped to like you said! I had tons of yellowing for damn near 5 months until I started using water straight out of the tap. I am looking at picking up an RO filter so I can reduce the ppm's of my water a tad as it comes out at 190 ppm.I had problems with adjusting my pH as well when I first started. Was a nightmare, then one day I saw a video on YouTube made by nebulahaze and found what I was doing wrong. Turns out that if u shake or water too much it can make or pH fluctuate and give u a false reading. So if ur water is at seven, u use pH down shake it and it still reads seven its prolly really at five, six. Lol it takes me at least 2 to 3 days to adjust my water cuz im so meticulous. sux but my babies are doing amazing since. Any who 4 anyone having problems I'd watch that video she pretty much shows u exactly how and what 2 do.
micromary
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Lol yeah I know, that's y it takes me 2-3 days to properly pH my water. I don't take chances anymore, I water at 7 my runoff comes out at 6.5 and the babies love it.I totally agree on shaking the water up and PH fluctuation. My problem was water in a 15 gallon rez would jump from 7.15 to 8.?? over night. You have to stir the water after adding the ph down so who knows what the ph really dropped to like you said! I had tons of yellowing for damn near 5 months until I started using water straight out of the tap. I am looking at picking up an RO filter so I can reduce the ppm's of my water a tad as it comes out at 190 ppm.
now remember that ro sys may change ur pH so I'd test it just so u know what ur putting in there. just saying.
ButchyBoy
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Definitely will test the water once I get the RO set up. Another problem I ran into with storing the water was calcium buildup on everything! I learned about calcium and water PH the hard way with my hot tub. When the PH gets to high the calcium will fall out of the water! It makes the inside surface of the container (hot tub) feel like sand paper. My dogs outside water bowls do the same thing. Lowering the PH below what it should be makes the water re-absorb the calcium over a few days. To bad plants don't like sodium or I would use water from the softener.Lol yeah I know, that's y it takes me 2-3 days to properly pH my water. I don't take chances anymore, I water at 7 my runoff comes out at 6.5 and the babies love it.
micromary
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L.C.C.
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I've had random things that look like that come up on plants that still ended up being femaleCan't really make it out but those look like boys.