leaves browning, brittle, edges curling up..

first grow, dropped some seeds in and this one grew. it's miracle grow potting soil with a ring of worm castings around the perimeter. Been outside for 6 weeks with rain wind and all mother nature can throw at it. 15 gallon pot that drains well...i realize this isn't exaclty a well planned setup, but help is appreciated if it's salvageable.

yea it will live, no doubt.
just feed the damn thing. its seriously low on Nitrogen to have that bright yellow color, and id bet its low on micro nutes as well, (cal, mag, manganese, iron, sulfur......)


will it live? yea ive seen plants way worse come back to full health

can i give the same general ferts i give my tomatos plants?

just watch the strenth,and npk in your food it does need more n through its a wee bit yella

BigMike0601 said:

can i give the same general ferts i give my tomatos plants?

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miracle grow produces healthy looking plants about 10% of the time

jofey said:

just watch the strenth,and npk in your food it does need more n through its a wee bit yella

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What NPK should I avoid or go after?

monkeybones said:

miracle grow produces healthy looking plants about 10% of the time

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Is there a box store soil that produces healthy looking plants >10% of the time? I don't like the idea of buying online and paying twice the cost in shipping.

nute burn/salt build-up...............its in MG, its been raining a lot? wet MG = hot time for roots. imo

scroglodyte said:

nute burn/salt build-up...............its in MG, its been raining a lot? wet MG = hot time for roots. imo

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Yeah, we had a big 2 day rain last week...great, then i just killed it for sure by adding MG tomato ferts this morning. I guess we'll find out in a few days...

BigMike0601 said:

Yeah, we had a big 2 day rain last week...great, then i just killed it for sure by adding MG tomato ferts this morning. I guess we'll find out in a few days...

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I think fert for Toms is too high in P for MJ.

You need a good veg nute with a higher N at this point in the grow. If you must get anything from a regular store I would suggest using the alaska fish fertilizer. It stinks to high hell but its organic and has an NPK ratio of 5-1-1 so it is great for veg. Use every other watering and you can't go wrong with outdoor plants. Transplant that into a bigger container though...at least a 3 gallon container but I would go 5 or even 7 because it will get huge outdoors. If you can and if you have a menards near you I suggest scrapping that MG and getting some promix ultimate organic with mycorrihizae(green bag). It works great and it has everything needed for a solid stable grow and allows you to add your own nutes because it is basically soil less. Add some grandma's molasses every other watering at 1-2 tbsp/gallon to feed the beneficial bacteria and fungi in the soil and it also gives you a little boost of a few micro-nutrients if you end up going this route.. . Good luck!

promix http://www.menards.com/main/lawn-ga...eg-ultimate-organic-mix/p-1509488-c-10116.htm

alaska fish fertilizer http://www.menards.com/main/lawn-garden/lawn-plant-care/alaska-fish-fertilizer/p-1508730-c-10116.htm

We've had some low temps since that big rain, like the last 4 days or so. It's been in the mid to high 50s at night and only 70s during day. Could this have something to do with it also?