StrawberryYields
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I have one successful harvest under my belt now and decided to pop two more from the same bag seed (Strawberry Fields).
The biggest difference between the two grows was the medium I started in and I think it's where my biggest problems are. For my first grow I started in 100% FoxFarm Ocean forest. By the time it was in its last container, I ran out of the original bag and had to buy more. Hydro store was out of OF so I grabbed ProMix. Towards the end of flower I was seeing lime green/yellowing leaves, leaves got nasty brown spots in the middle.
I know the difference between the two soils, one being "hot" soil and the other being a neutral medium. I don't think I supplemented the ProMix correctly and it's causing these problems. First I thought not enough Nitrogen, but was so late into flower I didn't see anything I could do. Now I'm still vegging on my second grow and it's already happening.
First grow started in sunlight, switched to CFL, then finished with a blurple LED. The thing grew wildly believe it or not, and I walked away with 3.38oz.
Having started growing in a hot mix, I'm realizing I never had to worry about mixing different nutes together. I only had to supplement if I saw something lacking (which didn't happen a lot even thought my light sucked). So I need some help.
For nutes I've mostly been trying to stick to FoxFarm Big Bloom and Grow Big. I've got Mykos in the soil, and I've hit it once or twice with Calyx Magnum by Humboldt for Cal/Mag problems I thought it was having. I recently transferred from a 3G to 5G fabric pot and I added some Microbe Life's All-in-One (0.5 - 0.5 - 0.5) to try and get the micros it needs. Nothing seems to be helping, though.
I've attached a picture of a pretty bad leaf. I could really use a hand, I'm trying to be less dependent on hot mixes and want to learn to have more control over my soil. Any advice and tricks or tips are much appreciated.
(Working on getting more whole-plants pics.)
The biggest difference between the two grows was the medium I started in and I think it's where my biggest problems are. For my first grow I started in 100% FoxFarm Ocean forest. By the time it was in its last container, I ran out of the original bag and had to buy more. Hydro store was out of OF so I grabbed ProMix. Towards the end of flower I was seeing lime green/yellowing leaves, leaves got nasty brown spots in the middle.
I know the difference between the two soils, one being "hot" soil and the other being a neutral medium. I don't think I supplemented the ProMix correctly and it's causing these problems. First I thought not enough Nitrogen, but was so late into flower I didn't see anything I could do. Now I'm still vegging on my second grow and it's already happening.
First grow started in sunlight, switched to CFL, then finished with a blurple LED. The thing grew wildly believe it or not, and I walked away with 3.38oz.
Having started growing in a hot mix, I'm realizing I never had to worry about mixing different nutes together. I only had to supplement if I saw something lacking (which didn't happen a lot even thought my light sucked). So I need some help.
For nutes I've mostly been trying to stick to FoxFarm Big Bloom and Grow Big. I've got Mykos in the soil, and I've hit it once or twice with Calyx Magnum by Humboldt for Cal/Mag problems I thought it was having. I recently transferred from a 3G to 5G fabric pot and I added some Microbe Life's All-in-One (0.5 - 0.5 - 0.5) to try and get the micros it needs. Nothing seems to be helping, though.
I've attached a picture of a pretty bad leaf. I could really use a hand, I'm trying to be less dependent on hot mixes and want to learn to have more control over my soil. Any advice and tricks or tips are much appreciated.
(Working on getting more whole-plants pics.)
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