Yellowing spreading

Any1 got any suggestion on how solve a over watering prob. I always watered when the top 2 inches were dry, but the soil was so light that the top just dryed leaving the bottom soaked. It's been 4 days since i watered and it's still wet ahhhh!!! Wil this seriously slow growth? Do the leaves that have turned yellow recover? and should I feed on my next watering seeing as there is a nutri def due to over watering. Advice needed quick.

Adding hydrogen peroxide to your water will alleviate the problem. untill they dry out again foliar feed them with a diluted solution of ferts. maybe make bigger drain holes in the pots if they aren't draining quick enough. or repot them with a layer of perlite in the bottom of the container to help drainage they look N def to me though

looks like they just need some nitrogen.

monitor your drainwater ph also

FrostyTHEgrowmaN said:

Adding hydrogen peroxide to your water will alleviate the problem. untill they dry out again foliar feed them with a diluted solution of ferts. maybe make bigger drain holes in the pots if they aren't draining quick enough. or repot them with a layer of perlite in the bottom of the container to help drainage they look N def to me though

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Cheers m8, I didn't think about foliar feeding will do that right away.

fdd2blk said:

looks like they just need some nitrogen.

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I thought that but they're only 3 weeks old and i fed them twice with fish-mix, and it's all mix bio-bizz soil. Can over watering lead to n def?

ph can. but if the roots are being choked they aren't transmitting nutes efficiently either. try foliar feeding w/ high n fert dilluted see if it corrects.

I'm having the same problem w/ yellowing. How much water do I need to flush out a 1 gal. pot? I flushed yesterday w/ four gallons. Is this enough?

da man1 said:

I'm having the same problem w/ yellowing. How much water do I need to flush out a 1 gal. pot? I flushed yesterday w/ four gallons. Is this enough?

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Yes. More then enough.

Well I just bought myself a PH tester but the bellend in the shop gave me a liquid 1 for hydro! FFS Any 1 know if these can be used in some way to determin the soil PH? I tryed putting my soil with lil bit of water, but as I suspected it just looked brown Did check my tap water though and its of the chart 8.5 and upwards ahh!

sounds like your PH is high. over watering will cause these symptoms as well. the roots get to wet to draw up nutes so the plant starts to feed off itself.

i Have the same problem with my plants and the lower 3-4 leaves are turning yellow. Will they pick up after repotting on with better drainage.

fdd2blk said:

sounds like your PH is high. over watering will cause these symptoms as well. the roots get to wet to draw up nutes so the plant starts to feed off itself.

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Yeah I'm watering them with sparkling spring water as well, and the ph on that is 8.4, but nutes acidify the soil right? Hopefully they will cancel out. Should I feed nutes for my next watering, or will the soil drying up allow it to absorb the available nutrients?

your problem is your soil. it needs to be mixed with draining materials like sand. the leaves are turning yellow because the roots are rotting and the plant cant take any nutes at all. it really doesnt matter what you feed them at this point, they have no way of taking up food. They are probably trying to make new roots at this point. You should remix a better soil mix. try using coco....it will always hold air well and you wont have issues with waterlogging. Definately the best way to help them grow roots is to foliar feed them. Make sure the foliar spray is ph balanced between 5.5-6. and about the same concentration as you would feed a small plant directly. (1/4-1/2 concentration)

Magnesium (Mg) Toxicity
Magnesium toxicity is rare and not generally exhibited visibly. Extreme high levels will antagonize other ions in the nutrient solution.
Zinc

Zinc plays a roll in the same enzyme functions as manganese and magnesium. More than eighty enzymes contain tightly bound zinc essential for their function. Zinc participates in chlorophyll formation and helps prevent chlorophyll destruction. Carbonic anhydrate has been found to be specifically activated by zinc.
Zinc Deficiencies
Deficiencies appear as chlorosis in the inter-veinal areas of new leaves producing a banding appearance as seen in figure 18. This may be accompany reduction of leaf size and a shortening between internodes. Leaf margins are often distorted or wrinkled. Branch terminals of fruit will die back in severe cases.
Also gets locked out due to high pH. Zn, Fe, and Mn deficiencies often occur together, and are usually from a high pH. Don't overdo the micro-nutrients- lower the pH if that's the problem so the nutrients become available. Foliar feed if the plant looks real bad. Use chelated zinc. Zinc deficiency produces "little leaf" in many species, especially woody ones; the younger leaves are distinctly smaller than normal. Zinc defeciency may also produce "rosetting"; the stem fails to elongate behind the growing tip, so that the terminal leaves become tightly bunched.