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[Hazie Clear]

4 wks 5 days in bloom. It took 2 days for leaves to start turning dark brown, and tips curling. It started with just a little yellow on tips, so I flushed and just gave water on one day out of two. Any help? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[The303Stoner]

oops I hope the flush works looks like too much nutes. you have to light feed after flush if your soil has not nutrients.

 

[Hazie Clear]

What now? I just fed again, 1/2 the nutes. Should I just go water til harvest, or keep feeding?

 

[Slag121]

ur bloom formula lacks Nigrogen.
so the progressive yellowing is the fan leaves dying off.
so, if you care to keep the plants SUGAR factory at full steam for more months..... I say give it some nitrogen.
not regular & be sure to clear flush at end for 5-7 days.
Luck,
Slag

 

[canabinerd]

I disagree, that doesn't look like normal nitrogen fade to me. You need to give more info, start a grow journal inluding what kind of soil, nutes, water (esp. pH), light, light schedule etc.

 

[canabinerd]

And don't do anything else, you're just as likely to make it worse.

 

[Hazie Clear]

I started with a neutral soil from grow store. Using botanicare pro blend bloom. Liquid bonemeal. I usually adjust ph from 6.2 - 6.5. I'm using 8 bulb t5 half red half blue. 12/12 . Feeding and watering has been pretty consistent over last 3 weeks. On the chart it recommends 20 ml/gal week. Does that mean 20 every time you feed that week or just a total of 20 for that week? Could this be the problem. I've been giving 20 2-3 times a week?

 

[canabinerd]

Is it a soiless mix or an organic soil?

 

[Hazie Clear]

Crap. I wish I could tell you for sure. It is a neutral mix they supply and recommend. I really couldn't be sure.

 

[Hazie Clear]

I know it has perlite, and appears to be a soil.

 

[canabinerd]

Well, it probably doesn't matter, I think what you need to do now is let it dry out. We can figure out your feeding problems when you get back, but 5 days should be about right anyway.

 

[The303Stoner]

I started with a neutral soil from grow store. Using botanicare pro blend bloom. Liquid bonemeal. I usually adjust ph from 6.2 - 6.5. I'm using 8 bulb t5 half red half blue. 12/12 . Feeding and watering has been pretty consistent over last 3 weeks. On the chart it recommends 20 ml/gal week. Does that mean 20 every time you feed that week or just a total of 20 for that week? Could this be the problem. I've been giving 20 2-3 times a week?

you should just feed once a week. the rest water

 

[Hazie Clear]

I can't thank you all enough. This is my first go at this, and I thought I was doing great. That's what I get for thinkin. So should I not use the hydro spikes. Or just let it dry for 5 days?

 

[canabinerd]

Well if by neutral it means no nutrients, that's important. If this is a coco based soiless mix you may want to talk to BID.

 

[canabinerd]

Well, the problem is we really need to know what kind of media you're growing in. If it's just a regular organic soil, I'm pretty confident that you're just getting a P lockout due to the overwatering. But if it's a coco mix, you should get another opinion. Because the only thing I know about coco, is that I don't know much about coco.

 

[Hazie Clear]

Yes it is a nutrient free soil. And uh who's BID.... I don't believe it is coco. I will go by store when I get back and find out exactly.

 

[The303Stoner]

than the nutes are good you just give them too much. need the watering to flush the coco because nitrogen can build up in it. As this nitrogen builds up it drops your PH. So you have to watch out for both.

 

[canabinerd]

Big Irish Dude, he is a very experienced grower who runs coco mixes.

 

[canabinerd]

Well I think you ought to just let her dry out and we'll see where she's at when you get back.

 

[canabinerd]

I'm going to hit the rack, let me know when you get back.