Potassium deficiency

[79stingray]

High y'all,

Does anyone have a suggestion for an easy way to introduce potassium organically, like some kind of kitchen scraps? Will a banana peel work if buried just below the soil?

Any help would be appreciated from you good folks!


79stingray

 

[trichomes]

That's hard to answer without more info., but if you raed some journals here or look thru the FAQ tab, you'll get all that info you mentioned above! also, you can put the word/s "banana peels" in the search box and see some answers, maybe. to 420 & good luck, post lots of pictures.

 

[79stingray]

Thank you trichomes! I only see one search box on the site so I am assuming that is the one to use, or are there search boxes for each topic?

79stingray

 

[waknbak88]

Not sure about the banana peele, I feel like it would be a great idea for a compost pile but might would attract bugs if indoors outdoors maybe.....my granddaddy buried fish heads around his tomato plants so there is some validity to it.

 

[Conradino23]

Yes, there is an easy fix: wood ash.
Look no further

 

[The General]

Solution to fixing a Potassium deficiency
Any Chemical/Organic nutrients that have potassium in them will fix a potassium deficiency. Again Peters All Purpose plant food 20-20-20, will cure the potassium deficiency , Miracle grow Tomato plant food, Miracle grow All purpose plant food.( Only mixing at ½ strength when using chemical nutrients, or it will cause nutrient burn!) Some other supplements of potassium are: Wood ashes, which are fast absorption, Kelp Meal, which is medium absorption, Greensand, which is slow absorption, granite dust, which is slow absorption. Sulfate of Potash, Sulfate of Potash Magnesia, Muriate of Potash, which are medium absorption. FOXFARM GROW BIG HYDROPONIC CONCENTRATE, which is fast absorption. (FFGB can bring your ph down as well) Earth Juice Meta-K, which is fast acting. (Can bring down your ph as well) Leaves will never recover, but the plant will show recovery after about 4 to 5 days when using a fast acting nutrient.

Note: Wood Ashes, can make your ph go up a bit, so please monitor your ph when using it.
Now if you added to much chemical nutrients and or organics, (which is hard to burn your plants when using organics) you need to flush the soil with plain water. You need to use 2 times as much water as the size of the pot, for example: If you have a 5 gallon pot and need to flush it, you need to use 10 gallons of water to rinse out the soil good enough to get rid of excessive nutrients.

I found this info in a thread by 420 Admin. Cannabis Plant and Pest Problem Solver - Pictorial Some great info, check it out.

 

[79stingray]

Thank you to all for your responses. I actually found the wood ash answer on a different gardening site which has nothing to do with marijuana. I also found out that coffee grounds will add potassium as well. I think what I really need to do is find a local free compost site until I can get my own compost going. I also need to dig up some worm castings to make up some tea. My last harvest had one application of worm tea on it and the results were amazing. I'm not into the chemicals as I prefer to find as many organic and/or free solutions to my problems as possible. Since I am only growing for personal use and occasional enjoyment with friends I am not constantly "fiddling" with my plants. I make sure that they are healthy and free of bugs and disease, but I have never tested the PH level of my soils, my water (I use straight tap water), and I very rarely use any type of chemical fertilizer. I just recently discovered the benefits of Epsom salts and realize now that like everything...only in moderation. I actually believe I have overloaded this particular plant with the magnesium from the ES and that is what has caused the potassium levels to go down.

Again, I thank all of you who have attempted to answer my question, and I appreciate your kindness. However, I do believe I am out of my league here on this site as you all seem to have a huge amount of experience with growing tons more marijuana than I would ever attempt. I will take some of your information for later use, and will continue to monitor the site and maybe even offer what little information I might when it becomes evident that I may have information that will be useful to others.

I can't say it enough...thank you all!

 

[Skybound]

What's up stingray. Sorry for the late reply, but I too am in search of something for a K def. Upon reading through some of the deficiency threads, I've found that low humidity in the room can cause a plant to sweat out it's potassium causing a deficiency. I have since put some tap water into a soda bottle, drilled a 1/4" hole in the lid and pushed a length of 1/4" hose into it, wrapped the bottle with a heat mat, and fed the hose to the back of my oscillating fan. This raised the RH of my room almost 15% over night (to low 50% range) which is excellent. Look at that, I can treat a K def without adjusting anything in the medium or feed.