cant fix this problem need help
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you appear to have a potassium deficiency... there might be others but thats what i can see in the low light of the pic
It just keeps getting worse....I did feed ff grow big and big bloom at 1/4 strength today. Can you guys diagnose it better now?
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Hey kush,just saw your thread here and seein as i'm using the same soil and nutes I thought i'd chime in. I mixed 3 tblspns. lime per gallon of soil when we started to get the actual soil ph right. From there I run an aggressive feed schedule(fd;s schedule) but once a week I add in 1 tspn. per gallon of feed water of calmag+. When you added in your dolomite lime what type did you use? Flour or the pellets? The finer flour dolomite seems to get working faster then the pellets. Even adding the dolomite,it still takes a little while to work.I usually see how many gallons of soil are in a bag and then add the appropriate amount of lime per gallon,lightly water it in and let it set for a couple weeks before I actually use it.
Ya I used the epsoma which is like pellets. I didnt do a mixture before potting so I top dressed it with 4tbs in my 3 gal pot. Im hoping that was enough cal and mag to do a turn around but it doesnt seem to be getting better. Next time ill definitely add lime before potting. Im just not sure what exactly my problem is now.
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I use the epsoma pellets also BUT I run them thru a blender first to make powder out of them before I use them-seems to work faster if their in powder form. If you top dressed them in pellet form its goin to take a little while for them to break down and start working good.I never rely on just the dolomite for calmag,thats why I add in 1 tspn. per gallon water every week of calmag+-seems to head troubles off at the pass lol.IMO I think those rust spots are ph related.How long ago did you topdress with the lime pellets?
It was like 6 days ago. Its weird cause theres another one right next to her with nothing wrong and im doing the same thing with it.
As far as my ph goes....its just a headache. I flushed with 9.0 water until the runoff was 6.3, before the runoff was like 5.2. I know its still low but I cant keep it where I want it.
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6 days for the lime is a little early for it to take full effect in the pelletized form.6.3 is ok,6.3-6.8 is optimum for soil. Ph is a major pain,i learned the same way you are right now and done the same things you did. You'll always remember to check your soil ph BEFORE you plant in it from now on,always easier to get perfect before the grow starts. As far as it only effecting one plant while the others are fine,theirs always one in the crowd thats weaker then the rest and that's where any trouble starts.
How did you test the ph before you planted? You test it with the initial watering before planting the bean?
