Don't like how most of my girls are developing

[MrChok]

i watered today and fed them 2ml calmag, 2ml sensi grow, 1ml b52 1ml budcandy. The coco girl got her feed at 5.5-5.7ph. Watered around 300-500ml each, depending on size.

 

[MrChok]

will post pics in about 3-4 days to see if there's any progress.

 

[Waira]

...-- firstly, did you do your homework on coco growing? this is unlike other soilless media, coco has a lot of do's and don't's most relating to it's odd CEC properties,... in many ways it's closer to hydro,... hand watered pots are run "drain to waste", 15-25% run-off each time, checking pH and EC/TDS going in and out, to monitor any potential nute build-up and pH drifting,.. this is KEY to coco growing,.. if you treat it like true soil, you're in for a shit-show at some point! As for the other soilless (peat) plants, they don't need this treatment, but do need the regular mild feeding,.. depends on how fast they dry out,...
...the do look spindley,... like light starved intially? Doesn't make sense to me, 2 COB's in a small tent,... so I'd lean more on the under-fed side more likely,..1ml is weak....

 

[MrChok]

...-- firstly, did you do your homework on coco growing? this is unlike other soilless media, coco has a lot of do's and don't's most relating to it's odd CEC properties,... in many ways it's closer to hydro,... hand watered pots are run "drain to waste", 15-25% run-off each time, checking pH and EC/TDS going in and out, to monitor any potential nute build-up and pH drifting,.. this is KEY to coco growing,.. if you treat it like true soil, you're in for a shit-show at some point! As for the other soilless (peat) plants, they don't need this treatment, but do need the regular mild feeding,.. depends on how fast they dry out,...
...the do look spindley,... like light starved intially? Doesn't make sense to me, 2 COB's in a small tent,... so I'd lean more on the under-fed side more likely,..1ml is weak....

I did not, just tossed one in full coco cause i didn't have any peat left, but good to know, now i know what to stay away from!

ill start by increasing the amount of water i give to the coco girl, then just feed her every two waterings or so, maybe that way there won't be that much buildup. Really dont want to do that much work for it, so if she pulls through, fine, if she doesn't, fine either way, it all adds to learning.

I added 2 cobs so now there're 4 cobs in the tent, and today i fed them:
2ml/l sensi calmag
2ml/l sensi grow a&b
1ml/l b52
1ml/l bud candy

Also, do u see any issue related to the type of water (tap water) or soil used?

Thanks everyone again for the feedback.

 

[MassMom]

Just wanted to say hello MrChok...and the folks on here are fantastic help. I am always afraid to give to much advice because I am always the one ASKING for it...hee hee. Good luck with your grow. xoxo

 

[Waira]

... she may still be OK as long as you don't bury her in cumulative feeds, so that's a good plan,..... just make sure she never gets any kind of dry, coco reacts very poorly to that...
-- which peat mix, Promix, Sunshine..? These are considered "soilless" mediums, due to the very simple mix of ingredients... Not as bitchy as coco, but still not like true soil, you must feed sooner, more, and very completely because these mediums are all but devoid of any nutrients....
.... I can't tell you anything about your water without info about it,... pH, and especially TDS/EC....

 

[MrChok]

... she may still be OK as long as you don't bury her in cumulative feeds, so that's a good plan,..... just make sure she never gets any kind of dry, coco reacts very poorly to that...
-- which peat mix, Promix, Sunshine..? These are considered "soilless" mediums, due to the very simple mix of ingredients... Not as bitchy as coco, but still not like true soil, you must feed sooner, more, and very completely because these mediums are all but devoid of any nutrients....
.... I can't tell you anything about your water without info about it,... pH, and especially TDS/EC....

perfect.
its a mix of peat and perlite (80-20), non of those known brands since im from South America. I'm feeding with every watering, upped the dose of the nutes and already watered twice since i first posted. tap water after being bubbled comes at 7.6-7.8ph and 150-170ppm. after AN nutes it comes around 6.4 - 6.5ph, now that i noticed haven't measured ppm after adding the nutes to the water, will do for the next one and update with data.

Pic updates will come most likely in 2 days after i get back home.

 

[MrChok]

Pic update, took them yesterday. Coco girl is getting better. 2 of them have a healthy color despite having the bottom of the plant dying already. The biggest girl is growing but there's some wrong with the leaves. Then there's the one in the middle that is very sad and still don't know what's wrong with her. Upped the dosed of nutes and added 2 cobs. Tell me what u guys think, if there was any progress or if there's something else i need to do. @Waira @Auto melt

 

[Waira]

..those two worst ones look really shut down, no new growth, overall sickly,... an in-pot pH reading is needed to see if that's at least part of the problem, but it may come down to damaged roots as well,... not sure how much effort should go into flogging those two back if possible at all...

 

[MrChok]

..those two worst ones look really shut down, no new growth, overall sickly,... an in-pot pH reading is needed to see if that's at least part of the problem, but it may come down to damaged roots as well,... not sure how much effort should go into flogging those two back if possible at all...

ill just do a few more water only and check if i see any progress, if not ill just put em down, new batch is coming in about 2-3 weeks.

Don't know if u saw the pic of biggest girl, there's something with the leaves, do u know what that issue might be? Trying to sort that out, the other 2 girls look healthy overall.

Thanks again for the feedback.