Not my first indoor grow but first time with Barney's Alcapulco Gold. Using Fox Farm Ocean and after a month the plants are not thriving and are only about 4" tall. I thought maybe I was over watering (leaves were drooping) but cutting back on watering was of no help. I'm wondering now if it's my tap water. A year ago I had a water softener installed and I'm using potassium chloride. Could that be the problem? If so, can they be saved at this point and if so what would be suggested besides changing to maybe distilled water? Many thanks!
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Roboman sorry to not be able to offer much help. What kinda pot are they in? how big? etc. Are your outside faucets also softened? Let your city water sit in an open container for a couple of days to evaporate off added chems. What are you using for light? Show us a couple of good pics, in natural light. Worth a thousand words. -
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Soil grower with coco/perlite mixed in
indoor/outdoor grower
1 36"x36"x66" tent- Viparspectra P2500
1 3x3x6 tent- used in late spring for seedlings both veggies & weed. I have 2 viparspectar 450r for that tent.
I use a t-5 & 54watt CFL for seedlings
Sometimes i use plastic sometimes i use fabric grow containers
Currently using fish/guano during veg growth & FF Grow Big 6-4-4 teens to bloom. Once i see pre-flower i switch to
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Okay here is a photo. The lights are Marys-Hydro 600w LED. Currently in clay pot. Once established I transplant to a fabric pot. Outside faucets are not softened so I guess I could use that instead. Never had an issue like this before.Comment
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Looks like they need to dry out a little bit, I'd repot in 3gal fiber pot straightaway,their little roots need room and oxygen to grow. Also air gap the bottom of the pot.Comment
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Planter is too small. Overwatering and washing what nutes in soil out. Need to know pH for such a small planter. Don't have a softener but I'm sure someone can chime in on that. Photo or auto? Lights?keeping it green with the soil thing
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Sorry saw light post. Ok therekeeping it green with the soil thing
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My daughter has a water softener and I can taste the potassium salts. I would not use on my plants but worse is root bound and probably some nute lockout. Use your outside water for sure. Some strains may be ok with the salts while others not so. My 2 cents!Last edited by TOKABIGONE; 12-06-2021, 09:28 PM.Grow # 3 50/50 S/I Critical Mass photo fem
Seeds drop in water 1/8/2022
Medium: FF Coco Loco plus 30% Perlite in 7 gal cloth bags
Space: 30x48x62 DIY cabinet lined w/space blankets
Lighting: Bloomspect SS1000 Quantum board x 3 - 300 watts actual draw
Soil Supplements: Worm Castings, Crab Shell, Oyster Shell, Neem and Karanja Meal, Volcanic Basalt Dust (for minerals), Recharge root micros. Grow 3 is with reconstituted super soil to which I've added several additional minerals and supplements. A more complete list based on Cackamas Coots super soil recipe can be found in my Auto Toka thread
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My filtered tap water runs over 7.5 pH but the soil microbes
make pH correction unnecessary
Ventilation: Vipospar 4" Exhaust Fan w/RH controller, 12" Carbon Scrubber8" bottom intake fan, 6" clip on fan, 6" heater as neededCabinet on screen porch. N AZ @ 4000 ft.
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there are all kinds of factors. need more info on your grow
FYI FF soil usually only has enough nutrients for about 3-4 weeks. If you aren't testing the PH of the water going in then that could be the problem right out of the chute.
she's really pale and that's a sure sign of lack of Nitrogen.
600W light is fine but is it full spectrum and is it 18-24 inches from the top of the plant?
Temps? humidity?
Could also be just bad genetics in the seed...I hope there is an afterlife...there are a lot of friends and family I'd like to see again, one day.Comment
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2nd that Bingo
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Soil grower with coco/perlite mixed in
indoor/outdoor grower
1 36"x36"x66" tent- Viparspectra P2500
1 3x3x6 tent- used in late spring for seedlings both veggies & weed. I have 2 viparspectar 450r for that tent.
I use a t-5 & 54watt CFL for seedlings
Sometimes i use plastic sometimes i use fabric grow containers
Currently using fish/guano during veg growth & FF Grow Big 6-4-4 teens to bloom. Once i see pre-flower i switch to
Age Old Organics Bloom 5-10-5Comment
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Thanks for all your help. I transplanted into fabric pot yesterday. The water I was using measured 7.2 PH and the water I switched to is 6.5. By the way, of the three seeds I tried germinating one did not sprout. Does that tell you anything?Comment
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