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Help-i think my plants are dying!
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CaptainWiese91
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The problem i have with feeding schedule is, it’s hard to know which plant desires this amount of nutrients. If you just following a nute schedule in “blind†and not listening to your plants needs and the early signs of maybe “nute burn†it can go fast in the wrong direction.
My opinion is it’s way better to look at the plants and see what they are telling you, than finding a nute schedule. You will get a lot more experience in what the plant want. And it always best to give less. Less is more. And every plant is so different. I have 8 of the same strain right now and none is eating the same nutes or drinking the same amount of water
My opinion is it’s way better to look at the plants and see what they are telling you, than finding a nute schedule. You will get a lot more experience in what the plant want. And it always best to give less. Less is more. And every plant is so different. I have 8 of the same strain right now and none is eating the same nutes or drinking the same amount of water
CaptainWiese91
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Depends on what schedule you are using ? We don’t know how much you gave them in veg or in the bloom phase. So for me it’s hard to give you an answer here, sorry
The same strains, may not eat or drink the same. Even in the same environment.
The same strains, may not eat or drink the same. Even in the same environment.
RetiredGuy
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I am just learning this and couldn’t agree more. I have three plants going of the same strain and they are all on different watering/feeding schedules. 7 weeks into the grow and I am at only 35% strength according to Lotus’s nute schedule.
YYCannabis
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I agree about not blindly following somebody else’s nute schedule. How much strength to make the nute mix is tied to how much light you are giving the plant and the size of the plant.
The plants are the master, and we are the servant that follows it’s demands.
The plants are the master, and we are the servant that follows it’s demands.
CaptainWiese91
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It’s just something I learned a long my journey in the start.
It’s crazy how different the plants needs are.
And yea most of the time, you don’t need all that nutrients and can keep it lower than what the schedule says.
And yes stronger light, the more nutrients they also can uptake. It’s really all up to experience and it will only come with mistakes and such stuff.
I killed all my plants the first 2-3 grows because lack of experience, but it’s got a lot better for me lol
It’s crazy how different the plants needs are.
And yea most of the time, you don’t need all that nutrients and can keep it lower than what the schedule says.
And yes stronger light, the more nutrients they also can uptake. It’s really all up to experience and it will only come with mistakes and such stuff.
I killed all my plants the first 2-3 grows because lack of experience, but it’s got a lot better for me lol
Sessan
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Maybe you are right and they are burned, but il just thinking that if the ratio were off from how much nutes i needed i should have seen nute burk or something a long time ago, or why is it suddenly to much nutes now. Im thinking it is something with the ph since it was off for a long time, so should it not rather be a defiancy? Well i will keep on trying and just hope they will survive long enough. But if the roots are burned, is there anything i can do or will the plants die? If nothing else i am a few more experience richer and will try to do a better job next time. Thanks for all the help 😃
CaptainWiese91
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It really doesn’t look like a deficiency, I know you want it to be a deficiency. It honestly it looks nothing like a deficiency to me. Just my 2 cents
dilvish
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looks like a heat issue to me as some of the leaves at the top are pointing up, canoeing and have crispy tips. some strains like it cooler in bloom, some like it arid, not too humid, some prefer a constant breeze etc. The strain is typically the key. If your nutrient schedule has been the same all along it could be a build up.
At this point flushing is what you needed to do. I wouldn't keep adding nutes, just properly PH'd water and check your temps aren't too high and see what happens in a week or two.
If they are root bound as someone mentioned, there is little you can do unless you really want to transplant them to bigger pots
At this point flushing is what you needed to do. I wouldn't keep adding nutes, just properly PH'd water and check your temps aren't too high and see what happens in a week or two.
If they are root bound as someone mentioned, there is little you can do unless you really want to transplant them to bigger pots
dilvish
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flushing actually is the same as watering. Using Ph'd water you water the plant until you get about 10 -20% run off. It flushes out all the build up of unused nutrients. Essentially every other watering should be a flush. Personally I water twice a week...once with Nutrients in the water and once as a flush. I typically use twice as much water on the flush as I do the Nutrient watering.
Sessan
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Hello, i just wasnt sure if you meant the *3 the size of the pot or what it was or a flush threw watering. I have now given them a flush (but am pretty sure it is root rot now
since a couple of branches are wilting) but why do you give every other water and other with nutes if i may ask? 😃 (and do you do this from veg to flowering?)
since a couple of branches are wilting) but why do you give every other water and other with nutes if i may ask? 😃 (and do you do this from veg to flowering?)
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dilvish
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basically make sure your temps are in the proper range, if you are seeing branches now wilting its definitely something below possible root rot from overwatering. I think it tends to happen when the plant gets both too much water and too much heat.
As far as watering just make sure the plants have a chance to dry up a bit between waterings. the top 2 inches of the soil should be dry before watering again.
My watering schedule is based on room temps being 24C-27C. I only water twice a week. The first is a Nutrient watering. I then wait 3 days. I check to ensure the pots have dried up a bit then I do a flush with Ph'd water. There tends to be about a 20% run off which I vacuum up with a wet vac. I wait 4 days to allow the pots to dry out again and repeat the cycle.
As far as watering just make sure the plants have a chance to dry up a bit between waterings. the top 2 inches of the soil should be dry before watering again.
My watering schedule is based on room temps being 24C-27C. I only water twice a week. The first is a Nutrient watering. I then wait 3 days. I check to ensure the pots have dried up a bit then I do a flush with Ph'd water. There tends to be about a 20% run off which I vacuum up with a wet vac. I wait 4 days to allow the pots to dry out again and repeat the cycle.