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They'll keep showing up when watering because the eggs hatch in response to the moisture. I understand they like soils containing wood chips, like Fox Farm Happy Frog. I'm not sure it's even possible to avoid them if using soil that they like. I suspect it depends on the local environment. We live in a woody area, so there are plenty of local gnats willing to make a home in my tents.Fungus Gnats on sticky paper tell me your over watering. If you only need to water once a week then feed one week.
Yep. It could be light stress. I often wonder whether what we describe as 'light stress' occurs because the plant doesn't have what it needs to handle the amount of light it is receiving. Magnesium is especially important because it is the central atom in chlorophyll—the green stuff. Arguably, a plant needs the right amount of everything, all the growth factors, for it to grow with vitality. So, a question might arise regarding whether the plant is getting too much of one thing or not enough of another thing. Reducing the light intensity certainly is a tried-and-true solution, but it might not be the only solution or even the best solution. I suppose it's all about finding the right balance of all the things a plant needs.A plant this age should not have calcium or magnesium issues. I'd say leaf discoloration is more likely light stress
Unreal! Thank you, certainly sounds like it.Interveinal yellowing like that is the start of what's called "tips and stripes," and it happens when the uptake of certain nutrients can't keep up with the light intensity. You can try to fix it with more nutes, but the easiest thing to do is turn down (or move up) your light.
Fantastic! Thank you! will monitor.It looks like it could use some Mg, so a tablespoon of Epsom salt per gallon of water would help. The plant(s) are also ready to be transplanted into a larger pot.
Great! Thank you.A 100w input led will have a light output in the 300w range.
Keep the light 24" above your canopy so the light spreads out 24"x24" at canopy.
I noted a few light stress blisters on your leaf surfaces. Light is to hot.
A small plant like this will require minimum feeding. Do not over feed.
Water well when feeding once a week. A little water mid week will not hurt if needed. If it's not dry don't water.
Fungus Gnats on sticky paper tell me your over watering. If you only need to water once a week then feed one week.
Just water the next and your plant will be quite happy. It will grow bigger and require more water and food before long.
A plant this age should not have calcium or magnesium issues. I'd say leaf discoloration is more likely light stress
and over watering related.
They love organic food all that rotten matter is heaven for them.They'll keep showing up when watering because the eggs hatch in response to the moisture. I understand they like soils containing wood chips, like Fox Farm Happy Frog. I'm not sure it's even possible to avoid them if using soil that they like. I suspect it depends on the local environment. We live in a woody area, so there are plenty of local gnats willing to make a home in my tents.
Usually, they show up within a day of watering. I spray the top of the soil with a peroxide solution when I see them. It pretty much kills them on contact, but it's darn near impossible to spray them before they've laid more eggs. (I also use alcohol sometimes or commercial products, like AgroMagen GrowSafe.) I also sprinkle diatomaceous earth on top of the soil when the surface is dry. That kills them as they crawl across the soil. It waters in quickly so it needs to be reapplied. I drilled a bunch of holes in the lid of a jar to use like a saltshaker to apply the DE. I also use those yellow sticky things. I still have fungus gnats.
Why aren't you watering fully? You need to water the whole pot, not just some weird moat around the plant. Your medium is hydrophobic now and will repel water and severely hamper your plant's root system development.*Update*
Plant repotted into felt pot.
Still a coco/perlite mix, topped off the surface with straight coco mix to fill out remaining pot.
Raised light 24" above and dimmed back to 25%.
Have left nutes as previous post.
Plant looking greener/healthier overall.
The two largest leave tips have started cracking, so id assume majority of the orgional problem was light related.
Lets see how the next week plays out.
Thank you all.
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