Calmag issue not being resolved

[Scoopaloop]

Im glad I stumbled across this thread. Seeing his problem, makes what I thought was a problem, not that bad. Hope they pull through for you! If not, chaulk it up as a learning experience and get growing again.

 

[Kamisama]

Flush it properly a few times, not in a single day. Each time after flush add nutrients properly PHed. Looks like PH is out of range and plant has difficulties to absorb calcium. U ll not fix it with adding more calmag so often, it ll just lead to cumulation of salt. Definitelly looks like locked up nutrients case. Plant in this stage has gradially decreasing need of calcium anyways, sulphur and magnesium is more important.

 

[Drgreenthumbs1]

In coco/perlite mix, feeding general hydroponics bloom/micro/grow and calmag, on week 8 since planted, I’ve been feeding every other day, I came on this forum about a week ago to diagnose a calmag deficiency and I’ve since upped my cal mag dosage at a ph between 5.7-6.2 but it’s only getting worst by the day, I haven’t been testing my ec or ppm but I’ve got a meter on the way. My top leaves look a bit more of yellowish Green too. New grower so my advice on how to trouble shoot this would be appreciated.

Doesn’t look like a cal mag deficiency. Looks hungry for everything.

 

[Week4Bytch]

Feeding calmag since my first feeding. I don’t seem to be understanding what you think the issue is, if I flushed my coco Then fed it calmag what difference would it make, it will still lockout it out because it’s still unbuffered no ? Unless you don’t think that the unbuffered coco is the problem then what do you think the issue is ? Salt build up if ur telling me to flush? I doubt it but maybe, I’m not feeding enough cal mag ? Maybe but I’ll know today because I’m getting my ec meter. I’m not gonna act like a pro because I’m not im just falling back on what I know (which isn’t a very lot) but you have first told me I was underfeeding then you’re telling me to flush aren’t they Polar opposites, I’m not saying you’re wrong I just don’t seem to understand why you think flushing will help with my current problem, prove me wrong by all means, I’m still learning so please expand on your thinking behide this.

no runoff equals salt build up. Salt build up equals lockout. The salt content is now heavier in the media than what's in the plant .. your gonna need to balance that out by flushing that excess salt out. So ... if your not watering to runoff ... and I'd do the calmag on every regular watering not when your feeding.. my 2 cents.. and no I don't have any credentials, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn the other night.

 

[hoobastank_enthusiast]

Feeding calmag since my first feeding. I don’t seem to be understanding what you think the issue is, if I flushed my coco Then fed it calmag what difference would it make, it will still lockout it out because it’s still unbuffered no ? Unless you don’t think that the unbuffered coco is the problem then what do you think the issue is ? Salt build up if ur telling me to flush? I doubt it but maybe, I’m not feeding enough cal mag ? Maybe but I’ll know today because I’m getting my ec meter. I’m not gonna act like a pro because I’m not im just falling back on what I know (which isn’t a very lot) but you have first told me I was underfeeding then you’re telling me to flush aren’t they Polar opposites, I’m not saying you’re wrong I just don’t seem to understand why you think flushing will help with my current problem, prove me wrong by all means, I’m still learning so please expand on your thinking behide this.

I never said you were underfeeding. I asked how you knew it was a CalMag issue because you said it was a CalMag issue. I wanted to be clear on what led you to that conclusion, given that you didn't tell us why. Such an awful crime I guess. Buffering coco serves multiple purposes, one of which is to replace sodium with calcium at the cation exchange sites. When you let salt build up in your media, sodium overwhelms these sites and binds to them, replacing the calcium. This is what flushing with calmag water fixes, and what allows your plant to start uptaking calcium again. But yeah best of luck to you.

 

[Week4Bytch]

I never said you were underfeeding. I asked how you knew it was a CalMag issue because you said it was a CalMag issue. I wanted to be clear on what led you to that conclusion, given that you didn't tell us why. Such an awful crime I guess. Buffering coco serves multiple purposes, one of which is to replace sodium with calcium at the cation exchange sites. When you let salt build up in your media, sodium overwhelms these sites and binds to them, replacing the calcium. This is what flushing with calmag water fixes, and what allows your plant to start uptaking calcium again. But yeah best of luck to you.

Some folks can't see the forest for the trees (and I concur wholeheartedly on this advice)

 

[Sunasun]

Way too much light, you're frying your poor plant.

 

[Bilber]

General Hydroponics Flora Trio series is awesome......I love the price vs. others......plus CAliMAGic......

I grow in 45ish/55ish peatmoss/perlite #3....Have yet to try coco......

Which leads me the the main question for you, @Lovetheherb00 ....

How much of each - micro, gro, bloom - are you using......and what/how much are you using?