Pickup the pot its so easy to tell if they need water if its light and the leaves have slight droop its RaindayMy pink kush on day 50 and I’m struggling to get my water under control. She’ll go fresh being under and after small feed, 1/2 gallon she’ll show signs of being overwater then over after watering. i’m growing Foxfarm happy frog in a 5 gallon fabric pot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I just flipped her yesterday should I hold off until I resolve the issue?A few weeks ago after repotting into 50/50 happy frog and ocean forest all 3 plants soon began showing issues...light green new growth, clawing leaves, followed by chlorosis on lower leaves. They were angry. Did a flush and found high ppm and low ph. Called fox farms and they emailed me a procedure for a quick dirty soil ph slurry test. If you still have leftover mix I'd recommend testing to eliminate ph lockout as the culprit. 2 tests. A 1:1 and a 1:5. 1:1=1 part soil and 1 part distilled water. 1:5= 1 part soil and 5 parts distilled water. Mix well and let stand for 15 minutes. (I've heard to leave for 24 hrs but not in fox farms instructions) then test with an accurate calibrated tester. The 1:1 should read between 5.0 and 6.3. The 1:5 should read between 5.6 and 6.6. If outside these ranges they suggest making adjustments to the mix. In my case it was lime to raise ph. My 1:1 read 4.2 and don't remember what my 1:5 was but it was also low. I flushed with higher phed water till my runoff was around 6.0 and ppm below 600. (My water is 150 ppm) last input was a light dose of nutes around ph 6.6. I've since upped my feed/water ph to 6.5 and I did top dress with 1 tbsp dolomite lime spread over the next few waterings to finally equal 1 tbsp/gal of soil. Plants perked up and prayed ever since. Worth mentioning here the radical flush I suspect washed nitrogen out as over the next week or so I noticed lightening green. Upping my micro dosage over the next few feedings has reversed that issue. I've since learned that nitrogen let's go the easiest in a flush situation so timely replacement is a good idea.
IMO, yes. It's better to flip when the plants are healthy.I just flipped her yesterday should I hold off until I resolve the issue?
I’m going let her get bone dry. I actually do measure by unit. I know when the plant is weighing around 9 pounds is when I usually feed. That’s what is what I’m struggling. The pot is heavy but the plant still looks underwater and then when I add no more than a half a gallon, she perks back up for a day or two and then right back to being droopy. The pot never gets below 11 pounds. It looks like she needs feeding but the pot still heavy. my initial question was a bit scattered all over the place . thank you everyone for all the input and feedback. also here’s my latest pic just taking minutes ago.The yellowed new growth makes me think the soil is too wet. So do the drooping and puffy leaves. So, if being too wet for too long is the problem, letting the soil dry should help. That means not watering again for quite a while, perhaps as long as a week.
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