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I guess when I'm stoned I prefer the word "also" lolFirst grow aswell I'd say start with soil. Seems woody might be holding to much moisture. Looking for a well draining soil that will dry out in somewhat of a timely fashion. Also tds meter and ph meter is a great tool to have. $25-$30 on amazon. Also do you have a fan blowing on them? Just curious by how the top pictures look. I'm sure kelp extract is lower on the scale. But I'd say maybe less is more. Wait for signs it needs something. As in being a light green/slow growth. Also of Indoors why worry so much about bugs? Unless your growing a giant crop I think its adding a little much. Also at that size really shouldn't need much at all.
First grow aswell I'd say start with soil. Seems woody might be holding to much moisture. Looking for a well draining soil that will dry out in somewhat of a timely fashion. Also tds meter and ph meter is a great tool to have. $25-$30 on amazon. Also do you have a fan blowing on them? Just curious by how the top pictures look. I'm sure kelp extract is lower on the scale. But I'd say maybe less is more. Wait for signs it needs something. As in being a light green/slow growth. Also of Indoors why worry so much about bugs? Unless your growing a giant crop I think its adding a little much. Also at that size really shouldn't need much at all.
Also a newbie and don't know much -- but that never stopped me b4. You know that the Neem oil has to be combined with some natural soap/diluted/shaken and then sprayed on, right? The plants look good, so keep up the good workYeah, I have a tower fan blowing on them at the moment shown in the 2nd last image, but I didn't have it on them for maybe first 2 - 3 days they broke the soil when they were under a tiny lamp in my room, once I moved them to the tent I put it on especially since they were quite lanky/falling over at first, but they are getting a lot sturdier. I'm a little concerned about pests since I did try a grow once before which failed due to me never getting better lighting (only had a CFL at the time, a DIY LED project fell through) so I gave my plants to a friend to finish, but at one stage I had a bit of a gnat problem that I had to fight with some yellow stickies & neem. I'm not going heavy on the neem, using it more as a preventative measure, but I will stop applying it unless I see something for now. With the kelp, I'm only using tiny amounts, the mix doesn't have any/little NPK afaik so I wasn't too concerned about burning the plants, but I can reduce it's use to weekly or biweekly.
The neem oil I purchased appears to have some sort of soap mixed in already, only takes a little shake to get a consistent color through the water. Bottle also only says to mix with water, but yeah good advice, did read about that when I looked into getting neem initially. Thanks!Also a newbie and don't know much -- but that never stopped me b4. You know that the Neem oil has to be combined with some natural soap/diluted/shaken and then sprayed on, right? The plants look good, so keep up the good work
It does look like you have wood chips in here.. I can tell you that it harbors PM... not that you have to run out and change your soil... but I would def pull out those big chunks... it also most definitely has nutrients which is why you are seeing the bit of tip burn...other than that... I would say your off to a good start.2nd day in their larger pot, 2 plants seem to be growing quite happily, but Plant #3 is still looking a little sad. I may add a tiny little bitt of Canna Bio Vega nutrients to it tomorrow if it continues on this trajectory. Only fed them a little drizzle of plain water today as the bottom of the pots was still a little moist, but the sides & top were dry, but the roots likely haven't spread too far yet so I don't want to have the soil too moist & risk root rot.
Is adding nutrients a likely fix for this plant (top 2 images) or am I misdiagnosing something like heat stress or wind stress? ThanksView attachment 974331View attachment 974332
The tip burn started before I switched it into the soil with the wood chips though? Will try and pull as much of it out as I can thoughIt does look like you have wood chips in here.. I can tell you that it harbors PM... not that you have to run out and change your soil... but I would def pull out those big chunks... it also most definitely has nutrients which is why you are seeing the bit of tip burn...other than that... I would say your off to a good start.
The tip burn started before I switched it into the soil with the wood chips though? Will try and pull as much of it out as I can though
I initial soil mix I used is this one. Then I made a soil mix that was maybe 20% - 30% Coco Coir/Mulch mix (from a brick, rinsed and loosened before use, removed the largest pieces but left some as I read some mulch was fine), 15% - 25% Organic Compost (also bought), a couple handfuls of cow & sheep manure, mostly sheep (Both packaged, seemed composted as it was a dark soily texture), some ground up egg shells for some calcium & other micronutrients, and the rest was more of that initial soil mix. Still mostly the prepackaged soil. Left the soil outside to "cook" for a week in the sun, stirred daily, but it wasn't producing any noticeable heat so once that plant started showing signs of stress, I assumed it was root/nutrient bound, and moved them all to the larger pots with the mix I made.Do you still have the bag of soil around? That would tell the story.
I used less than the recommended amount once on the soil, you can use it as a foliar spray because it will help with something that's attacking the leaves, but doing so also risks burning the leaves under intensive lighting, and getting any of the spray on the lighting can also risk burning the lighting out (not that it's a bad idea, but something to still do with care). You can also use it as the soil as a measure against gnats, that attack the roots. Neem also has a scent that repells most pests, which is why it seemed like a good idea to apply it once. My other 2 plants are doing fine, and I know there is some genetic variation with different strains, but I'm not inclined to think it's the neem oil causing harm weeks after the factBut I’d be careful watering with neem oil. Before I bought some neem, I did pretty extensive research about its application. I’ve read some horror stories about people watering with the neem and their plants taking a turn for the worst. I thought you are only supposed to foliar with neem, but I could be mistaken. Also, it’s works prophylactically, but when using it for that purpose, without any sign of a pest problem, I’d use less than the recommended amount.
I've rotated them before, but not enough, I've started rotating them & swapping their positions today & will continue to do so dailyHave a wierd hook in them, I'm assuming this was from the fan? Are you rotating plants?
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