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How to get over nutrient lockout

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How to get over nutrient lockout

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What do i need to do to get this girl back on track. I have ran straight distilled water through the top twice. Gave it water from below a few times but i think its still mostly locked up
 
For a thorough flush pour three times the volume of the pot in water through the soil. That will clear a lockout. i.e., 3 gal pot, 9 gals of water. Then let it dry back, then resume feeding.
 
dont forget what was damaged will never recover but as long as it stops spreading your good.
 
What do i need to do to get this girl back on track. I have ran straight distilled water through the top twice. Gave it water from below a few times but i think its still mostly locked up

For a thorough flush pour three times the volume of the pot in water through the soil. That will clear a lockout. i.e., 3 gal pot, 9 gals of water. Then let it dry back, then resume feeding.
When i do resume the feeding. How much should i use. I was giving it 6000 plus ppm's. I guess i should go back to whatever the nutrient package suggests???
 

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When i do resume the feeding. How much should i use. I was giving it 6000 plus ppm's. I guess i should go back to whatever the nutrient package suggests???
6000 plus ppm? Hopefully this is a mis statement.
 
When i do resume the feeding. How much should i use. I was giving it 6000 plus ppm's. I guess i should go back to whatever the nutrient package suggests???
Resume feeding after the flush and dryback, 6000 PPM's is waaaay too much, go by the manufacturers schedule, or maybe start at 50%, see how the plants react, then adjust accordingly. After seeing the pics, why do you think it's a lockout? Also, what kind of nutes are you using? I'm hoping you meant 600 PPM's, not 6000 (which would fry your plants).
 
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Resume feeding after the flush and dryback, 6000 PPM's is waaaay too much, go by the manufacturers schedule, or maybe start at 50%, see how the plants react, then adjust accordingly.
600 is like 50% for jacks and I see that number a lot in diaries. It is the right time in weeks for a salt lock.
OP multiple flushes are not going to help. Flushing with 3 times or flushing until ppm falls off is enough. Any use of a wetting agent like sledgehammer?
 
Resume feeding after the flush and dryback, 6000 PPM's is waaaay too much, go by the manufacturers schedule, or maybe start at 50%, see how the plants react, then adjust accordingly. After seeing the pics, why do you think it's a lockout? Also, what kind of nutes are you using? I'm hoping you meant 600 PPM's, not 6000 (which would fry your plants).
Yes it was up over 6000. I had feed it 4900 for about a month and a half. Its only 4 months old. So i will drop to the manufactors recommendation and go from there. A n
 
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