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Is this a nutrient issue or genetics?

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Is this a nutrient issue or genetics?

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First time having a plant looking funky. RO water PH'd at 6.1 in Coco Loco. A few light feedings with Cronk nutrients OrganaPUUR line but mostly straight PH'd RO water. Other two plants look a lot healthier.

Thank you for your opinions/advice. Take care and stay lifted
 

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I don’t know about your funky plant kinda looks like… I’ll see what others say as I am not a coir guy


One thing glares at me & that’s your ph

6.1 is a bit high for veg it’s were you want to be in flower but in veg you want to be at 5.8

Maybe a someone with more coir knowledge might pop in
 
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Oh I just noticed the fan on the ground that could be a problem it could well be drying the sides of the pot out unevenly

Related to the funky plant it does kinda look like it’s recovering from some sorta stress that’s made it grow funky it may need more water than the others but as said I’m not a coir head
 
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WackyZac said:
First time having a plant looking funky. RO water PH'd at 6.1 in Coco Loco. A few light feedings with Cronk nutrients OrganaPUUR line but mostly straight PH'd RO water. Other two plants look a lot healthier.

Thank you for your opinions/advice. Take care and stay lifted
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If I had ruled out that being a dead spot or bad micro climate in the tent I would say it's genetic.
 
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Have you used this growing medium and nute line together before? No experience with Coco Loco or the nutes before but it seems to not be a very good "living soil" but something you might use a salt based nute line with and not a organic line (if this is an organic line) although the other two plants seem to be thriving. Most likly, not an issue as two are thriving, just asking.
If a hydro grow I would ask what is your runoff ph and adjust accordingly and if living soil grow increase to 6.5 and watch results.
Nothing makes much sense with only one out of three in distress unless as said before by 95 "genetics".
Was the plant always in that position? Pest on only that one plant? Are they all the same strain?
 
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If im understanding your fertigation correctly, you are giving nutrient water, and then plain RO water also?

2 things you should never do in coco.

1. Do not let it dry out.
2. Do not use plain/no nute water.

Letting it dry out causes ca and mg to release, which causes a spike in ca/mg leading to high K, osmotic reversal and crispy burned leaves.

Plain water washes all the nutrients out of the coco, slowly starving them to death.

Give them nute wayer everytime. They can bounce back from a couple of these happening but long term, they will fail if you keep giving plain water.
 
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MercDod said:
Have you used this growing medium and nute line together before? No experience with Coco Loco or the nutes before but it seems to not be a very good "living soil" but something you might use a salt based nute line with and not a organic line (if this is an organic line) although the other two plants seem to be thriving. Most likly, not an issue as two are thriving, just asking.
If a hydro grow I would ask what is your runoff ph and adjust accordingly and if living soil grow increase to 6.5 and watch results.
Nothing makes much sense with only one out of three in distress unless as said before by 95 "genetics".
Was the plant always in that position? Pest on only that one plant? Are they all the same
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I figured out what it was it’s one of them funky mixes.

“ Plants growing in Coco Loco® will not require water as often as your usual potting mix. Whether you’re growing in hanging baskets, vertical gardens, containers, or seedling trays, extend your watering schedule. In most climates, every two to three days will be enough. Always adjust your watering schedule as needed.“

As said funky mix ^ lol

Bush Doctor® Coco Loco® Potting Mix - FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company

Plants growing in Coco Loco® will require less frequent watering. Whether you're growing in hanging baskets, vertical gardens, containers, or seedling trays, extend your watering schedule. Now you will have more time to beat on the drum all day!
foxfarm.com
 
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Ill be honest, I can't tell if this stuff is like hydroponics coco, or coco mixed with soil. If it is hydro coco, dont let it dry out or give plain water. If it isn't, disregard what I said.
 
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If im understanding your fertigation correctly, you are giving nutrient water, and then plain RO water also?

2 things you should never do in coco.

1. Do not let it dry out.
2. Do not use plain/no nute water.

Letting it dry out causes ca and mg to release, which causes a spike in ca/mg leading to high K, osmotic reversal and crispy burned leaves.

Plain water washes all the nutrients out of the coco, slowly starving them to death.

Give them nute wayer everytime. They can bounce back from a couple of these happening but long term, they will fail if you keep giving plain water.
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It’s not pure coir bud ; as its name suggests had me fooled with a name like that

Op disregard my comment on ph on coir as your not growing in pure coir
 
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Coco loco is "soil" made with coir instead of peat. It's not inert. It needs dry backs and a higher pH.
 
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Grownsince95 said:
Coco loco is "soil" made with coir instead of peat. It's not inert. It needs dry backs and a higher pH.
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Peat crashes structurally when it goes past dryback threshold. Coco crashes chemically when it goes past dryback threshold.
 
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Peat crashes structurally when it goes past dryback threshold. Coco crashes chemically when it goes past dryback threshold.
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Yes and when I say dry back I mean normal periods between watering as opposed to frequent fertigation. Waiting until hydrophobic level dry is never a good idea in any medium.
 
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Is the plant top-watered? It looks like it's on a bottom-watering base.
 
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