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Yeah, in this pic it has just been flushed, but up until recently I have been mostly just using regular water in moderate amounts. I guess the I should just get some different soil, but I'd still like to know what the hell is wrong with this soil...
Hi, I've been struggling for a couple months on my first grow. I germinate the seed and growth is normal while the seedling is in starter soil, but but every time I try to put it into my main soil mix, which is organic super soil from Bluesky Organics, the plant droops within a day or two and then stunts. I've been trying different things to get it to work. I don't think its a watering problem as I've tried letting the soil get totally dry, and I've also tried heavier watering. I don't think its PH, because I've used compost tea to try to correct PH. I just tried flushing the soil in case the soil is too hot. The water was coming out yellowish-brown and seemed loaded with nutes so I thought I solved it, but its been about 2 days and she hasn't perked up.
I'm growing it in a 3'x3' tent. Using a 600w LED (something like 230 actual watts... can't really remember). Air circulation and exhaust is fine. It grew in the tent as long as it was in the smaller pot of starter soil. I'm also growing some basils in the tent and they do fine, so it's not the lighting or air. Come to think of it, the basils are in the same soil, but they do fine, making it even harder to figure out. It's driving me crazy. Any ideas?
over watering IMO. Technically a lack of oxygen. Some strains are more sensitive than others and if you have one that is it can be very frustrating to manage. try this: keep the pots small; don't go from a seedling to anything over 1 gal for first transplant. Measure the amount of water and reduce until problem goes away. Or let the pot draw water from the bottom up; just sprinkle water onto the top of the pot ; but dont let pot sit in water add just enough so its all absorbed in a hour or so.
That's what I thought too. I was messing with the watering amounts for weeks. Turns out it had nothing to do with it . She's doing fine now that she's in new soil. I'd still be interested to know what might have been wrong with that soil, if anyone has any other ideas.
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