Plants Look Like Shit I Suspect My Tap Water?

[mcaveman]

This plant looked healthy green till I watered it, now next day turning yellow is it my tap water or the fish fertilizer?

 

[mcaveman]

Some of my older ones, this is all my first grow .

 

[NightsWatch]

the later part i think :)

 

[One drop]

the later part i think :)

Yep it's suffering N draw down I'm going through the same thing in my grow .

 

[mcaveman]

So should I halt all nutes? Scale down the Alaskan fish fert or use something else? I do have other stuff on the way.

 

[stargirlfam]

Flush with distilled / or Ro water first then , Should either back down to 1/4 strength nutes , and continue , feed , water , water ... Or switch nutes ... Flush .............. Less is always more . and at that age ... I would be using root boosters or innuculante only ... Their time for fert will come . patience is the name of the game. Always give em time to recover .

 

[mcaveman]

Thanks, RO system is ordered .

 

[NightsWatch]

Don't flush nothing let the microbes and living bacteria stabilize the ph may take a few days mean time i would take a pail and start adding greens what ever potato peels eggshells coffee grinds etc fill it up with water stir the fuck out of it ..
and in 3 -4 days strain it then add 1 cup of that to 5 cups of water

Flushing will only fuck it up more and stress plant out causing you to even chase more

 

[chickenman]

Keep it simple..IMO ro not needed.
Check water ph..Huge....
Plants that small should not need much fertilization..
I start in cups, as you up can as needed with new dirt that should suffice. all said and done FFOF seems after all these years
I only feed well aged goat and chicken manure 5 gallon top dress twice during veg and twice during flower along with molasses boost..
Same basically for indoor, really looks like to me too much fert, and or ph issues....
Youll do well....keep at it..

 

[NightsWatch]

Until people realize Flushing is used as the last resort to correct salt issues

 

[mcaveman]

That's for all replies , even know I'm having issues it's still a fun process , I'm hooked already and am failing !!

 

[justiceman]

What kind of soil are you using? What does it have in it? What kind of fish fertilizer are you using and how much do you use per gallon? You can't flush out organic nutrients that only works with mineral salt fertilizers. It's also pretty hard to get an accurate ph reading of organic nutrients in solution.

The only thing I would suggest doing at this point without any information is start giving them some basic Earth Worm Castings compost tea every once in a while. All you need is a sock or panty hoe for holding the EWC, a 5gal bucket, and a cheap aquarium air pump with an air stone. Aerate it for 24 hours and then feed.

A basic recipe would look like this:
1 cup earthworm castings into 5 gallons of water to make the tea. Add 5 tsp. Black Strap Molasses.

 

[mcaveman]

Organic soil from depot, not sure what's in it.
Alsatian fish fertilizer , using recommended dose.
Thanks

 

[One drop]

Organic soil from depot, not sure what's in it.
Alsatian fish fertilizer , using recommended dose.
Thanks

What's the NPK make up on the fish emulsion that you are using looks a bit over dosed for the seedling , there is no use feeding a seedling just sprouted food they have no feeder roots just a tap root till at least 10 to 14 days after it germinates all it needs is fresh water good luck with it all .

 

[mcaveman]

5-1-1

 

[Natural]

tap and well water can have high alkalinity..basically a high level of sodium bicarbonates. Alkalinity is not the same thing as alkaline as it relates to PH..but the ability of water to neutralize acid. It basically acts as a PH buffer. Not good for growing as even after adjusting PH the PH will likely rise in your medium. RO is a wise choice. Those saying you don't need it are more than likely outdoor growers or have low alkalinity in their water supply.

Your medium could also be a source of troubles..especially if it has been charged with food...best to use inert medium like pro-mix at first or cut the hot soil with inert by at least 50%. Either the medium is too hot and/or it will cause less than optimal PH. Likely it has enough food to support new plants for quite awhile..but at the same time you'll have little control over the PH.

 

[g-grizzle]

Drill some holes in those buckets if you haven't already and don't over water. It looks like you're watering right next to the stalk too on that first photo. They're small but you want the roots to find the water. I doubt your tap water directly yellowed it out like that.