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In picture, three adult plants on the left are retarded, stunted growth compared to the adult plants on the right tied down for training and planted at the same time. Of the three adults on the left, the one in the back is topped.
Backstory. Had someone pick up soil for me, and they got the wrong kind. They brought some organic herb soil like you get for basil or whatever. I decided to use it anyway and it's been problems ever since. I assumed it was generic soil with barely any nutrients. I was wrong. It has barely any nutrients but overdosed with K. I cant think of a plant that needs no nitrogen for leaves and that much K. Maybe it's just a way to get rid of waste salts by putting it in generic potting soil. But anyway...
Started noticing yellowing of the leaves, chlorosis between the veins. Then stunted growth. Then noticed the nutrients in the crap they sold as soil for plants. The 2 bigger ones on the right were flushed out some but the tapwater here is hard (3) and has a pH of 7.4 but it does contain some calcium and traces of other stuff too. So I started adding 2 or 3 ml of white vinegar to the normal feeding water to get the pH between 6 and 6.5 blind. I have no test meter for water. Started adding some diy calcium magnesium water once about a week ago. Did a foliar spray with diluted fish mix, followed by a vitamin b foliar spray. The 2 on the right were up potted but with biobizz lightmix on bottom and sides. So the ones flushed and up potted with more blank soil are doing a little better but are not 100% healthy. Still pale with chlorosis especially on the older growth, up top is getting a little darker green. Leaf tips curled down on the more sativa plant, also tips going a little brown. Tips starting to brown on all of them.
It's a little crowded right now, going to be moving stuff around soon. Fabric pots are lifted off the ground sitting on a grid where I place a weak fan to move air under the pots for about 8 hours a day.
I'm starting to mix the tapwater with 50% dehumidifier water to get a better pH.
The 3 adults on the left are still retarded, stunted, with droopy leaves most of the time. I'm not sure what to do to save them. Maybe repot them ? Soak the roots and soil and try to break away some of that crappy soil? Or just up pot them like the others?
I'm at the point where I may skip biobizz nutrients right now and get a 4-1-2 mineral fertilizer for immediate uptake rather than waiting for biobizz to break down into something useable.
Suggestions are welcome.
Few more reference pictures. No bugs or anything else. Just some kind of nutrient problem.
Backstory. Had someone pick up soil for me, and they got the wrong kind. They brought some organic herb soil like you get for basil or whatever. I decided to use it anyway and it's been problems ever since. I assumed it was generic soil with barely any nutrients. I was wrong. It has barely any nutrients but overdosed with K. I cant think of a plant that needs no nitrogen for leaves and that much K. Maybe it's just a way to get rid of waste salts by putting it in generic potting soil. But anyway...
Started noticing yellowing of the leaves, chlorosis between the veins. Then stunted growth. Then noticed the nutrients in the crap they sold as soil for plants. The 2 bigger ones on the right were flushed out some but the tapwater here is hard (3) and has a pH of 7.4 but it does contain some calcium and traces of other stuff too. So I started adding 2 or 3 ml of white vinegar to the normal feeding water to get the pH between 6 and 6.5 blind. I have no test meter for water. Started adding some diy calcium magnesium water once about a week ago. Did a foliar spray with diluted fish mix, followed by a vitamin b foliar spray. The 2 on the right were up potted but with biobizz lightmix on bottom and sides. So the ones flushed and up potted with more blank soil are doing a little better but are not 100% healthy. Still pale with chlorosis especially on the older growth, up top is getting a little darker green. Leaf tips curled down on the more sativa plant, also tips going a little brown. Tips starting to brown on all of them.
It's a little crowded right now, going to be moving stuff around soon. Fabric pots are lifted off the ground sitting on a grid where I place a weak fan to move air under the pots for about 8 hours a day.
I'm starting to mix the tapwater with 50% dehumidifier water to get a better pH.
The 3 adults on the left are still retarded, stunted, with droopy leaves most of the time. I'm not sure what to do to save them. Maybe repot them ? Soak the roots and soil and try to break away some of that crappy soil? Or just up pot them like the others?
I'm at the point where I may skip biobizz nutrients right now and get a 4-1-2 mineral fertilizer for immediate uptake rather than waiting for biobizz to break down into something useable.
Suggestions are welcome.
Few more reference pictures. No bugs or anything else. Just some kind of nutrient problem.
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