manny pinero
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yeah honda, I have an oscillating fan to help dry up the soil under her which is still prob fu $#in wet even tho I put her around new dry soil smh..
please help she's sick after transplant
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hondagrower420
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I don't believe you need vermiculite for coco.
Technaflora and Fox farms are both blended nute lines. Meaning the are both salt based and organics in both lines.
Technaflora and Fox farms are both blended nute lines. Meaning the are both salt based and organics in both lines.
manny pinero
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I wrote that I would be mixing the pro w coco or w vermiculite not the vermiculite w coco lol
manny pinero
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yeah.. Il take a pic now. I changed the soil bc it was muddy and soggy but when I was transplanting I could see that even after 3 days and drilling more holes to drain still no progress. bottom leaves have been dying off.stiffening first w yellow to brown legions preceded by curling inwards and drying out with yellowing of leaves. roots are still most likely drowning even in that little bit of soil that I had to bring over because it was so soggy..here's the pic. any help would be appreciated. I got my fox farm trio nutes and some organic soil.. should I try to transplant again and see if the dirt I had to carry over the first time dried out a bit? maybe use the root streghthener? or should I jus leave her alone and let her jeep drying? ? HELP!!!!!!!!!!
manny pinero
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manny pinero
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I've been trying to get my current plan on the right track my friend.. but no matter what she jus keeps losing leaves. I had to clip off 2 today, not that they wouldn't have fell off later anyway..should I out her in a smaller pot?? I wanna get all that mud off her and put her in 10-5-5 organic soil until I get my pro mix? help please
manny pinero
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maybe ?? I don't wanna leave it to chance tho. I wanna at least try what i can. guess IL wait some more tho
manny pinero
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in a week I will.. why?
orbo
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I've been growing for 30+ years and sometime shit just doesn't go right. Its always good to get a backup seed or 3 going if you start running into a problems. You're current plant may or may not make it. So its time to consider a contingent.
Also, in between waterings you can spray a spritz or two of plain water on her. She might like that. Sounds like your using CFLs so dont worry to much about spraying with lights on/off. I usually only see problems under HID lighting when it comes to foliar spraying. Do you have a small fan on it?
Also, in between waterings you can spray a spritz or two of plain water on her. She might like that. Sounds like your using CFLs so dont worry to much about spraying with lights on/off. I usually only see problems under HID lighting when it comes to foliar spraying. Do you have a small fan on it?
orbo
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Oh yeah, and clean the fucking buckets once in a while. You remember how your mom always told you to wear clean underwear? That was in case you end up in a hospital (or a chicks house) and they see them. Same with buckets, you never know when you're going to need to take photos and put them on the internet for a bunch of fussy pricks to critique it. 
(mostly just jiving you, but cleanliness is rather important when growing)
(mostly just jiving you, but cleanliness is rather important when growing)
manny pinero
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yes I do.. and I haven't been watering. I transplanted when the roots were circling the solo cup upon advisement from others. but I transplanted to a size way to large and she hasn't looked the same since. I tried to flush the soil bc it looked like nutrient burn + I had shitty mg soil which didn't help. but after trying to flush it didn't work at all the mg has been retaining the water forever and even after transplanting into new soil she's still loosing leaves. is there a safe way to pull her out wo any of the old medium and put her in the organic soil. I have coco vermiculite and pro mix on the way but she be dead by the time it gets here if I don't do something
manny pinero
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it is important yes.. it's hard to fuckin focus on cleaning my pot tho when I've been chopping up the soil around her so shel dry quicker. you've been growing for 30 years and the best u got is clean your pot???? lmao I'm fuckedOh yeah, and clean the fucking buckets once in a while. You remember how your mom always told you to wear clean underwear? That was in case you end up in a hospital (or a chicks house) and they see them. Same with buckets, you never know when you're going to need to take photos and put them on the internet for a bunch of fussy pricks to critique it.
orbo
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I would be hesitant about transplanting it again this soon. That will make 3 times in just about as many days. Experienced growers might be able to get away with that many transplants in a short time but it will be a struggle for a new grower. Here's a shot of some seedlings I have that are about 2 weeks old from bean drop. I will give them another 5 days to a week, then I will go to a 1 gallon pot for 3 weeks. Then to 5 gallon pots for the duration. (they are currently in 12 oz cups)
These plants have had no food given to them and have been watered twice.
These plants have had no food given to them and have been watered twice.
orbo
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LOL...relax man. I told you I was just jiving you. And so far I have suggested;
1. Planning a backup strategy
2. Adding some air movement (if not already)
3. Don't transplant again just yet, give it a couple days to adjust.
4. Foliar them between watering to help offset the drying time needed in the soil due to over sized pot.
5. And last but not least, Keep things clean.
@hotrodharley will be along soon. He can keep me honest about my suggestions if they are way off track.
manny pinero
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I was too brother.. lol I'm good. I wanted this to be a trial and error grow for my first time anyway. found the seed in my bud and got busy. but I got attached aND here we are. thanks for the words of advice and IL wait and see what happens before doing anything. learning that patience plays a big part in this
manny pinero
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question tho.. how often should I water since im waiting for her to dry??
orbo
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Gosh man, you're in a bit of a tough spot. Usually the advice is to water until you start to see run-off (or a lot of runoff if you do the pour thru method) then let it go until its pretty dry(usually can tell by weight or moisture meter - that 2 knuckle deep crap is bunk), then lather-rinse-repeat.
Best thing you can do - IMO - is to give her a (literally) 1/4 cup of water every other day for a few cycles while she regains her footing. Pour the water in a circular fashion around the outer perimeter of where you THINK the roots are. This encourages the roots to seek the water and expand. A spritz of water (pH'ed with Si if you have it) on the leaves once or twice a day wont hurt her either. Don't go overboard with the spraying...just a spritz or 3.....
For those that use the knuckle method, no disrespect. My experience is in a 15 gallon pot, my second knuckle gets me 2 inches into about 24 inches of soil. So, my pot could be completely saturated at the bottom and bone dry on the top. You can see where this is problematic.