Bad Girl Strain issues

[Homegrownoob]

Strain Bad Girl PH 5.8 - 6.2 PPM 850 to 1000
DWC
3 Part General Hydroponics
CalMag
Armor Si
Diamond nectar
RO water

 

[Tolerance Break]

How do the roots look?

 

[Homegrownoob]

How do the roots look?

I’ll have to get back to you on that. I do use hydroguard.

 

[hotrodharley]

Phosphorus deficiency. Are you adding cal mag to your RO first and measuring EC before adding everything else? If not I suggest adding cal mag until you're at 125-150 PPM. Then add the rest of your nutes.

 

[Homegrownoob]

Phosphorus deficiency. Are you adding cal mag to your RO first and measuring EC before adding everything else? If not I suggest adding cal mag until you're at 125-150 PPM. Then add the rest of your nutes.

Honestly, I have never added it that way in any of my grows. Not that I wasn’t doing it wrong. Sounds like I might be shorting myself.

 

[Homegrownoob]

Phosphorus deficiency. Are you adding cal mag to your RO first and measuring EC before adding everything else? If not I suggest adding cal mag until you're at 125-150 PPM. Then add the rest of your nutes.

I looked at my nutes and I have no phosphorus, but phosphate. Do I have to go buy something specific?

 

[Hollatchaboy]

I looked at my nutes and I have no phosphorus, but phosphate. Do I have to go buy something specific?

No. That's your phosphorous source.

 

[hotrodharley]

I looked at my nutes and I have no phosphorus, but phosphate. Do I have to go buy something specific?

Before giving any extra P/K let's figure out if it's being blocked. How much cal mag are you giving? Which brand and how much nitrogen is in it?

There's Mulder's graph or chart. I call it Mulder's wheel. If you are feeding properly, or think you are, it's wise to take a look.

 

[hotrodharley]

We note that, alas poor Phosphorus, for everything might be against it. If there's a deficiency that's really obvious it's almost always going to involve nitrogen, potassium or phosphorus. All the rest of these guesses like zinc or moly or etc are just wild guesses.

Note magnesium is its only synergystic partner. So important we know cal mag. Since calcium can be an antagonist I usually advise spraying magnesium foliar. Cheap epsom salts. Avoid excess calcium.

 

[Homegrownoob]

Before giving any extra P/K let's figure out if it's being blocked. How much cal mag are you giving? Which brand and how much nitrogen is in it?

There's Mulder's graph or chart. I call it Mulder's wheel. If you are feeding properly, or think you are, it's wise to take a look.

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Calimagic N 1.0%

 

[Homegrownoob]

One of my last grows I seem to use a lot of Calmag as if the strain demanded it. This grow had such good genetics right away I stayed within the bottles recommended amount.

 

[Homegrownoob]

How do the roots look?

Roots look good.

 

[hotrodharley]

One of my last grows I seem to use a lot of Calmag as if the strain demanded it. This grow had such good genetics right away I stayed within the bottles recommended amount.

Can you measure EC/PPM?

 

[Homegrownoob]

Can you measure EC/PPM?

I just added RO with Calmag and added more bloom for Phosphate. lol, but it is at 1100.

 

[hotrodharley]

I just added RO with Calmag and added more bloom for Phosphate. lol, but it is at 1100.

Suggest cutting cal mag totally for one feeding and then use 1/2 the next. Eyes on lower leaves. Remove the damaged ones now.

 

[xtsho]

Stop the Armour SI and Diamond Nectar.

 

[hotrodharley]

Stop the Armour SI and Diamond Nectar.

Silica is better absorbed foliar than through roots anyway.

 

[Homegrownoob]

Suggest cutting cal mag totally for one feeding and then use 1/2 the next. Eyes on lower leaves. Remove the damaged ones now.

Will do.

 

[Homegrownoob]

Most of the leaf damage was at the top. Cut out the damaged leaves and topped off with RO water.