rastamanvibration
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normal or something wrong?
lemme know
lemme know
the leaves of my seedlins are pointed straight up
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GoldenGanja13
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Got pictures?
onenumcat
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always post pics when asking advise on a visual, physical aspect of your grow.
I agree with the others, you're doing fine...as far as light go, it seems.
but, without pics...all our opinions are just guesses...right?
rastamanvibration
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ok so last night they were pointed straight up and looking healthy
this morning they look crippled and shrivling
not sure how to post pictures
this morning they look crippled and shrivling
not sure how to post pictures
rastamanvibration
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i think they are dying to be hoenst i didnt do enough research before i started. miracle grow soil with not enough drainage. could this be it? tey were planted a little over a week ago
SlikWiLL13
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miracle grow is poison....
From Organic Gardening Magazine, July/August 2000 Issue.
Miracle-Gro is a synthetic fertilizer that contains ammonium phosphate and several other chemicals that can be toxic to your soil and plants. It is prohibited from use in certified-organic farming. Heres what soil expert Robert Parnes, Ph.D., says in his book Fertile Soil: "[Ammonium fertilizer] acidifies the soil, and thus it is probably more harmful to soil organisms than any other nitrogen fertilizer . . . . The application has to be timed carefully and placed properly to avoid burning the leaves and roots . . . . In addition, ammonium tends to inhibit the release of . . . potassium . . . Ammonium fertilizers are deliberately manufactured to be spread at high application rates in order to obtain maximum yields with no regard to adverse effects on the soil. Probably nowhere is the conflict between the mass production of food to feed the world and the preservation of the soil more obvious than in the confrontation over the use of either ammonium fertilizers or liquid ammonia."
And theres more: long-term studies at the University of Wisconsin have shown that acidic chemical fertilizers are causing serious, permanent damage to our soils. Usually these fertilizers are also highly soluble, so they leach away and pollute our water systems, too. Soil fertility authority Garn Wallace, Ph.D., of Wallace Laboratories in El Segundo, California, points out that Miracle-Gro contains muriate of potash, which contains excess chlorine that will burn plants and inhibit the uptake of nitrogen. Dr. Wallace also warns that products such as Miracle-Gro often contain unsafe levels of zinc and copper that will be toxic to soil life.
And if all thats not enough to convince you to avoid this stuff, consider this: you have to mix Miracle-Gro with water and apply it ever "7 to 14 days." If you opt to fertilize organically, on the other hand, all you have to do is mix a ½-inch layer of[URL="http://davesgarden.com/guides/terms/go/2776/"] grass clippings [/URL]into your beds before each crop. As the grass decomposes, it will improve your soils texture and stimulate microbial life and help prevent disease, all while releasing plenty of nutrients to feed your plants. (For full details on organic fertilizers, see "How to Fertilize Your Garden," Organic Gardening, July/August 2000.)
-KATHY BAUMGARTNER, Fremont, Michigan
And in Closing I Must Add...
"Real Gardeners Grow Without Miracles!"
Miracle-Gro is a synthetic fertilizer that contains ammonium phosphate and several other chemicals that can be toxic to your soil and plants. It is prohibited from use in certified-organic farming. Heres what soil expert Robert Parnes, Ph.D., says in his book Fertile Soil: "[Ammonium fertilizer] acidifies the soil, and thus it is probably more harmful to soil organisms than any other nitrogen fertilizer . . . . The application has to be timed carefully and placed properly to avoid burning the leaves and roots . . . . In addition, ammonium tends to inhibit the release of . . . potassium . . . Ammonium fertilizers are deliberately manufactured to be spread at high application rates in order to obtain maximum yields with no regard to adverse effects on the soil. Probably nowhere is the conflict between the mass production of food to feed the world and the preservation of the soil more obvious than in the confrontation over the use of either ammonium fertilizers or liquid ammonia."
And theres more: long-term studies at the University of Wisconsin have shown that acidic chemical fertilizers are causing serious, permanent damage to our soils. Usually these fertilizers are also highly soluble, so they leach away and pollute our water systems, too. Soil fertility authority Garn Wallace, Ph.D., of Wallace Laboratories in El Segundo, California, points out that Miracle-Gro contains muriate of potash, which contains excess chlorine that will burn plants and inhibit the uptake of nitrogen. Dr. Wallace also warns that products such as Miracle-Gro often contain unsafe levels of zinc and copper that will be toxic to soil life.
And if all thats not enough to convince you to avoid this stuff, consider this: you have to mix Miracle-Gro with water and apply it ever "7 to 14 days." If you opt to fertilize organically, on the other hand, all you have to do is mix a ½-inch layer of[URL="http://davesgarden.com/guides/terms/go/2776/"] grass clippings [/URL]into your beds before each crop. As the grass decomposes, it will improve your soils texture and stimulate microbial life and help prevent disease, all while releasing plenty of nutrients to feed your plants. (For full details on organic fertilizers, see "How to Fertilize Your Garden," Organic Gardening, July/August 2000.)
-KATHY BAUMGARTNER, Fremont, Michigan
And in Closing I Must Add...
"Real Gardeners Grow Without Miracles!"
rastamanvibration
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i know rookie mistake
too late to transplant?
whats a simple soil mixture i can put them in?
too late to transplant?
whats a simple soil mixture i can put them in?
SlikWiLL13
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how come your not using it now?miracle grow rocks. i have used it for years. it is NOT poison. it will NOT kill your plants. you can though.
i still use it here and there. mostly outside.
SlikWiLL13
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but what i want to know is why your not using it everywhere?
my main beef with MG is the ammonium nitrate....ammonia IS poison, you cant dispute that.
have you seen the MG Organic fert? joke city, its made from mollasses and beet juice.
i'm speaking strictly soil here.
i don't use all of anything everywhere.
there is very little "time released" nutes in it. thos efew balls you see are nothing. take a gallon of soil and pick all those balls out and i bet you have about a tablespoon of nutes. this is how much most people feed there plants with one watering. the nutes in MG are for HOUSE PLANTS. house plants use very little nutes. MG works great for seedlings and starter clones. you don't have to worry about feeding for few weeks. if you know how tom use it, it's fine. it is NOT posion. it will NOT kill your plants if you use it, this is BS.
