travis041988
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i know but to me it looks like it is getting worse more twisting more spots. i just want her to pull through. should i continue with the lime and foliage feeding ?
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sparkafire
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Yes continue foliar feeding . WHat are you spraying? I can tell you are doing to much to fast chill we have already walked you though what you need to do. GO back and re read the thread and do what we said nothing more. Sorry if this comes off harsh but your freaking out and we already walked you though this.
travis041988
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well i have gave it lime foliage fed it flushed it and it has spread to the bud sites and has not gotten any better only worse so i am going to harvest early. was wondering if having a dehumidifier in the grow room and having the lights out for 2 days will help to promote a little more thc? at this point i am just trying to get the potency up in a last ditch effort. any suggestion would be great thanks
sparkafire
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Lets see new pics! No yellow lights please
travis041988
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travis041988
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no matter what i do i can not get the ph lower every day it is around 8 even with the lime and i flushed 2 times with ph balanced water and still no drop in ph
sparkafire
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How far into flower are you again?
travis041988
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around 5 1/2 weeks going into 6
sparkafire
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Ok that far into flower the plant is not going to respond over night and even in veg it takes a week or 2 to recover. Stop freaking out!!!! LOL Continue to feed and water it as normal but drop the ph of the water to 4 before watering and see what drains out. Just keep calm water and when the trichs start to turn amber harvest. In this case it does not really matter what the plant looks like when it done.
travis041988
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i admit i am freaking out i just don't see any improvements and i know it takes awhile but no signs of recovery after almost 2 weeks. can this spread to the buds if it does not recover and will it destroy what little harvest i could have, these are the things i am freaking out about lol
sparkafire
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Your buds are fine really its just the leaves that are effected. Just try what I recommended and you should be able to harvest soon with the maximum return available. Did you learn anything from this grow?
travis041988
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travis041988
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there really is not any fan leaves left they have all died most of the older leaves have died so i took a shot of the oldest leaves i could find
Shwagbag
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Sorry to see your troubles travis. FFOF is well known for cal mag deficiencies during flower, I have learned this first hand. 2-3 weeks in my plants show major deficiencies of cal & mag. If you decide to continue using FFOF soil down the road, hammer them with cal mag supplements at the start of flowering and never back off throughout flowering. I like to add lime to my FFOF when I mix my soil but still seem to have cal mag issues even while increasing the amount I put into the soil up to 1 cup per 3 gallon container.
Bottom line, ditch the FFOF and try something else. I bought some powdered lime from the hydro store which dissolves immediately, I've only administered it once so far but it definitely beats the granulated lime which has to dissolve into the medium at a much slower rate. I've been using that in conjunction with cal mag to keep my early flowering plants healthy. The one thing I don't like about cal mag supplements is that they skew my PPM's with micros. The one thing I do like about it is that is provides a N boost, something the plants really like and need around the first few weeks of flowering.
Hope they get better fast and best of luck.
Bottom line, ditch the FFOF and try something else. I bought some powdered lime from the hydro store which dissolves immediately, I've only administered it once so far but it definitely beats the granulated lime which has to dissolve into the medium at a much slower rate. I've been using that in conjunction with cal mag to keep my early flowering plants healthy. The one thing I don't like about cal mag supplements is that they skew my PPM's with micros. The one thing I do like about it is that is provides a N boost, something the plants really like and need around the first few weeks of flowering.
Hope they get better fast and best of luck.
travis041988
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thank you for the info man i never new that about ffof all i have ever herd of it was that it is great. I guess it will come with experience lol. i am just having a hard time dealing with it due to being broke and inexperienced lol i got the lime and the ph down but the ph will not budge if i can not get it down would i be able to go full flower or have to harvest early? i am sorry if i am being a pain in the ass guys i just want to see my girl finish with decent buds thank you for all your help and advice.
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bill johnson
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From someone who just stumbled on to this thread...I agree that you should just chill, how many times have you smoked a bud and thought to yourself "man that tastes like it has a mag or calcium deficiency". these guys have already answered your question like 15 times....if you are looking to make friends with guys that know what is up (meaning those guys trying to help you with your problem) you need a bit of learning to do. most people here have been doing it for a while, and take time out of thier days to help noobs like us. so CHILL
sparkafire
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LOL True but for some reason this guy does not piss me off like most guys. Chill smoke a bowl and like I said continue doing what you have been doing you cannot change that plant enough in time to make any real difference. Drop your PH water to 4 when you water and see what it comes out at. Other than that chill and harvest when the trichs start to turn amber . Thats it nothing else can be done NOTHING!!!!
Shwagbag
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Werd, don't freak, I have one Ice plant in flower that had cal mag def in FFOF and it got away from me. I threw all sorts of tricks at it to straighten it out without success and decided not to worry and just feed the shit out of it. So now its still sick as fawk sitting at 50 days, still looking like shit, still losing leaves with some nice goddamn nugz on it lol. Yield has been effected but the result will still be dank, nice looking nugs. You will do fine as long as you watch and listen to the plant, I'm still learning new things after growing for a couple years and will continue to learn for many more.
What PH solution are you feeding the plants and what PH is the runoff currently?
travis041988
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just a ph down from the hydro store.The water has been ph5 and the run off has been around 7 and the soil in less then 24 hours will be at 7.5 to 8.5. I will chill and just ride it out i am sorry guys for going over and over about it i only have around 3 weeks to go so i will let every one know how it turned out and thanks again for taking the time to help a noob lol