Potassium Deficiency or Overwatering?

jimbonorman

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That's fine. Add an air pump if you can and a little molasses.
Yeah I might add molasses tomorrow before I pour since I don’t have an air pump to fend off bacteria/fungi buildup overnight. A little worried about bringing the ph down w molasses though. I suppose I could always use baking soda to keep it above 7 but that seems a bit unorthodox…
 

Cousin Bo

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Yeah I might add molasses tomorrow before I pour since I don’t have an air pump to fend off bacteria/fungi buildup overnight. A little worried about bringing the ph down w molasses though. I suppose I could always use baking soda to keep it above 7 but that seems a bit unorthodox…
Maybe leave the molasses out then. Don't add baking soda.
 

jimbonorman

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I don’t know…I tried the EWC tea this morning and it doesn’t seem to have made a difference. Looking at the pictures from a month ago these plants have barely grown…all they do is sprout new leaves that then slowly lighten and eventually dry up from the edges inward. It’s like a never-ending cycle to nowhere and they honestly look the same as they did a month ago.

Here’s a new theory - I wonder if this is root rot or something similar where the roots don’t have enough oxygen and are therefor stuck at a limited stage of growth. They are in recycled dirt that had failed plants in before these ones with sort of the same issue…lightening leaves that eventually dried up. Looked like they were 3 weeks old after 2 months so i trashed them…but makes me wonder if the same issue could have been passed on through the soil? I thought there could be some risk there but disregarded it and kept the same soil. Maybe that’s a fatal error?

Anyway, I’m leaning towards an H2O2 drench on the next watering. I know it can kill beneficial microorganisms but I can always re-inoculate with Dynomyco and I’d start with a relatively light dose… maybe 0.3%. I feel like I’ve got nothing to lose at this point.

Anyone have any experience doing this as a last ditch effort? I’m kind of ready to trash these fucking things…it’s been a month and nothing has changed and I’m losing my patience.:cuss:
 

Cousin Bo

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I don’t know…I tried the EWC tea this morning and it doesn’t seem to have made a difference. Looking at the pictures from a month ago these plants have barely grown…all they do is sprout new leaves that then slowly lighten and eventually dry up from the edges inward. It’s like a never-ending cycle to nowhere and they honestly look the same as they did a month ago.

Here’s a new theory - I wonder if this is root rot or something similar where the roots don’t have enough oxygen and are therefor stuck at a limited stage of growth. They are in recycled dirt that had failed plants in before these ones with sort of the same issue…lightening leaves that eventually dried up. Looked like they were 3 weeks old after 2 months so i trashed them…but makes me wonder if the same issue could have been passed on through the soil? I thought there could be some risk there but disregarded it and kept the same soil. Maybe that’s a fatal error?

Anyway, I’m leaning towards an H2O2 drench on the next watering. I know it can kill beneficial microorganisms but I can always re-inoculate with Dynomyco and I’d start with a relatively light dose… maybe 0.3%. I feel like I’ve got nothing to lose at this point.

Anyone have any experience doing this as a last ditch effort? I’m kind of ready to trash these fucking things…it’s been a month and nothing has changed and I’m losing my patience.:cuss:
Recycled soil is an important detail. Maybe just start over with new soil.
 
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