Early flowering dying yellowing leaves brown spots

209 Cali closet grower

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Both your ph's are way to acidic I would bet on it

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Not its not. I've grown from 6.3 to 7.5 and was fine. All different strains too. Mg likes to be on the slightly acid's side. Plants looks to be lacking pk. So up that. Grow big will work . In flower.

I use GH Maxie. Bloom in veg. As the veg one wasn't working for me. As the p was too low. For my plants in veg
 

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WeekendSupervisor

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The pH of the water I use is between 6 and 6.5. So I don't think I have a pH issue, but I will check the runoff next watering. Maybe it is the moisture stress. I think I just got used to a gallon being enough per plant. I will try real soaking waterings, and see how long it stays moist. The plant has gotten a lot worse. Seeing brown spots on fan leaves and leaves near bud sites.
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WeekendSupervisor

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My runoff is 5 or lower pH. I got a dropper pH test kit, and it looks like it is seriously 5 or 4 pH. So maybe pH is the issue?
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Is runoff a proper way to test for soil ph? I don't really know shit about correcting pH. Get a meter and pH Up and Down solution?
Since I am quasi organic, using chemical ph up and down doesn't seem kosher. Better solution or are the GH up and down okay to use?
 
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warble

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Phosphoric acid is the down and potassium hydroxide is the up. I don't know if any fertilizer company has a rabbi bless their ph solutions. I'm sure your plants won't quasi mind if they are not kosher. A meter is a good way to check. There are also ph paper strips. I read that you already have the drops. That guy VaderOG uses the drops on his youtube grow vids.
Run off is the only way I check soil ph or ppm. You could take some soil out and test it. Maybe send it to a lab, or get one of those soil test kits at home depot.
 

WeekendSupervisor

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Oh yeah, I didn't really mean kosher, just meant like copacetic, or cool. Thanks, I'll look into those pH adjustment solutions. Also, I like Vader, and so far the drops test is the bomb. I think I gotta buy a meter though for regular use. I'm freaked out about this pH swinging. My plant went bad quick. Thanks again.
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Much appreciation for all the attention everyone has spared.
 

GeeTee

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Both your ph's are way to acidic I would bet on it

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^^^ This. He hit the nail on the head. I've had the same problem due to soil being to acidic. I would transplant them in fresh soil making sure to loosen up and getting rid of all the old soil. Add some lime also.
 

GeeTee

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Also if you add more fertilizer it's just gonna get worse as the fertilizer is just gonna make the soil even more acidic
 

GeeTee

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I always keep it between 6.5-7 so I don't get how that would take place. My tap water is naturally good like that. But I always test before watering.
Adding fertilizer will make your soil acidic. To counter this add some lime and it'll help keep your soil neutral
 

Gaz29

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The pH of the water I use is between 6 and 6.5. So I don't think I have a pH issue, but I will check the runoff next watering. Maybe it is the moisture stress. I think I just got used to a gallon being enough per plant. I will try real soaking waterings, and see how long it stays moist. The plant has gotten a lot worse. Seeing brown spots on fan leaves and leaves near bud sites.
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Make sure you don't keep soil TOO wet as soil needs to dry between watering- ,so plant can suck oxygen to roots n the roots spread out,looking for moist areas etc...!
Never a good idea to kp soil constantly wet..
To flush,just wait until soil's dry 1st, then add 3x the pots size in water...example-3 gallons of water thru a 1 gallon pot,and then let pot get rid of overflow(15mins or so),before putting back in grow space+carry on with your grow,making sure you don't foliar-feed..hope sum of this helps.
 

tekdc911

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Oh yeah, I didn't really mean kosher, just meant like copacetic, or cool. Thanks, I'll look into those pH adjustment solutions. Also, I like Vader, and so far the drops test is the bomb. I think I gotta buy a meter though for regular use. I'm freaked out about this pH swinging. My plant went bad quick. Thanks again.
:bigjoint:
Much appreciation for all the attention everyone has spared.
alot of growing mediums will lose their ph buffering abilities when they dry out just a thought
 
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