is it time to feed?? (1st grow)

DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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The tips of my plant are drying up and dying, but it cant be nute burn i havent started giving grow nutrients
shes about 12" tall
6 weeks in ffof just water
ph 6.5
Temp 79°
And more than enough light
could it be time to feed??
Ive fed her once 1/4 strength grow
should i bump it up to half??
 
perspextoe

perspextoe

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give another feed of a 3rd strength…. less is more is the matra rounds these parts Im told… good luck...
 
JohnDee

JohnDee

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No don't feed it again. Tips brown and dying? FFOF is very rich soil and you fed on top of that. Let's see some pix. Sounds more like a nute burn to me.
JD
 
JohnDee

JohnDee

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DA,
I was just going by your description...but now that I see the pictures, I see tip burn and clawed leaves. It's your call...
JD
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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Im not sure
she was growing great for 5 or 6 weeks then started having problems
so maybe the soil has gone through all the nutrients in ffof
It might be shes hungry
What could the claws be
maybe nitrogen?
how do u cure that?
 
JohnDee

JohnDee

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DA,
Well, did the problems start after you gave it that feeding? Timing is always something to look at when trying to troubleshoot.

Since the plant is as old as it is, could it be rootbound? You could pop it out of the pot gently to inspect the roots. Masses of circular roots indicate a transplant is needed.

It is a somewhat sativa looking plant. They tend to be light feeders. What strain is it?
JD
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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I dont know wat strain it is.
its in a 1gal pot
i want to keep her small i read to do so u have to keep in smaller pot.
is that true?
and wen i flush wat ph should water be??
 
JohnDee

JohnDee

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There are techniques for root management for keeping plants small. Growers who keep clone Mommas have to do that all the time. If you're seriously rootbound, flushing isn't going to help. Look at the roots like I suggested. It won't hurt the plant. Just be gentle.
JD
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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I was actually thinking of that
I haveny flowerd her so a babby momma would br better meanewhile i have a bigger space.
i also have a 400w hps/mh cooltube but no room thats y im using cfls
how would i go about keeping her a babby mother
 
Nizza

Nizza

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flushing will help, if you do it enough to leech out ALL of the nutes in the ffof, this will make the water IN govern the pH of the soil

what happened, is the powdered oyster shell (used to buffer the soil to the right pH) has run out and now the pH dropped to below 5

same thing happened to me. Also you can plant into a bigger pot, with fresh soil, the new ffof would have some oyster shell and take care of pH for a while

you could also take fine dolomite lime and shake it up in a 1 gallon jug with a little hot water, and then add water to fill it at a ratio of 1tbsp dolomite/1gallon of soil (never water the plant with hot water , always 60-70deg F

the dolomite won't dissolve but the finer it is the quicker it will act
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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Im thinking of keeping her as a baby mother
if i transplant to bigger pot
wont she get bigger?
wat if i super flush her and start feeding nutrients
i have Botanicare or X nutrients
wat do u think..
 
MoonFuckingMan

MoonFuckingMan

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i'g go back to just ro or distilled at 6.5, flush her out and put her in some soil w added worm castings. she will love you for it. keep it at just water for a few weeks if you nute burned her going up in potency isn't gonna help. IMHO slow feed thru additives and weak nutes the best when starting a lady off.
 
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