TimewasterOG
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So I’ve been chasing this problem that I have been back and forth trying different things to resolve and failing miserably. I’ve probably over complicated things again.
Reusing my medium with some fresh kryptonite (a local amended soil) and ewc and amended with only topdress amounts of Gaia green 444, 284, insect frass, mineralized phosphate and fossilized carbon. Top dressing half strength with the same and feeding half strength with biocanna stuff. Trying to get the best of both worlds but probably just making things too damn complicated. Have also fed with various teas and fulvics and humics and soluble seaweed (just st the beginning of flower and again week 4 or so).
Thought it was p/k def so fed a bit more, didn’t help; tried just h2o for a bit, didn’t help; looked at ph as a possible culprit - realized after 24hrs of aeration I’ve been giving em everything at 7 for the most part and the soluble seaweed being so high in k goes crazy high (like 7.5-8 range) and I might’ve done a soil soak without ph’ing first - so I totally could’ve raised soil ph beyond the range for p, but k shouldn’t be a problem. Have also looked at water temp when feeding which could be on the low end of optimal usually just a bit below 20°. Now I’ve noticed this disturbingly mildew like fuzz under some of the leaves in veg (need to check my flower tent) that make me wonder if I have something else happening. It could be residue from the pyrithium insecticide I’ve had to start using to combat a thrip invasion but am curious if anyone else has seen a similar issue on their grow.
Glad it is a weed and still able to produce some good flowers despite my inability to keep em perfectly happy (see last photo). Really appreciate any help you fine folks can offer!
additional info: 550w led; 3&5 gal fabric pots; don’t have a ph pen, but have tested soil runoff with the drops-going in at 6.5ish comes out at least 7; have been fighting fungus gnats for what feels like ever; avg temp/rh 22-24/50-55lights on/17-19/ ~55 in dark….. that’s all I can think of
Reusing my medium with some fresh kryptonite (a local amended soil) and ewc and amended with only topdress amounts of Gaia green 444, 284, insect frass, mineralized phosphate and fossilized carbon. Top dressing half strength with the same and feeding half strength with biocanna stuff. Trying to get the best of both worlds but probably just making things too damn complicated. Have also fed with various teas and fulvics and humics and soluble seaweed (just st the beginning of flower and again week 4 or so).
Thought it was p/k def so fed a bit more, didn’t help; tried just h2o for a bit, didn’t help; looked at ph as a possible culprit - realized after 24hrs of aeration I’ve been giving em everything at 7 for the most part and the soluble seaweed being so high in k goes crazy high (like 7.5-8 range) and I might’ve done a soil soak without ph’ing first - so I totally could’ve raised soil ph beyond the range for p, but k shouldn’t be a problem. Have also looked at water temp when feeding which could be on the low end of optimal usually just a bit below 20°. Now I’ve noticed this disturbingly mildew like fuzz under some of the leaves in veg (need to check my flower tent) that make me wonder if I have something else happening. It could be residue from the pyrithium insecticide I’ve had to start using to combat a thrip invasion but am curious if anyone else has seen a similar issue on their grow.
Glad it is a weed and still able to produce some good flowers despite my inability to keep em perfectly happy (see last photo). Really appreciate any help you fine folks can offer!
additional info: 550w led; 3&5 gal fabric pots; don’t have a ph pen, but have tested soil runoff with the drops-going in at 6.5ish comes out at least 7; have been fighting fungus gnats for what feels like ever; avg temp/rh 22-24/50-55lights on/17-19/ ~55 in dark….. that’s all I can think of
