My Outdoor Grow

I have four plants. Two are about three weeks into flowering, and two have been repotted after hubs put them in a location without sun (I tried to tell him, but you know). Anyway, I think the two I rescued will be OK once they veg out a little. One needs to develop some more roots before I pot it in a five gallon container; once I know they are OK, I'm going to put them near the other two. I'm not sure what the small two are because hubs didn't keep the labels. They are either eclipse or an outdoor mix from Attitude Seeds. The other two are Lemon Skunk and LA Confidential. Both of them are female -- I'm hoping for four females. Last year I got one male and the others died. So I'm trying to get things rolling here…
The two big ones are a concern, because the leaves keep browning and yellowing on me; I need a little advice on how to keep them healthy, as this is only the third year; the first year my son helped and we harvested a great plant. Ideas? comments? Thanks~

What type of soil and nutrients you using?

Dizz1e said:

What type of soil and nutrients you using?

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We are using regular soil from WalMart and miracle grow and some granular fertilizer, that we used on the tomatoes.

All of them look fine to me. All appear to have a little bit of nutrient burn, but if I am seeing everything correctly it appears as if the nutrient burn is on some of the older leaves, so it is probably an old problem that is done and gone and not a new one.

In the pic of the small weeds the soil looks dark, but I can not tell if that is because of moist soil or if that is the color of the type of soil you are using when it is dry. If that soil is wet just remember to let the soil dry out completely before watering and then to water the pot until excess moisture leaks out of the bottom of the pot. Then let it dry out completely and repeat.

Should be fine. Good grow!

Pinktiger said:

We are using regular soil from WalMart and miracle grow and some granular fertilizer, that we used on the tomatoes.

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What is "regular soil"? Does it have a brand name or type? Is it Miracle-Gro potting or garden soil?

The plants are looking very nice and big, but yea they seem to have the nutrient burn on the the edges of some of the cluster of leaves. Did you start at 50% the recommended amount? Miracle Gro is strong in chemicals and can make ur soil very hot. I would just use pure water for the next couple of waterings and see what happens.

The soil is a mixture, actually, of some regular potting soil (the cheapest) and leaf mold and dead tree bark from the farm. I told Hubs what you said about the MG and the water, and we will correct it pronto. Hoping for a great crop this year -- and I love this forum.

Dizz is correct in that you want to build up to the full strength of the nutrient you are using. If you are using MG as a fertilizer then you want to start at half, or even at quarter strength, and then build up from there.

If you are talking about the miracle grow soil (sorry, can not tell if you are talking about MG soil or fert), then the soil comes with time released fertilizer. You can use a liquid fert with it, but you have to be careful as it is easy to burn the plant. Start with quarter strength and work up from there. Watch your plant. If you experience new nutrient burn, then you need to flush and cut back on fertilizer. If not, then you can slowly build up to full manufacturer strength.

And unlike others, I have no problem with MG soil. Take a look at my outdoor grow and you will see how my plants look when grown in a combination of native clay (horrible growing medium), miracle grow soil, manure, peat moss and mushroom compost. And for fertilizer I am using regular old miracle grow liquid tomato fertilizer (20-20-20) and a local nursery's own time released granular fertilizer (14-18-12).

interesting...... hi.

Ive actually heard that miracle grow is more chemical of a nutrient than organic if your going to use any nutes my suggestion is anything by fox farm. They are 100% organic. you dont want a chemical high remember that anything you put into your plant, eventually you will smoke!!! Also try making your own soil, add worm castings to it, compost, ive also added a some charcoal to my soil as the carbon helps

Stay smokey

it sounds as if you have a nitrogen deficiency to as well. yellow leaves can signify nitrogen deficiency. where on the plant are the leaves turning yellow, bottom middle top?

Them leaves look pretty sativa'ish... gonna be interesting!

I have sort of figured out what is wrong with the plants, and have fixed it the best I can. We are having an exceedingly hot summer, with temps in the high 90s and lowering only to the high 70s at night. These are seeds I got from Attitude Seedbank, and they state they are acclimated to northern Europe. I'm watering every evening just before sundown, and Spraying the leaves, too; it seems to be helping. The other plants I grew were from Mexico or around here, and they liked to get all the way dry before adding water, and loved the heat.

Yes, I agree!!! And, they are also branching out a lot -- if I can beat the heat, and keep them going well until it cools down a bit around here, I think the buds will be awesome.

i think the yellowing is from the mirracle grow that stuff will burn your plants if you use to much!!
I know people who have used mirracle grow in the past with good results..just make sure you do a good flush b4 harvest.!

Thanks - I haven't given them much MG - in fact, none for the past 3 weeks. Tonight I'm going to give them a bit, as they probably need it. Most of the problem with yellowing was wilting from the heat, I think.

Actually, they were yellowing on the tips because they were getting too dry. I've corrected that now. But now I'm wondering about the sex of these plants. Look at these latest pictures and tell me your thoughts. One is supposed to be a feminized Lemon Skunk and it looks suspiciously male to me. If it is, I need to pull it. But I want to be sure. I only have two plants left.

The plant in the first pic looks male. The plant pictured in the last two pix seem to have male flowers as well, but without a close up, it is difficult to be certain.

Are you wetting the plants with a nutrient solution?

If so, it appears the edge burning may be a result of a strong solution evaporating on the leaf edges.

Reduce your concentration.

pic number 1 is a male plant if im seeing it right. i has like little seed pods on it...

Gee, I was afraid of that. So now what do I do? I can separate them. I think that is the best tactic, and try to maybe pollinate some of the other plant so I can get some great seeds for next year.

No to the nutrient solution. The plant got overdry and too hot and that is why some tips are brown. I've snipped off most of them and will be pruning more.