Week 7 of flowering and need help!

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ComfortCreator

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GardenVenture said:
The instructed amount is 1oz/gal. I agree what I was feeding her was too much. I had some deficiencies prior and got too heavy handed trying to fix. I was watching for signs of nutrient burn but the plant went from having slightly burned tips, and I was starting to lower dosage, to just looking ravaged in a matter of days. I feel like something in the Epsom salts/molasses really accelerated something that caused her to crash. Probably the lack of calcium/iron you mentioned. Really appreciate the info and feedback!


I'm using Ocean Forest this run but may look to switch to an organic soil mix next run to try something different. For nutrients I'm using Neptune's Harvest tomatoe/vegetable for veg stage and then rose/flowering for flower. It's not aimed at cannabis specifically but friends and I have had great success with it in gardening. Once I figure out correct feeding I think it'll fit my needs going forward. If I wasn't using it for gardening I'd go with something more cannabis specific.
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1 or 2 tsp per feeding is sufficient. The bottle is for people who garden in the yard (where rain will dilute everything) and feed once in a while and want a big green up, or are feeding a large bed.

I know you are learning and I am not criticizing. Just DON'T read the bottle except the numbers. 6-4-4, or 2-8-4, 4-4-4 etc are the numbers to focus on.

Grab a feed chart online and do some math with the NPK and you will quickly realize what happened. I am amazed you got this far, I would guess you started with the flower feed when flower started?

GH or FF have simple feed charts that will help you get a feel for nutrient levels.

Going forward this round, water only a few times and / or light nutrient feed as you go. It's a weed. You still have good potential for results.
 
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GardenVenture

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ComfortCreator said:
1 or 2 tsp per feeding is sufficient. The bottle is for people who garden in the yard (where rain will dilute everything) and feed once in a while and want a big green up, or are feeding a large bed.

I know you are learning and I am not criticizing. Just DON'T read the bottle except the numbers. 6-4-4, or 2-8-4, 4-4-4 etc are the numbers to focus on.

Grab a feed chart online and do some math with the NPK and you will quickly realize what happened. I am amazed you got this far, I would guess you started with the flower feed when flower started?

GH or FF have simple feed charts that will help you get a feel for nutrient levels.

Going forward this round, water only a few times and / or light nutrient feed as you go. It's a weed. You still have good potential for results.
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Yeah that makes sense, and I appreciate the input! I'll take a look at some of those charts and create a better plan next time. She bounced back from a couple things this grow so I can attest to the resiliency. If I can slow or stop the damage over the next few weeks I'll be more than happy with whatever results I get. I am super happy with the shape and number of colas, now it's down to the buds fattening up.
 
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DoobieDoobs

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@GardenVenture the amount of epsom salts you used to water with is fine, I don't think thats the reason your plants are like this, maybe it has to do more with whatever you are using to feed them.

I think you are doing ok for a first grow, next grow do look into mixing your own soil mix, like you said, if you want to go with the organic style. Im doing my soil mixes in 15 gal pots, and Im just watering with plein water throughout the grow, its super easy. Im just too dressing ewc, compost, leaves here and there to keep organic inputs going because I want to reach a point where im growing no till style.
 
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Wastei

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Never use molasses straight. It should only be food for microbes when you brew EWC teas etc. People use it straight but I highly advice against it. It doesn't do any positive in terms of yield, taste and flavor.

There's plenty of molasses that's been broken down and converted to be stable in the feed already. No reason to fuck everything up by adding it straight. It causes pH swings and bad integrity of the soil if overused. Less is more when it comes to growing Cannabis.
 
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Killa2raw209

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GardenVenture said:
I thought I had read about upping magnesium during flowering to help in bud formation. I can't seem to find anything on it now so looking like I had a brain fart.


While I agree with what you're saying, it doesn't really help me out much. I dug myself into a hole, I attempted to research on what specifically went wrong before posting, and now I'm asking for input from others more experienced than me on how to salvage her.
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Salvage why throw that shit away and start fresh shot happened oh well now u wasting time effort money to me makes more since to throw a new round in
 
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