JackBaneNapier
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This is a clone off my first grow first pic is the mother plant and its in foxfarm ocean forest, azomite, worm castings waterd with ph controlled water. and no nutes
What is this? ph? what i dont know
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JackBaneNapier
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the clone is in foxfarm ocean forest, azomite, worm castings
Mother's Finest
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It could be a slight Potassium deficiency. Maxicrop or a similar seaweed fertilizer might help.
JackBaneNapier
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Potassium deficiency? well you know more then me but isnt there Potassium in guano and im sure theres potassium in azomite.....
JackBaneNapier
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yes there is potash in azomite... theres everthing in azomite
Mother's Finest
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No. Keep in mind that all fertilizers are diluted considerably. While 10-0-0 fertilizer is composed of 10% Nitrogen, once you dilute it in enough water to avoid burning the plants, the resulting solution will have much less than 1% N by volume. Of all the nutrients found in Guanos, Potassium is commonly the least abundant when compared to the plants' needs. No Guano I've seen has more than 1% Potassium.
Lets assume for the moment that plants need exactly the same amounts of N, P and K. If you use, say, 10-10-2 Peruvian Seabird Guano, you have to dilute it to the point that the amounts of N & P aren't high enough to burn the plant. If the plant uses the same amounts of N, P and K, then giving it the maximum amount of N & P that it can handle without burning will still only provide 1/5 of the amount of K it needs when using 10-10-2 Guano. Because Guanos have so much more N or P than K, they can't be made strong enough to supply enough K without burning with the N & P.
What we end up looking for is the correct ratio of nutrients, rather than percentages. Each separate % doesn't really matter. 3-2-2 fertilizer will usually work just as well as a 6-4-4 fertilizer made of the same components, you just have to use twice the concentration. All fertilizer mixes need to be diluted so that the strongest nutrient in relation to the plant's needs is weakened enough to avoid burning the plant and doing so will bring down the other nutrient levels to less than the plant can handle.
Azomite is a micronutrient mineral supplement and doesn't supply considerable amounts of N, P or K. The tiny bit of K it has becomes practically useless once it is diluted enough to prevent harm from micronutrient toxicity.
Lets assume for the moment that plants need exactly the same amounts of N, P and K. If you use, say, 10-10-2 Peruvian Seabird Guano, you have to dilute it to the point that the amounts of N & P aren't high enough to burn the plant. If the plant uses the same amounts of N, P and K, then giving it the maximum amount of N & P that it can handle without burning will still only provide 1/5 of the amount of K it needs when using 10-10-2 Guano. Because Guanos have so much more N or P than K, they can't be made strong enough to supply enough K without burning with the N & P.
What we end up looking for is the correct ratio of nutrients, rather than percentages. Each separate % doesn't really matter. 3-2-2 fertilizer will usually work just as well as a 6-4-4 fertilizer made of the same components, you just have to use twice the concentration. All fertilizer mixes need to be diluted so that the strongest nutrient in relation to the plant's needs is weakened enough to avoid burning the plant and doing so will bring down the other nutrient levels to less than the plant can handle.
Azomite is a micronutrient mineral supplement and doesn't supply considerable amounts of N, P or K. The tiny bit of K it has becomes practically useless once it is diluted enough to prevent harm from micronutrient toxicity.
JackBaneNapier
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wow..... ok then..... thats a lot but i got through it.. ok then im sold ill try it your way!!!! now help me with somthing els the mother i have had probs with her i found out i got a gnat problem i can get rid of the gnats just fine and the egg's im still trying but the larvae???... i dont know what to do? its not to bad but still it can only get worse! what do i do?