Yellowing bottom leaves on lowryder 2
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Shrubs First
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sounds like nitrogen deficiency, veggies take a lot of nitrogen, Whats your run off PPM/PH, we need this info for proper diagnosisHELP!!
the lowryder 2's are 3 weeks old and their bottom leaves are turning yellow, also it looks like they have slight nutrient burn on the bottom 2 leaves although they haven't been fed in 5 days????
i duno what ph they are, can you just feed them any nutrients to give them the N they need?
Shrubs First
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Any nutrients? No you want to give them nutrients with the proper NPK Ratio for their current growth state.
NPK Ratio tells you what percentage of nitrogen to phosphorous to potassium there is....
A nutrient higher in nitrogen than other macro nutrients would read something like 5-1-1...
Get a PPM monitor and a PH monitor, matter of fact they sell 2 in 1, get a PPM/PH monitor...
Also what nutrients are you using? They should have a full weekly schedule on what to use and when and how much..
i am currently using a bonsai food with an NPK ratio of 3.5/3.5/3.5 it seemed like a good idea to get somethin balanced while little babies, what would you suggest planning on getting some advanced nutrients for em ??
also they are being fed on alternate waterings every 2-3 days!!
i think i might have started using the nutes too early and burned them in their seedling stage.
Shrubs First
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I use Humboldt Nutrients Master A&B.. the full line-up, and i'll show you an example of their feeding schedule http://humboldtnutrients.com/schedules/Master-9-Mod.pdf Look at that.i am currently using a bonsai food with an NPK ratio of 3.5/3.5/3.5 it seemed like a good idea to get somethin balanced while little babies, what would you suggest planning on getting some advanced nutrients for em ??
also they are being fed on alternate waterings every 2-3 days!!
i think i might have started using the nutes too early and burned them in their seedling stage.
Now I don't do exactly what it says because feeding schedules are usually a little heavy for the plants, but I start with about half of what the schedule calls for, and if the plants seem to want more than I up it, but hardly ever hit the PPM number the chart calls for.
Advanced nutrients makes a good line, they have so many its hard to choose from, but they do have a fully organic line which I have used parts of but never the full lineup, I stick to my Humboldt, they do wonders.
It sounds like you only have one nutrient solution, and plants and their root environments need an extremely diverse feeding schedule throughout their life.