I just put these 3 week old babies in a mix of happy frog, perlite, compost and ocean forest 6 days ago. I water every other day and they've been doing great till I see the tips curling down and you can see them starting to turn brown or maybe yellow. This is my first and I seem prone to bad luck with plants. Should I just flush them or possibly repot them with a different mix?
Would this nitrogen burn?
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Southernontariogrower
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Ph? Not sure l use innert medium.
Wizzlebiz
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Dry on top. Good luck with your grow
Btw I've added no nutes or anything. I think since I've read that OF is already hot that the compost is so rich in nutes also I shouldve just waited on the compost. Just didn't know if a flush or a repot Ina different mix would be better. It could possibly be over watering so I'm just gonna wait an extra day or 2 on the water and see if that helps.
hotrodharley
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Wait to water until they start to droop and I mean the stem the leaf is on. Not just droopy leaves. But before watering pick it up. Feel that weight. Then water a sufficient volume which is about 20% of your container volume. Give slowly and all around the container. Then pick it up again and feel the weight. Watering by schedule is not recommended at all. Neither is determining medium moisture by stick your finger in. But stop worrying about burn. They look okay.
PadawanWarrior
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The plant look pretty good. Don't flush or repot anything. What compost did you add?
PadawanWarrior
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Not ideal to let the soil get dry enough to cause them to droop if you're trying to grow organically. Microbes need moisture so they don't dry out. And everytime you let it dry out you're killing off a bunch of the bacteria.
hotrodharley
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I’m talking to know it’s finally dry enough the first time. Picking up your containers regularly you can tell which are drying out.
hotrodharley
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You should pick up the plants in their NEW containers and then you know what dry feels like. Then water. Use a scale if you have to or want to.
DoubleAtotheRON
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I think he's in soil??
PadawanWarrior
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He is. FFOF and FFHF plus he added compost.
That would suck ass with my 15's,
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Southernontariogrower
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Deeper pots are better at start. One litre milk carton or a one gallon nursery pot. I believe tap root needs to tap. A solo cup has circling roots in days. The extra inch or two makes big difference.my opinion!
I went up to the 3 gal and planned on staying there but idk. The compost im using is from my work and we have our own. Well they make it I don't but it's awesome shit for tomatoes and flowers. But I should've just waited to use it for down the road but I know it can't be over watering. I stuck my finger thru the hole in tbe bottom of the drier looking one and it was pretty dry on the bottom and I'd say pot only weighs 8 pounds? Temp and humidity in room stay around 68-70F and humidity 40-50%
kreikrei
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Is this true?
My biobizz soil always coms a bit wet.
A 10 litre pot full of freshly open biobizz light mix weights about 2.8kg
A 10 litre pot with the same soil, but very dried out, weighs about 1.9-2kg
I usually water when the pot is 2.2kg, it feels light
xtsho
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Just give them plain water when they need it and let them grow. That soil looks wet and with the size of those pots plants that small don't need to be watered as often as you are.
They don't look that bad. There is absolutely no reason to flush or transplant them. Doing so would more than likely end up with you having actual problems.
Go smoke a bowl and stop staring at your plants. Resist the urge to do anything.
They don't look that bad. There is absolutely no reason to flush or transplant them. Doing so would more than likely end up with you having actual problems.
Go smoke a bowl and stop staring at your plants. Resist the urge to do anything.