Too much nitrogen

[Wvman020]

Seems darker green than the picture is showing.
Does this look like nitrogen toxicity?

 

[bam0813]

You gave no information to go with a picture that doesn’t represent what you’re seeing? Media looks bone dry though as an observation only though and imo there isn’t any sign of an N toxicity.

 

[Fallguy111]

Plant looks fine, soil looks dry.

 

[Wvman020]

You gave no information to go with a picture that doesn’t represent what you’re seeing? Media looks bone dry though as an observation only though

No info needed, just wondering if it's the beginning of nitrogen toxicity.
Its an octopot. It should be try on top.
Thanks for your .02 tho

 

[Fallguy111]

Are you growing in peat?

 

[Wvman020]

Are you growing in peat?

It's roughly
40% peat
40% perlite
20% organic soil

 

[bam0813]

No info needed id guess its hungry if anything

 

[Wvman020]

No info needed id guess its hungry if anything

It's about to start eating very well. Roots are just hitting the water zone.
Just trying to decide if I should lower the nitrogen in the reservoir for a brief moment

 

[Fallguy111]

Do you top dress?

 

[Wvman020]

Do you top dress?

Mixed a small amount in the medium.
I did one top dressing. 4-4-4.
With one top watering.
Octopot only recommends one initial top watering.

 

[Wvman020]

First time with the octopot. Wanna make sure everything is dialed in before i put it in a tent

 

[Wvman020]

Gelato x big bud strain
First time working with this strain.
Plus the octopot which is new to me also

 

[Fallguy111]

I've never tried octopots but I don't like the idea with peat. My understanding is top feeding takes weeks for everything to break down and when you water on top your forcing these nutrients to leach throughout the soil.

 

[Wvman020]

I've never tried octopots but I don't like the idea with peat. My understanding is top feeding takes weeks for everything to break down and when you water on top your forcing these nutrients to leach throughout the soil.

They recommend 40% perlite and no heavy soils to avoid compacting.
I pretty much only watered enough to cover rootzone at the time.
Not enough for any kind of run off .
Roots are just now hitting the water zone.
Plants is really dark green.
I wanted to avoid any problems with the water reservoir, now that the roots are starting to feed.

 

[bam0813]

I know nothing of octopots but it only shows using liquid nutes in the res? Not sure how/ if additional dry nutes in soil will effect anything

 

[Wvman020]

I know nothing of octopots but it only shows using liquid nutes in the res? Not sure how/ if additional dry nutes in soil will effect anything

They recommend amending your soil just enough so it feeds till the roots hit the reservoir.

 

[Wvman020]

I'm sure the plant will be fine.
Just a new strain and new setup I'm not familiar with.

 

[Wvman020]

Don't wanna have it stressed when I throw it in a tent.

 

[Wvman020]

I've never tried octopots but I don't like the idea with peat. My understanding is top feeding takes weeks for everything to break down and when you water on top your forcing these nutrients to leach throughout the soil.

Can you recommend anything to replace the peat next time?

 

[Fallguy111]

Coco.