I NEED HELP POSTE 5 TIMES CANT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.pics

[panta]

do i foliar feed once a week or more,what u mean spread its not a desease

 

[KaliKitsune]

once a week is fine.

And by spread, he means the necrotic parts. they'll eventually mold and mildew over. that will cause further problems later on down the road, trim those dead areas away.

 

[panta]

i need some advice will this soil be ok,its the weakest i could find www.agriferma.ro/pdf/substrat/substrate_tc4.pdf ,and is its a little strong can i mix it 50-50%with perlite would that dilute it,

 

[panta]

after the transplant some of my plants are still stuned,3 that are performing the best are planted in this soil in the pic,but the problem is that it says on the label that its not treated against disease and fungus so how can i disinfect it

 

[KaliKitsune]

Most soils aren't treated for infectious stuff. Best way to sterilize soil is to bake it in an oven at about 450F for a few hours. This will kill just about everything in the soil, minus some extremophile bacteria.

 

[panta]

man from all this soil complications soon as i get over this level i think im gona try hidro

 

[panta]

i got these little plants growing from the new soil,i never had enything growing from that other tipe,is it a big risk to use this soil,the other brand says its treated against disease and things like that

 

[KaliKitsune]

looks like cheap soil with some random seed in by accident. it's fine just make sure to pull the little sproutlets out

 

[marcnh]

Yes, a "funguy" problem. You're having too much fun with your friggen plants!! Leave them alone and let the soil "almost dry out" You're messing with them too much, let them be. Plain ph'd water ONLY. I like to start mine in styro cups, I think it insulates them better and grows better roots.
Remember, too much stress and you will have more males!

 

[panta]

now some of my bigger plants are developing nicely,now when can i start to feed them im a little traumatized from all these soil problems now if my soil is ok and theyare growing when can i start giving them some mild nute solution

 

[panta]

its been 10 days since i transplanted,some are in 50-50soil perlite some 1/3soil 1/3perlite 1/3coco coir,the new growth looks nice and green,when can i start givivng them 1/4 nutes

 

[panta]

all are over a month old

 

[KaliKitsune]

Your last picture still hints at a magnesium deficiency or lockout. Note how the leaves are half-folded and pointing up to the sky like it's praying. Also note the whitening of the leaves and shriveling tips. I think that algae in your soil is screwing with your pH and causing a lockout.

Either way, you have obvious magnesium deficiency. Find out what's causing it. It looks like pH.

 

[panta]

the ph of my water is 6.6 and the runof's 6.7ph,i thought that praying was a sighn that they are growing and reaching for the light,i got 3 different tipes of soil mixed with perlite or coco coir as i said,the bigger plants have no browning on the tips but the old leaves are damaged as u can see,so is it possible that the smaller plants are still recoveryng from a lockout and the bigger ones maybe recovered,the little brown burnt tip on the new growth u see is from tuching the bulb

 

[KaliKitsune]

Mg recovery is done within a day, the leaves will no longer be folded up like they currently are.

If you ph your water at 6.6 and the runoff is 6.7 that means your soil's pH is still way off because it shouldn't be so basic as to neutralize the acidic watering solution.

It's definitely a ph lock that's still ongoing. Fresh growth will look fine but as it ages you'll see it getting worse.

 

[panta]

what should the ph be of the water and the runoff

 

[KaliKitsune]

Try taking your pH down to 6. Don't bother measuring pH of the runoff, it is irregular and unpredictable. Get a soil probe to measure pH.

 

[panta]

6 isnt that low for soil

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...tomato+leaf+chlorosis+picture&um=1&hl=en&sa=X
see on this chart anything below 6.5 could pose a problem

 

[KaliKitsune]

Your chart there shows conflicting information that doesn't jive with basic chemistry. Sorry, google is NOT god.

If you're watering with pH 6.6 and you're pulling runoff of 6.7 that means your soil is basic (Above 7) and screwing with your pH. This is basic chemistry.

 

[BCTHC]

1 - never feed by leafs
2 - if your getting burned tips/leafs flush
3 - test the run off if its high when you do a nother watering/flush use some PH Down and test the run off
4 - to high or to low of PH level will cause nute lockout to certin micro nutes, try to find a sweet spot for PH Level
5 - always use distilled water