babygro
Well-Known Member
Yep, I agree 100%. The rootball is underdeveloped and wasn't fed nutrients often enough at the correct level.lol, sadly, i think his only option at this point is to feed more aggressively, and watch and wait; you are absolutely right about uptake and roots, and the fact that he's underfeeding is def not helping. with great soil, a once a week feeding program is great, but with mg time release (which DOES loose it's power after four weeks or so) i'm pretty sure his dirt is leeched. the roots that are there will draw nutes if nutes are available, even if they are underdeveloped, so, one would think that more food would help the situation, at least a little bit...
God only knows how many or much of that root ball he's managed to damage in his clumsy repot - you shouldn't remove the soil surrounding a rootball when you repot - you repot it intact into a bigger container - that way you minimise the damage to the roots by careless handling.
As I said before - due to his lack of knowledge and understanding of all the issues, I'd be amazed if this plant brings in anything come harvest time, and whatever it does bring in will be a reduced yield to what it could of been.
All because the guys pig headed and ignorant and won't listen to advice.