akinaspeedstars1
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I use topsoil mainly, then mix in a little bag of potting soil that has peat moss to loosen up the dirt a little since topsoil is so compact. then mix in perilte by eye.
20 plants dieing leaves curling down HELP ASAP
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Hash Lover
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Do you ph the water you give them?
akinaspeedstars1
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no i dont, can i stick the dirt meter in the water LOLOL or do i need to get ph strips. ill needem anyways because ima have 3 DWCs for the Alaskan Ice which i got in yesterday BTW
fat sam
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yeah man its not the roots, its severe nitrogen deffiency i bet the leaves turned yellow first then they started to dry out, pretty much the dry leaves are gone but thats ok, give them a complete hydroponic nute like general hydroponics or any of the others and make sure to ph the water at 6-6.5 and it will go away
Hash Lover
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You could try the soil meter in the water. I would do that before I used the strips again. They suck big time. General hydroponics makes a lot better thing for testing if you don't have a meter. And good to keep on hand in case your meter breaks. The PH test Indicator at the bottom of the page. Much easier than strips, I have some. But best to at least get a cheap meter. http://www.generalhydroponics.com/genhydro_US/buffers.html
akinaspeedstars1
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they dry up THEN turn yellow brown
Hash Lover
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So I don't have to look back, you did get the Foxfarm nutes right?
akinaspeedstars1
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that meter works in water, it reads 7 on the dot. so should i go buy distilled water then? my tap water to powerful. i just watered them 2 this morning too
akinaspeedstars1
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I haven't gotten them yet but yes.
Hash Lover
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What do you have on hand for nutes?
akinaspeedstars1
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shwag miracle grow blue shit
Hash Lover
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Ya, So does mine. Reads 7 in my tap water and also 7 in distilled water, just a cheap combo meter I only use now for light. But my meter reads 8.5 in distilled and 7.5 in my tap water. What one should I trust? The one for water. To me distilled water is better to use. At least I know what is in it. Nothing.that meter works in water, it reads 7 on the dot. so should i go buy distilled water then? my tap water to powerful. i just watered them 2 this morning too
Hash Lover
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Dude, You didn't get the red shit? When was the last feed and how much water per plant?
akinaspeedstars1
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no one had the red shit man im in the artic brah lolol just the blue shit. i mix the gallon thing and feed them all with that. ive done that 3 times
Hash Lover
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You said you watered them this morning, So mix a foliar spray for them and feed the next time you water. Those are good size pots for those size plants and I would hate to see you over water them. How often do you seem to have to water them now?
akinaspeedstars1
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like once a week pretty much. I flushed the Indica one this morning its PH was 7.5 so i flushed it to 7.0 same with taht other plant. the others havent been watered or feed since bucket time
I havent watered them since i bucketed them they haven't needed it the meter says wet still
I havent watered them since i bucketed them they haven't needed it the meter says wet still
Hash Lover
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You said you watered them this morning? did you mean feed?
akinaspeedstars1
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Just those 2 plants were watered this morning. the 2 sickys cause there PH was higher. all the others are 6.5 and were still moist water wise.
Hash Lover
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I would not trust the meter. You need to get used to checking them by weight. Lift them when they are wet and check them until they feel light. I don't think you are giving them enough when you feed. With the good drainage you seem to have I would give them 1 gallon each. You need to get the water/feed all the way to the bottom of the pot to work best. Seems with what you are giving them you are only feeding the top roots. Make up a foliar spray for tonight, Take 2 aspirin for yourself.
Hash Lover
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Seems to me they might be staying wet to long. That's not good for them.