Help me diagnos my plant problem

MisoHi

Well-Known Member
Whats that small yellow ball on the left of the pic? Looks like a MG slow release nitro bomb.
 

aws316

Active Member
From my journal:
Here's my setup:
2.5 ft x 8 ft closet
1 tall oscillating fan
two - 23w cfls 6400k running 18/6 at 4" from top of plant
10" pot
65% Scotts premium potting soil (0.07-0.01-0.03) mixed with 35% Miracle Grow perlite (which is enriched with MG plant food 0.04-0.01-0.06)
temps range from 78*F to 84*F
soil ph is 6.4
watering once a week

I feel like my lil plant is growing extremely slow :( Any input would be greatly appreciated. It's most likely overfertilization from the nutes in the Scott's plus the MG perlite being enriched with nutes. The Scott's says it feeds up to 4 months. I have since read that time release stuff is bad :/
Is there anyway I can keep this soil or will my plant surely die?
 

MisoHi

Well-Known Member
From my journal:
Is there anyway I can keep this soil or will my plant surely die?
Absolutely. Just be sure to watch out when / if you add nutes later on. Maybe add a drop of Super Thrive to your water @ each watering now. When your plant gets a lil older, it should utilize that soil a bit better.

I'm still working on my first grow, so I don't have any seasoned advice to hand out. To me your setup looks just fine.
 
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