Potassium excess or deficiency?

AkZuz

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Something going on with potassium, I don’t know if it’s an excess or a deficiency but some parts of the stem are red and new growth has thin blades
I think it’s an excess causing magnesium deficiency but I’m not sure
ffof haven’t fed nutes
Temp mid 70s
Humidity 40-50
 

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Tiflis

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Looks like you haven't given it a good watering since transplanting, I can see it in the last pic
Also, remove those toasted leaves they're not coming back
 

McShnutz

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Looks like you haven't given it a good watering since transplanting, I can see it in the last pic
Also, remove those toasted leaves they're not coming back
The plant will cannibalize them and shed em on its own, I'd leave them on seeing as how there's not that many leaves yet.
 

Treesomewanted77

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This is so discouraging to see these issues over and over in the fox farm soils. People buy these soils thinking that they put a plant in it and water it and they will grow great but I see so many issues with these types of soils. I thought it was just folks getting a bad bag here and there but this happens far too often to be a bad bag now and then. I know my only soil grow was my worst grow ever and it was in fox farm happy frog
 

Treesomewanted77

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it is, by and large, grower error. lol
Plants that size shouldn’t need a feeding yet in any decent soil I think anyway but yes you are correct it normally is grower error most times. They claim that the happy frog will carry a plant for at least 4 weeks but my buddy has gotten bags that wouldn’t carry a clone for a week and he had to start feeding right from the start so I would say it was a bad bag. My local grow shop says they don’t like the fox farm because it’s humans mixing them so sometimes ya get bags that are hot and some very weak
 

manfredo

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Something going on with potassium, I don’t know if it’s an excess or a deficiency but some parts of the stem are red and new growth has thin blades
I think it’s an excess causing magnesium deficiency but I’m not sure
ffof haven’t fed nutes
Temp mid 70s
Humidity 40-50
Add some pure Epsom salt to your water, at a rate of1/2 teaspoon per gallon, every time you water til you chop... See what that does for you.
 

70's natureboy

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You never know with Fox Farm if it will be too strong or too weak. Once you figure out the hand you're dealt then you can work with it.

The OP's plant looks hungry. I would feed it the rest of the way now.
 

waterproof808

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If I had to make a guess, the OP isnt watering consistently because he is growing in a fabric pot, sitting on a towel on top of hardwood floors and is scared of damaging the floor.
 

Treesomewanted77

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If I had to make a guess, the OP isnt watering consistently because he is growing in a fabric pot, sitting on a towel on top of hardwood floors and is scared of damaging the floor.
You make a great point on that. They need to get them off the floor and get a drain pan under them so they can properly watered and maintain the waterings consistently
 

JustBlazin

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I agree with waterproof, looks like your either letting soil dry out to much or just plain not watering enough. Your in organic soil, you want your pot to be moist at all times to keep your microbes happy and giving your plant what it needs from the soil.

It could also be that your soil is depleted already but judging by the size of your plant compared to your pot size I have a hard time believing that.

You should feed some half strength liquid organic veg nutes and make sure you water until its just about to run off. You don't want run off but close to it, let it dry out but never let it get to dry before giving it a good soak again. Hopefully that will help.
 

McShnutz

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Lower your in going pH to 6.2 from 6.9
Add 1 tbsp/gallon of unsulfured blackstrap molasses, once every 2 weeks. Should help stimulate your micro herd.
 
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