Week 5 Flower Questions

Muex

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Quick history of this grow.... i got started with some very cheap Walmart materials ... over the past 2 months i have went from closet to 4x8 tent, *2 weeks ago
(previous owner used to grow mushrooms in it)
I now have a mars hydro TS600 grow light and a Spider Farmer SF1000 Led but I honestly don't have the hands-on experience to make conditions ideal as i have only done fruits and veggies in my early years and haven't gardened in over 20 years (im 32 lol) and very much a student to this.


As the title suggests I'm in week 5 flower of my first ever grow and i am losing hope. My leaves are either spotted brown or are browning at an alarming rate. Earlier today i noticed that the brown finally spread to the tips of my sugar leaves and it feels like ive just been "1st love dumped" Im hoping i can save her or salvage. I also know i only have 4 weeks left tops before harvest so i doubt there is much i can do but salvage.
The strains are unknown (Big sister blessed me with her saved over the year seeds)
I am using FF OF Soil and Flora Flex nutes after upgrading from Root organics 9.99 bag of dirt.

My thoughts from what i see at an eyes notice is:
I haven't PH'd my water
I haven't top dressed my soil since they have been in the 3-gallon pots so i honestly think this is the main issue. I won't be able to get soil until 10/20 and I've noticed a decline for about 2 weeks now.
I have a really strong humidifier and a weak one, I run the weak one while i am away because the other one leaves things DRENCHED.
My strains are unknown.
My tent is new to me and hasn't been set up right.

What i thought to do to fix:
Buy some FF OF and worm castings and top dress while ph-ing my water and only using the Bud ripener from Floraflex


I have been reading up on what to buy for my next grow and of course saw the K.I.S.S method and wanted to lean on that for simplicity but i also saw a few potential recipes and wanted advice.
Would these materials suffice? I really dont want to over complicate things as i have already done so and screwed up pretty badly.

FF Ocean Forest (by itself) or mixed with a brick of coco
or
FF Bush Coco Loco and MaxiBloom for Nutes
or
There is a place near me that has completely broken-down aged Horse Manure Compost that is 2 years in the making. I was going to mix that with some Coco perhaps and feed with Gaia Green 4-4-4 and 2-8-4
OR
the Compost with Coco and Maxibloom - That seems the most simple ^_^
*IDK why i am so stuck on trying coco lol. If i am doing too much trying to incorporate it please let me know

I will post pictures when i get off of work but i wanted to get some feedback while i wait. I literally can't think of anything else but my babies right now lmao
 
Be aware that coco is hydroponic and needs to be fed daily to 20% runoff.. Also it doesn't play well with organic material..
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Ah, Thank you for this. I just checked out the seller near me and he has his compost $10 per 35 gallon bag or $35 per loaded scoop 1 cubic yard. I was thinking of just doing that then.
Could i still use the Maxibloom with the compost? Would i need to add a soil to it?
 
You can use the maxi after the soil runs out of nutes but I would stay organic and use the Gaia green..
Wish I had access to good aged manure.. Gotta buy it in bags..
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When you say stay organic, do you mean just stick with the compost and maxi after it runs out of nutes?
or are you saying compost and Gaia? (forgive my ignorance i just want to make sure im understanding)
These links are absolute gems -HOLY Thank you! if i go with Coco, will most likely use the Grow Easy guide you provided
 
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I would go with compost and the gaia green.. Only use the maxi if neccessary..
I basically use 1/3 peat, 1/3 compost, 1/3 aeration (perlite) add gaia at recommended dose per gal..
I use Dr Earth but they are very similar.. Then topdress with gaia and EWC (earth worm castings) every three weeks or so..
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here are some pics I just took - Go easy on me lol
Am I wrong in assuming there are feeding off themselves due to lockout?
 
Whew, the weekend is finally here!

An update: I went to a local hydro store and they chatted with me for while.
The supplies I walked away with
Bush doctor Coco loco
Down to earth veg 4-4-4
Down to earth flower 4-8-4
Ph kit
Great White Premium Mycorrhizae

I’m starting a new grow with this as well.Hoping I have all that I need. (I didn’t grab the compost this time)

Here are some updated pics though.
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You might want to trim that dead stuff off. Its not adding to your grow and it is throwing shade on some leaves that could work off some of that nute burn, with some direct light. That down to earth stuff you got seems like its for veg, you might want to get some with a little more potassium, for flowering.
 
That was my bad, it should say flower 4-8-4
And I’ll take pics after I trim it to better show. I was afraid that I’d stress it even more
 
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