Yellow,yellow,yellow wtf!!!!

beachgreens

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And the battle continues 1 week from today started a feeding schedule at 1/2 dose cal-mag and a 25% decrease in botanicare nutes. Everyday they have progressively started to yellow on the new growth primarily. As of two days ago i changed back to the feeding chart suggested by a tech rep at botanicare, the same formula @ botanicare.net. I will also be raising my ph from 6.2 to 6.5 but i still have no buffer in my readygro soil. I will be feeding with every watering as suggested by everyone and their mother..lol allowing 10-15% runoff. Im going to assume without the buffer in my soil and using organics my soil should be too acidic and leaves will continue in yellow def and start to twist and bow like tacos or almost as if they were laying up against a wall...without the wall. Im gonna start posting pics day by day to try to figure this two month struggle troubleshooting this line of products. Here is a pic of my veg room this morning. Thank for listening

:idea: ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED:-P
 

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jawbrodt

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Agreed, looks like they need some nitrogen, but not sure exactly why. Sounds like the PH is well within the acceptable range, so all I can say is that you might want to try some rather potent veg fert, like MG or Jacks Classic. It also might be a good idea to start foliar feeding until you figure out your problem. Another way to fix the problem, almost certainly, would be to transplant to bigger pots with fresh soil. I'm not familiar with your type of soil, but i can guarantee that some FF Ocean Forest would fix the problem. It's some rich stuff, and the plants would have access to everything they are lacking. :cool:
 

beachgreens

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not too sure . i went by the back of the bottle on everything and reduced by 25% and on the cal mag i went 50%. now im gonna try full strength i guess.
 

jawbrodt

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^It's definitely a nitrogen deficiency, I can tell you that. What are the ratios of your fert?
 

beachgreens

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I have no idea about ratios. I just go by the bottle. I usually grow in ffof by itself but now im kinda depending on my harvest and am trying to practice a perpetual harvest while troubleshooting a new soil and new nutes. Pretty much this is what i am goin to be doin for now.

ph 6.5
Week #1 veg
1 tsp cal-mag plus
2 tsp per gallon pro blend grow by botanicare
2 tsp per gallon liquid karma

Week #2 veg increase my base by 1 tsp per gallon for a total of 15ml base in veg before going into flower.
 

jawbrodt

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The ratios of N-P and K should be labeled on the fert bottle somewhere. It'll say something like "5% nitrogen, 4% phosphorus, and 3% potassium". Those are the big 3, the ones that we're concerned about right now.
 

beachgreens

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ok ya thats what i have been doin for the past two days so guess i gotta wait it out till they react to the change
 

beachgreens

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also adding cal mag plus which on the back of the bottle says.. 2.0% total nitrogen,1.94% nitrate nitrogen,0.06% water soluble nitrogen,3.2% calcium,1.2% magnesium,0.1% iron, 0.1 chelated iron.
 

beachgreens

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It is now day 4 that I have been using Botanicare nutes and going by the back of the bottles. I think I had a slight nitro def. but since their feeding changed the yellowing has started to clear up. Here is what they look like this morning.
 

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