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Nocturnal Stoner
05-25-2007, 12:04 PM
bout 2 days ago I bought some fish blood and bone shit so I put it in one of my plants and it said to mix in with the soil, I got a fork and done this but I thing I damaged some of the roots near the surface and exposed them to 1 day of light.

Now the plants older leaves and some new ones are shriveling up and curling upwards

was this because of exposure to light? just so I don't make the same mistake twice

Thanks

stinkyattic
05-25-2007, 01:26 PM
Nope it is because you gave them way too much fertilizer, that stuff needs to either be diluted, or mixed in at a much lower rate to the soil before you pot-up your plants. Fish emulsion, using it straight, I only use about a tablespoon per 3 gallons of soil, mix it really well, let it sit, and then mix it again before putting plants in it, and even then , they are large, old plants that can really take the 'heat'.
You now need to flush out your soil very well- and when you use organics in the future, apply them at a much lower rate and kinda get a feel for what the plants can handle.

ZeldaG.
05-25-2007, 03:30 PM
oh crap :blueknife:
i just overused that fish blood bone thing... :s poo

Nocturnal Stoner
05-25-2007, 04:53 PM
thanks alot stinky will do that under cover of darkness tonight