hard soil?

[YASoob]

today, i was just checking up the status on the plant and i was touching the soil on my plant which are over 2 months old. they soil in the middle seem hard. is it suppose to be this way? (i got scared and flushed it because it was also developing yellow leaves on the bottom)

[Swizzy89304]

Not sure about the soil in the middle being hard, but thats where the roots form at first so it could be down to that.
Oh, and leaves fall off/turn yellow/die during flowering, its nothing to be worried about... as long as it starts from the bottom up, that is. If its only got a few weeks left until harvest, at least youve got the flushing out the way so that when shes dried ittl taste a lot better. When I buy Herb that hasnt been flushed properly, I always get a headache, whether its schwagg, mids or 'dank'.

[LIP]

Well, the soil shouldnt be too hard because the plant need oxygen to the roots.

[Jdog7000]

Maybe add more perlite next time.25% perlite to 75% soil at least.

[Garden Knowm]

Only your KAK should be hard when you are looking at your plants.. never your soil

and now you KNOWM

[YASoob]

the 2 plants is not in the flowering cycle. each of the plant is under a 42 watt cfl 24/0. I added more perlite when i transplanted, but i didn't do it when i began the grow. what can i do to not make it hard?

[YASoob]

would the "N" defficiency be the cause of the yellow leaves or could there be another problem that is causing the yellow leaves?

[Garden Knowm]

yes that may be the problem..

Have you been watering with PH balanced water of 6.8-6.8 (or near that)?

Is the stem red?

The leaf that is yellow?Where is it? TOP? BOTTOM? middle?

can you post a picture?
grrrrrrrrr


: )

[YASoob]

lol, i wish i had a digital cam.

stem is green, yellowing is only occuring on bottom and i been watering with only distilled water.

[GrowinGreen23]

he mentuoned it was on the bottom so i'm guessing it's the plants natural ability to shut off leaves that aren't keeping up anymore , the bottom leaves are essentially useless so they get rid of them to save energy, to loosen the soil just break it up with your finger making sure you don;t harm the roots youonly need to go about an inch and a half to two inches down.

[Garden Knowm]

YAsoob - sounds greek..


There is really nothing wrong with distilled water.. it is VERY safe..

BUT!!!!!!! there is nothing in it.. it is probably PH 7.0 with ZERO PPM

This can basically stop a plant from growing.. It will just kinda freeze in time.. and then slowly DIE. very slowly...

SOOOOO..

What kind of soil are you using? WHat brand? Do you know the starting PH of your soil...?

Are you flowering NOW..
If your plants are 2 months old.. you should be flowering NOW? correct?

: )

[YASoob]

my plants are not gonna flower. i'm using them as donors. they are continuously growing. I think what happen is that i didn't use perlite on the 1 gallon pot, and then i transplated but i used perlite on the 2 gallon pot. so my guess would be that the hard soil came from the 1 gallon pot without extra perlite.

yasoob - smokes weed in laos

its still growing about 1/4-1/2 inch a day. should i break up hard surface with a fork?

[Garden Knowm]

A donor, ?

You mean a mother plant? Is it going to be used for clones..?

I am starting to think hat the leaves on the bottom are turniing yellow because they are not getting enough light... very very common

Is your plant Spindly?

I would not break up the soil with a fork..for that to be effective you would have to go deep enough that it woould also damage the roots..

If it is something you really want to take care of.. you should transplant.. using a 80-20 - soil/perlite mixture..

ya feel me..

: )

[YASoob]

the plant seems strong. nice green grow, freash new nodes.

[buthead]

yep just at they said,break up the up the surface,i do that ever day,the day after i have watered,really helps them,out.pece bh/

[GrowinGreen23]

USE YOUR FINGER! not a fork, you can damage the roots

GG23

[daima]

today, i was just checking up the status on the plant and i was touching the soil on my plant which are over 2 months old. they soil in the middle seem hard. is it suppose to be this way? (i got scared and flushed it because it was also developing yellow leaves on the bottom)
your soil should never be hard. this will effect the growth of your plant in a negative way

dai*ma:stoned:

[bigbullsbuds]

I am having the same problem, so I worked up the the hard soil with fingers.. Very hard not to upset the roots.. I added more soil and perlite (pre made mix). My pots are large and i kept mine in these pots since babys.. I have heard that this is not good for the bitch. Because the nutes in the soil breaks break down..

I was using Canna Terra Flores, i am now using cannazym and the flores and a booster.. Canazymis supposed to break up dead roots.. I should have used this earlier... Maybe, i have not seen them perk up yet, so the Jury is still out.. Let you know..