The "C" Crowd

All doing well...even the soil one (actually....that's soil #4)

im voting for 25% more perlite if u go to 'dirt#5':)

or maybe on transplant.

I've had issues with perlite.....BAD ISSUES. I asked my hydro guy if I needed perlite for this soil and he said no so I'm not doing it. He said you CAN use it but with this particular soil (Fox Farm Ocean Forest) I don't need to have it. I may try some on my NEXT :eek: soil grow though because it does seem to require less watering than I am used to in my many years of soil experience. :D

So this power plant had been starting to take a dive and I've been doing things to try and fix the problem but I am starting to come to the conclusion that the plant is rootbound. (see photo)

At first I thought the issue was too much nitrogen so I dropped my CalMag level from 400ppm to 200ppm about one week ago. Since then the problem has gotten worse so nitrogen OD is out. Right now my numbers are standing at about 1200ppm and dropping back the numbers to about 1000 did not improve the issue either. My ph is between 5.5-6.2 religously so that's not the problem either.

This morning Mr Hound and I pulled up the bucket and guess what? About six times the amount of roots normally in my buckets.....what the hell is that about? I'm thinking I've found the problem but want everyone's elses thoughts ......PLEASE.....because I don't really know what to do with this plant. I vegged this plant for five weeks before turning.....was that too long? Thoughts people? :confused:

My (simple) plan so far is to cut the nutes in half and water this thing by hand in a seperate bucket with 1/2 strength nutes and try to limp it through but I'd LOVE any other ideas. I'd hate to lose this plant but it seems to have gotten worse in a hurry and I'm just not sure what to do. (Keep in mind this plant has SEVERAL WEEKS to go until finish.) :eek:

As you can see the Dutch Dragon is unaffected (last photo) .....and actually the pruning I did on it for clone cuttings seem to have made it alot happier as well. I shall have to reconsider my rule of not pruning plants in the future (depending on situation of course) :cool:

WH do you think its a good idea to cut off lower branches closest to where the stem hits the dirt. i mean my plant its growing really scronny leaves and branches on the lower part of it. should i chop them to improve on the higher branches? :rastasmoke:

hey WH....havent been on in a bit...laptop took a shit...i didnt use any perlite in my ocean forrest...water still runs through pretty fast..very airy stuff.......
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whiskeytango

and i think you did veg too long...IMHO...PP is one of those strains like jack herer, that you usually put into flowering at 12in...3-4 weeks, or as soon as the clones root.....IMO

Thanks for the input Stealth......do you think that is what is causing this situation....rootbound?

i do actually...been trying to think what i would do though.....hmmmm
gonna smoke another...brb with an idea
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whiskeytango

WH, If everything else is correct as you say it is, my vote is for root bound. That's a lot of damn roots. Why don't you just put it in a 5 gallon bucket instead of 3 for the remainder? I disagree about a certain time to put plants into flower mode. It can be anytime. You could veg for several years if your container was big enough. What bad issues have you had with perlite? I didn't know it could cause any issue other than the need to water more often.

Opie...Thanks....we all seem to be coming to the same conclusion here. I think the key phrase is.....if your container is big enough and it sure looks like mine isnt.

One possible scenario I'd like ideas for....just in thinking stages......would it be possible to transplant this plant into a five gallon container of soil?