pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
my plant is having a nute lockout problem i assume. can someone tell me if this is from a high or low ph. 1/3 perilite 2/3 miracle grow soil. fed mostly r/o water with some tap water sometimes.pure blend pro bloom formula.for more info please check out my grow log below. i would appreciate the help sooooo much!!
PLEASE HELP MY PLANT .
http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...=1#post1164674
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
My addvice would be get a PH meter today....NOW. A basic one like this would do.http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Digital-Mi...QQcmdZViewItem Though there are more just look around.
If the plant is in trouble better to get the cure asap. Baking soda or vinegar will alter the PH if u cant get PHup/down
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
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Originally Posted by Uppen
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If the plant is in trouble better to get the cure asap. Baking soda or vinegar will alter the PH if u cant get PHup/down
Dont do anything 'till u have a meter though.
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
looks like normal yellowing and veg leaf loss in that stage of flower. i doubt a ph problem started outa nowhere.
what size pot you got?
how long you been in 12/12?
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
its in a #3 container. i think it holds about 1.75 gallons. its ~41 days 12/12. i doubt its normal yellowing of the leaves cause its got lots of spots and a few of the leaves went from nice healthy dark leaves to crispy and dead in just a few days.
can i get ph testers locally anywhere? if the local hydro store has any they are probably the expensive testers.guess i need to give them a call. if i buy one online it might take up a week to get here.
would this one be any good, its only $7.95 .
http://www.discounthydroponic.com/Im...tester-500.jpg
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
You really want to get a digital one that measures to +/- 0.1 PH. The one you pictured dosn't look accurate enough. If u cant get one locally i recommend you buy online. It may take a week to arrive but at least you have it for next time. And if u have spare cash use the $7.95 one as a rough guide untill a good one arrives.
Keep the water @ 6.5-6.7 PH
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
are you positive the soil is toxic? Run water through the medium to clear it. Its possible that it needs nutrients too. Do you think its over ferted or underferted? You only have about 2 weeks before you harvest anyway.
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
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Originally Posted by ValkyrieAg
are you positive the soil is toxic? Run water through the medium to clear it. Its possible that it needs nutrients too. Do you think its over ferted or underferted? You only have about 2 weeks before you harvest anyway.
i cut more holes and ran some water thru it the other night. before there was a white dust which would be calcium deposits on the soil and container at the bottom. now that i have cut more holes into the bottom and raised the container off the plate and flushed it out im hoping it doesnt progress much further. it has affected most of the upper and mid section fan leafs, the small leafs closer to the buds havent been affected as much or at all and the lower fan leaves arent affected. hmmmmm
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
MG preferted soil... RO water... yikes... there's the culprit!!!
did you know that tap water that has calcium in it can actually help prevent a precipitous drop in pH from toxic salt buildup? Calcium Carbonate, or CaCO3, limestone, is a neutralizing agent for acids!
I honestly think that using RO water is not a good idea. Especially if you are not adding CalMag plus! That's very important... you have to replace the Calcium and Magnesium if you use RO or distilled. And a calcium deficiency can cause weird blotches and necrosis like you have.
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
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Originally Posted by mattbury
before there was a white dust which would be calcium deposits on the soil and container at the bottom.
I doubt that was calcium, but rather salt precipitate from your liquid ferts interacting with the ferts in the dirt.
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
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Originally Posted by stinkyattic
MG preferted soil... RO water... yikes... there's the culprit!!!
did you know that tap water that has calcium in it can actually help prevent a precipitous drop in pH from toxic salt buildup? Calcium Carbonate, or CaCO3, limestone, is a neutralizing agent for acids!
I honestly think that using RO water is not a good idea. Especially if you are not adding CalMag plus! That's very important... you have to replace the Calcium and Magnesium if you use RO or distilled. And a calcium deficiency can cause weird blotches and necrosis like you have.
sounds like the culprit to me. Great info stinky attic, thanks -KB
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
thanks stinkyattic, very good info, i didnt know all that ;) about the white dust, i meant to word that as a question but forgot the question mark.thanks for answering that :rasta: . sounds like my plant could use some vitamin c
so should i:
a: go to the store and get a bag of limestone and mix a small amount in with my next watering...
b: avoid limestone in the soil 2 weeks from harvest...
c: go about this problem another way...
..im gonna hit the pipe a couple more times ::whew:: :D ~43day 12/12
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
I think the limestone is kind of meh at this point... you obviously are going to make it to harvest.
If you had access to calmag plus, that would be excellent.
In the meantime, some nice boring tap water isn't going to hurt, and now you will remember in the future a couple useful hints:
-RO water needs Ca and Mg added to it
-Tap water is fine! :D
-Prefertilized soil is very hard to maintain a healthy feeding schedule with
-Soil conditioners that buffer pH right around 6.8 are GREAT and I can't say enough about them!!!!! My current soil mix is simply 40% perlite, and the rest is just plain boring sacks of composted cow manure with ADDED HUMUS to buffer pH... I just get them at the local Agway farmers coop... no pH problems since.. and I could have posted some nasty pH problem pics about a year ago when I literally lost my ENTIRE GARDEN like DEAD to a soil mix with too much peat in it!!!
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
Great info your royal stinkness..
:)
Hope ya had a happy new year.
pics of my plant w/nute lockout? hi/low ph?
lol that's Your Dankness, thank you! :D
New year was good from what bits I remember... pulled out the entire headstash... cooked like 5 different Indian dishes... got some friends over... yeah.... it was nice. Indian food makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside!