magnesium deficiency will a change of soil fix the problem

[smoknzpot]

according to the plant abuse guide one of my plants has a magnesium deficiency but the pics dont look quite the same as my plant i live in an area thats extremely volcanic so is very sulphurous i have used just normal soil from the ground which i think is the biggest problem so if i change soil & flush the roots gently will that solve my nutrient/soil problem cheers:hippy:

smoknzpot Reviewed by smoknzpot on 03-18-2007. magnesium deficiency will a change of soil fix the problem according to the plant abuse guide one of my plants has a magnesium deficiency but the pics dont look quite the same as my plant i live in an area thats extremely volcanic so is very sulphurous i have used just normal soil from the ground which i think is the biggest problem so if i change soil & flush the roots gently will that solve my nutrient/soil problem cheers:hippy: Rating: 5

[canuck grower]

You definitely made a mistake using dirt from the ground, since it's not soil at all. But changing the soil... that's pretty tricky man. People go from soil to hydro, but once you get the plant out of the soil I can't really imagine how you could nicely re-plant it without causing some stress, or quite possibly worse than that.

If there's a lot of sulfur in the area the dirt lying around is probably very bad. Hate to say it but Mg def is probably the least of your worries man.

[Laredo]

i'd say the stress is worth it. pull up the plant, remove all dirt but the ball, and repot into fresh soil. the stress should not last more than two weeks, and the benefits outway the current situation, imo.

[smoknzpot]

thanks for the help have repotted now just cross fingers & hope for the best just hope the fact that there only 2 weeks old & still very much vegging means they will handle the stress better thanks again for the advice:hippy:

[smoknzpot]

attached are sum pics of my poor wilted wenches after the transplant im not too worried bout the smaller of the 2 but the slightly bigger 1 (even though it dont look it thnx sulphur city) what im wondering is should i remove the growth that is dried up & dying& hope for the best or should i just leave it as is & pray really hoping they are salvageable coz it took me forever to get the seeds & am paranoid about ordering seeds online (customs & shit) anywho hope yall can help thanx in advance:hippy:

[canuck grower]

they look pretty good man. leave all the foliage for now, none of it looks really dead yet. this is a plant whose roots I disturbed. 2-3 days later it was right back to normal. it lost a few fan leaves, that was all.

[smoknzpot]

cheers checked them thismorning after a night period of 8 hours & they seem to have bounced back a little they both seem to be standing up a bit straighter (viagra works wonders) :hippy:

[canuck grower]

cool man. good luck and happy growing! :jointsmile:

[smoknzpot]

day 2 not looking great but appear to be hanging in there gave them a good soak last night see how they are after this night period lower foliage dried & dropped off & smaller plant has leaves angled upwards towards the light not stretching but almost praying (is it praying for salvation from my growing) will attach more pics in the next day or so to see how things are progressing according to others:hippy:

[stinkyattic]

I have played with removing dirt from the rootball in the past.
There's a couple ways I've done it:
Dry- letting the soil dry out completely and then gently shaking it out of the roots
Wet- putting the whole root ball in a LARGE pan of water and just letting it soak for ~10 minutes, and gently swishing the dirt out. Use water at room temperature!!!!
I have not lost ANY plants to repotting stress using either method.
I did this because I was going from soil to coco and wanted as little nasty old dirt as possible to come along for the ride.
Changing your soil can fix deficiencies if the def is actually a lockout caused by improper pH of the soil the plant had been in, or if it was so rootbound that nutrient uptake was impeded.
But you still have to flush after and then re-start a fert program with an appropriate fertilizer, and that CAN be a fert mixed into the soil, or one that is watered in.