The deficiencies have come back which is making me think it could be something else than magnesium. I might have been feeding too much cal/mag might have locked out other nutrients.
8 weeks 4 days -
Lower leaves are curling and browning tips and upper leaves are getting interveinal chlorosis, flushed with 20liters of ph 5.8 water and used 3/4 strength nutrients.
Instantly realised it could be a bad idea to go up to 3/4 strength to combat deficiency but my EC was lower than most diarys at this time so thought i had room. Will see how they react.
8 wks 5 days -
Doing more research im now thinking that giving so much calmag has caused a lockout of potassium and maybe others? PH and EC are in check so i cant see any other reason, following the schedule (as best as I can as its designed for photo-periods not autos so bit of trial and error)
Used a foliar spray of superthrive to try and help it along.
Feel like I have a potassium deficiency PH is 5.89 and EC is 1.35 so all looks fine.
Have been using a lot of cal-mag to try and correct lacking coco due to not buffering at start. 1.75ml/l is 0.8ec but maybe too much as recomended cal-mag dose is 1ml/l so will go back down to that. As cal/mag can cause sodium buildup which can stop plant uptaking potassium.
- Flush medium completely
- Reintroduce nutes at 1/2 strength but push forward 2 weeks on nutrient schedule for higher potassium.
Flushing with PH 5.57
(Orange sherbet) First EC RUNOFF - 1.18
Will flush until runoff is around 1/3 of starting EC
FINAL EC RUNOFF AFTER FLUSH - 0.39
-ORANGE SHERBET 1/2 STRENGTH (Pushed on to week 6 nutrient schedule)- 6 litres flished through
1ml/l calmag
1.5ml grow
1.5ml bloom
0.5ml top max
2ml heaven
1.5ml alg a mic
2ml acti vera
EC IN 1.735
EC OUT 0.35
PH IN 5.82
PH OUT 5.9
@Miss_Greenthumbs_Garden,
Yea worst weather right at the end of flower! Yea will have to look into it, iv heard a lot of good things about mars hydro will definitely need to get some if i do! Thanks and happy growing! ππ
@Eagers, I hope next summer is better weather for you!! yes a few of my good grow pals have has lots of budrot this year sucks man x if u can get a little space indoors go for it x grab a ts600 from mars hydro top lights man xx happy growing xx
@Miss_Greenthumbs_Garden,
Yes its been tricky working with what nature throws, have been following a few UK growers this year completely outdoor and this year has been so wet they are all having to chop with budrot. So dissapointing after all the hard work that goes in! π€¦ββοΈstill very rewarding if you can make it to the end! π
Ah thats nice, I wanted to grow inside but had the problem of lack of space too! Good to know you can get busy over the next few months of winter! ππall the best!
I'm new here so I don't think I know how to use this. I'm selected on your 11week picture and its talking about nutrients. This can't be right? Orange sherbet auto are quick autos like 70day. Mine is alot of amber on days. I know phenos vary seed to seed , but that looks barely flowering this late? Didn't know an auto could push this long at all. All 5 of mine started flowering about week 4 midway
@NewbieNugs
Hey buddy, im pretty new to all of this too so definitely figuring it out as i go also! What is it you mean by the nutrients? The amounts im giving? They are a bit on the low side for sure.
Yeah i get you, i think mine shouldve done the same really but they were stunted at the beginning of their life until around week 3 or 4 (growing in rockwool is definitely not something id do again) but i read that a bunch of factors can determine the time it takes. Light levels and being outdoor in large pots probably added to it.
I cant find the source but read that the breeders often tell you the quickest time that it can be done but often if you dont switch to bloom nutes too early you can get a much larger yield but something they would rather not advertise.
Could be completely wrong and didnt go so well for me anyway after finding them stunted in rockwool i was always chasing a losing battle.
Theres a lot of things i would do differently next time as was quite a dissapointing first run but we live and learn!
Wish you all the best for your grow though, get a diary going bro so i can see how you got on! Good luck with it ππ