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Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0erstarted grow question 6 years ago
I neglected to buffer my coco with calmag when I hydrated the coco brick. It appears my plant is suffering Ca deficiency. I have a pot of coco buffering now, should i transplant her or is there a way to keep her in current pot? See photo labeled day 11. Thank you
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Leaves. Color - Mottling
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Stick
Stickanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi @Ga4rd2en0er! Looks like your medium has the wrong pH and your EC is a bit high for such a young auto. Go ahead and transplant her into fresh buffered medium if you know what you're doing, this must be done VERY carefully and must be the only transplantation of her life, so give it a good container (9 ~ 11L) and let's see how she reacts to her new medium. Happy growing 👊
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hello ! From what I can see you did add cal mag since 1st week so I doubt she could suffer from a cal def. I can see the spot like in a cal def but not the discoloration between the veins. Maybe an early Ph issue did that , your PH is at 6.2 which is good in late flowering but at that stage prefer 5.8 which is the sweet spot. Now if you think that you buffered coco would be better and that you can handle the transplant without harming your plant then why not but I would no do that is I was you. I hope it will help you 😁✌️🏼
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HighTV
HighTVanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey there Ga4rd2en0er! That was one hell of a name to type haha. To answer your question I don't think you would benefit from a transplant at all because this is an autoflowering plant and you want to minimize reasons for it to slow down. Those markings and indications on the day 11 photo you mentioned are what looks like PH fluctuations. The plant is unable to intake certain nutrients at varying levels of PH and the fluctuations are causing the roots to reject nutrients. To stop this from effecting other leaves you must PH your water close to 5.8. A Very important thing is the size of your container compared to the plant itself. Be careful not to over water a small plant in a big container, because the water the seedling cant reach just sits there changing PH drastically while also preventing oxygen from moving through the soil. So to recap: Don't transplant - Water at 5.8 PH - Water minimally! 😎 I hope this helps you
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey there so i came across an interesting fact that i wasnt aware of and that was how too much magnesium will lock out calcium. It tripped me out since almost all of either of those i see are always together cal-mag, it must need to be a specific ratio like a 5:1 or something. Anywho regarding the calcium troubles, theres a company out there called Kelzyme and its has a couple different high calcium mineral composite products. Its omri certified and can be used with any media. It has no npk so can be used with any other organic or nonorganic nutrients. Otherwise theres the options of like eggshells(crushed) dolomite lime, and Epsom salt(sold everywhere super convenient). Happy growing. Keep up the hard work. ✌️
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi i see no typical signs of calmag def. what i see is some lockout"scars" from having a wrong PH . The range should be between 5.5 and 6.5 . and its good if the PH flows, in dependence of your stage try to let the ph around 5.5 and 6 so the plant can absorb the nutes she needs in that stage like sulfur, boron manganese and zink
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey there , for cal mag something interesting is that the uptake from the roots is 20% efficient, and from the leaves it's 95% efficient, that means that for a quick cal mag fix you can use a spray bottle twice a day and spray the cal mag on... try to saturate the water by adding one or two ML more per L than the max for feed, and spray... yes , it's that simple ! hope this helps ! 🚀
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