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Basementgrow05
Basementgrow05started grow question 4 years ago
Transplanted her into a 5 gallon and added 2 tbs per gallon of 444 and then I topped her last week and been watering from a ph of 6.3 -6.6 could it be over watering ? Or nutrition burn ? I water when the soil gets dry with a sprayer and I dries out within usually a day or so
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Leaves. Curl down
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
Howdy, there is no way spraying water will ever be enough for a plant of that size. Have a look at my diary "Holy Mackerel" to see the root system on a 3 week old seedling, this will give you an idea as to why using a sprayer is pointless. Ideally, you want the soil evenly moist from top to bottom, but not wet. Neither do you want dry pockets as roots can't/won't grow through dry soil, neither will nutrients be available. A plant this size in a pot the size you have her in, should be easily taking 2 litres or so every 3-7 days depending on temps. It is best to give a decent deep watering to run off every few days as it is to give little amounts often, which does very little for your plant other than to stop it dying. If you could dig it up to see how much water has penetrated the soil after using your sprayer, I am sure you would be shocked! At best the first inch or two may be moist, but deeper than that would be practically dry. Until you have run off, there is no way of telling if your soil is moist the whole way through. As you have been under watering, your soil may be in danger of becoming "hydro phobic" which means if you try and give 2 litres all at once, most of the water will just run straight through the pot without much being absorbed. I would suggest you give her 500ml every half hour, over 2 hours or so (4 x 500ml = 2 litres), this way some of the water will be absorbed before the next dose of water is given. It will also cause the soil to swell a little each time and prevent the water from just running through without being absorbed. After this, try giving enough water each time the top inch or two are dry, so that water comes out of the bottom of the pot, as this will ensure the soil has had water added from top to bottom. Watering frequency could be as much as twice a day once your plant flowers to anything as long as 5-7 days at the moment while your plant is still young. All these things depend on temps, evaporation/transpiration. A couple of other things, your plant looks super green, I would suggest cutting the strength of your Gia Green 444 in half as your plant is still small and in fresh soil. It is also far better for your plant to get weaker solutions relatively often than it is to feed her big doses less frequently as it is far easier to remedy a slight under feeding than it is to rescue a plant that has been over fed and burnt. Secondly, I personally advise against any defoliation except for leaves that have gone yellow. Each healthy green leaf you remove will reduce your plants capacity to produce energy and can slow growth and even stunt plants. Each leaf is like a "solar panel" producing energy for your plant to grow her biggest and best. Each leaf removed means your plant has less energy to grow. "Bud sites" that are seemingly shaded are actually relying on those "shade/fan" leaves to produce the energy required for the "bud sites" to grow their fastest. The little leaves associated with the new growth can in no way provide as much energy as just one healthy green fan leaf. Besides, if you leave the "shade/fan" leaf in place, 3-4 days later, the little "bud site" branch that was being shaded has grown out from under the shade/fan leaf anyhow, making removal of the leaf pointless. On top of this, cannabis being the smart plant that it is, will "store" vital growth elements like carbs, sugars, amino acids etc in those large shade/fan leaves, which she will draw upon during flowering as it is much more efficient for the plant to re-use the "stored" vital growth elements from her older leaves, as it is to manufacture these vital growth elements from new during flowering. This is why the older leaves will go yellow on otherwise well fed and healthy plants during flowering. So, the removal of healthy green leaves not only reduces the plants capacity to produce energy, it also robs the plant of vital growth elements she cleverly stored in her older leaves. If the leaves are removed, the plant must use energy to grow and also to make new carbs, sugars, amino acids etc at the same time. If all the healthy green leaves were left in place, all the energy could be used just for growth. This is why cannabis will grow her fastest and biggest flowers if all healthy green leaves are left in place to do their job of providing energy to grow through photosynthesis. Less healthy green leaves = less energy produced = less reserves of growth elements = smaller/slower growth. Cannabis has evolved to grow her biggest and best flowers. Cannabis has not evolved to get rid of perfectly healthy green leaves for no benefit. Cannabis can not "channel" energy, all energy is used throughout the entire plant. There are no energy highways with little policemen directing energy flow, nor does the plant have a brain to decide where energy should go. All energy gets divided equally through the whole plant. Removing healthy green leaves means there is less energy to go around, slowing growth with potentially smaller growth/size over all. The plants first response to losing leaves is to grow new ones to replace the loss of energy production. Since leaf removal stimulates the plant to grow new leaves, what is the point of removing healthy green leaves? If she still has her leaves, all her energy can go into "whole plant growth" meaning there are no energy setbacks to achieving optimal/maximum plant and flower size. Sorry for the "anti defoliation" sermon, I just can't help myself at times! I hope this helps in some way, either you or somebody else reading this. Good luck and happy growing,...... Organoman.
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smoke24
smoke24answered grow question 4 years ago
Somethings up with your watering. There is no way a 5 gallon pot should be dry after only a day or so at this stage of growth. When you water make sure the pot is completely saturated, but no runoff since you are using organic nutrients. Then don't water again until the top inch of soil is completely dry. Happy growing.
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