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Plant growing weak (leaves); don't know what to do / to expect with her

Cockpitloulou
Cockpitlouloustarted grow question 4 years ago
One of the plants I'm growing is looking feeble. Leaves are growing thin and she drinks less than the others. Same strain and same growing conditions. Seedling was stuck in his seed's hull and I had to remove it myself, scrunching a bit one of the cotyledons. What should I do ?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
I would hazard a guess and blame it on the fact that you only seem to be watering near the main stem and not the whole pot. This may have "signalled" your plant, over time, that water is scarce and as an adaptation she has reduced the size of her leaves to cope with the possible low moisture content of the substrate. Mind you this is just a guess on my behalf and I do not hold a degree in plant psychology! You really should be watering the entire pot, roots will not grow and explore into dry areas. As you seem to be growing in coir, there is very little chance of over watering, just don't water too often and everything should be fine. A good deep watering, to run off, every few days, is far better than giving small amounts often, Just remember to wait until the top 1-2 inches are dry before watering again and water from edge to edge of the pot. Watering to run off will also help prevent excess nutrient salts from building up to toxic levels and also ensure water is getting right to the bottom of the pot, which is where most of the roots will be by now. This leaf mutation has nothing to do with cotyledon damage, big or small. Sometimes plants with broad leaves will revert to growing narrow leaves when flowering, so this could be perfectly normal too, but watering properly and deeply is vital for strong and healthy growth. Hope this helps,.......... Organoman.
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sir_isO
sir_isOanswered grow question 4 years ago
Well, a bit tricky to say, but it does look like a nutrient imbalance (potentially root) issue, and organoman might have a point about the watering. This is gonna sound a bit weird, but I'd think of maybe chucking a bit of extra sulphur and calcium at it (buffering effects). Now I know you're using calmag, but ratios in calmag are often quite biased to magnesium relative to natural supply/levels.
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OrganicNature420
OrganicNature420answered grow question 4 years ago
Might just be the pheno bro. Had loads look like that at some point but always recovered. Tiny bit of nutrient burn but that's about it. Continue as you are 👍🏻🌱
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