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Day 32 Veg, Leaves slightly wilted and feel cripsy/waxy. Help Please

DogDaze89
DogDaze89started grow question 3 years ago
When I transplanted from solo to fab pots Day 28, i saturated the Medium (pro-mix HP) with 6.1 ph'd water (no run off.. using 1tsp calmag to 1gl water). Let dry for 12 hours then transplanted. Soil below the surface is still moist, 5 days since transplant.
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Leaves. Curl down
Leaves. Wilting
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Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 3 years ago
When she goes like that it is usually root issues. You just recently transplanted so it could be she is just adjusting to her new pot which can take a while if she was root bound. It sounds lke you have given enough nuturents so I would hold off until you see some improvement in her looks. Is the soil dry 1" below the surface? If so water. otherwise be patient and she should start to recover. Happy Growing
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
you are in a soilless substrate. I don't think what you are feeding is a good ration npk and likely doesn't have all the secondary and trace nutes. I think you have an imbalance that is causing multiple issues. find an inexpensive complete hydro feed, if you want to use promix. It has no nutrients in it, except for some minimal amount of dolomitic lime and maybe some gypsum.. but it doesn't amount to "enough" of either Ca or Mg. like chow said, you wait for top 1" to dry or so... but you fertilize every single time in soilless substrate.. always. the plant depends 100% on you giving what it needs... this is a very simple way to grow and offers great results. If you have guaranteed analysis labels you can calculate PPM of each element. This makes deducing problems very easy, since we control all the variables. There are nutriennt ppm, calculators online, google for them -- as easy as reading labels, typing in a couple inputs and hitting enter a few times. Also add up total of what you feed... should be 650-750ppm. *first two weeks or so seed can power growth. Could ramp up but at 1.5EC not necessary, either. 10% runoff ensures you maintain pH and concentration of nutrients in substrate. allowing it to dry up top avoids microbial growth, pests and such. You need runoff waste. don't let it sit in it and absorb back up into pot... otherwise you will almost certainly run into prolems as time goes on. Anyway, if you calculate the elemental ppm, you want to be in this ballpark at roughly 6pH: N-120-130 P-50-60 K-190-210 below will depend a bit on your tap water, i have hard water, you may need more if you have better water. Ca- 100ish Mg - 80-90 S - 110ish If near here, only small adjustment will need to be made for any 1 picky plant, but most will be very happy as-is at ~1.3-1.5EC (650-750ppm and these ratios @6pH). A good nutrient brand will have a well-buffered solution that should not require any ph-up or down... but, if that is not the case, do adjust pH. you don't need those expensive pot brand bullshit... Acetic acid is fine (white distilled vinegar) and for base.. unlikely ou need to raise pH, but if rarely, baking soda is fine, but if it is needed every time you irrigate i'd find something without a Na+ ion. occasionally used? no prob but at somepount you'll raise salinity levels if used often. 5 days and still moist up top isn't so bad... expecially after a recent transplant -- often have to grow into pot a bit, right? The plant is not undersized significantly and likely the stress is slowing down feeding rate. Once you get kinks worked out, it bet it recovers fast and it doesn't remain as wet as long (while relative to growth in meantime) If yo uthink it's going to remain wet too long, onyl irrigate a circle around plant, not all the way to pot edges. Do ensure some runoff out bottom -- you want that entire column to get saturated -- same reasons as 10% runoff above... but more complicated if pot is too large. i don't think this is case.. 1 irrigation cycle tht goes a bit long and quickly reduces after that is no big deal. I often see upto ~7 days after a transplant before 'next' irrigation. But, next cycle is ~5, then ~3 etc... all good. So, i think you have an imbalance due to ferts as well as irrigation habits... plenty of time to fix all that. if you want an all-in-one go for a 2:1:2 ratio. 20-10-20, whatever.. as longn as that proportion. Otherwise look for a 2 or 3 part system that allows a little more individual adjustment of elemental concentrations while mostly maintaining other levels.
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DogDaze89
DogDaze89answered grow question 3 years ago
Thanks dude! i'll let her ride for a little while. Do you think setting them outside in the sun would be a good/bad idea to dry it out a little? Worried about introducing pest though if i was to do that for the afternoon.
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