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Discolored leaf edges with few burnt tips Deficancy? Nuit. Burn?

NYGreenRush
NYGreenRushstarted grow question 3 years ago
1st auto grow. Feeding DTE organics. Basement blueberries is my diary name if you want to look over the entire grow. 1 pheno has discolored leaf edges and a few burnt tips. Is this magnesium or potassium deficiency? Or did I mis-diagnose this and it's something else?
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago
So I am a coco grower. I see several things going on here that need attention. In coco it is hydro in a potter. So your coco should never dry out. Your ph and nutrition going in should be 5.8. Your ph on run off should be 5.8. You are running heavy on nitrogen by the deep dark green. Usually burnt tips means 1 of 2 things. If brown and straight tips it is potassium deficiency. If brown and curling up and in is nutrition burn. Could be either since it is just starting, but my guess is nutrition burn starting or your ph is not stable through whole potter. You can not over water in coco unless you pour water through 24/7. I personally feed every other morning after a small flush to check run off ph. Then on opposing morning I just splash with ph water to maintain wet coco. I also give a splash of ph water in evening. No run off on the splash. Don't wanna start washing nutrition out then. There is no cut off on ppm or tds as plant grows. I have hit 2100 tds in heavy flowering. Feed based on plant size. I have several coco grows or soilless grows in my diaries. Happy to help if you need more🤜🤛🌱
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NYGreenRush
NYGreenRushanswered grow question 3 years ago
Holy cow I was looking for a 1-2 word answer "mag def" or "nuit. Burn" haha. Thank you to all who gave quick responses I beleive i got my answer plus a few extra bits that i need to start considering. As i learn more about these dry top dress amendments I can narrow down what I need and not what I think I should put on them. Thanks again everybody.
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Terp_Derp
Terp_Derpanswered grow question 3 years ago
Any chance of windburn? I had similar issues and it took me forever to figure out what it was. Good luck!
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
if that's not a "hydro" nute line, you very well may need other things... you are in coco.. so you want to provide the necessary elements on demand with each irrigation + 10-15% runoff to maintain concentrations and pH. It should also list trace elements like Fe, Cu, Mo, etc... because coco has nothing to provide if it is well rinsed and buffered properly. some manufacturers are better than others... it's hard to to know for certain based on information in your diaries and here. if comfortable with some basic math, look up how to calculate ppm from guaranteed analysis labels. you can also find nutrient ppm calculators through google. https://manicbotanix.com/calculators/ppm-in-solution-calc.php compare results to my table in any of my diaries (or values just below). Ca, Mg, and S will be different depending on tap water used. i have hard water, so you may need more of any 1 of those on average than what i use. n/p/k 120s 50s 190s Ca/Mg/S 100 85 110 Stick to 650-750 total ppm from fertilizer labels and dose -- the NPK values won't need adjusting very often. The other 3 like i said depends greatly on water you use to mix nutrients. Think i'm higher than what is listed in diaries.. 675ish? my hard water may get in the way of gassing it on the nutes - not sure, but don't go much over 750ppm. if you are WAY off on any of these ballpark figures, you can assume that's the cause. Soilless/hydro is easy-peasy to react to leaf symptoms, if you know what you are feeding. If you don't it's just a guess at best... good nute line for coco should have good pH without extra shit needed to balance it out and a well-rounded / complete diet. It should be fed every single time you irrigate with 10-15% runoff. It is never "hot" nor "weak." it simply maintains an extremely fertile/safe substrate at proper pH similar to the best fields in the world. you control how much the plant uptakes by controlling factors that impact transpiration, namely temperature (a friend is always quick to remind that the important value is the temperature at the leaf, not room/tent temp) and relative humidity %.... if you get to that level of control... it is surprisingly more uniform what plants like than most are lead to believe. you don't need a massive shift in nutrients for bloom phase, either. can some boost to p or k help or maybe some hormones? sure.. but there better be a proper study with a control group to prove the benefit or it's much more likely to be "snake oil."
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