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HELP! Nutrient lockout? Or underfed?

lOlympuslstarted grow question 4y ago

I can’t figure out if my plants have nutrient lockout or am I not feeding them enough? I Always ph the water, ppm around 275. Giving them a tiny bit of nutrients burned the leaf tips. They turn yellow in a few days in flower. Runoff was 1400 so I flushed making it worse overnight

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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 4y ago

You don't have a diary going for this grow so it's pretty hard for us to know what's going on... Off the top of my head, I'd tell you it looks like severe nitrogen toxicity which the flush should help with.... it will take some days to see if it's helped or not, though... you'll not get the green back into those leaves so watch the new growth... it should respond. Get a diary going, tell us what nutes you're giving in what amounts, how far away are your lights, all that good stuff - then we'll have a shot at helping! I'll check back to see if you've got one going and try to help...

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PEACEMAKERanswered grow question 4y ago

How low are your lights ? Might be light burn 🔥

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WeedManiacLoveanswered grow question 4y ago

Cual es la frecuencia de riego? Tienes temperaturas alta? Porque lo que pudo pasar es que estes regando muy seguido, y mucha cantidad de agua, y por el calor y poca humedad, el agua del riego se está evaporando y los nutrientes quedan en el sustrato y vuelves a regar con fertilizantes, y comienza un ciclo de nunca acabar y te quedan todos los nutrientes en el sustrato y ocurre un bloqueo, y eso podría explicar porque el agua de la escorrentía fue de 1400. Así podría ser un bloqueo de nutrientes. Sorry es lo máximo que puedo hacer por ti, espero darle solución a tu pregunta! Buenos humos!👌

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