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timber03
timber03started grow question 2 years ago
What can I do to remedy this? Is it a calcium deficiency? I’ve been adding 5ml of cal/mag to a gallon of water, can I add more? Will the grow dots suddenly release lots of calcium? I’ve also top dressed with natures living soil flower power and worm castings.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
I agree with @gottagrowsometime - I don't like the look of that either - but I don't think it's a fungus (which is, I think, where his mind is going)... I think it IS a calcium deficiency but you don't have any information on nutes that you're giving her other than telling us you've added some calmag .... calmag needs to be used judiciously - and only once a week... you'd have to wait until you have some new growth to see if the problem persists or if you've resolved it.... the damaged leaves will not get better - but if the calmag is working, they shouldn't get worse. I'm more concerned, I guess, with your PH. You SAY it's 6.8 but how do you measure it? Do you have a PH pen? Have you calibrated it lately? If you've got a grow shop somewhere close, it might be worth taking your own PH reading of plain water then take that same container of water into the grow shop and ask if they would measure the PH - just for comparison... The reason I ask this is that the PH SEEMS right and your plant shouldn't be having any trouble uptaking calcium (calcium won't be absorbed if the PH is below 6.2 or above 7.0). If you're only measuring with strips of paper or the drops and then comparing to a printed chart, those are wildly inaccurate... my advice would be to invest in a PH pen if you don't have one as it is a critical tool that will prevent a lot of problems in any grow... Good luck...
Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 2 years ago
I agree with Grannie with it looking like calcium deficiency and double check your PH. You have been adding calmag for the last week. Which should stop the progression. It usually takes a week for it to stop progressing. If it does not stop in the next few days I would start to lean to wards PK toxicity which can cause a calcimum/iron lockout. But that also does not make sense because you should be seeing interveinal chlorosis on new growth, burnt tips. Kinda got me stumped if it continues.
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Lushgaia
Lushgaiaanswered grow question 2 years ago
I’ve seen this before on a few plants years ago, mine was to do with lack of nutrients not giving it enough, if it does get worse flush it and start over it’ll work
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Uygar4555
Uygar4555answered grow question 2 years ago
there is nitrogen phosphorus magnesium deficiency and give less water, ventilate the soil
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 2 years ago
I really don't like the look of that. Tell me. Does it rub off? It looks like it does?
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