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swaygrowerstarted grow question 3y ago

In the last picture of the 2nd week, the leaves are showing signs of deformity. What is the cause and how to fix it?

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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago

You're feeding your autoflowers far too early in their life. They normally don't need ANY nutrients until they're 2 or 3 weeks old so I would advise you to stop feeding them and just give them plain pH'd water for another week or two. Then, when you start giving them nutrients, start them slowly with only 1/4-1/2 strength, increasing the dosage if the plants look like they're tolerating them. Also be aware that each plant MAY react differently than the any of the others - you'll have to treat them all as individuals. Good luck!

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DutchDoobieanswered grow question 3y ago

Sawasdee P'sway, You give too much nutrients! Start to give only 75% of what you gave before and your plants will be okay! The damaged leaves will not recover but the new growth will be healthy! Happy Growing na krab! 😋

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greatwolfanswered grow question 3y ago

This could be a minor nutrient deficiency, possibly caused by nutrient lockout (to much of 1 nutrient prevents the uptake of another). If this is the case, normal watering and they will recover. Then, back to feeding, maybe a slightly weaker solution until you see how they respond.

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Shinsimillaanswered grow question 3y ago

I wouldn't worry about it. It's only in one spot, so would make me think it had some trouble while it was forming. Either a bug, drop of nutrients or little mutation. If it was a deficiency, it would be on a few of the leaves, so don't think you need to do anything to fix it.

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