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Buds not swelling after 5 weeks of flower

DonCostro
DonCostrostarted grow question 2 years ago
Should I be concerned? I've had some low pH and salt buidup (runoff pH is usually 0.8 lower then what added, EC was 3.500mS, got it to 1.700 after week of only water) There's no other symptoms aside from some burnt leaf tips.
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Buds. Not fattening
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 2 years ago
It takes time to get your stuff in order while growing pal. My 1st attempt was pitiful. Got some nice airy bud. Like yours. With auto, there's key things you can't miss PH, defol, nutrients. Environment, co2 level, ppfd. And much much more. You'll get there. But that goose is done. I would think about pulling her and let her soft flush for the next week. At 70% of your lights strength. It'll be much easier on the ripening process and make for more potent bud. Good luck.
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Candog
Candoganswered grow question 2 years ago
Looks to be over nutrients and in lock out
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DonCostro
DonCostroanswered grow question 2 years ago
@CULTIVATORFROG actually I've been giving pH7 water, I just didn't change that in diary, the runoff is 6.2-6.4. My logic was that water that's absorbed by roots with the nutes has the same pH as the runoff, but I'm still confused how the soil pH works. I have also tried adding some dolomite lime powder week ago, but it didn't have any effect so far.
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CULTIVATORFROG
CULTIVATORFROGanswered grow question 2 years ago
Veo que el ph con el que riegas es de 6.3. Si es asi el agua de tu escorrentia es de 5.5 sino me equivoco. Riega con un ph de 7 para estabilizar el ph de tu sustrato. Primero arregla tu ph y luego sigue alimentanto. Ya falta poco para la cosecha, no desesperes y manten la calma. Suerte
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 2 years ago
Pottasium has problems uptaking at lower ph, it uptakes best at 7-7.5 although 0.8 may seem like minute 1 standard deviation from 6-7 is 10x, PH is logarithmic like earthquakes, and 6 is 10x the acidity of 7. We base water as the universal solvent it sits distilled at room temperature ph 7 @ 24 degrees The same water at 100 degrees is 6.2ph, that 0.8 difference, which makes it 8x more acidic. In my humble opinion at this stage, your ph should be at 7. Apply pottasium in foliar spray for quick solution in meantime.
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DesertGrower
DesertGroweranswered grow question 2 years ago
As a new grower, I also had this issue and it was definitely PH related as plants were not up taking nutrients. Once I corrected the PH issue the buds resumed growth albeit not to the same size as others of the same strain. I have found correct PH to be the most critical element in a successful grow. I learn new things every day. Happy Growing 😀
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