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Dreadnug
Dreadnugstarted grow question 2 years ago
Can someone recommend the best way to remedy a calcium deficiency?
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Leaves. Color - Mottling
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
I agree with Roberts here... that's not a calcium deficiency but a potassium deficiency - although frequently the two will occur at the same time... One of the culprits in your case is your pH.... 7 is much too high for proper absorption of the required nutes.... Get the pH down to 6,3 (a good range, at this stage of the game is 6,0 - 6,4) ... The second culprit is the Fish Powder.... it has far FAR too much nitrogen in it and you're giving it a lot of that stuff... this may have caused a lockout of the other nutes. Plants in flower needs a lot less nitrogen than they require during veg.... and they need a lot more potassium and phosphorus.... If you want to grow organically, two good PK boosters I would recommend are bonemeal (for the P) and Langbeinite for the K.... The Langbeinite doesn't dissolve easily so what I've done when I grew in soil was to top dress 1 tablespoon of the Langbeinite once a month... If this was my grow, I would be seriously considering flushing the plants (3x the pot volume of water pH'd to 6,3 adding in 1/2 strength nutes to the final gallon - but cutting that Fish Powder WAY WAY back)... let them dry out before watering again and then when that's dried, you can resume your normal feeding BUT KEEP THE FISH POWDER CUT WAY BACK! :-D And definitely add some bonemeal and some Langebeinite as well as some calmag.... Good luck!
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 2 years ago
Seeing a few different symptoms show up. Maybe pH is outta whack?
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 2 years ago
That is A potassium deficiency. Bulking requires a lot of potassium. This is a text book example from light to severe shown in pictures. Straight burnt tips and discoloration is light signs. Then spotting. I recommend checking your substrate ph as well.
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