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Beginning of flower, would you guys try and flush it or let it grow out? (Organic)

FriendlyGardener
FriendlyGardenerstarted grow question 2d ago
I gathered this soil and just kept dumping in stuff which broke down over the past summer. It's seemingly too hot, tips have increasingly been turning yellow now for ~2 weeks. Not sure if I can even flush anything out as only dry amendments are inside like ash,guano, vegetables
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Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 2d ago
Hey Growmie, Sounds like your mix might still be too hot from all the organic matter breaking down. Tip burn for two weeks straight usually points to excess nitrogen or salt buildup, even in organics. Stuff like guano and ash can release a lot at once, especially if it wasn’t fully composted before planting. Flushing dry amendments doesn’t work like with bottled nutes, but you can try heavy watering to dilute things a bit and leach out some of the excess. Just be careful not to overdo it and drown the roots. It might help to topdress with some worm castings or plain compost to balance things out and buffer the intensity. And maybe next run, let the soil cook a little longer before planting. If new growth keeps coming in with crispy tips or the plant stalls out, transplanting into a milder mix could save her. Organic can be super rewarding, but it needs time to stabilize. You’re not alone, though tons of us have cooked our girls with “freestyle” soil blends at some point. Keep an eye on the new growth and see if she levels out
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 1d ago
Anything that is small enough for plant roots to absorb and is an ionic compound and can be considered a mineral salt electrolyte. During aerobic decomposition of organic matter, numerous chemical reactions occur that release heat. Organic matter is being decayed into mineral salt electrolytes at X rate, you most certainly could leech the medium until EC reaches a level, the rate of release would determine how quickly the problem would reappear. This might be a risky attempt at peril, but you could also try adding uncharged biochar, biochar acts as a cation sink in soils. It does this by increasing the soil's cation exchange capacity (CEC), which is the ability of the soil to hold positively charged ions like calcium, magnesium, potassium, and ammonium. Biochar achieves this through its porous structure and high surface area, providing numerous binding sites for these cations. Adding horticultural charcoal to soil generally lowers several soil reactions related to nutrient availability and soil chemistry. Specifically, it can reduce the release of nitrous oxide and methane, and it can decrease the concentration of soluble phenols in soil solution. Additionally, charcoal can decrease nitrate availability and may hinder the mineralization of nitrogen under certain conditions. They are all different, although they look identical, they are very different, be careful not to confuse. God luck!
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AestheticGenetics
AestheticGeneticsanswered grow question 2d ago
It may not be an excess but a deficiency. Id just let her grow and monitor it. Sometimes plants get used to the nutrients levels and balance out. id check your water ph as its being used to make sure everything is in the target range for best absorbtion. i know in organics you dont need to ph but it is a helpful tool to have. best of luck dude!
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RasendeRollo92
RasendeRollo92answered grow question 2d ago
Hey 👋 Looks like too much nitrogen. Is your PH okay ? Maybe check it first and decide afterwards what to do.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2d ago
That stuff slowly breaks down before it is plant available. So, if there's too much of that going on, not much you can do. A little extra runoff might be able to balance it out... each time you irrigate it'll temporarily dilute it until the rate of nutes becoming avaialble to plant catches back up. can't re-constitute it midstream... well you can but this context doesn't look extreme enough for a root wash and transplant to new medium. That's an incredibly stressful thing to do and only viable in the face of utter catastrophe, imo. You sure pH is okay? worth a check. also, just because one or more things is overfed does not mean all things are overfed. Trying to mitigate this might cause some deficiencies, so observe and react as best you can.
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