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Should I kept going or game over?

Flippinugget
Flippinuggetstarted grow question 2mo ago
Thought she wouldn't need any nutes before closes a week and now I'm chasing after it. Gave her silica-tripack-fulvic @ec 0.8 She's "growing" now but It's so pale green to yellowish and wanted to ask if the damage is already done and not worth it anymore Strain is GG auto in DWC
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2mo ago
None of that is permanent damage and your grow lights make it look more pale than it really is. No reason to throw it out. If you provide a bit more than is needed, it will fill back in... just make sure it doesn't go too far the other way as you go. may need to dial up initially, then slightly dial back later. You can see initial stages of chlorosis under intense lighting long before you would in normal lighting. It kinda helps to see it earlier, too. You can adjust your formula in a more timely manner. but, take a look under normal light... try to familiarize yourself with how to translate what you see under the grow lights as far as paling/color of leaves. I bet these plants look fine under less intense light. But trust the paleness you more easily see creeping in under the high intensity lights, just don't overreact to it. I'm assuming the 'tripack' has nutrients? silica and fulvic acid on its own won't feed a plant. You are in hydro, you need to be providing 100% of the diet at all times.. there's no mad scientist add this or that in some elaborate scheme -- though you may need a slight shift in flower or transition to flower etc... for the most part consistency is better than elaborate sophistry. The levels of nutes commonly used in soilless/hydro context is fine for a young plant, too. So 1.0-1.5 EC (excluding what tap adds or non-nutrient additives used) is fine even for a fairly young plant. I'm in soilles. I start giving full strength on the 2nd irrigation and the promix i use comes with a ~1ec charge, so it's really getting it from the start. If the plant is paling, it clearly wants/needs more. Keep up with it regarldess of what 'should be' .. reality of the particular plant in front of you matters more than "should be" Observe and adjust.. take notes... avoid the problems next time. HYdro allows for complete control and if systematic, you'll have near perfect runs quickly. Good formulas will work on 90-95% of plants, and even with the ones it is less effective shouldn't be a major problem to mitigate. Keep adapting till you get there.
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Nocone_Purple
Nocone_Purpleanswered grow question 2mo ago
It’s not game over, but early nutrient deficiency in autos can slow them down a lot since their veg time is limited. Keep your EC steady around 0.8–1.0, ensure your pH is dialed (5.8–6.0), and check if roots are white and healthy. If new growth is coming out greener, she’s recovering. She’ll probably yield less than usual, but still worth finishing
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Camp_Boss
Camp_Bossanswered grow question 2mo ago
Just feed her and keep her going! Needs Nitrogen (N) specifically.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 2mo ago
Not to late. any hydro grow you need to provide all the nutrients right away as the mediums are void of nutrients. in lower concentrations as well for baby plants then getting stronger and stronger as they grow up. This looks like a DWC or RDWC grow but the dripers and buckets. Best to switch out to photoperiods for better control but over all still good. Keep going.
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 2mo ago
Why would you give up? You clearly have some seedlings growing into young plants.They just bed the right god at the right times and they'll be fine, you can find this information on the internet or on the instructions provided by your nutrients? Keep going and in a few weeks you'll have some lovely flowers to dry
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John_Kramer
John_Krameranswered grow question 2mo ago
any fulvic are K related fert, she need more N then K there is a chance to grow it if u'll listen to some good advices , but u don,t
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