Hi Everyone,
Looking for a little help here, can’t quite figure out what is wrong with this plant. Is it a calcium/magnesium issue? Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Welcome to the forum.
It is unlikely to be a cal/mag issue. Let’s get some more information and go from there:
A support ticket will help us help you. Can you please fill out a support ticket? Please include what type of water you are using (RO, distilled, tap.)
COPY/PASTE the below list into your forum post.
Answer these simple questions the best you can.
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NA (non-applicable)
• What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed
• Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF
Soil brand and type
• Vessels: Pots, Grow beds, Buckets, Troths
• Runoff pH
• Runoff PPM/TDS or EC
• Indoor or Outdoor
• Light system and wattage
• Temps; Day, Night
• Humidity; Day, Night
• Ventilation system; Yes, No, Size
• AC, Humidifier, De-humidifier,
• Co2; Yes, No
If growing Hydro some additional questions:
-DWC? RDWC? Autopots? Ebb and Flow? Other?
-Distance of liquid below net pot (DWC)
-Temperature of reservoir
-TDS of nutrient solution
-Amount of air to solution
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Thanks for getting back with me! I have a 4x4 AC Infinity tent with heat, humidifier, 450 watt light set at level 7, 2 circulating fans and one inline exhaust. This is my second grow, first one was okay not great, ran into the same problem don’t know if its watering or what. I will answer your questions as best I can. Thanks in advance for your help.
What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed
Lemon Kush, Grower’s Choice from a friend
• Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF
Organic Soil
Soil brand and type
FoxFarm. I filled the bottom half of the pot with Ocean Forest and the top half with FoxFarm Happy Frog
• Vessels: Pots, Grow beds, Buckets, Troths
Using 5 gallon fabric pots
• Runoff pH
Have not done, worried about over watering
• Runoff PPM/TDS or EC
Have not done, worried about over watering
• Indoor or Outdoor
Indoor in a 4x4 tent
• Light system and wattage
LED 450 watt
• Temps; Day, Night
Keeping temperature at 78 degrees day and night
• Humidity; Day, Night
Keeping humidity at 55%
• Ventilation system; Yes, No, Size
6” AC Infinity inline fan
• AC, Humidifier, De-humidifier,
Have a humidifier
• Co2; Yes, No
No Co2
Forgot to add that I’m using RO water with a PH at 6.8
Your runoff numbers are going to tell us more of what is happening in the medium. Cannabis in soil prefers a drought/dry cycle, so when the soil is dry, it’s important to water/feed to full runoff. Not doing so can result in a ppm buildup and eventually lockout.
This is on the high end, I suggest going lower at around 6.5. Are you supplementing calmag or anything to achieve this pH? RO water alone doesn’t have sufficient TDS for a reliable pH reading. But RO water alone is fine for watering days, as it will basically take on the pH of the medium.
I just did a soil run off and the PH is 6.0 and EC is 1300 I haven’t been feeding them too much or watering too much because I had a gnat problem. I got that under control but now I’m dealing with the plant not looking too good. I’m beginning to wonder if I just was not watering it enough.
Soil with salt???
Plants are typically capable of handling run off watering around week 3ish after the seedling period…5-6 weeks above ground with a healthy plant. 6.0 is out of range for soil, your PPMs are good at 1300. I would recommend watering/feeding at 6.8 on the next round and follow a drench to drought routine for soil grows
That’s part of the item in the ticket.
Synthetic nutes are considered salts. Salt isn’t necessarily NaCl (sodium chloride, or table salt), it’s the combination of acids and bases forming a compound. Salt buildup at the root zone is definitely not what you wanna season your steak with.
Right, but that item in the Support Ticket should read “Soil with synthetic fertilizer” – not “Soil with salt.” That’s what I meant to point out.
There’s about 28 variations of the support ticket on the forum.
Is this the latest, official ILGM version? ILGM Grow Support Ticket - #19 by Myfriendis410
It includes a line that reads:
-Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF
Its predecessor doesn’t: ILGM Grow Support Ticket
How old are they?
Photoperiod or auto?
Is the nutrients fox farms?
6 weeks old
They are autos
And I’m using Fox Farm
Thanks