cool beans
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Message #84450 posted by cool beans (Info) March 04, 2008 12:21:54 ET
In Reply to: More Q's - appreciate the help posted by Xaint Vicioux (Info) March 03, 2008 23:34:08 ET
Yellowing lower leaves arent a huge deal, but it tells you something isnt right. In your last post, several good folks told you the soil was likely too wet, too often. That probably is the cause of the yellowing leaves.
It generally takes a few days for poor plant health prob symptoms to appear, and it takes several days for the new growth to show any improvement after its fixed. Have you fixed the overwatering problem? A good way to tell if the pots need water is to lift them up right after watering...let them dry out for a few days, then lift them again. There should be a noticable difference in weight. Cannabis does its best with a wet and dry cycle. You have to let the soil dry out between waterings.
You show fairly large pots in the previous post, so i doubt if they need much food, if any, yet. Also with large pots, they take longer to dry out, so waterings might only be once a week or so, until they get bigger.
One of the biggest mistakes that new growers make is that they see a problem, and immediatelly start dumping ferts, chemicals, additives, and whatnot on the sick plants. Nine out of ten times, that makes it worse.
On another note...i'm a huge fan of good quality PH and PPM meters, but most every new grower thinks they can "get by" without them. New growers are the folks who need them the most, and once you can get the PH and PPM under control, its a lot easier to go from seed to quality product.
I cant help you with plant food from HD. Never bought any there, but if you really think you need to use ferts, go light at first. {there again, a PPM/PH meter would be a big help}
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