Do you know what PH your water is? If you're just using tap or bottled water than I'd suggest putting a couple of drops of lemon juice per two quarts. But if you got the money, get a PH Up/Down kit and aim for PH6. Or if you end up in a hospital for whatever reason, then get PH paper from one of the drawers. You want to grow with water that is slightly acidic because it helps the plant get nutrients better through their roots.
Is it showing some sort of signs of nutrient deficiency? TBH I'm surprised it seems (to me) to be growing so well. I uh, started it off with miracle grow potting mix because it was all I had, and then I read that that is apparently very inadvisable. From there I've added pulverized egg shell and a little epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) for calcium and magnesium, and every 3 days I've been giving it a bit of miracle grow fertilizer when I saturate the pot with water (it's just what I had, the whole point of this is I'm trying not to spend any money, and I had to get the light and stuff...). A very small amount, though, to try and avoid overloading it with nitrogen while still ensuring there's a somewhat constant supply of it. Idk what I'm gonna do for the flowering phase though since I've read you need less nitrogen, more potassium/phosphorus? but my plan was to just keep on doing what I'm doing until the leaves start to show any more obvious signs of deficiency.
Idk what my water PH is, I've just been using tap water the whole time. I also read that foliar feeding is a thing, which I haven't been doing with nutrients but I have been misting it with a spray bottle of tap water maybe once a day, but I might stop that after it starts flowering because I don't want to encourage mold. It dries off pretty quickly under the fan, though.
It doesn't really quite look like the pictures I'm seeing of iron deficiency, but I did notice that the older fan leaves are a deep emerald green, whereas the newer growth is noticeably more yellow (but turns greener as it matures), so I'll keep that in mind. Would vinegar work as well to balance PH? It looks like I can just add a tablespoon to 3-4 liters of water and it should work out to around 6.0 ph. But would that have some other negative effects on plants? The internet just says "vinegar will kill plants" but the first google results aren't really distinguishing between undiluted 5% vinegar and heavily diluted vinegar.
Alternatively I'm thinking I can start pouring dilute leftover coffee since I usually have some leftover every day and theoretically that'd both lower the PH and be a source of nitrogen. I don't wanna have to buy limes and stuff, lol
I mean vinegar could work but I just don’t trust it without testing the ph. Also I don’t trust what’s in the bottle to be all vinegar. If you’re cutting any fruit, you could squeeze a some of the juice onto the soil. Just do that once a week and it should be good. But you could ultimately keep this course and see where it takes you. Because you’re really doing a good job with this plant and I’m impressed that you really went out gorilla style with this plant. But if you choose to do this more, I’d suggest lowering your ph with some kind of natural citrus. If you ever have questions, let me know.
Do you know what PH your water is? If you're just using tap or bottled water than I'd suggest putting a couple of drops of lemon juice per two quarts. But if you got the money, get a PH Up/Down kit and aim for PH6. Or if you end up in a hospital for whatever reason, then get PH paper from one of the drawers. You want to grow with water that is slightly acidic because it helps the plant get nutrients better through their roots.
Is it showing some sort of signs of nutrient deficiency? TBH I'm surprised it seems (to me) to be growing so well. I uh, started it off with miracle grow potting mix because it was all I had, and then I read that that is apparently very inadvisable. From there I've added pulverized egg shell and a little epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) for calcium and magnesium, and every 3 days I've been giving it a bit of miracle grow fertilizer when I saturate the pot with water (it's just what I had, the whole point of this is I'm trying not to spend any money, and I had to get the light and stuff...). A very small amount, though, to try and avoid overloading it with nitrogen while still ensuring there's a somewhat constant supply of it. Idk what I'm gonna do for the flowering phase though since I've read you need less nitrogen, more potassium/phosphorus? but my plan was to just keep on doing what I'm doing until the leaves start to show any more obvious signs of deficiency.
Idk what my water PH is, I've just been using tap water the whole time. I also read that foliar feeding is a thing, which I haven't been doing with nutrients but I have been misting it with a spray bottle of tap water maybe once a day, but I might stop that after it starts flowering because I don't want to encourage mold. It dries off pretty quickly under the fan, though.
I can’t tell but it looks like you’re having iron deficiency. Egg shells are good to put around but you’re getting what is called “nutrient lockout” because the ph in your water is high. Marijuana plants like a bit of acidity in their soil. Here’s a nice graph but the iron isn’t getting into the leaves. But I also grow like you. But I recommend putting half a lime in a water pitcher and letting the water get acidic. Don’t squeeze or nothing. But you can use lemon or lime juice from the bottle. I just don’t like it because it’s got a bunch of preservatives.
It doesn't really quite look like the pictures I'm seeing of iron deficiency, but I did notice that the older fan leaves are a deep emerald green, whereas the newer growth is noticeably more yellow (but turns greener as it matures), so I'll keep that in mind. Would vinegar work as well to balance PH? It looks like I can just add a tablespoon to 3-4 liters of water and it should work out to around 6.0 ph. But would that have some other negative effects on plants? The internet just says "vinegar will kill plants" but the first google results aren't really distinguishing between undiluted 5% vinegar and heavily diluted vinegar.
Alternatively I'm thinking I can start pouring dilute leftover coffee since I usually have some leftover every day and theoretically that'd both lower the PH and be a source of nitrogen. I don't wanna have to buy limes and stuff, lol
I mean vinegar could work but I just don’t trust it without testing the ph. Also I don’t trust what’s in the bottle to be all vinegar. If you’re cutting any fruit, you could squeeze a some of the juice onto the soil. Just do that once a week and it should be good. But you could ultimately keep this course and see where it takes you. Because you’re really doing a good job with this plant and I’m impressed that you really went out gorilla style with this plant. But if you choose to do this more, I’d suggest lowering your ph with some kind of natural citrus. If you ever have questions, let me know.
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Also check this out if you haven’t or are noticing dead leaves.