More troubleshooting

[Bonquisha Fullcone]

The straw is a thin top layer moreso to reflect a bit of the heat, so I'm not too phased by it being there...

 

I guess it could be a bit of water burn too hmm.

 

So many different answers/suggestions haha! Argh! Thanks though

[brick]

The straw is a thin top layer moreso to reflect a bit of the heat, so I'm not too phased by it being there...

 

I guess it could be a bit of water burn too hmm.

 

So many different answers/suggestions haha! Argh! Thanks though

 

Fair enough.. Trouble with mulch is, you don't really know what bugs or micro bugs or diseases could be in it. like sugar cane mulch can have mould in it.

 

The real secret imo for good plants is to keep it as simple as you can. Try not to stress if you see some yellow on the leaves, wait and see if it gets worse. Hard trying to fix a problem if you may not have one. I also think nurseries are better to get potting mix from than Bunnings. You tell the nurseryman/woman that you are growing roses and you want the best mix for them without lots of wood chips.

 

Yeah if you water in sunlight expect a few burn marks on the leaves, especially the lower leaves. I think you are doing ok though.

 

You will get many answers in here, some conflicting, some in agreement. That's because everyone grows their way and they are comfortable with their way. You will find a way that you will be happy with eventually.

Edited January 9, 2013 by brick

[Bentato]

Probably just the strain is why the leaf count is so low, plant looks healthy otherwise

[Bonquisha Fullcone]

It's only that first set of leafs being strange, all the rest seem normal. Off the top of my head its either Narcotic Cush, auto fem, or some fem Super Lemon Haze, funny little things these plants at times!

[-SLIPPER-]

Hi BF,

Your plants don't really seem to have any obvious deficiencies.

They do seem to have a bit of tip burn though ,which indicates there's probably too much fert in your soil.

The combination of using a potting mix (most have quite a bit of fert in them already, usually in unbalanced amounts),adding slow release and using a liquid fert, may mean your soil is a bit too loaded.

Particularly in hot weather, too much nutrient salts makes it harder for the plant to take up water.(something to do with osmosis I think,don't want to try to get too technical ). But this is what makes your leaves start to burn ,starting from the tips.

Another thing is soil will hold all the fertilizers much longer than hydro mediums, so ya gotta go a bit easier with them.

My little tip would be to get rid of all the granulated fert, give them a good flush with water, then start feeding them with a soil specific bloom nutrient, like puka said, can't beat something designed for the plant. There's heaps available out there, like canna terra, bushmaster, etc, (or could be the first on this site to try Medi-one,that would be interesting.)

Failing that you could just use a hydro nutrient at a lower strength.

Good luck,looks like you might get some decent buds if all go well. (apologies on the long post, just had a couple of cones of an energetic sativa cross )

Edited January 9, 2013 by -SLIPPER-

[Bonquisha Fullcone]

Thanks again guys removed those little granules as best I could, might look into a bloom nute as mentioned, time for the awkward hydroponic store conversation encounter ey? try fatten these babies up

[Bentato]

The potting mix that you are using is full of slow release granuals, so putting more on top, as well as feeding with liquid nutes is definitely playing with fire.

[Bonquisha Fullcone]

Ahh!!! Thanks for that!! Yeah that would probably go bad quick.

 

So are liquid nutes something I should look into?

 

There used to be a hydroponic store here but now there's just one called "the watershed" or somesuch, very "on the corporate side o things" : "Hey guys, I'm an amateur outdoor gardener looking to give my tomatoes a bit of oomph"? Haha??

[Matanuska Thunder]

first time I went to my local hydro store there was an older lady (pushing 60?) asking about bugs on her 'roses'...

 

I'm an amateur outdoor gardener looking to give my tomatoes a bit of oomph?

Yup, exactly, most of us here are amateur tomato and rose growers bullshit ...

 

edit: liquid nuets are exactly what you want - see if you can get/buy something to measure with too

Edited January 11, 2013 by Matanuska Thunder

[Bentato]

i have never talked about what i was growing with the guys in the store, everyone just assumes its for 'u know what' unless otherwise very clearly stated.

 

Liquid nutes are somthing you can definitely look at yes. There is a smorgasboard of choices out there from organic to chemical based ferts and everywhere in between.

 

If it were me i would go grab some canna flores 1 part flowering fertilizer for soil or 2 part house and garden soil fertilizer. Both are good stuff and both will give you good results.

 

Flush out with phed water, then replace with a good but dilute half strength ph adjusted nute solution. See how the plant reacts after a week and adjust the amount of nutes to suit at this point. Your yeild will thank you ! Also put in some seasol at 1ml per litre, certainly wont hurt.

 

There are many ways to skin a cat and this is just one way of going about it. Organic heads will have their own ideas of what to do and might chime in to offer their recommendations

Edited January 11, 2013 by Bento