Yellow leaves and a stripey stem

[Serrated edge]

I've heard that ,,,,I use run to waste so can't really help there .

 

Hopefully someone will chip in ,,,,,.

[oldfark]

Gotta measure ec or ur just stumbling around in the dark.

Fan leaves yellowing prematurely overall pale looking,looks like nitrogen for starters

Plant on left is not getting much of anything by the look of it .

Edited May 19, 2017 by oldfark

[Serrated edge]

I'd normally agree ,,but leaves that colour along with purpling on main stem,,,is generally symptomatic with

A deficiency in phosphorus.

 

Probably needs more nitrogen too ,, ,and lots of other goodies.

Agreed he does need an EC meter .

[oldfark]

I agree serrated ,generally under nourished.

[brazza]

Ive been a bit too soft on these by the sounds of it i upped there nutes last night to double what i have been using.

[cardrona]

Ive been a bit too soft on these by the sounds of it i upped there nutes last night to double what i have been using.

Is it just that one plant though?

The yellowing is more of a concern than the purpling .

[cardrona]

Calcium is a regulator that helps uptake of available nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen ...you need some cal mag or a calcium based fert...... look at this chart and you can see if your pH is out which yours is slightly low or acidic ....it limits the availability of nutrients .I would give it some cal mag then up your dose of Nitrogen and ....remember less is more once it goes back and looks healthy dont overdose it being impatient ...Then it will be time for some potassium K for the flowers.

good luck

 

 

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Edited May 19, 2017 by cardrona

[brazza]

Thanks cardrona is that all the same for dwc? Or just soil?