Nute problems first outside balcony grow

BotanyIsFun

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Can anyone identify what's going on here first balcony grow in pots
It's hard to tell by the picture, but the leaf with the spots in the center looks like it could be a calcium deficiency. On the other hand, the leaf with a slight curl that's toward the upper left next to the suns glare looks a little like it's over watered. Have you tried checking the ph, or noticed any gnats buzzing around?
 
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HotWaterKarl

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You can put a fan trained right on the stem and soil to help dry it out/put the pot in the sun...take it inside in a low humidity room to evaporate...wait and let it dry out good, or maybe put a bunch of this on the top of the soil to remove some moisture..https://www.planetnatural.com/product/soil-moist/.....if you see any little fruit fly looking things they are fungus gnats and their larvae are eating your roots.
 
You can put a fan trained right on the stem and soil to help dry it out/put the pot in the sun...take it inside in a low humidity room to evaporate...wait and let it dry out good, or maybe put a bunch of this on the top of the soil to remove some moisture..https://www.planetnatural.com/product/soil-moist/.....if you see any little fruit fly looking things they are fungus gnats and their larvae are eating your roots.
Yes I had major problem with them
 
That Dr Earth looks like a complete formula. Over-fertilizing may have dropped the pH to the point of lockout. Have you measured the pH of your runoff?
I'm supper low budget so I don't have one but I did flush the soil real good today and hours later I think they perked up a bit not sure
 

BotanyIsFun

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Yes I had major problem with them
With fungus gnats, I use an H2O2 mixture which will kill the larvae in the soil (but will also kill the beneficial microbes), and then put a layer of white sand (washed) on top of the soil to deter adults from laying more eggs.
 

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HotWaterKarl

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Another product that can help with fungus gnats is beneficial nematodes. You can get them at the hardware store or the garden center. They are cheap and will kill any larvae. You need to hang sticky strips to catch the adults so they can't lay more eggs. Then put kitty litter or sand on top after the soil is more dry.
 
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