How do i fix nutrient lockout?

I want know what causes nutrient lock out and how to fix it

flush the plants.

For how long and what do i do after flushing

apparently what i read a very week nutrient solution

Various things can cause it but in any case you flush the res. Then you reset it at the correct nute level and go from there. If you really have nute lockout, it will just mean some lost grow time - if you get it fixed.

Spray the plants with a nutrient solution to put the locked out nutrients directly into the plant! (also flush)

Illegal Smile said:

Various things can cause it but in any case you flush the res. Then you reset it at the correct nute level and go from there. If you really have nute lockout, it will just mean some lost grow time - if you get it fixed.

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i would follow this guys post.

I have always heard to not spray a flowering plant. I have never tried due to always hearing that. They say it can cause the bud to mold. I am not saying it will not work but i dont know if would try that or not.

most likely a nute lockout is from a wacked ph. the ph of the solution is what allows the solution to have certain essential elements readily available for the plant to absorb. very high or very low ph's can cause mass deficiencies and if not fixed quick ultimately will claim your hard work. here is a little fact if your ph drops below 5 you can have all sorts of deficiencies like nitrogen, potassium, calcium and magnesium, now if it wonders up around 8 iron for one is actually non existent in a solution and manganese, boron and phosphorus are also very very low. so if you are experiencing problems like nute lockout i would check your ph first.

yahtzee33 said:

I have always heard to not spray a flowering plant. I have never tried due to always hearing that. They say it can cause the bud to mold. I am not saying it will not work but i dont know if would try that or not.

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Its ok to spray a flowering plant many growers will foilage spray Zinc and iron which is much needed on flowering stage to correct def
and help plant

By understanding how plant nutrients interact and by properly controling your PH

undigging post!


yes but, if we have a lockout due to soil ph and not the water ph is the flush a solution?

plz help me cause i have a similar problem: i have a plant in a 18L pots. the soil is allmix by biobizz. the previous pot though (i made only one transplant)didn't have the same soil.as a matter of fact the soil was plain garden soil without perlite at all. so now the half of my soil in the pot is draining a lot more difficult than the other half... and the bad thing is that ths soil without the perlite is all around the root ball and i am really not sure how much of the new allmix i added after the transplant is the plant really using for space....

what can i do in ths situation? will a flush help?

is having purple stems on your plant very bad? can they recover from it alone? and how long? thxnk you

drgreentm said:

most likely a nute lockout is from a wacked ph. the ph of the solution is what allows the solution to have certain essential elements readily available for the plant to absorb. very high or very low ph's can cause mass deficiencies and if not fixed quick ultimately will claim your hard work. here is a little fact if your ph drops below 5 you can have all sorts of deficiencies like nitrogen, potassium, calcium and magnesium, now if it wonders up around 8 iron for one is actually non existent in a solution and manganese, boron and phosphorus are also very very low. so if you are experiencing problems like nute lockout i would check your ph first.

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Also worth noting that flushing alone won't change the pH by much. Ever try washing lye off your hands? Or wash the grittiness of acid off your hands? It tends to stick and must be neutralized instead. High pH, use vinegar or lemon juice during your flushing. Low pH, use a really fine limestone and spread across the top of the soil before flushing.