Nute Burn?

ok, my plants have been doing really well, but lately, it seems as if the fourth plant in my station, Plant D, is really not growing much. in fact, the youngest plant i have, Plant A, has already caught up to it, and is starting to surpass it in size. i'm wondering if i over-fertilized it.

i inserted three 13-4-5 plant food spikes into its 8" pot probably a week or two ago, and i haven't seen nearly as much growth out of it as the other plants. Plant C got three spikes too, and is now probably twice its mass.

i tried searching nute burn, but i couldn't find any pics or situations that matched my own. i figured the only way to be sure was to ask the masters their opinions. lol

thanks

Crayola said:

i tried searching nute burn, but i couldn't find any pics or situations that matched my own. i figured the only way to be sure was to ask the masters their opinions.

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Yep you burnt it.

General rule - watch the plants every day - learn to see and understand the signs of under-fertilisation as they appear - feed them accordingly.

Your plants will tell you when they need feeding - if you try and anticipate their needs you end up with burnt, over-fertilsed and stunted plants.

so now what do i do lol

Crayola said:

so now what do i do lol

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Learn and understand what nutrients your plants need and when they need them. Good quality potting soil has nutrients built into it for about 3-4 weeks of healthy growth, if you pot your plant up in incremental sizes - 4 inches, 8 inches and 12 inches you already have about 9-12 weeks worth of nutrients already built into the soil you're potting into.

This means you really only need to give the plant nutrients after about the third or fourth week of flowering and then only for as long as the plant takes to reach peak ripeness.

alright, but how to i make Plant D nice and healthy again?

just give a bit of water thats been left overnight to stand

I had the same issue with one of my seedlings, but it healed itself up nice =)

JJD