Do They Look Okay?
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Mysticlown150
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They all look different ages so the first one looks like its 2 weeks? If im right then yea that one looks fine and is growing good. The yellow tip in your second pic is normal with miracle grow and will (in my experience) always happen with soil with nutes already in them.
purplebud27
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Mg has time release ferts so it often burns the plant alittle in my opinion jus transplant in to fox farm soil
Robitaille
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I have just ordered foxfarm soil from amazon... hope it will make the difference, so I have heard many times.
When shall I start putting nutes in?
That walmart 20-20-20 stuff okay?
When shall I start putting nutes in?
That walmart 20-20-20 stuff okay?
Robitaille
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never mind for the soil.. they don't ship to Canada.. apparently it is almost impossible to get that soil in Canada?... what other soil can I use that I can find locally that would be much better than MG?
brasmith
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Canada, there should be all kinds of garden centers and hydro shops all over the place where you live, they'll carry what your heart desires for soil. What part are you in? Are you near Vancouver? If so you could take a little road trip just down the road to Bellingham, there is a great little hydro shop called Northern Lights Hydroponics. I used to get all my supplies form him when I lived and grew in that area. Also, down south about another 30 miles is a place called M&R Lighting in Mt. Vernon, he is also an excellent resource for supplies. Both places carry the best quality soils and if you call them they will ship to you.............hope this can help you out especially if you actually live in that area of Canada....luck
brasmith
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Okay another resource for ya and I have purchased from them and they are located in Canada and they will ship to other Canadians..........maybe this will help ya.
www.advancednutirentsonline.com
www.advancednutirentsonline.com
jwop
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I have found that the trick to keeping Miracle Grow Organic from burning my plants is to simply use a container with no holes.
Say you have 2 plants in Miracle grow in a couple 5 gallon buckets (one with drain holes, one without). If you feed them the same amount of water (lets just say 16 ounces of water) then some may run out the drain holes of the one bucket. But that 16 ounces you gave the plant without holes in the bucket will have a much better "time release fert/water" ratio because none of it drained out. The other bucket however will have just enough water to activate the fertilizer but really not a whole lot to soak up. And the more water you give Miracle Grow the more fertilizer it releases. Its not really a "time release" fertilizer.
I don't know if I said that the way i wanted but it makes sense to me lol
brasmith
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I have found that the trick to keeping Miracle Grow Organic from burning my plants is to simply use a container with no holes.
Say you have 2 plants in Miracle grow in a couple 5 gallon buckets (one with drain holes, one without). If you feed them the same amount of water (lets just say 16 ounces of water) then some may run out the drain holes of the one bucket. But that 16 ounces you gave the plant without holes in the bucket will have a much better "time release fert/water" ratio because none of it drained out. The other bucket however will have just enough water to activate the fertilizer but really not a whole lot to soak up. And the more water you give Miracle Grow the more fertilizer it releases. Its not really a "time release" fertilizer.
I don't know if I said that the way i wanted but it makes sense to me lol
No holes. Ya know that really depleats oxygen at the root zone and these plants love oxygen, well kinda like how you love the availability of oxygen
. How many successful marijuana grows have you had using this method? I mean start to finish grows, not just first grow w/ 2 weeks veg, but an entire grow.....
jwop
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No holes. Ya know that really depleats oxygen at the root zone and these plants love oxygen, well kinda like how you love the availability of oxygen
I did a side by side with 2 of my AK47 males that I ended up never watering again and they died.
This isnt necessary during the whole grow. I would drill 3/8" holes in my container or transplant to a container with holes before flower ... because then they will take all the water activated ( not time released) nutes you can throw at them... then just add supplements accordingly after the water activated ferts in the soil are depleted or spent.
Again I am by no means a pro ... but you gotta admit it makes sense
jwop
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these are my ak47 mothers ... as you can see I use ALOT of perlite ... so I dont think my roots have any sort of oxygen issues
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brasmith
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It does make a little sense, I wonder though. So how old are your mothers? They do look pretty good. The tons of perilite is probably allowing oxygen to the roots, you almost have a hempy bucket style grow going, but with a bit of soil added.
If you begin to get wafts of a rotten scent or notice knats (thay like fungus), pull your plant from the pot root mass and all ( like in the pic ya posted above)to see if you have stagnant sitting build up. This is not bound to happen, but it definately can, and if it does then hole drilling is the ticket.
Mysticlown150
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I think soil drainage is a must. And how are you suppose to flush all those chemicals in the last week without root rot happening or your plants drowning? Also mg soil doesn't have things like worm casings and fish emulsion which is in most organic soils. Nonetheless your plants look good jwop.
jwop
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of course you dont think i mean taking a plant completely through flower with only "time release" miracle grow ...
read what i said ... look at my plants ... which have no "necessary" drain holes ... and take from it what you will
but "soil drainage is a must"
that and a dollar might get you a coke
but dont bet on it
by the time your plant is ready to flush ... WHICH ISNT NECESSARY WITH ORGANICS ... there will be no more "time release" left ...
you will have to feed your plant based on what it needs ...
not what the book tells you that you have to feed it
brasmith
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Organics need flushes too.
jwop
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yeah your right ... so if it doesnt rain for the last two weeks with my outdoor plants then i can't pick them?
you are spitting all over me
similar problem, I have almost a help journal on my thread, last piece needed..
https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/213788-yellow-brown-white-dying-plants.html
https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/213788-yellow-brown-white-dying-plants.html
