Baby plant trouble.....
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Pureblood89
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Nitrogen Def
Zerox1215
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So it's N Def I thought it was nute burn
Pureblood89
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nute burns attack certain spots on random leaves and crumble, your lower leaves are turning slowly yellow and that is the first symptom of an N def
Pureblood89
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whats the npk %
Zerox1215
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how do i find the NPK.?
i think its 6-4-4
Pureblood89
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npk is nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus, when you by a fertilizer it has something like 8-4-4 or whatever it has
Zerox1215
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the NPK% is 6-4-4
Zerox1215
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FFOF soil..
Zerox1215
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I jus transplanted to FFOF 2day..
It use to be in MG organic soil..
So you just transplanted it today? or 2 days ago? Either way, you need to just water it. That FFOF soil will have enough nutes to last your plant an easy 3 weeks. Its showing a N def from your old soil. Its gonna take a couple of days for it to rebound. And being that its recently been transplanted it might take an extra day or so. Just keep an eye on the other leaves and see if they start to show signs of nute def. Its gonna take it some time. Be patient.
Pureblood89
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I have tomato plant food (organic) 8-4-4 and it says to use it 2x per week at full strength (1 Tbsp per gallon). It never burns my tomatoes.
Zerox1215
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Jus today..
Nullis
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But, are these tomatoes in the ground or in containers? Are they full grown, large tomato plants or what?
Extenuating circumstances like that (plus) determine whether the recommended dosage of a fertilizer, on top of that which is already in the soil, could potentially add up to too much. While organic nutrients are typically more forgiving, overdose is still a possibility.
Even if your plant exhibits no symptoms of burn, that doesn't mean it is actually utilizing all that you are feeding it. Microbes in soil will also consume nutrients, but most of that will come back to plant later.
In the case of those who have the likes of mycorrhizal fungi living in their soil, nutrient doses can potentially be cut back even more... especially when it comes to phosphorous. The myco work extra hard to provide the roots with phosphorous, they don't like it present in copious amounts.
