First attempt at organic

Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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So it's almost two weeks in from my first top dress. I need opinions just on leaf color, condition. Also what is causing the red streaks in stems? They start out green (some stay green), then start streaking. Is it deficiency? Id say strain, but I have 3 different ones growing and they all have it.
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Also, I found this growing. I have no idea what it is? Is it a good sign though?
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Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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I wouldnt say random weeds growing in my pots is a 'good thing' your soil is contaminated. Who knows what else is growing in there
Are u running cmh? Red stems can be a common thing while using cmh.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Jjgrow420 said:
I wouldnt say random weeds growing in my pots is a 'good thing' your soil is contaminated. Who knows what else is growing in there
Are u running cmh? Red stems can be a common thing while using cmh.
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I wouldn't think it was from the top dress. I got it from bas.
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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Don’t worry about the red stems; just keep them green. No such thing as a perfect plant; most ppl running nutes are over feeding. Just keep on adding worm castings either as a top dressing or in tea form. Compost is what drives the soil. That weed growing could’ve come from anywhere; probly from the compost. Pull it and toss it, no big deal.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Richard Drysift said:
Don’t worry about the red stems; just keep them green. No such thing as a perfect plant; most ppl running nutes are over feeding. Just keep on adding worm castings either as a top dressing or in tea form. Compost is what drives the soil. That weed growing could’ve come from anywhere; probly from the compost. Pull it and toss it, no big deal.
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Cool man, thanks for the advice. If I wanted to keep from getting red streaks in the future, what would that require? And in your opinion, is the shade of green looking ok?
 
MY OWN DANK

MY OWN DANK

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Hollatchaboy said:
I agree. Looks great! I wanna know what it takes to get rid of them. I've heard Mg deficiency, but I have no yellow leaves.
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I feed mine healthy doses of Epsom salts regularly and mix it in my soil...so I know it's not Mag def on mine...I've noticed throughout different grows over the years the more potent strains and strains that have OG of some sort in them will tend to have some purple/reddish stripes on stems...for me anyway
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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MY OWN DANK said:
I feed mine healthy doses of Epsom salts regularly and mix it in my soil...so I know it's not Mag def on mine...I've noticed throughout different grows over the years the more potent strains and strains that have OG of some sort in them will tend to have some purple/reddish stripes on stems...for me anyway
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Ok cool, I'll keep that in mind. I guess I won't stress it then. I figure the leaves tell the real story anyways, right?
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Thanks, so far this actually seems pretty easy. I wasn't too worried about the lil sprout. Just more curious where it came from.
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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Thing about growing organic is once you see a problem it’s already too late to do much about it. You can always top dress or use soluble liquid fertilizers like liquid fish but these take time to work unlike nutrients. Get away from the mentality that you need to give this to fix that deficiency or that there is a different formula you must use for each phase of growth. Put everything they will need into the mix before there are plants in it and then just water them. Keep it simple.
They are a dull green and look okay to me. To get a nice healthy shine on them I suggest brewing a simple aact every few weeks or monthly to keep the microbial party rocking. Give them a liquid fish emulsion weekly or bi-weekly. You’ll soon notice them praying to you in homage. A slow release N layer in the bottom of each container could help sustain them longer than without, I use chicken manure myself. Adding some crushed oyster shell flour into the root zone when you build your pots can help buffer ph. If you are not sprinkling granular mycorrhizae into the hole at each transplant that’s a thing you should look into doing. For bloom phase consider pushing in a couple Jobes organic spikes; they feed for 8 weeks.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Richard Drysift said:
Thing about growing organic is once you see a problem it’s already too late to do much about it. You can always top dress or use soluble liquid fertilizers like liquid fish but these take time to work unlike nutrients. Get away from the mentality that you need to give this to fix that deficiency or that there is a different formula you must use for each phase of growth. Put everything they will need into the mix before there are plants in it and then just water them. Keep it simple.
They are a dull green and look okay to me. To get a nice healthy shine on them I suggest brewing a simple aact every few weeks or monthly to keep the microbial party rocking. Give them a liquid fish emulsion weekly or bi-weekly. You’ll soon notice them praying to you in homage. A slow release N layer in the bottom of each container could help sustain them longer than without, I use chicken manure myself. Adding some crushed oyster shell flour into the root zone when you build your pots can help buffer ph. If you are not sprinkling granular mycorrhizae into the hole at each transplant that’s a thing you should look into doing. For bloom phase consider pushing in a couple Jobes organic spikes; they feed for 8 weeks.
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Ok thanks man. I'm just trying to get the hang of this.
 
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