girl stressed from nutes

I gave her a foliar spraying of fox farm's grow big and she had a horrible reaction to it. It was a full strength dose. I forgot to water it down and it was only her second feeding. Leaves curled, everything became droopy, and I thought I was going to lose her for a minute.

She is bouncing back now, albeit slowly, and I was wondering how I should handle things from here on out. Her new growth looks healthy. The leaves have the right texture and are not curling any.

I brewed some compost tea and tested it out on my outdoor plants and they all are loving it, especially my tomato plant. I want to feed my girls tonight but I am worried about the one that got stressed. The tea has .5-.5-.5 composted cow manure, an extemely light dose of fox farm's grow big and big bloom (about 1/4 or less the recommended dose of each), sucunat, and 2 drops of liquid detergent as a surfactant. In fact I probably used less than what most people would use of each ingredient. Should I go ahead and spray her, feed her roots, or hold off?

How big is she. its not good to foliar feed after they have a strong root system. but watering the roots, of course. go for it, just add and ph the water.

The one that is stressed is 21 days old. I have another that is 31 days. they are both short, but a good number of nodes with plenty of room left for more roots. The stressed one's growth got a little stunted. Why is it bad to foliar feed after they have a strong root system? I've never heard that before.

Why is it bad to foliar feed after they have a strong root system?

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I'm going to go ahead and suggest that he really meant "pointless" instead of bad.

Why are you so adamant on foliar feeding? Feeding the roots is a far better way to feed a plant.

I would only ever foliar feed if i have a severe problem which needs urgent attention.

Well first, it helps mold a powder mildew grow starting new probs. and the other is that once a plant has a good root system you want to incourage the plant to take nuts up through the roots, and

I've just heard really good things about foliar feeding and I'm only giving them a couple sprays to soak the leaves for a few minutes. I'm not going to drench them. Some people say they do it a few weeks into flowering before the buds get too dense so that mold won't be a problem. I don't see how it could be detrimental or pointless since it will absorb nutrients through the leaves. It may not be as efficient as root feeding but it still works. I wouldn't use this as my only feeding method but in conjunction with root feeding I have read it makes a big difference.

So is the verdict that I should feed them both? Everyone feel it will be safe for the one that got nute stressed last week to get some? Anyone have experience with foliar spraying that they would like to share?

If you have a healthy plant, then there isn't going to be any problem with the roots delivering the nutrients.

As you like though mate. I'm just saying foliar feeding is not nesassary and is generally only used to feed a plant which is deficient in trace elements. I'd be highly skeptical of anyone claiming that foliar feeding will produce better plants than normal root feeding.

Personally, i never foliar feed unless it is actually nesassary. I just see it as a hassle, especially given that it requires timing (late in the light cycle or very early so its not too hot) and follow up sprays of straight water to remove any residue.

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If you have a healthy plant, then there isn't going to be any problem with the roots delivering the nutrients.

As you like though mate. I'm just saying foliar feeding is not nesassary and is generally only used to feed a plant which is deficient in trace elements. I'd be highly skeptical of anyone claiming that foliar feeding will produce better plants than normal root feeding.

Personally, i never foliar feed unless it is actually nesassary. I just see it as a hassle, especially given that it requires timing (late in the light cycle or very early so its not too hot) and follow up sprays of straight water to remove any residue.

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I agree. Water drops on the leaves will cause burn spots

Went ahead and fed them both about 12 ounces of tea. We'll see how they like it in the morning.