Stressed Tips

PanZion

PanZion

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Hi farmers, this week I've noticed a few of my girls are showing signs of stress on the tips and new growth. New leaves are skinny and twisted and look stunted. I'm growing outdoors in a home made living soil which consists of home made veg compost and worm castings(50%), good organic quality soil/compost from my local nursery(30%) (this contains mostly more worm castings and veg compost plus fish emulsion, saw dust and wood ash), coconut husk 10% and 10% perlite. I realise the mix is lacking some rock dust and other minerals but that's not so easy to get here in Costa Rica. To help try to compensate this my veg compost has ground egg shells and wood ash in there.
I tested the soil yesterday and the average PH was 6.4 so that all seems to be on track. Only thing I've introduced this week is Technafloras Seaweed Extract powder and epsom salts both as a foiler and soil drench(on separate days), both things I used sparingly and at about half the recommended ratios. Another possible factor is the temperature has gone up a few degrees but it's pretty warm all year around so shouldn't be a big shock to them.
My solution is to just water with dechlorinated PH'd water for a couple weeks and let them be but I would like more opinions.
I appreciate any advice you guys have ✌
 

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waterproof808

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It looks like heat stress to me, your leaves look healthy other than the curl. Although, I just looked up the weather in Costa Rica and the temperatures dont seem that high. I would keep feeding them as you have been but try giving some shade during the hottest part of the day.
 
PanZion

PanZion

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waterproof808 said:
It looks like heat stress to me, your leaves look healthy other than the curl. Although, I just looked up the weather in Costa Rica and the temperatures dont seem that high. I would keep feeding them as you have been but try giving some shade during the hottest part of the day.
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It's definitely not the hottest time of the year and it depends on what area but in the mornings here in the North West it's been up over 30 most days by lunch time and during that time my plants don't have direct sun.. that comes from 2:30 till 6ish so not it's not that strong. My fan though has need pretty aggressive to help prevent insects, I'm in the jungle here so lots of hungry fuckers so I'm thinking maybe that plus the hotter days this week has burnt the tips but no fan leaves are really affected but the tips they are mutated.
This is what happens at night when they are sleeping and was the first indication something wasn't right, middle leaf tips standing straight up.
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Possible salt over load?
 
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waterproof808

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It is very common for the leaves to droop down at night but I'm pretty sure your fan is what is causing your leaves to curl. It is a common problem for people growing indoors when they have a fan pointed directly at their plants.
 
PanZion

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waterproof808 said:
It is very common for the leaves to droop down at night but I'm pretty sure your fan is what is causing your leaves to curl. It is a common problem for people growing indoors when they have a fan pointed directly at their plants.
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Drooping is normal but the center leaf tips standing up vertically is what concerns me.

The kelp extract I just introduced is npk 0-0-17 so it's heavy on potassium, it may be a toxicity from that or salt build up from introducing the epsom salts but I highly doubt it I went light with both but it is possible..
 
PanZion

PanZion

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waterproof808 said:
It is very common for the leaves to droop down at night but I'm pretty sure your fan is what is causing your leaves to curl. It is a common problem for people growing indoors when they have a fan pointed directly at their plants.
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I feel it's the fan too, I hope so because that's an easy fix
 
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ganga gurl420

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PanZion said:
Drooping is normal but the center leaf tips standing up vertically is what concerns me.

The kelp extract I just introduced is npk 0-0-17 so it's heavy on potassium, it may be a toxicity from that or salt build up from introducing the epsom salts but I highly doubt it I went light with both but it is possible..
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Salt build up from epsom salt? Epsom salt is not salt at all. Its magnesium and sulfur plain and simple.
 
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