highstandards
New member
Ive been helping my brother get his first grow going and of course I encouraged him to go organic. So, we basically replicated what I am doing (with success) but we cant seem to replicate the results. In fact, his grow isn't looking too good at all now and to be honest i'm not really sure why.
These are Bubbas in 7g Roots pots with amended Roots Organicspotting soil. The soil mix was 10 bags of Roots, 5 cups mexican guano 10cups indonesian guano, 2 cups dolomite, 40lbs worm castings. It was allowed to sit for a few days before use and I have used much more guano on this strain even earlier on with no ill effects after having no time to sit.
His room is brand new, freshly drywalled, texture coated, and painted. having only been done a couple days before the plants were moved in. They were uppotted to the 7g's with this soil mix for about 5 days before being moved into the room, and they were in perfect condition when they were moved. Since then, the rate of growth doesnt seem to have slowed, but there are some serious problems with the leaf surfaces now and with their coloration. These plants have very thick stems and trunks, robust and bright white root systems and otherwise seem to be very healthy.
Thy look alot like the soil was too hot for them, but im growing the same strain (clones from the same batch even) in a much hotter mix and not seeing any issues. And I didnt think the mix was very hot anyway. There has also been some underwatering going on. He was watering consistently but the bottoms of the pots dried out while the top stayed moist. OR is it an environmental issue since the growth rate and all other signs of the plants health are good?
Ive instructed him to use ACTs as much as possible until the problem corrects itself but a decision is going to need to be made soon on whether or not this crop can be salvaged in time to flip them at the proper height.
Any opinions appreciated!
These are Bubbas in 7g Roots pots with amended Roots Organicspotting soil. The soil mix was 10 bags of Roots, 5 cups mexican guano 10cups indonesian guano, 2 cups dolomite, 40lbs worm castings. It was allowed to sit for a few days before use and I have used much more guano on this strain even earlier on with no ill effects after having no time to sit.
His room is brand new, freshly drywalled, texture coated, and painted. having only been done a couple days before the plants were moved in. They were uppotted to the 7g's with this soil mix for about 5 days before being moved into the room, and they were in perfect condition when they were moved. Since then, the rate of growth doesnt seem to have slowed, but there are some serious problems with the leaf surfaces now and with their coloration. These plants have very thick stems and trunks, robust and bright white root systems and otherwise seem to be very healthy.
Thy look alot like the soil was too hot for them, but im growing the same strain (clones from the same batch even) in a much hotter mix and not seeing any issues. And I didnt think the mix was very hot anyway. There has also been some underwatering going on. He was watering consistently but the bottoms of the pots dried out while the top stayed moist. OR is it an environmental issue since the growth rate and all other signs of the plants health are good?
Ive instructed him to use ACTs as much as possible until the problem corrects itself but a decision is going to need to be made soon on whether or not this crop can be salvaged in time to flip them at the proper height.
Any opinions appreciated!
