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Cannabis Nutrient and Deficiency Table

kushism

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Something i have seen around for a bit and wanted to bring to ICMAG to help everyone.. Hope it helps :)
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NITROGEN (N)
Pale plants, red stems, smaller growth. Rapid yellowing of lower leaves progressing up the plant. Add any chemical fertilizer containing N. Treated plants recover in about a week.

PHOSPHORUS (P)
Slow or stunted growth, red stems. Smaller leaves that are dark green. Lower leaves yellow and die. Add chemical fertilizer containing P. Affected leaves will not show recovery but new growth will apear normal.

POTASSIUM (K)
Affected plants are usually tallest and appear to be most vigorous. Necrotic spots form on lower leaves. Red stems. Leaves appear pale or yellow. Add chemical fertilizer containing K.

CALCIUM (Ca)
Lack of calcium in the soil results in the soil becoming too acid. This leads to Mg or Fe deficiency or very slow stunted growth. Treat by foliar feeding with one teaspoon of dolomatic lime per quart of water until condition improves.

SULFER (S)
Plants suffering from S definciencies exhibit yellowing of new growth. Mix one tablespoon of Epsom salts per gallon of water until condition improves.

MAGNESIUM (Mg)
Lower leaves yellow and may even turn white while veins remain dark green. Blades die and curl upward.

IRON (Fe)
Leaves on growing shoots turn pale and veins remain dark green. pH imbalances make iron insoluble. Foliar feed with chemical fertilizer containing Fe or rusty water.

MANGANESE (Mn)
Necrotic and yellow spots form on top leaves. Mn deficiency occurs when large amounts of Mg are present in the soil. Foliar feed with any chemical fertilizer containing Mn.

BORON (B)
Growing shoots turn grey or die. Growing shoots appear burnt. Treat with one teaspoon of Boric acid (sold as eyewash)per gallon of water.

MOLYBDENUM (Mb)
Yellowing of middle leaves. Foliar feed with chemical fertilizer containing Mb.

ZINC (Zn)
White areas form at leaf tips and between veins. Occurs in alkaline soils. Zn deficiency can be treated by burying galvanized nails in the soil. Chemical fertilizer containing Zn can also be used.

OVER FERTILIZATION
Causes leaf tips to appear yellow or burnt. To correct soil should be flushed with three gallons of water per one gallon of soil.








 

kushism

Member
I gotta question, why do we have to use "chemical" nutes to treat all symptoms?


It is just a general guide to diagnosing and treating defencies... if you know of organic equivalents, power to you, use them to the same effect..

so you remove the word chemical from most of the definitions, and instead you get add any nute that contains "".. seems like to me it wouldn't really matter chemical/organic, as long as the plant is receiving the nutes it requires....

As i said in the 1st post, this is not a chart i made, but something i cannibalized from another source. i copied and pasted it here to provide people an easy quick reference so people can quickly diagnose what the possible deficiency with their plants is... I would have assumed that most growers might have been able understand that the fertilizer "chemical or organic" isn't really the issue.. the issue is that it is a guide that tells you what to add. if you know of organic equivalents, as i am sure a lot of us do, then substitute...
 

kushism

Member
I am trying to get a collection of photo's to go with the deficiencies themselves.. if you have any pics or know of any posts with pics, please link em in this thread.. Someday, with help this thread might be worthy of a sticky..

Thanks all
 

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