plants hairs are turning brown at 4 weeks and leaves are turning yellow

[bluesteel]

I would like some help I am new at this. Plants white hairs are turning brown to early and plants leaves are yellowing I am only at 4 weeks 12/12 using 10-52-10 at half dosage and 2 tablespoons of mollassis any help will be grately app.I am feeding every other feeding witch is every 3-4days.I only tested water fed to the plants how do i check run of I got test strips.I do not have dig photos to post sorry.

 

[dubmaster]

are you feeding every watering?
What is your soils PH?
You probably got a bad lock out.
2 TBs of molassis..seems a bit much to me.

Give us more facts...and a picture.

 

[bluesteel]

thanks i dont have camera for pictures.I thought it was a root problem but i dont see any bugs.It has happened on my last 2 trys hope to get it under controll the growth really slowed.do Do I let the pots dry out and flush with how much tap water.Will they snap out of it if so how long will I notice improvement

 

[dubmaster]

When in doubt FLUSH.
Whatever your pot size is (container size) drench each one with three times that amount in plain PH'd (6.3 to 6.7) water.
Then give em a light feed.

I personally dont think its necessary to let the soil dry out before flushing...
Let them recover for a few days after the flush....as the media will be drenched.
Depending on how bad the damage is you might not see it repaired, but within a week or so growth should resume.

 

[bluesteel]

thanks for your help my normal water ph is 7.2 how can i bring it down safely

 

[Guest]

I wouldn't be using 10-52-10 for anything but a booster in a week to 10 days from now. A more logical feed program would be 10-30-20 and moving to the 10-52-10 later.

At half strength your N and K are pretty weak while your P is about where you want it. Things may be unbalanced.

How much water are you adding 2 tablespoons of molasses to?

 

[bluesteel]

I am adding 2 tablespoons to 1 gallon of water

 

[Guest]

Yeah sounds like you have lockout and or root burning, I would flush like they said, I use Hygrozyme or H202 if im not running bennies. Wait till you see them coming back before fert.. id go easy the rest of the run and play it safe!

 

[Guest]

I am adding 2 tablespoons to 1 gallon of water

Typically you use 1 teaspoon per gallon.

I don't know if that is your problem though.

 

[bluesteel]

thank you all for your help every one on this site rocks keep up the good work.I did a huge flush we will hope for the best I will cut back mollas. and nuits.Could this be a bug problem in dirt?I pulled one root ball out and roots showed brownness.how do i test soil ph with ph strips?

 

[Guest]

Dubmaster is right...flushing sounds like a must...sounds like you had some nutrient lock/uptake issues.
Granpa is asleep, but I will ask him what exactly we did when we had that problem..I'm a forgetful ol' lady..lol I do know we have used hygrozyme...

I am all for picking off the badly yellowed, sick leaves, no need for 'ol girl to waste energy on 'em...

 

[bluesteel]

thank you granma for you info it helps.how about a product named clearex it is supposed to help flush salts?
How about hydrogen peroxide what are the recommended dosage pre gallon can i use 3% or do i need 32%?

 

[floppyfundanglr]

if your using synthetic nutes i dont think that mollasses will do much good.

peace

 

[Blackvelvet]

When you add alot of phosphorus, it comes from salts. Most cheap ferts like yours uses monoammonium phosphate. Your plant is receiving a giant dose of ammonia. This is toxic to plants when more than 50% of your nitrogen is this form. End result, breakdown of the vascular portion of the plant and interference of calcium function.

Miracle grow 10-52-10 does not contain all the micros. They are iron, manganese, zinc, copper, boron, and molybdenum. Check your label to be sure whatever fert your using contains all 6 of these.

Molasses contains alot of potassium. Potassium, calcium, and magnesium all compete with each other to get into the plant. Too much potassium can cause a calcium or magnesium deficiency.

Is there dolomite lime in your soil mix? This would provide calcium and magnesium. I don't think your ferts have cal mag.

How to test soil ph using strips: After watering/ferting well till runoff, wait 30 minutes. Then apply a small amount of distilled water to the pot till you get 1 ounce or so of runoff. Catch this on a saucer or plate. Test this ph.

 

[bluesteel]

The fert is vigor 10-52-10 it has boron,copper,iron,manganese do i discontinue if so what is a good product?when should i first water with this how many weeks into flowering?Theirs is no lime in soil should i ad some ?if so how much?

 

[floppyfundanglr]

the salts will kill ur organics if not properly balanced.