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Reused soil after amending smart pot .. What's the deficiency ?
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Bud Jones
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I amended the old dirt with 1 bag of fox farm , chicken manure , bone meal .. It's in a 100 gallon smart pot . The plant is massive bush . I put it out a little early , it started to pre flower a little . Was banging until recently . The new growth is starting to throw leaves like the ones I posted .. Whadya think ? Thx in advance 
Bud Jones
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no, had her dialed in till now .. Usually don't have a need to check ph . School me .
MrBungle
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lol I just read 100 gallons... thats a lil bit out of my league.... I use a pH wizard pH meter, and run 5 gallon smart pots, and usually i take 4 readings ( 2 on each side) and average them out..
when you say you re-amended do you mean top dressed and scratched in.. or actually mixed in the amendments before you put the plant in? cause if it was top dressed you could have a low pH on top and a relatively high pH in the root zone.. causing crazy swings... just my thoughts... no books to back it up
when you say you re-amended do you mean top dressed and scratched in.. or actually mixed in the amendments before you put the plant in? cause if it was top dressed you could have a low pH on top and a relatively high pH in the root zone.. causing crazy swings... just my thoughts... no books to back it up
Bud Jones
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I mixed amendments .. Thinking maybe excess salt build up from N from last years grow . Thx for chiming in .. Maybe EJ Micro, cal mag , Epsom salts . Idk . Lol.
FoothillFarming
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Have you scoped for bugs?
Bud Jones
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Don't want to encourage root rot . It's been wet recently . Gave her 20+ gallons the other day . Prolly not enough hey ?
MrBungle
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20+ gallons seems like a decent amount.. its basically the same ratio as what I give my 5 gal plant when i hit her with a full gallon... I get some run off but use a saucer to let it all soak in...
Did it seem like the entire root ball was soaked or there might be some air pockets?
Did it seem like the entire root ball was soaked or there might be some air pockets?
FoothillFarming
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I am talking about looking for broad mites or russets, which neither of those products would effect in the least. I use a 60x scope.
