Donāt misunderstand that over watering is different than flushing also. you canāt drown a plant by flushing it. also, you should water to the point of having run off if that wasnāt mentioned. If not, excess salts that are not taken up by the plant can start to build up, eventually causing toxicity.
My girls are sadā¦ Dunno why. Gave them 750mL on the 17th and this morning another 750mL, they were like that since last night, it is my concern that they were overwatered to begin with, so i starved them for a whole week, until todayā¦
I was adviced to wait until today to water them, they were wilting/drooping i dunno, since last night they were like this. Now, they are bouncing back, with the water i gave them, 6.5pH and 0.3EC, because the soil is @ 5.7pH; so i wanted to raise it a little bit, i only gave them 750mL so there is no run offā¦!?
Thanks @ryasco, thatās very nice of you. I didnāt wash the coco before mixing it with the perlite, so now, the coco is thru the roof @ 1.2 EC, i did the test with the mix i used for my plants and thatās how it came out. My bad. Inexperience; next time iāll give the coco a very throughout wash with good water. Anyway, i think thatās it, i hope i donāt have to start againā¦ It would be kinda depressing/discouraging but never give up! Youāre right my friend, it shouldnāt be this hard.
Donāt feel too bad. Everyone has made a mistake or two.
I have been having issues with putting some clones in some recycled soil that was still too hot. Then I put about 3x too much garlic/ginger extract. They look exactly like yours right now. On top of that, I have thrips sucking the life out of them.
I have some plants in flower so Iām waiting to spray spinosad until those are done. Thrips are pretty easy to get rid of. I have been controlling them on the veg plants with neem oil. And watering everything with a garlic/ginger/habenero extract.
I just measured the run off water from my plants, and itās coming out at 1.8EC!!! That is why they are suffering, overwatering didnāt help, but i gotta flush them right?
EDIT.: I flushed one of the girls just now, and i dunno; it seems like itās resucitating instantly, is it possible i can see it greener in just a few minutesā¦?
El sustrato es coco 33%, piedra pomes 33% y Perlita 33%, tiene algo de ceniza de granza de arroz tambien. Pero no lo lave cuando lo compre, ese fue el error.
De nutrientes he usado General Hydroponics la linea organicaā¦
The sustrate is coco 33%, pomice 33% and perlite 33%, it has some rice husk ash in it too. But i didnāt washed it when i bought it, that was the mistake.
Nutrients iāve used General Hydroponics, organics lineā¦
the thing with coco is itās nearly impossible to overwater - you can keep pouring water in until what comes out the bottom is the same as you are putting thru the top. iād heavily flush with lightl nutrient mix and correct PH, maybe a couple gallons each pot.
Primo, olvidate de esas mezclas āinertesā y difĆciles de manejar en cultivo y pasate a la tierra. Te aseguro que con buena tierra, agua a buen pH, un buen abono, neem y luz apropiada, van solasā¦
It looks like that medium has fundamental problems. I start with a simple peat-based potting soil mix and go from there. More forgiving of mistakes and less problems.
For organic soil you can start with any peat-perlite based potting mix. Add perlite until the total share is 30%. Add some basic dry nutrients, your choice, 3-4 tablespoons per gallon of soil, and use plain water. If the mix doesnāt include dolomite lime to balance pH, add 1-2 TBLSP lime per gallon of soil. Less places for things to go wrong.
something like this - itās 15% perlite/vermiculite. It has lime. I would add 15% perlite. Then 3-4 tablespoons of Espoma Plant tone per gallon of soil. Guaranteed to work.
I do not agree with the pH: you were lucky to have the right ā¦ But the āless is moreā, or āsimple at firstā I have also told Mad Scientist several times ā¦
Thanks guys, the flushing really did work. Hydro-static pressure seems to be gaining its desired level and they bounced back in a matter of hoursā¦ Check it out!