What is a good feed schedule with GG? I used their chart per the website and come to the conclusion that I’ve overfeed. I mixed 444 at 3tbsp per gallon, waited 2 weeks and top dressed with 2tbsp per gallon of 444…and that’s where I went wrong. Showing signs of nute burn as we speak. How do I come back from this?
In living soil applications, nute burn is usually a function of inconsistent watering imo. How large is your container? Do you have any pictures?
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I’ll have to get some pictures when I get home. 5 gallon pots.
You might be right about the inconsistent watering as I have no idea the amount to give at this stage. I’ve been watering when the soil feels dry at the second knuckle of my finger
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Do you have any pics? I used to confuse potassium deficiency with nute burn.
Haven’t used gia in a few years, use down to earth now but i generally feed about the recommended amount once a week. I found every two weeks wasnt really enough for most plants
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So 5 gallons is a bit small for living soil, but can be managed. It’s probably a water issue. Are you using a mulch layer? I would recommend one if not, that will help keep moisture in the top.
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Living soil needs to stay moist at all times
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I wouldn’t say this is living soil. FFOF as the soil, sorry I should have started off with that.
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I’ll get some when I get off work. I was reading that most people don’t even top dress until they get to flower with GG. I got my mind racing not being able to look at the atm 
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Gotcha my bad. Still standing by the moisture diagnosis lol
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You may be right on that. I’ll get y’all some pictures this afternoon. Professional overthinker here so I’m stressin lol
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How old are the plants?
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It’ll be a month on the 19th since repotting from solo cups as clones into 5 gallons.
Also I know it’s not best practice to go straight into 5 gallons but this is my first indoor grow so bear with me
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Consider this??
One must first take into account?
Medium/Soil Density.
A 5 Gallon Container of Peat Based Medium, in reality, only holds 45.5% of stated size of container.
Have you ever seen a 3.8 cu/ft BALE of Promix BX-HP?
1 Bale will fill 2x 20 Gallon containers, with some left over. Might fill another 8-10 gallon container.
A 3.8 cu/ft Bale of Promix is only 28.4 GALLONS of Medium, yet, it will fill more than 2x 20 Gallon Containers.
Im guessing you are basing Fertilizer Specs, with ststed size of the Container, and Not taking into account, the Volume of the medium, and using the container vs the Actual Medium Amount.
A 5 Gallon container will basically hold 2.275 Gallons of Peat based medium. And if one does add compost, it will add density, but still, consider how compacted a 3.8 cu/ft of Promix is, to obtain its size, before decompression. Stuff expands like crazy.
Also consider one wont completely fill said container to the very top.
Here is a feeding schedule I am following with Gaia Green.
If one has longer flowering strains, one will have to adjust for plants flowering longer than 9 weeks.
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I drop seeds in earthboxes and never transplant for my indoor, everything works. Ocean & Forest (hot soil) plus top dressing could cause some nute burn. It wouldn’t hurt to water to runoff a bit.
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You’d be completely right. I’m now lost in terms of how much soil is in each container. Glad this is somewhat of a learning experience for me.
Yeah I think that’s my next step of trying to save this run. Just scared to overwater I guess
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I dont see anything jumping out as nute burn. Full plant pics are very helpful, but if you could also take some close ups of the problem areas too that’d help with a diagnosis.
You do have some droopy leaves and some minor tacoing. Kinda looks like they might be thirsty with some minor heat/light stress. (Possibly from being thirsty)
Overall they look pretty healthy. Are you still in veg or did you flip already?
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Yeah I gotta get better pics. Still in veg. Most of the pictures I have are when the lights are just turning on so that maybe the droopiness your seeing.
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Try bottom watering with the occasional top water when you add amendments. I think its much harder to overwater when you bottom water because you get to watch the rate the plant is drinking. If the water is getting sucked up fast, add some more until it slows down.
Usually for light stress they start out looking good (or at least better) when the lights turn on and get progressively sadder/ bigger tacos throughout the day.
I suspect its more likely related to watering. Unless you’re running mid to high 80’s temperatures wise.
While youre still in veg, might also be worthwhile to prune some of those big fan leaves up top to give more light to the lower branches so they develop better. Just the really big ones shading everything.
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