Hey OG! My One month old Laughing Buddha bag seed girly ( or male ) Has had dry feeling paperish leaves Ever since I mainlined and transplanted her . I dont quite understand whats happening. I will try and provide details about the grow here:
Watering schedule : When the soils dried out I water, how much you ask? about half a gallon or a little less
Nutes : Happy frog soil , and 1-1-1 organic liquid fertilizer mixed in the gallon of water ( I think I just self diagnosed my issue… The bottle said a few drops per gallon… I surely put more than a few drops across the two gallons of water I filled. )
Lighting : 18ish on 6 off of course . Although im very honestly not timing her. Spending two months restarting a timer on my phone every 12 hours became tedious so to give myself a break until shes ready to flower, im just not really timing.
RH is around 30-50 percent
The temps do vary quite a bit id say when the lights on vs off. Upper 80s on, and lower 70s for when its off .
Returning back to my self diagnosis… I think this is truly the issue but I will still post this for more help.
Edit: The bottle actually says a good rule of thumb is one pump per gallon of soil. My pots are 3 gallon, so ive 100 percent been overfeeding. Going to start a pure water diet until she isnt feeling like paper.
edit 2: I think im experiencing a bag seed runt. Comparing my first grow at one month vs this one… the first grows fan leaves are like normal size … This second grow as you can see, they are all small… I attached an image of first grow showing the stark difference.
Ive seen worse ! Good point , That is my plan then, pure water and just letting her be, I think the mainline and transplant shocked her, maybe even produced some stunting in itself, So Im only going to LST from here on !!
Thanks for the help Foreigner , I appreciate your opinions and knowledge !
The higher the humidity though the more chance to invite aphids right ? Like where do aphids even come from my last grow got them ( to be fair it was literal backyard soil )
LOL, I think you answered your own question as to where they come from…
LIFTA has been a running joke here since before I showed up…
As for using ferts, just assume they all lie about amounts and start with 1/4 or 1/2 recommended amount (until proven otherwise)…
Also, they should be further along (2~3 weeks?) before using.
Have a look at ‘teas’ as well. I really like the effects of brewing Alfalfa/Kelp tea.
Happy Frog used to be their unfertilized mix. I always understood it was neutral and fine to use for seedlings.
The Ocean Forest has the nutes already in it.
@BeTheLight, the early stage of plant growth is maybe the hardest part to get past. They look pretty close and if you get your RH in check they’ll likely start moving more, soon.
Oh, and as far as using LITFA goes, “I use that shit on everything”!
I’m gonna ask my sis for her humidifier today and get RH up, I love this place already here is way better than the grow subreddits ( although they have their place ! )
Thank you , my first grow she honestly just grew fast and I was like woah this is easy… I’m so glad the second grow is already teaching me new lessons . And will continue to teach meh
I read online happy frog has light nutes, and most people who use the stuff will have their plants get through veg in the happy and put the ocean forest deeper down so once the roots get down there it’s the right time
) Has had dry feeling paperish leaves Ever since I mainlined and transplanted her . I dont quite understand whats happening. I will try and provide details about the grow here:
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my last grow got them ( to be fair it was literal backyard soil )
awesome
here is way better than the grow subreddits ( although they have their place ! )
. And will continue to teach meh 