pcduck said:
The 35c is a bit warm but should be survivable.
Sort of looks like a salt issue.
What does the top of your soil look like?
The little black bugs could be gnats or springtails
Hey pcduck
Hmm those temps have been a concern yet i do use the shadecloth quite often as 1 specific helicopter has been a regular hound during the past 2 weeks but the gals do seem to handle the heat with adequite water supplied
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Now the salt issue could certainly be a contribution to the problem and could it be that my kelp meal contains to much salt as it is recommended that it should be used for an additive to horse feed ...but i used it because numerous organic growers in the Northern hemisphere use it and this kelp meal passes through numerous processes to ensure that it is clean which encouraged me to give it a go ! Maybe i should stop adding it to my bubble tea's ???
I'm not sure i follow what you mean about the top of the soil
?? It usually dries out within a day and shrinks of the side of the pots by around 1/2 inch... but remains moist 3-4 inches deep and i try to water every 3 days and the coco/soil mix seems to be pretty well airated as 3-4 litres of water will give around 20% runoff in 10gal pots !
These bugs that i found in the worst looking plant pot are most likely springtails "thanks google" ..I purchased quite a few springtails when i purchased the red worms and put them into the worm bins with extra coco added to the bins but most of them have dissapeared from the worm bins and the worm bins are 50ft away from my plant pots ! But i would say that they are def springtails ! I have not seen any maggot type larvae or flying gnats around the plants or in the soil !
I have been blazing away on the bubblegum grow for 2 days :stoned: and have just noticed that a full moon is about 3-4 days away and i believe that this has fooled me into believing that the plants are looking better ! The moon is making them look better and they have still got serious issues i have lost about 30-40 leaves per plant during the last 7-8 days
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I'm a growing man and i feel like crying my tits off right about soon bro !
I dunno what to do
Kinda like watching my own sons slipping away and i can't figure out how to save them
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Its gonna be a looooong winter if they don't make the bong hit :holysheep:
Thanks pc your help is always appreciated thanks man !