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Old 04-27-2008, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by hwhobbs View Post
In my opinion your plant looks kinda small for 26 days, not a lot of growth, altough the uppermost growth looks very healthy. I think you need to start fertilizing your plant, the leaves are turning yellow because of deficiencies. Also, check pH runoff to be sure that's not the problem.

edit: this should have been my first question, what kind of soil are you using and what's the N-P-K?

I just read your grow thread and you should only be using about .5 ml of ST per 3.781 liters (1 gal). That's like 1/4 teaspoon.
I am using start soil that has sp. moss, compost bark, perlite, and added lime. I just got a pH meter from eBay that is reading my pH around ~7.7 or so. I am not sure how accurate this is because I know there is added lime in the soil. I am going to go up to my local hydro shop and buy their combo kit of pH UP, pH Down solution, and pH tester paper to verify.

So I should start using ferts? Is that why the leaves look the way they do? I have not used Super Thrive on the plants for several weeks now and just started small amounts yesterday. Should I begin to introduce 1/4 strength of 24-8-16?

Thanks for your help!!
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