To feed or not to feed

[ocf]

Hi to all you mother earth loving organic growers out there!

I always feel the need to be doing something with the plants, if its not training them then its researching new ferts and soil amendments,
I have had a couple of nute issues since the start of the grow that has led me to research ways to improve soil, ultimately I intend to make my own organic soil for next grow.

My latest goodies I would like to make use of experimentally are -

1. Liquid Seaweed extract
2. Corn Sprouted Seed Tea
3. Molasses

Plants I'm growing, age and feeding status

2x Lemon Kush (LK) - Day 25
-Foliar fed Epsom salts and chamomile tea, nothing else

1x Northern Lights x Big Bud (BB) - Day 25
-Foliar fed Epsom salts and Chamomile tea

2x Afghani Regular (AR) - Day 32
-Foliar fed Epsom salts and Chamomile tea
-Last feed molasses (big dollop)

These are the two AR -




Since feeding the two Afghani ladies with molasses a few days they have been doing better so I intend to also give the Lemon Kush and Big bud some aswell, up until now they have just been potted on 3 times in to biobizz allmix so there has been little need for any feeding.

I suspect there may be a slight soil PH imbalance in the LK and BB a these are the only two still showing mild signs of Mg and Ca deficiency, I will be testing runoff before I give them anything other than plain water.

Am I correct in saying as long as I PH balance the feed I give to any of the pots I can add a mix of whatever I want?
Assuming the pots are dry enough my intention was to feed them at lights out tonight with , Seaweed for growth stimulation, sprouted seed tea to aid breakdown of waste in soil and molasses.

Any advice welcome

OCF

edit -
I will get pictures up soon of the Big Bud and Lemon Kush

[Donmitch0121]

Id spray with some epsom salts
If growing in soil why would you ph? A good soil will buffer...

[ocf]

Id spray with some epsom salts
If growing in soil why would you ph? A good soil will buffer...

Hi don, thanks for the input, here are pics taken today of the two ladies in the original post -

Afghani Regular -




They have been LSTd + defoliated and are doing well, some of the leaf tips have started pointing downwards so I suspect N toxicity, going to be watching carefully and feeding with plain water, they are in week 5 of veg so far they have had only molasses, the Allmix seems to be serving them well, other than the slight Mg deficiency they have had no problems.

Northern Lights x Big Bud -

For a plant that was started only a week after the Afghani they sure are small! Defeciency has continued with this one, soil runoff is showing as 5.5 but that apparently is meaningless and EC meter was maxed out when testing the runoff. The only feeding this has had is molasses, I am going to wait a couple more days, if the leaf yellowing continues I will flush.



Lemon kush -

one has been LSTd

[ERBURT]

The nlbb are prone to calmag defs
So I've read so give it a spray to
Be on the safe side.

[ocf]

The nlbb are prone to calmag defs
So I've read so give it a spray to
Be on the safe side.

Thanks matey, Calmag got here today so I will be giving a foliar spray tonight as the soil isn't dry enough for a root feeding yet,
the yellowing has continued and the whole plant seems weak now. It is growing extremely slowly compared to my other ladies. I don't think I will be waiting for this to catch up before switching to 12/12.

I will post some pics when I get home in a few hours

[ERBURT]

Yeah spray only mate never water it in.
She'll come good but be patient with her.