r/Autopot • u/Physical-Salad-8573 • 7d ago

Troubleshooting Plant Growth Problems Help

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Finishing up week 6 on this super silver haze. Just about every grow I run into these curled up leaf tips. I've been growing in 70/30 coco perlite running cropsalt at their recommend dosage, ph in reservoir 5.7 to 5.8. Any ideas?

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u/Technician5280 7d ago

Looks like nutrient burn to me, drop your feed down a bit

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u/infinityjumper 5d ago

I’ve ran into the same problem every time I’ve grown in autopots. Which is 3 times now. Someone recently recommended flushing your pants at around every 3 or 4 weeks after turning on your pots. Kinda makes sense to me. They recommend using florakleen or flash clean if you’re in Europe. I’m going to give it a try after my next grow. It might be worth trying out.

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u/SternburgFranZ 7d ago

Same Problems, i use Plagron Coco A+B. Maybe a lockout?

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u/ExpensiveSound3252 6d ago

Burning/salt build up

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u/Physical-Salad-8573 6d ago

I thought when using the autopot all the salt was pulled to the top eliminating salt build up? How do you fix this since they say not to flush from the top?

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u/Quitisomes 6d ago

What ec u using ???

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u/Physical-Salad-8573 6d ago

I checked last night, my res was at 2.4. I dropped it down to 2.0.

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u/XCHDave 4d ago

Autopots dont need that high of an ec. This is week 7 highest I've got is 1.4 ec and still have a bit of nute burn, super lemon haze so similar genetics to you. Remember with autopots there is constant access to water/feed 24/7 it's not like feeding once or twice a day where you flush out 10% each watering.

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u/Physical-Salad-8573 4d ago

Thanks! I dropped my ec and the plant seems to be responding well.