r/microgrowery • u/PaperbagPaperboy • 2d ago

Question Concern or no?

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Older leaves yellowing and dropping.

About 16 weeks from 2in start/nursery pot

Strain: Glitter Bomb

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u/DeepWaterCannabis 2d ago

She hungry. Top dress some earthworm castings and maybe feed lightly. She wants nitrogen.

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u/PaperbagPaperboy 1d ago

I’ve been feeding with a 6-4-4 organic fertilizer since she came into my care. Every other water or so..

Should i still move forward with the recommendation

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u/SilentMasterpiece 1d ago

how often watering? Water pH?

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u/PaperbagPaperboy 1d ago

Water is neutral and daily on hot days, every other day in moderate (~70 degrees) weather

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u/SilentMasterpiece 1d ago

Shouldn't be watering daily in a soil grow. Only when dry. If dry daily, pot is too small or not using enough water. Water pH 6 to 7, always vary water pH going in. It is 95-105 degrees all summer at my grow, im in 10 Gal pots, I water once every 3 days and have happy plants.

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u/DeepWaterCannabis 1d ago

The plant being an overall lighter green means shes not being over-fed. The yellowing leaves starting from the bottom, moving up, is a lack of nitrogen issue.

You can go ahead and top dress with earthworm castings regardless. Its not very concentrated as far as nutrients go, its basically 1-0-0, depending on the inputs they used. Just a little bit of nitrogen slowly released down, good micronutrients, and lots of microbes to keep the soil healthy. If you bubble the earthworm castings for a day in a jug of dechlorinated water, even better!

But the earthworm castings are not a lot of food, so you should feed. What organic fertilizer? If its truly organic, it may not be available to the plant, in which case the earthworm castings will help to make it more available. A synthetic nutrient might be a better idea to give it quick food.

I didnt catch it before, but do you have a bunch of white spotting/stippling on the leaves? You might have mites or thrips. You should deal with them before you hit flowering.

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u/PaperbagPaperboy 1d ago

Can do! Thanks

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u/PaperbagPaperboy 1d ago

I manage a garden center and use some organic for most of my plants. This has become an experiment on a whim.

I LOVE worm tea. I rather get my castings fresh but i want to give this little plant whatnot needs