I've posted the problem in the infirmary section.
Problem: HBSS in EarthBoxes progressive lightening of newer leaves. Old fan leaves not affected.
Medium/grow method: Roots Organic Original
Feed: and supplements used: Top dressed each with
Ground up 4 table spoons of Thorvin Kelp
Ground up 1/2 cup of Alfalfa meal
One cup of DuMore Chicken crumble
1/2 cup of bokoshi
water source: Rain water 7.0PH
Strain/age:HBSS
light used: SP3000 and Cali Lightworks165watts full grow
Climate: Last 4 days 80*F 60%rH
Additional info: Exact same media in 7 gal pots with no problems with two other strains. BOTH HBSS are showing exact same signs.
Added recommended amount of dolomite lime at the time of filling the container
I started to notice a very slight lightening of the new and new growth Wednesday or Thursday. It has progressed. Old growth is not problematic.
I've checked the overflow water every time I watered with very minimal changes in pH.
Two possible problem areas:
I think the cause.
1. I've had to pull up the lights 5-6 times in the last 3 days. Now that was after finding out I had the SP3000 fully dimmed and I think it was like that for 2 or 3 cycles.
All the girls jumped up, but most so with the HBSS. The past two days,when I woke up, the girls shot up and got up to 23in and 22in each day. That's probably over 900ppfd. Girls in the 7gal pots are not as tall.
2. Other than a couple days after applying the bokoshi, I have no kind of mat development, even after this week's application. I think the compost mites have eaten it as it forms.
Other than those things, I have nothing. I've pulled up the lights to 26in for the time being
With the canopy getting that close, after finding about the dimming and fully bringing the lights back up, could it caused a shock to the roots and caused them to have a problem delivering nutrients?
Or is this a simple bleaching/light stress?
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