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snarfing

snarfing

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So my sibwali...looks real weird. Anyone know if this is fmv or bugs or idk. Bad lights tonight is uppoting night for many of them, possibly this included. 20260206_201642.jpg
 
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RosyPosy said:
Some will say FMV, but this is nutrient deficiency here. It needs calcium, and/or boron and manganese.


Also needs calcium. May have some humidity damage? Was the bag up around it or was it in a bin? I can’t tell if those are insect bites or if the damaged part of the leaf crumbled off or something.
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dont see any signs of insect damage. I am using jacks 20-20-20 is that not sufficient calcium?
 
I believe it is nutrient deficient too, low calcium will make leaves deform as they grow.
Certain nutrient deficiencies will cause different issues.
 
Well ill pick up some stuff from the hydro store tomorrow and fix these puppies up. Wonder why some show issues others dont
 
The fastest availability is with calcium acetate. You can make this with eggshells or oyster shells and apple cider vinegar, or there are chemical versions that can be purchased.

Gypsum takes about 30 days to be available, but it’s the fastest out of the powdered ones.

An amino acid complexed calcium also can have quicker availability, like Cal-Mino.

Just keep in mind that the high levels of NPK in Jacks can block out calcium. Also keep in mind that you won’t see physical benefit from it for a long while. Deformed cells will stay deformed. And even though it benefits the plant when it starts to uptake it, it will show more in the growth a couple of months from now.
 
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snarfing said:
Well ill pick up some stuff from the hydro store tomorrow and fix these puppies up. Wonder why some show issues others dont
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It’s a common deficiency seen in figs. Most growers focus on NPK and sometimes magnesium but then forget the others. And so I think some cuttings come to us already deficient. The early growth comes from the stored nutrients in the cutting.

But figs like calcium a lot and it’s an important nutrient to them, more so than some of the others.
 
RosyPosy said:
The fastest availability is with calcium acetate. You can make this with eggshells or oyster shells and apple cider vinegar, or there are chemical versions that can be purchased.
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That is an interesting process making calcium acetate. The youtuber used plain white vinegar.
RosyPosy said:
Gypsum takes about 30 days to be available, but it’s the fastest out of the powdered ones.

An amino acid complexed calcium also can have quicker availability, like Cal-Mino.

Just keep in mind that the high levels of N & K in Jacks can block out calcium. Also keep in mind that you won’t see physical benefit from it for a long while. Deformed cells will stay deformed. And even though it benefits the plant when it starts to uptake it, it will show more in the growth a couple of months from now.
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Kompakfigs said:
That is an interesting process making calcium acetate. The youtuber used plain white vinegar.
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I prefer apple cider vinegar because being derived from apples, it will have additional nutrients and complexes that benefit fruit trees.

Also, a lot of plain white vinegar is made from GMO crops which I avoid for chemical contamination and other personal preferences.

But anything with a certain acidity will extract calcium from things. Even citric acid (or lemon juice) can and it will make calcium citrate. That also can be a faster way to make calcium plant available.
 
RosyPosy said:
I prefer apple cider vinegar because being derived from apples, it will have additional nutrients and complexes that benefit fruit trees.

Also, a lot of plain white vinegar is made from GMO crops which I avoid for chemical contamination and other personal preferences.

But anything with a certain acidity will extract calcium from things. Even citric acid (or lemon juice) can and it will make calcium citrate. That also can be a faster way to make calcium plant available.
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I dont use Rot-Stop for figs because they werent displaying any signs of calcium deficiency but I had to use it for most of my tomato plants.
 
Kompakfigs said:
I dont use Rot-Stop for figs because they werent displaying any signs of calcium deficiency but I had to use it for most of my tomato plants.
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There can be other signs of low calcium as well, such as wide internode spacing, thin or weak stems, reduced fruiting, split fruits or stems, and insect issues. Figs can have a lot of hidden hunger symptoms for some nutrients.

When you read the literature on figs, you actually see that calcium is higher than even nitrogen. It’s just not getting carried away with it or any nutrient since everything has to be in balance.
 
That is sad to see !
I didn't read alk the comments, so in case someone was asking same question as I am then I apologize !

I looked at the bag very close but I still couldn't see, are there holes in the bags ? Di the roots have enough air ?
 
RosyPosy said:
There can be other signs of low calcium as well, such as wide internode spacing, thin or weak stems, reduced fruiting, split fruits or stems, and insect issues. Figs can have a lot of hidden hunger symptoms for some nutrients.

When you read the literature on figs, you actually see that calcium is higher than even nitrogen. It’s just not getting carried away with it or any nutrient since everything has to be in balance.
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Just educated me some. I wasn’t aware internode spacing and some of the other issues were affected by low calcium.
 
RosyPosy said:
The fastest availability is with calcium acetate. You can make this with eggshells or oyster shells and apple cider vinegar, or there are chemical versions that can be purchased.

Gypsum takes about 30 days to be available, but it’s the fastest out of the powdered ones.

An amino acid complexed calcium also can have quicker availability, like Cal-Mino.

Just keep in mind that the high levels of NPK in Jacks can block out calcium. Also keep in mind that you won’t see physical benefit from it for a long while. Deformed cells will stay deformed. And even though it benefits the plant when it starts to uptake it, it will show more in the growth a couple of months from now.
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Bone meal I assume is not a quick source due to the soil microbes needing to process it?
 
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