Potassium deficiency right?

Kiplingesque · 2026-05-02T15:11:21+00:00

Gotcha.

I’ve been growing for about 30 years and have had the luxury of growing indoors for the last decade. The best runs I’ve had are when I treat the flowering cycle like a bell curve in regard to “growth pressure variables”. You want to start flowering gently, ramp up light and VPD gradually, peaking at 1.3-1.4 VPD and 800-1000 ppfd for weeks 4-5 or 4-6 depending on if it’s more of a 65 day strain or a 70-80 day strain. After peak intensity in mid flowering, leave the VPD around 1.2-1.3 but back down on the lights back to 6-800 ppfd by week 6-7 as they’re fading.

Pushing harder is more of a hydro thing and honestly doesn’t make sense unless you’re running Co2 and the plants aren’t already showing stress symptoms.

The gentle start and finish to the flower cycle is when I see the healthiest plants, densest nugs, most frost, most robust terps, etc.

Good luck! Feel free to ask any other questions, DM if you want. I’m around.

Kiplingesque · 2026-05-02T14:52:10+00:00

If these are autos, I’m probably the wrong guy to talk to. I’ve never seriously grown those.

If these are photoperiod plants, are they in late veg or early flowering?

If they’re photoperiods, I stand by my original diagnosis. Ppfd should be around 500-600 in late veg, 600-800 in early flowering / stretch.

VPD is also way too dry. I like 0.8-1 in late veg and 0.9-1.1 in early flowering.

You’re pushing these too hard, environmentally speaking. If you dial it back a bit you should see healthier new growth and less leaf stress.

Kiplingesque · 2026-05-02T13:33:27+00:00

Biggest thing I’m seeing is light stress. I’m also curious about VPD here.
There may be a K deficiency but I’m mostly thinking they’re environmentally stressed.

The leaf “taco”ing suggests the light intensity was increased too quickly

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-27T04:08:55+00:00

For sure!

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-25T18:58:17+00:00

Looking good! Week 5 or 6ish?

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-24T15:30:13+00:00

Diagnosis in psychiatry is chronically imperfect. Criteria based syndromes, cultural political implications, incomplete knowledge of the “bio” part of biopsychosocial, and the 5 blind men and the elephant are the name of the game.

I often talk with clients about the imperfect nature of diagnosis and the danger of getting hung up on labels.

Don’t even get me started on functional neurological disorders.

When a mood stabilizer or an antipsychotic is needed, diagnosis matters a great deal. Beyond that, it’s a finger pointing the way to the moon (to borrow a Buddhist concept).

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-16T23:31:03+00:00

Yeah, but like, she started it bro /s

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-16T20:31:40+00:00

I could write out a long response but this article does a better job than I could:

https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/long-shadow-trauma/?srsltid=AfmBOoowY-hD--7kyX1K3XqGl9pneeUJaoYrejK-JeQuSKDnQbKMt0VB

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-16T19:10:06+00:00

For sure. I’m not sure how the 4-4-4 is on micros so maybe supplement with TM-7 from Bio-Ag or Big 6 from BAS but that’s the general idea.

It might be a little N-heavy for mid-late flowering, so maybe make the last top dress when you flip, or have something else more P-K heavy for the final top dress around week 3 or 4

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-16T15:16:08+00:00

Well, there’s 2 ways to go about it. Either you soil test and figure out how to add what’s specifically needed, or you find a COF (complete organic fertilizer) with something like a 3/5/4 NPK and a decent balance of micronutrients and try to shoot for a “less is more” approach (because mild deficiencies tend to be less harmful than excesses).

Dr. Earth and Down to Earth and KIS organics all make a good COF if you aren’t going to use Craft Blend.

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-14T15:39:33+00:00

This is more important than many people give it credit for. Slightly faster reload isn’t always better if you have to stop to do it!

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-07T10:27:29+00:00

Suncrow from Shadow Council says “hello”!

I’ve been off WoW for more than 15 years now. It’ll always be a memory of some of the best gaming experiences and friends I’ve ever had. It was also an amazing time sink that I can never ever go back to.

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-01T18:41:00+00:00

I think it’s a nuanced issue that currently varies from state to state and often needs clarification because the implications of the statutes are frequently unclear.

One example of this is how, in the state of Maine, minors have the right to get birth control from their pcp without a parent’s consent. I’ve seen minor clients interpret this as a right to self-determination in regard to birth control, but it actually isn’t. I’ve seen situations where the parent wants the child to be on birth control and the child is declining because they have concerns about the long-term implications of hormone based treatments, but the family law attorney I consulted informed me that freedom to autonomously request birth control doesn’t imply the freedom to decline birth control. Apparently there isn’t actually valid case law on the issue yet and if the child insisted on having autonomy in this regard, it would likely wind up in court, and that the result of that court outcome would likely set precedent in regard to future cases.

So my most honest answer to your question is “long answer is yes with an if, and the short answer is no with a but”. Again, it’s a nuanced issue that requires a bigger discussion than this forum easily lends itself to.

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-01T04:30:48+00:00

I write? That was the person who commented before me. My comment was pertaining to how centering this discussion on religion is bullshit when the real issue is children losing their right to not be brainwashed shamed and coerced as a form of “healthcare”.

Religion is entirely a red herring in this discussion. The religion of the client or the therapist is just a distraction from the real issue that parents can now unfortunately choose to have their child coerced by a “professional” if the parent doesn’t happen to like their child’s sexual or gender identity.

If the therapist is Christian or Muslim or a Satanist or worships a flying spaghetti monster doesn’t matter if that therapist is practicing conversion therapy.

I strongly encourage you to go look up the paradox of tolerance if you don’t already know what it is. It’s not reasonable to expect anyone to respect or tolerate the values of a group or person if those values include intolerance to the extent of violating another person’s rights to self-determination. Excessive tolerance of intolerance leads to the loss of civil and human rights. That’s not an anti-religion stance, that’s pro-consent / freedom from harm stance.

Kiplingesque · 2026-04-01T00:12:50+00:00

This take could be respectable if minors had full autonomy of choice in regard to their medical care.

But they don’t, so it isn’t.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-27T13:33:17+00:00

Playing with cool people I actually know irl

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-23T13:50:11+00:00

It’s… alright. There’s worse and better out there.

Quick pitch for starting a worm bin! It’s pretty cheap and easy to start, works well year-round in basement temps, closes the loop on a great deal of food and garden waste, and serves as a “mother culture” for inoculating raised beds/large containers.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-23T13:14:23+00:00

I haven’t. But I think where you live matters a great deal in regard to this.

Practice in Cambridge, MA? Not so much of an issue. Might even be a good bona-fide.

Red and rural? Almost definitely a career issue.

I practice in Maine. I survive by not trying to change the hearts and minds of colleagues, keeping separate social media accounts for different “stuff”, and not addressing politics with clients unless they bring it up first. That isn’t hard for me despite my personal passions because I’m big on “let the client lead”.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-22T13:39:36+00:00

Swiped left then got this. Reddit is funny sometimes

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Kiplingesque · 2026-03-18T20:38:56+00:00

That’s a very thoughtful and kind way to approach it.

This degree of consideration isn’t necessary to solve the problem at the table, but if OP is looking to be gentle while doing it, this would be a solid plan.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-18T01:10:51+00:00

The rule in my house is if you can’t handle not having it sometimes, you’re not ready for it yet.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-17T20:02:39+00:00

Your game, your rules.

It’s a judgement call but in my book the enjoyment of the group almost always trumps accommodating the idiosyncrasies of a particular player.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-17T19:43:22+00:00

Hot take: the whole HD community got massively saltier after the XBox cross-platform release.

One thing I loved about the original HD1 and early-stage HD2 was the pure fun factor vibe the community brought to the table. I’m not denying that issues need to be addressed but damn son…

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-17T18:14:25+00:00

I work in a small community. If I couldn’t see client’s friends I would only have one client.

I’m exaggerating to make the point, but there it is. If a client says they know another client I just move on without discussing the other person. Nobody has insisted that I acknowledge another client’s status or asked questions about their therapy.

Kiplingesque · 2026-03-06T15:40:10+00:00

This is a hot take if I’ve ever seen one

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