A new member from sunny, baking Northern New Mexico

[spudpuppy]

Hello my new, and valued friends. While I am not completely new to growing cannabis, my wife and I are both in our 70’s in are suffering from a lifetime as overachieving athletes. Hence, more discomfort than we had bargained for when we were young and foolish. We have been enjoying “bud” for about 10 years to achieve a more comfortable lifestyle. I have only three cherished girls, much loved and about five weeks from harvest. I have some yellowing of the bottom leaves, the first yellowing of this growth cycle, so I suspect my girls are in senescence. Should I, perhaps, add a little nitrogen, or let these babies run the cycle. So far there is only minor leave yellowing in the bottom leaves. Any guidance from you masters of the art would be appreciated

 

[Captspaulding]

Just let them run out, yellowing and some die back in this regard is fully normal. No need to rock the boat if it’s not a lot. Welcome to the farm!!!

 

[spudpuppy]

Thank you Captspaulding, if life has taught me anything, it’s that I need to ask questions of likeminded friends to get smarter.

 

[Captspaulding]

It’s the way to be! This place is really great for that exact reason. There is a pretty great group of growers here! don’t be bashful with pictures btw, sometimes we can help you catch things sooner from time to time, plus I love seeing what folks are bringing to the table! Nice to meet you! Hope y’all aren’t too sore, cannabis is a great way to mend them bumps and bruises from a long life of activity. Love that you choose to go the way of this wonderful flower. Stay cool down there, if you can.

 

[Oldchucky]

Welcome. Post some pictures of your girls so we can ogle them! There are a couple other New Mexico growers banging around on the site. And maybe start yourself a thread.

 

[spudpuppy]

Thank you both. Much appreciated and I will not be shy. This is such a wonderful time in Northern New Mexico, wish you all could enjoy it.

 

[Captspaulding]

I’m just over here cooking in Texas….

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Some yellowing of lower leaves is normal. Some of it may be due to senescence and some of it may be due to the plant moving mobile nutrients to support its flowering. So, I'm going to disagree slightly about feeding. At five weeks out, a low dose can be helpful depending on the appearance of the plant and what it's fed. If the plant looks good, then I probably wouldn't feed it. However, I've found that up to about half of bloom nutrients and some micronutrients can be helpful, especially if the strain has a long flowering period, like sativa usually does. I tend to feed mine about halfway through flowering. Posting a picture would help us provide better suggestions.

 

[spudpuppy]

Thank you for your suggestion to post. Here are a couple of photos, please remember these girls live in dry, hot, windy New Mexico

 

[Oldchucky]

That is perfect weather in my opinion if you grow them in small fabric pots! Say, minimum 40 gallon. Where I am at is hotter and dryer and they do OK. You’re looking good.

 

[spudpuppy]

That is perfect weather in my opinion if you grow them in small fabric pots! Say, minimum 40 gallon. Where I am at is hotter and dryer and they do OK. You’re looking good.

Actually, they are planted in 5 gal. pots. Having a bit of hurricane “Hillary” wind here this afternoon. Unusual wind from the SE. Thank you, my friend