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are they all fed the same solution? running different strains at once can be a challenge, sometimes they want to be fed differently. try backing off on the molasses for now and tone down the feed a bit. double check you ph after you prep your solution, and ensure you get plenty of runoff on water days. you may have a bit of lockout going on, everything the plant needs is in the medium. you're almost there, bring her home
I don't know anything about Mills nutrients. But, they look like N is too low. Maybe feeding too strong. (You mentioned heavy feed.).
I have a ppm/EC meter now - hows the best way to measure EC after watering/feeding?
I just test the runoff. But, I suppose the volume of runoff can dilute those numbers (or, how long it sits in the soil before running out). There is a credible method for measuring runoff ph & ppm. I've never done it. I don't know if it makes a difference. Google for "NCSU runoff extraction method." (It used to be called "the pour-through method.").
I think its just normal leaf senesence for your strain. The plant is stealing from the leaves to build the buds. The buds look good, I wouldn't try to feed you way out of it. Just keep on.
@az2000 Realize that, at this stage in your plant's life, it doesn't make evolutionary sense for the plant to invest in rebuilding the leaves. They aren't going to green up, no matter what you do. This is normal for many plants, and OK. The plant is trying to make seeds (as you sexually frustrate it), and stealing from the leaves to build flower. It's not evolved to try to build more leaf; it's trying to get laid before it dies. My strong recommendation is to not add more nitrogen, in the futile hope that they will green up again. You plants are just telling you that they are close to being done being able to build more bud, which is the right time to harvest, more or less, depending on your trichome prefeences.
Sorry, my post at @az2000 was meant for you. No, absolutely don't feed heavily. In fact. lighten up. NUTES ARE NOT FOOD. Light is. Look at the overall plant. Your buds look good. Overall, the plant is doing what it's supposed to do, make baby plants. You will not be able to feed the green back into those leaves. Don't worry about that. You don't smoke shade leaves. Keep a medium level of bloom nute on your plants, stay the course, and learn. Putting heavy nutes on her to get the green back will worsen your grow. Plants need -available- nutrients. More nutrients to them than other conditions will allow them to use will just poison them. You are feeding heavily, and its not working. Just feed at a moderate, and declining level for the rest of your grow, and enjoy your harvest.Thank you - I'll look that up.
I thought that may be the issue but I've not had them change like this before this early (5 weeks of 12/12 flower). I guess I'm used to seeing pictures where the fan leaves may not be present or they're green with bigger buds (sunset sherbet seems behind in size). Do you think that I should keep a heavy feeding followed by two waterings (molasses or no)? I also forgot to mention that my temperature stays between 74-76 F and humidity bounces between 40-55% RH. This seems more normal to you though?
Thank you for the help guys.
looks like a watering issue like they dried out at some point
They were watered last on 7/31 and yes the soil was dry. Looks like I need to water every other day.
If that is the case back off the nutes till the bounce back. You are going to lose some leaves but looks like you caught it early enough that you arent going to lose plants. Just be for warned that is going to fuck with weight and qual some that far into flower.
Not going to lie, this soil pH has me worried
Maybe that's because it was too dry? Usually people keep the soil too wet, and it can turn acidic from that. I have a relatively expensive soil ph probe (Control Wizard Accurate 8, $70 USD). I used to watch the soil ph a lot. And it would rise as the soil dries. A full point or more swing from wet to dry. I don't know that might correlate to ph'ing the runoff. But, maybe it does. Since you went to dry. Did the leaves wilt?).
I’ve been allowing the soil to probably dry a bit too much between watering like I do in Veg. Is it correct to change that in flowering?
When I water I always get about a gallon of run off from each 5 gal air pot.
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