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    Week 6 flowering WW leaf color

    Hi again, first grow, looking for opinions/advice.

    I am in week 6 of flowering (WW feminized) and the two most mature of the four plants are starting to have some of the upper fan leaves turn a paler green. I am feeding FF Trio per their schedule for Coco Loco, which is about a 50% coco coir and the rest mostly organics. The schedule calls for 3 tsp/gal of Big Bloom (organic, low dose nutrient .01-0.5-0.7), 2 tsp/gal Tiger Bloom (2-8-4) and 2 tsp/gal Grow Big (6-4-4) I cut back on the Grow Big, the nitrogen heavy nutrient, about two weeks ago as I thought I was seeing some early signs of too much nitrogen (a few leaves getting darker green and curling tips). Now I am wondering if I am showing signs of nitrogen deficiency from cutting back the Grow Big nitrogen heavy nutrient. From reading, at some point my leaves should start yellowing and I am wondering if maybe things are okay and I should not be too worried however, GWE's Nebula suggests, in one of her articles, I should not be getting yellowing at week 6 of flowering on the upper leaves. I have been running about a 6.0 pH (FF recommends 5.6 to 6.8 for this medium). I usually water/feed to get run off in 5 gallon pots and have watered ~ 4 days (I weigh the pots and can tell when they are mostly dry and 4 days seems to be about the norm). I realize the lighting may not be the best, I took the photos in the tent (with a flash) but I still think you can see the more pale leaves. I have not really had any significant issues with the grow in the veg stage or the flowering stage and I am hoping what is going on is "normal" or can be easily corrected. Without advice, I would probably add back the Grow Big in my next feeding which would be in a couple of days.

    Thanks,


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    It's a beautiful grow. Doesn't look like anything more than some fan leaves aging out to me. Under your lights it's difficult to tell the true color. If they are looking pale to you throughout the entire plant I don't see why giving them a small pop of nitrogen would cause any harm. You]re the one who knows the healthy color of your grow and if they begin to improve you'll know you're on the right track.

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      #3
      Thank you for your comments crucialbunny. They are not pale throughout the entire plant. I have removed most of the fan leaves from the bottom half of the plant as most of them were yellowing anyway from lack of light and or natural aging . So, I am thinking the plant is just sucking up the nitrogen from the remaining fan leaves as is normal towards the end of flowering. It is just I am worried it might be a little early... Anyway, will probably give it a little pop of nitrogen, as you suggested, at their next feeding and am going to look into very mild nitrogen foliar spray today on a few of them and see if that changes anything. Take care,

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