Northern Lights Autoflower

[coLeader]

So this is my northern lights auto flower, she’s 70 days old and still only has white hairs and no buds, the leaves are also yellow all over the plant. Could it be nitrogen deficiency or just a nutrient lockout? I’d really appreciate the help.

soil: compo sana quality potting mix
ph: 6-6.5

[SoOrbudgal]

Those are bud sites and looks over watered needed N weeks ago now needs PK. Please view and read the basics of what a weed plant needs to thrive. You got a good sized auto not all is bad with it. Is it a outdoor plant?

[coLeader]

Nope, it’s growing indoors in a box with a 125 watt cfl.
I should mention that I already flushed her yesterday, I’m going to let the soil dry out. Another guy told me to give her a tiny bit of nitrogen in case the leaves were to yellow anymore.

[OlderNOTwiser]

I finished a NLA run last month. Just over 4 ounces so it produced well. I harvested at 85 days, well past the ~ 65 days it was touted as. I wasn't satisfied with the strength and started to solve the problem.

I discovered an inconsistency in the product labeling that I believe cost me. On most breeder/distributor sites the photo plants are listed as X amount of days "in" flower. Which of course means the plant also has to have a period of veg first. That time is in addition to the "flower" time and up to you as to how long that takes. With auto flowering plants the TOTAL time from sprout to harvest is listed as the flowering time. My strain was from Seedsman so I revisited the listing and it took several times before I caught it. The description mentions how the plant will flower for 55 - 60 days "following a 2 - 4 week vegetative growth period". So the 60 days is actually more like 80 - 85 days. Of course we never hit that mark exactly so maybe it is actually going to run about 100 days or so.

My pistils were all orange/red and curled in and most trichomes were cloudy. Can't help thinking I should have let it run another 10 - 14 days.

[MagicMike66]

No buds? It’s covered in them, they’re just not mature yet. Patience

[sparxxx007]

Hey mate your plant looks good besides maybe needing to get some more time between waterings so she can dry out. I’m not sure what your feed schedule looks like but if you shared that, it would also help when looking at possible deficiencies. The name that deficiency game is best played with as much information as you can provide.

One thing that I was thinking should be pointed out here is that a thorough defoliation could have been done before this point. I realize this is a widely debated topic in most settings and this is just in my experience but a big defoliation after the flower stretch can make bud sites really explode. Good luck with the rest of your grow

[SoOrbudgal]

Good points given sparxxx007