Should I be worried about the amount of leaves that have died off in the last 4 days?
My plants are nearing the end of flowering I believe. I'm thinking just 2 or 3 weeks til harvest based on how many pistils have been turning color. Day time temp is probably about 84 Fahrenheit with about 43% RH Night time is 78 Fahrenheit at about 46% RH. PH of runoff is about 6.5 according to color chart for strips. I run a humidifier while the lights are on but turn it off before lights out to make sure it doesn't get too humid in the dark hours. Anyway, I have lost a decent amount of leaves over the past 4 days but flowers still seem to be growing okay. I was wondering if this looks like a normal amount of leaves to lose while nearing the end of flowering due to nutrients being used up elsewhere or if I should be diagnosing potential threats? I haven't seen any critters in there and there doesn't seem to be any fungi when I look closely.
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- 4'x4'x6.5' tent
- 2 Cookiedawg, 2 Ice Cream Punch, all photoperiod, Sprouted Jan 25th
- 5 gallon fabric pots raised about 1.5" for airflow and easy runoff cleanup
- 2 spider farmer SF2000 at 85% 2ft over front plants much closer to back plants
- Soil is FF Ocean Floor bottom 1/2 or so and top is FF Happy Frog
- Water in veg was about 6.6PH and 78 degrees Fahrenheit, 6.3PH for flowering
- RH usually around 50% Temp ranging from 78 Fahrenheit to 83 Fahrenheit
- 6" Oscillating fan clipped to tent pole for air flow within tent
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I'm a photo grower but I'll hazard a guess or two. Your plants appear healthy for maturing plants but I believe you are further from harvest than you think. Your buds are still forming with lots of pistols so I wouldn't get to excited yet. Continue your routine for feed and don't let them dry out yet. Below is one week before my recent harvest at 22 weeks. During that week almost all the sugar leaves dried brown and curled in on the budsGrow # 3 50/50 S/I Critical Mass photo fem
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TOKABIGONE I was using FF Tiger Bloom and Big Bloom but I accidentally made the soil a bit hot a few weeks ago and have been using just water since. I was thinking of adding 1/8th the normal amount with the next watering but was worried that harvest might not be far off. You think im probably good to go back to adding nutes though?- 4'x4'x6.5' tent
- 2 Cookiedawg, 2 Ice Cream Punch, all photoperiod, Sprouted Jan 25th
- 5 gallon fabric pots raised about 1.5" for airflow and easy runoff cleanup
- 2 spider farmer SF2000 at 85% 2ft over front plants much closer to back plants
- Soil is FF Ocean Floor bottom 1/2 or so and top is FF Happy Frog
- Water in veg was about 6.6PH and 78 degrees Fahrenheit, 6.3PH for flowering
- RH usually around 50% Temp ranging from 78 Fahrenheit to 83 Fahrenheit
- 6" Oscillating fan clipped to tent pole for air flow within tent
- 6" carbon filter and fan for exhaust, 4" carbon filter and fan for intakeComment
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I do but let's wait till am so SoOrbudgal or another auto expert has a chance to chime in here. Good Luck! -
TOKABIGONE lol dont worry I wasn't going to be too hasty, wont be watering until tomorrow night or the following morning. Thanks for your response by the way.
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I concur with TOKABIGONE, you are several weeks away from harvest. Just keep your PH steady and return to your nutrients schedule. If you haven't already done so, and are so inclined, start adding molasses to your watering regimen. About one Tablespoon per gallon.Current Grow: 1 GG4, 2 Hot Cakes, 1 Sweet Gelato Autos
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Thank you OldManGrower what is the molasses for? I think I might have some around here.
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Search the site for molasses it’s believed to feed the microbes and make your buds more fragrant and fatter.Comment
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Most nutrient lines have some form of a molasses product if a grow store is easier to get to than a grocery store that carries the right kind of molasses.Coconut Grove
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Thanks for the heads up UndergroundFarmer I'll check what my local nursery has in stock. When I went there a few months ago their inventory was very limited though. Recreational cannabis was legalized here in January so between that and all the people who decided to start growing herbs and veggies during the pandemic a lot of the commonly used products are back ordered.- 4'x4'x6.5' tent
- 2 Cookiedawg, 2 Ice Cream Punch, all photoperiod, Sprouted Jan 25th
- 5 gallon fabric pots raised about 1.5" for airflow and easy runoff cleanup
- 2 spider farmer SF2000 at 85% 2ft over front plants much closer to back plants
- Soil is FF Ocean Floor bottom 1/2 or so and top is FF Happy Frog
- Water in veg was about 6.6PH and 78 degrees Fahrenheit, 6.3PH for flowering
- RH usually around 50% Temp ranging from 78 Fahrenheit to 83 Fahrenheit
- 6" Oscillating fan clipped to tent pole for air flow within tent
- 6" carbon filter and fan for exhaust, 4" carbon filter and fan for intakeComment
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Plant looks really good - don't take off the yellow leaves just cuz they look dead wait until they are dry and crispy.
Darkening pistils is a sign of ripening - I go solely by what colors the trichomes are showing me - fattening caylyxes are another sign.
Use organic molasses - it is sulphur-free.3 X 3 gorilla. Promix soil . Green Planet Nutes
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Thanks Canuck147 I was actually wondering what to do with the yellowing ones, at first I had clipped a couple but then a friend of mine explained to me that they are yellowing because the plant is using up the nutes stored in it. Ill have to get a better magnifying glass to really see the color of the trichomes though. Guess I've got that and organic molasses on my shopping list lol -
Canuck147 I like your style. Sounds much cheaper to just take a closeup picture.
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I just like un sulferated molasses it's what i was taught to use many years ago by a weed guru. I use it the last month of flower as only with my water not mixed with bloom nutes.
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