Dropping leaves

[SirSmksAlot]

I'm having a slight issue with one plant. The bottom leaves are turning a pale green then dropping off. This particular plant is about a foot taller than the others and is at least a week behind in flower development. Any ideas on what this might be would be great.

 

[Mr.furley]

With the limited information about your grow details and no pictures, any diagnosis would be just a guess.

 

[PRIMO]

Dude, We like to help, but you gottta give us a little more to go on.

 

[SirSmksAlot]

I've got 4 plants started from seed being grown in a deep water culture set up. It's non recirculating. They are all on the same feed schedual of the advanced nutrient line. The plant in question kept stretching for a week longer than the other 3. The plant looks healthy except its dropping leaves like crazy and it's way taller than the other plants and the buds are behind in development. I'll attach some pics

 

[SirSmksAlot]

They are also on day 44 of flower. The strain is cali og X amnesia haze 10 week flower

 

[Toker1]

Looks like the lower branches are not getting enough light down there. The growth is slow and those nodes in the shadows are also are taking energy away from other areas that could utilize it more efficiently.
I try to remove lower growth that lingers in the shadows.

 

[Canuck147]

Good answer. Next question?

 

[SirSmksAlot]

Ya I've been trying to remove the small stuff but I'm afraid of stressing the plant to much. I did most of my trimming pre flower. Do you think it's OK to cut some lower branches this late in the game?

 

[Canuck147]

Whoops - I thought you said leaves. NO don't cut the branches. Do a little late LST and pull the branches away from each other. Cut off the yellow leaves.

 

[Canuck147]

Next up - you'll just have to watch that hugeass cola fatten up. I'm sure it will.

 

[GreenhouseEffect]

Great advice from Canuk and Primo.
Ya, that's gonna be a nice one!!

 

[9fingerleafs]

So the other plants are fine in the same environment? Sounds like you got a finicky more Sativa haze pheno. Notoriously hard to keep happy, tall and never seem to finish flowering

 

[SirSmksAlot]

This is my first try at hydro. I'm really liking the results!

 

[Toker1]

I would not cut it. It’s too close to the end of flower. You can train the branches, like suggested above... or (if you have enough lower growth like that), you might be able to remove the big tops, leave all the lowers alone and reveg them for quick a second harvest. It’s a delicate process though. I’ve only attempted that and been successfull a few times.