Growing tips/buds turning black

[Louis Rompre]

Can anyone tell me what is going on here. I've had this happen before and couldn't figure it out even after lots of research. The tops end up turning completely black, killing all the trisomes and making it impotent and unsmokable. I thought it was an overfeeding problem but this time I barely fed them.
Any ideas????

 

[wiethe20]

That's crazy....this picture is better then the other one.....this one does not look like buds.....hopefully someone can answer u....I'd like to know! Sry. ....gl

 

[Dr. Who]

You have too much available K !!

So, did you build that soil your self? Reduce the K amendments!

Feeding it? What exactly?

I'll wait for your answers to do a better job at a solution....

Doc

 

[Dr. Who]

@DrWho im a first time grower an im oin 7 week from flip 6 from first pistils my buds are swelling with callaxes is this rifght an its suppost to be 11 week amnesia but im having my doubts im thinking one more week then 2 week flush any advise please

LOL...don't flush.....It doesn't work as said....
I'd look at the trichs in a week and follow up every other day if need be.....11 weeks from flip sounds right and looks about it..

Nice looking too.
I am curious about your temps. What are they running?
soil or hydro?

 

[Louis Rompre]

What you see here is the beginning of the flowering stage.

You have too much available K !!

So, did you build that soil your self? Reduce the K amendments!

Feeding it? What exactly?

I'll wait for your answers to do a better job at a solution....

Doc

You have too much available K !!

So, did you build that soil your self? Reduce the K amendments!

Feeding it? What exactly?

I'll wait for your answers to do a better job at a solution....

Doc

Thanks for taking the time Doc. Much appreciated.
I’m growing 1 Lamb’s Bread, 1 Chernobyl, and 1 Dead Head OG Kush. They started flowering three weeks ago. This problem started shortly afterwards. I’m growing in dedicated half 45 gal drums with good drainage. The soil I’m using is Pro-Mix - All Purpose Mix (link below) with a little sheep manure mixed in. I realize it already has nutrients added but hard to find stats. I’m feeding them Plant-Prod Ultimate 15-30-15 (from the same company as Pro-Mix) although they don’t seem to have it on their web site so I included photos. I’ve fed them July 28, when they started flowering and and August 17. I hope this gives you enough to go on. Your initial assessment makes sense to me but curious to see if this info changes your opinion or reinforces it. Again, thank-you.
http://www.promixfindgrowtopia.com/product/detail/pro-mix-ultimate-all-purpose-mix

 

[Dr. Who]

Nope I'll stick with it...AND the "dark" inside pic shows pretty good Ca def and nute burn.....

Be careful how much you use that "bloom" nute! The high P and K give me a pause....big time!

I MIGHT have hit the plant with that once at 5 weeks and MAYBE again at 6 but it would depend on how the plant reacted to it after 7 days of not getting any more....I would use something a bit more balanced at say a 2-1-1 ratio like say 12-6-6 half strength till I "spiked" it with the High P&K food at week 5....A 3-1-2 ratio is nice and friendly......Jacks and Peters make one.....

All in all, It will finish out.....just cut that high P&K down.

 

[Dr. Who]

@DrWho 600hps temps are 86f rh below 50 and i used garden soil nooby style lol i feed biobloom,cannazym an ive added pk13/14 today about 6 droplets to 3 litres lol to scared to use more i topped it here are some pics im gunna trim tmoz cause its lights off now bit of advise off a mate i no what hes saying though so the other lower buds get direct light or had a few issues as well but i think im back on track now flushed it phed the soil (tested runoff it was 5.0 so i got it to 6 an started to feed again i think i will still feed till 2 weeks then flush yeah? nice to chat to someone i got 2 others as well in coco/pebble/60/40 canna a+b,cannazyme and an i willl use pk13/14 i really wanna learn everything lol

LOWER those temps! 70-75 would help !!!

 

[Louis Rompre]

Nope I'll stick with it...AND the "dark" inside pic shows pretty good Ca def and nute burn.....

Be careful how much you use that "bloom" nute! The high P and K give me a pause....big time!

I MIGHT have hit the plant with that once at 5 weeks and MAYBE again at 6 but it would depend on how the plant reacted to it after 7 days of not getting any more....I would use something a bit more balanced at say a 2-1-1 ratio like say 12-6-6 half strength till I "spiked" it with the High P&K food at week 5....A 3-1-2 ratio is nice and friendly......Jacks and Peters make one.....

All in all, It will finish out.....just cut that high P&K down.

Thanks doc. I'll do that and send you occasional updates. And as I said before, very much appreciated. All the best!

 

[Ladyalthea]

I have almost The identical picture going. I was told to spray with peroxide, should I just leave it alone?