Almost all fan leaves turned yellow and droopy

[HandyGringo]

I know this is normal to a degree in flowering, but this seems excessive..In day 34 of flowering

It looks like nitrogen deficiency, but I'm watering it just as I'm supposed to according to http://www.growweedeasy.com/sites/growweedeasy.com/files/coco-coir-flora-series-schedule.pdf

 

[Ivers]

Maybe it's mag def. Do you check ph?

 

[HandyGringo]

Maybe it's mag def. Do you check ph?

I ph my water always, but I've just upped my cal mag intake today. The guide I've been following said 2.5 ml og cal mag to 5 liters of water.. But the bottle says double that.. The same goes for all my flora trio products.. So I'm going to switch to following what the bottles say instead. Hopefully she looks a lot better tomorrow. Just gave her a proper watering.

 

[Ivers]

Hopefully that would be it.
Once you get to know your plants, you can start reading them and not the label of your nutes

When I underwater my plants, they will look similar to what your plant does now.

 

[slyone]

Maybe a feed with some N in it also would help them out ?

 

[Bear420]

Hi, Question may sound dumb but I have to ask, How is the moisture in your soil they look under watered, the yellowing is common when in flower because they need a lot less Nitrogen in the flower stage, Cal mag may be low. and one more thing may the plant be root bound?

All In All they look ok except for the drooping, Hope you get it figured out, As I am almost positive it is not Nitrogen,
Keep us Posted and Good luck.

 

[HandyGringo]

Maybe a feed with some N in it also would help them out ?

Hi, Question may sound dumb but I have to ask, How is the moisture in your soil they look under watered, the yellowing is common when in flower because they need a lot less Nitrogen in the flower stage, Cal mag may be low. and one more thing may the plant be root bound?

All In All they look ok except for the drooping, Hope you get it figured out, As I am almost positive it is not Nitrogen,
Keep us Posted and Good luck.

I'm not sure what the problem is, but I gave her a proper feeding yesterday, with the dosages recommended on the bottles.. She seems to be doing better now!

 

[Uberknot]

Hi, Question may sound dumb but I have to ask, How is the moisture in your soil they look under watered, the yellowing is common when in flower because they need a lot less Nitrogen in the flower stage, Cal mag may be low. and one more thing may the plant be root bound?

All In All they look ok except for the drooping, Hope you get it figured out, As I am almost positive it is not Nitrogen,
Keep us Posted and Good luck.

yup they did look underwatered.

 

[Bear420]

Oh yes she looks much better, good for you keep up the great work my friend.

 

[HandyGringo]

yup they did look underwatered.

I have no idea how she got underwatered.. If anything I'd think she would be overwatered, but then it wouldn't make sense she'd make a one day recovery after getting a big watering.. I have no idea :/

Oh yes she looks much better, good for you keep up the great work my friend.

Awesome! Thanks man. I was really happy to come home and see that she made a recovery as well.

 

[coreywebster]

Looks like they are on a feeding frenzy, drinking what they have faster than expected, thus under watered and under fed. Some strains are just greedy bastards. Plus the possibility of been root bound. That would explain a bit. But don't know your pot size and veg time. Keep an eye on them an be prepared to water more often.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

you say you always ph, but to what? cal-mag needs the upper end of the range to be absorbed, have to be 6.1 at least

 

[HandyGringo]

Looks like they are on a feeding frenzy, drinking what they have faster than expected, thus under watered and under fed. Some strains are just greedy bastards. Plus the possibility of been root bound. That would explain a bit. But don't know your pot size and veg time. Keep an eye on them an be prepared to water more often.

Perhaps you're right, but it's a 5 gal smart pot, so I doubt they're rootbound, the roots should be air pruned.. I hope

you say you always ph, but to what? cal-mag needs the upper end of the range to be absorbed, have to be 6.1 at least

I'm usually between 6 and 6.5 actually, so that's perfect I reckon

 

[coreywebster]

Perhaps you're right, but it's a 5 gal smart pot, so I doubt they're rootbound, the roots should be air pruned.. I hope



I'm usually between 6 and 6.5 actually, so that's perfect I reckon

Cool, I have some fabric pots that I have yet to try. I'm looking forward to getting them on the go! So technically they should not be root bound but the benefit of air pruning and smart pots is a massive root mass which obviously will drink more and be easier to be in a situation like been under watered.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

i've found that in 7 gallon smart pots, the roots will grow out of the bottom and stagnate if left in the same saucer and not moved often. they don't get enough air under the bottom of the pot to "air prune" themselves. i put a layer of small pebbles about 2 inches deep in the bottom of my saucers so the air can get in there and do its thing.

 

[A.K.A. Overgrowem]

I have no idea how she got underwatered.. If anything I'd think she would be overwatered, but then it wouldn't make sense she'd make a one day recovery after getting a big watering.. I have no idea :/



Awesome! Thanks man. I was really happy to come home and see that she made a recovery as well.

Got to do the lift method or buy a cheap meter( I don't like em). Somewhat new grower, prob. haven't fiddled with your soil much. easy to get off track. Looks like, as the guys say H2O, Cal - Mag, Post in a few, would like to see her recovery.

 

[HandyGringo]

Cool, I have some fabric pots that I have yet to try. I'm looking forward to getting them on the go! So technically they should not be root bound but the benefit of air pruning and smart pots is a massive root mass which obviously will drink more and be easier to be in a situation like been under watered.

I've only heard good things about fabric pots, so go for it man! I don't have a lot of experience so I can't really tell you how they're doing for me in comparison to anything..

i've found that in 7 gallon smart pots, the roots will grow out of the bottom and stagnate if left in the same saucer and not moved often. they don't get enough air under the bottom of the pot to "air prune" themselves. i put a layer of small pebbles about 2 inches deep in the bottom of my saucers so the air can get in there and do its thing.

I was fearing this actually, in my next grow the pot will be in a metal net raised a few inches above the ground, to combat this. I haven't checked below the plant though. I will when I harvest ^^

The pebbles is a really good idea though!

 

[HandyGringo]

Update for those curious. I know the pictures look very identical, but I promise it's a different day lol.

Thanks a lot for all the help everyone.

 

[HandyGringo]

Can't figure out if she's getting better or not.. I'm worried

 

[Uberknot]

Watch the newer leaves it looks much better than the first post. Older leaves will stay the way they are.