Cutting wilting leaves in the middle of the bud during flower

Coodyscoops

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Im looking for some inputs/experiences as to whether or not it hurts to cut the sugar leaves within the bud that are withering away. I know defoliation of healthy leaves are bad during flower which im not doing, but my concern is the amount of withering leaves that i have from a over feeding fuckup recently.

I transplanted the girl and she doesn't look stressed out about it but those wilting leaves towards the top of the bud are killing me and i want to know if its safe to remove those wilting leaves since they are drying up anyway. The lights are off atm so i don't have any pics but i can tell you shes in week 8 of flower.

Edit: the lights went off not too long ago so i decided to risk it for a second to take pics.3525664D-AF17-42DD-901F-D6A1AB49D2A9.jpeg712FD687-F504-4090-A34F-2C8D3FF351F3.jpeg
 
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Johiem

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Just my opinion, I would try to trim off just the burnt ends, you have healthy tissue in those leaves, and either you have a dark strain or are overloaded on nitrogen.also if the led is dead to the stem, yes, get rid of it. To leave it would be to invite a host of problems. Be sure you get all of the stem.
 
Coodyscoops

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Another thing i wanted to bring up while I'm at it... i want to keep her in flower for atleast another 4 weeks. I think she needs time to heal considering i transplanted her as a quick fix to the nutrient problems(feeding 2-0-0 cal-mag and blooming nutrients)

She’s really special to me... she wasnt demanding at all nor bougie, and i loved watching her grow until my love was too much for her:cry::wall:

i will only give her RO water from here on out... i wish i could just tell her I'm sorry:cry:(im an avid plant lover as most of us are here)
 
Coodyscoops

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Johiem said:
Just my opinion, I would try to trim off just the burnt ends, you have healthy tissue in those leaves, and either you have a dark strain or are overloaded on nitrogen.
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yeah that was definitely it tbh... stupid ass me completely over looked the 2-0-0 on my cal mag and i fed her cal mag EVERY watering...

Thanks for that because those wilting leaves hurt my heart... she just always looks like shes in pain... the lower leaves which are still healthy but dark and shiny dont show the wilt as much but im seeing signs of improvement from the lower level... but man those wilting leaves... just really getting to me
 
Johiem

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You're overloaded on nitro because of the cal-mag, but still need calcium. Homemade eggshell calcium solution.
Calcium without the nitro.
 
Coodyscoops

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mistergrafik said:
Holy shit. Have u seen vanilla sky?

U call that love? He suffocated Penelope Cruz with a pillow man.
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lmao sometimes... you might hold the pillow and yeah you may be suffocating... but like what if...

you don't know you're actually suffocating them and that you are only holding the pillow over their face out of love to want to protect them:oops:
 
Coodyscoops

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Johiem said:
You're overloaded on nitro because of the cal-mag, but still need calcium. Homemade eggshell calcium solution.
Calcium without the nitro.
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ive watched so much youtube videos and read so much stuff and never heard of this before... im gonna make this stuff tomorrow since i saw it needs to sit for like 20 days...

do you know if the egg yolk or whites add any value to feedings? I wanna make a large amount if this for my other plants to avoid another cal mag disaster but i can see myself eating a few cartons of eggs:lol:
 
Johiem

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Glass jar, bunch if dried, eggshells that have been baked for 20 min at 250? I think? Crush the shells as fine as you can and add vinegar. Cover eggshells with about 1/4 inch(6-7mm) of vinegar and wait. Most activity gas ceased in 6 hours or so, but the vinegar may not be totally neutralized. Typically the vinegar is fully neutralized in 24 hours.
 
Johiem

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Again mine is hydro. You can give them some calcium in a foliar spray. Hard boil 3-4 eggs in a small saucepan for 20 minutes, remove eggs allow water to cool. Once cooled, into a spray bottle. It isn't much calcium but it will be a quick infusion of some.
 
kovidkough

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2-0-0 is low for calmag , should be fine. most likely over fertilization and grow nutes during flower, what are you feeding and how much
 
Coodyscoops

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Im definitely gonna give that eggshell idea a try for a cal-mag replacement... do you know if ph testing or using ph up to neutralize will hurt the solution?
 
Johiem

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Don't know about the whites and yolk. I'm sure there are nutrients in the eggs they could use but they would have to be broken down to an absorbable state. Might be able to go into a compost bin, but I don't think it would be beneficial given directly to the plant.
 
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kovidkough said:
2-0-0 is low for calmag , should be fine. most likely over fertilization and grow nutes during flower, what are you feeding and how much
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I only use cal-mag and humboldts secret stacker. I just started using humboldts secret stacker though, i ran out of big bud and humboldts had next day delivery. My intention was to stay away from nitrogen by only using bloom nutrients and cal mag but cal mag is the only source of nitrogen i can think of that caused the toxicity
 
kovidkough

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the calcium from eggshells will not be readily available for sometime unless ground into an extremely fine powder. by that time your done flower. the chelated calcium is ready immediately however your calmag isn't necessarily your only source of N
 
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