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Spots On Leaves

Blaaaha

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My plants are in their 5th week of flowering and they have yellow spots mainly on the fan leaves. These spots are slowly killing the leaves and leaving them brown, dry and dead in sections, until the whole leaf is dead. I dont know what it is, i cant see any bugs i have examined the leaves carefully. Coud it be a defficiency (nitrogen), pH problem, or overfertilizing?
I grow indoors, under 1000 watts. I am currently using he General Hydroponics feeding schedgule. The humidity in the room is around 45% and the temp varies between 69-79 F. I am growing BC kush (grapefruit-kush cross) and lightspeed a northern lights dutch treat cross.
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tyke1973

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If your plants are in 5th week of flowering leaves start changeing coulour to yellow has more of the nutes that you are useing go into produceing the budd.But i would still flush and put them on a ph of 5.5/5.6 and everything should be ok.
 

tusseltussel

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yea i think thats a mag deficiancy to. i agree flush with phd watter then feed a lil magnesium sulfate thats what i would do
 

tusseltussel

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If your plants are in 5th week of flowering leaves start changeing coulour to yellow has more of the nutes that you are useing go into produceing the budd.But i would still flush and put them on a ph of 5.5/5.6 and everything should be ok.
there is no yelowing in any of those shots and ideal soil ph is higher than what you say... at the end of flowering yellowing starts at the bottome and works up i also starts on the outer edges of leaves and works its way in


soil ph 6.5 hydro ph 5.8
 

Blaaaha

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I forgot to mention that they were growing in soil. But regardless I should just flush them? The other thing is, how should I add Magnesium and how much? I don't think it is natural yellowing of leaves because the other plants that are doing fine and have yellowing because they are close to harvest is not spotted and is completely different.
 

tusseltussel

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I forgot to mention that they were growing in soil. But regardless I should just flush them? The other thing is, how should I add Magnesium and how much? I don't think it is natural yellowing of leaves because the other plants that are doing fine and have yellowing because they are close to harvest is not spotted and is completely different.
magnisium sulfate= epsoms salt dont remember the dose off hand ill get back to ya prolly no more than a teaspoon per gallon... see if you get more replies first i am not exactly sure thats your problem but if i had to guess thats my guess


Magnesium is a component of the chlorophyll molecule and serves as a cofactor in most enzymes.
Magnesium (Mg) deficiency:
Magnesium deficiency will exhibit a yellowing (which may turn brown) and interveinal chlorosis beginning in the older leaves. The older leaves will be the first to develop interveinal chlorosis. Starting at leaf margin or tip and progressing inward between the veins. Notice how the veins remain somewhat green though as can be seen in figure 15.
Notice how in figure 16 and 17 the leaves curl upwards like they're praying? They're praying for Mg! The tips may also twist.
This can be quickly resolved by watering with 1 tablespoon Epsom salts/gallon of water. Until you can correct nutrient lockout, try foliar feeding. That way the plants get all the nitrogen and Mg they need. The plants can be foliar feed at ½ teaspoon/quart of Epsom salts (first powdered and dissolved in some hot water). When mixing up soil, use 2 teaspoon dolomite lime per gallon of soil.
If the starting water is above 200 ppm, that is pretty hard water, that will lock out mg with all of the calcium in the water. Either add a 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of epsom salts or lime (both will effectively reduce the lockout or invest into a reverse osmosis water filter.
Mg can get locked-up by too much Ca, Cl or ammonium nitrogen. Don't overdo Mg or you'll lock up other nutrients.

 

atombomb

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Calcium def. for sure, Mag makes em look two toned as in yellow leaves around green veins. I had the same issue, at least it looked the same and it was a serious Calcium def. Are you in the later stages of flowering?
 

tusseltussel

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Calcium def. for sure, Mag makes em look two toned as in yellow leaves around green veins. I had the same issue, at least it looked the same and it was a serious Calcium def. Are you in the later stages of flowering?
i think he said 5th week thanks for the info what would you use to correct it calmag???
 

BigBudBalls

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Cal or mag def, Epsom salt works.

But I'm confused with the flushing idea. Unless the pH of the soil/run off isn't right, why bother? It *needs* stuff, doesn't have too much. So just add it.
 

Blaaaha

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I am in the 5th week of flowering. I am going to add some epsom salt tomorrow. I just realized that last time I watered I didn't let the water sit outside for a day. Do you think it could have been because the chlorine in the water stopped Mg uptake?
 

funkyfreshnuggs

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i am currently in week 5 of flowering i have been dealing with a cal-mag def just like yours i flushed em with clearex and used cal-mag from bonicure and it seems like it worked my new growth is looking good but i have dealt with it off and on for about a month now. i tryed the epson salt and found that the foiler spraying is the key part to it i hope this helps
 
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