bottom leaves turning yellow and dying ? should i take them off ?

this is my first grow and the bottom leaves are turning yellow and dying, they are clones that are under a 600 watt dual spectrum light which is 24 inches above them they are about 5 inches tall and have just been repotted but the problem was there when i got them im wondering if i should cut the leaves off ? or what the problem is ? :?
 

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holdenlots

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not really sure im a bit of a noob, try take pics with the 600w off will see the plant better, ive taken an grown from clones before and sometimes if they nearly dont make it while trying to root some leaves yellow abit, but if the plant pulls through the new growth will look green an the old ones will continue to yellow while the plant use's up all the nutes left in the leaf, dunno if thats the case with yours though cant really see clearly, i wouldnt pull them off untill they are completly dead an crispy no point really the plant is using them,
 

fdd2blk

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looks like they could use just a little bit of nitrogen. they are still small so don't overdo it, but some veg nutes should kick them into gear.


i wouldn't worry about cutting off any leaves.
 

Oldgrowth

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Are you Ph ing you water nutes? That looks like a sunshine mix? pH 6.5 water, water and nutrients. It looks like you have some Nutrient lockout from ph being off. Soil looks pretty dry in pics, did you hydrate the mix well before transplanting?
 

holdenlots

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they definatly look hungry alright, but if just transplanted recently the soil should probibally have some nutes in it, any info on your soil?
 

holdenlots

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yea the soil dose look pretty dry, when you transplant you should soak the medium completly till you are getting good run off an cultivate after waterings so the soil can breath again an dry properly, your soil looks crusty
 
i lightly watered them since they just been re potted with light grow nutes 1 ml per litre i was going to water lightly for the next week say every 2 days about 300 ml ?
 

TheOrganic

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looks like they could use just a little bit of nitrogen. they are still small so don't overdo it, but some veg nutes should kick them into gear.


i wouldn't worry about cutting off any leaves.
The man himself gave you good advice run with it.
 
cheers ill do that now folks the soil is bio bizz all mix i just gave the pots a good watering making sure its well hydrated and ill keep you posted and thanks for the help, oh yes the ph is 6.5
 

holdenlots

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what kind of soil did you use to repot? dose it say it contains nutes in it? how long ago did you repot them?
also you cant just say you will water every 2 days or so by 300ml, you should gauge if the pots need water or not,
give a good slow watering till you see run off make sure the soil is obsorbing the water and not just finding the easiest route out of the bottom of the pot by cultivating the first inch or so of soil as you gradually add the water, i usually water one plant a little then move on to the next an then return to the previous abit later an contine to do this till i get runoff from my pots, then once you have watered well, let the pots dry out well,(try let it go an extra day the first time plant will wilt just a little dont worry will bounce back with a good water just dont let it go too long!) cultivate the topsoil every so often this will help you to determine weather or not you need to water as well as lifting the pot every now an then to see how heavy it is,
keeping the medium damp can be dangerous an can promote root rot an eventually kill a plant if really overwatered,
these plants like to have wet dry period roots need oxigen too an if the medium is always wet it cant get any,
and if there is nutes in you soil i would just try a good watering of ph ballanced water an then when they nxt need watering do feed, feed again an then water and repeat this helps to prevent build of nutes causing burning over time
 

holdenlots

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cheers ill do that now folks the soil is bio bizz all mix i just gave the pots a good watering making sure its well hydrated and ill keep you posted and thanks for the help, oh yes the ph is 6.5
just noticed you said you used biobix all mix, i am using this at the moment and finding it great! it dose have plenty of nutes for about 2weeks bring your nutes up slowly like 1/2 first etc, im guesing that if you repotted recently they should start to perk up an get greener soon, just give it time, you really do need to cultivate that soil after warterings though tends to clump up, could maybe do with extra pearlite, someone told to add it but i was like nah im sure theres enough but im starting to see what they mean, but other than needing little extra pearlite that soil is great!
 
happy days chum :) just got myself a nice standing fan and am giving the babies an hour a day to strengthen them ill keep you posted :)
 

The Weedster

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I would still like to know how to cultivate your soil... Ive got a post up about it but no reply yet.. lol How do I cultivate my soil?? I really dont want to hurt the plant roots...
 
4 of my plant are reaching for the sky the other 2 are slighlty doing it theygot a good watering sunday and soilis moist inches down they are reaching for the sky big time they are under 600 watt hps with extractor fan on and power pan once a day for an hour to strengthen them are they ok ?:shock:
 

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4 of my plant are reaching for the sky the other 2 are slighlty doing it theygot a good watering sunday and soilis moist inches down they are reaching for the sky big time they are under 600 watt hps with extractor fan on and power pan once a day for an hour to strengthen them are they ok ?:shock:
for future photo's try to take them with your flower lights off you cant really see the plant properly otherwise,
your soil looks a bit crispy on top maybe abit of cultivation wouldnt hurt!! i would say you are nearly due a water also, check if the pots feel light or not, an after cultivation u should have a better idea too,
looks like they mite be ready for a feeding too but hard to tell with the lights on, if you are ready for feed maybe go 3/4 strenght or 1/2 an then work your way up, figure out wat suits your plants, maybe try one plant at 1/4 one 1/2 an one 3/4 and one full and see which ever plant looks the happiest and use that as your guide!
try post better pics if u can man and hope all goes well with ur ladies!
 
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