Leaves changing color, getting older or else?

So heads up with the soil thing because I grow in soil too, the ph does rise when it dries out but only minimally say a .5 anymore would be caused by extra nutrients in the medium

Manguy said:

So heads up with the soil thing because I grow in soil too, the ph does rise when it dries out but only minimally say a .5 anymore would be caused by extra nutrients in the medium

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Thanks @Manguy

I'm using vinegar mixed with water to bring it down..

But it's not really working as expected, it brings the pH down for few hours and than it goes back up to 7.. I'm testing it also in empty pots with virgin soil (which seems to be 7,5 by default)...same behaviour, brings it down few hours and then it goes up again

Not sure if the pH meter is messed up but it has just a month and it's mechanical one which should not brake so easily

Any suggestion about how to bring it down or why this is happening?

Do you have a jewelers loupe to check trichomes? That quite the fad you have going on. Can you tell us more about the fertilizer schedule you have been using. Is it only the RQS tabs? Have you been using the grow and bloom tabs together? I don’t see any N in either of the tabs.

which procedure are you using to test the soil ph?

Also is she an auto or photo?

Are you using a auto feeder or normal? Only asking as my water is 7.9.when run from the tap I usually let it sit for 24 hours. Will help bring the ph dwn and get rid of some of the stuff. Then test won't bring it dwn to much. But does help.. Gl

Ok stop panicking. Im finishing round 2, went through this stress too.

Its almost normal. Yes, feeding better would have greener plants, but it is fading out and its almost done. This is fine. You ride it out watering as you have been and finish.

Changing anything in a big way makes little sense...there isnt much leaf matter to feed anymore. It finishes itself and you harvest! And dont stress about it when its done you chop them up, its not a beauty contest. Eye on the prize, almost done, chill and carry on for another week or 2.

Okay guys thanks a lot so..

I don't have yet any jewelers loupe..

About the tablet cycle, i followed the guide on the website e, Veg tablet in 5 liter of water

Veg tab: https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/growing/355-easy-grow-booster-tablets.html
bloom tab:

Watered with veg ones every two days since week 2 ( just checking soil when it was dried, If wet at the bottom, no water). Then at the second week of flowering as suggested by the website I started the bloom tablet, same story, 1 tab in 5 liter water
I watered every two days as well.
Never gave her a break from feeding her apart this last week .

I dissolve the tap on tap water, don't have tool to check ph of water, thanks @Oldbudman I will try to leave the water out

Never fed her with both tablets

For testing the pH I'm using this

She is an auto: https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/autoflowering-cannabis-seeds/123-royal-critical-automatic.html

Maybe I gave her too much vinegar to try to bring down the pH?

ComfortCreator said:

Ok stop panicking. Im finishing round 2, went through this stress too.

Its almost normal. Yes, feeding better would have greener plants, but it is fading out and its almost done. This is fine. You ride it out watering as you have been and finish.

Changing anything in a big way makes little sense...there isnt much leaf matter to feed anymore. It finishes itself and you harvest! And dont stress about it when its done you chop them up, its not a beauty contest. Eye on the prize, almost done, chill and carry on for another week or 2.

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Thanks a lot, yeah first plant, panic is in the air!

I was just mostly worried that it is light burn cause next time I ll use same setup and want to be sure I don't do same mistakes

Leonida said:

Thanks a lot, yeah first plant, panic is in the air!

I was just mostly worried that it is light burn cause next time I ll use same setup and want to be sure I don't do same mistakes

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We learn to read the plants and get better as we go. I share your desire to be as good as i can be. Part of this is patience and learning and getting better w experience. You already know round 2 will be way easier and better!

ComfortCreator said:

We learn to read the plants and get better as we go. I share your desire to be as good as i can be. Part of this is patience and learning and getting better w experience. You already know round 2 will be way easier and better!

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Definitely! And I love how u guys like to help each other, that's priceless!

I like it 2 m8. Great info n advice off ppl who truly want to help us newbs.

Think I'll try that bloom boater m8. Easier than trying to get nutes ryt. I tab. Done.

Some nice colours going on there. She's definitely not fecked up.
Doesn't look black to me, more dark purpling which is the norm in some strains.
I'd give it another week yet.
It's just a learning curve.
Once you get some decent nutes and keep your next plant/plants better trained I'll guarantee you'll do far better.
What are you growing next, another Auto or a photo?
If you get a hybrid with more indica than sativa you'll get a less stretchy plant.
Personally I'd rather grow indica Dom strains due to height restrictions.
I've a sativa Rainbow Road seed plant on the go and it looking like a real stretchy specimen compared to the Gorrillas.

Oldbudman said:

Think I'll try that bloom boater m8. Easier than trying to get nutes ryt. I tab. Done.

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I ll check it out! Thanks again

Moflow said:

Some nice colours going on there. She's definitely not fecked up.
Doesn't look black to me, more dark purpling which is the norm in some strains.
I'd give it another week yet.
It's just a learning curve.
Once you get some decent nutes and keep your next plant/plants better trained I'll guarantee you'll do far better.
What are you growing next, another Auto or a photo?
If you get a hybrid with more indica than sativa you'll get a less stretchy plant.
Personally I'd rather grow indica Dom strains due to height restrictions.
I've a sativa Rainbow Road seed plant on the go and it looking like a real stretchy specimen compared to the Gorrillas.

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That's a good question!

I ve one germinating right now, same one, I bought two.

But not sure yet what to do...

I grow for fun and just for myself, my main goal is to avoid buying it at all, so covering the whole year which means maximize crop with what I ve: a tiny little tent!

I may consider sog, also a plant which gives good crop in less time, every suggestion is more then apprecisted, a photo or an auto, one hard to fuck up! if u give me a link to what u think would be a best option for me I ll just purchase it and give it a try!

Also as said nutes, soil, feet anything u suggest I ll definitely give it a try

Leonida said:

That's a good question!

I ve one germinating right now, same one, I bought two.

But not sure yet what to do...

I grow for fun and just for myself, my main goal is to avoid buying it at all, so covering the whole year which means maximize crop with what I ve: a tiny little tent!

I may consider sog, also a plant which gives good crop in less time, every suggestion is more then apprecisted, a photo or an auto, one hard to fuck up! if u give me a link to what u think would be a best option for me I ll just purchase it and give it a try!

Also as said nutes, soil, feet anything u suggest I ll definitely give it a try

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Get blue dream. Its universally loved, its easy to grow and has massive harvests. Photo plant.

You already work hard auto v photo is just access to better and cleaner genetics with photo.

Gorilla glue, also a high yielder easy to grow.

ComfortCreator said:

Get blue dream. Its universally loved, its easy to grow and has massive harvests. Photo plant.

You already work hard auto v photo is just access to better and cleaner genetics with photo.

Gorilla glue, also a high yielder easy to grow.

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Thanks a lot! U know or suggest any European website that sells them? Or if not even american

Leonida said:

Thanks a lot! U know or suggest any European website that sells them? Or if not even american

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There are a ton of reputable Euro banks, but I speak of that only from hearing about it, no experience with ones outside N.A. i would look at some of the seedbank threads, theres a whole section of it.

After looking at those Tabs from RQS I think @DaFreak had it right on July 21. The plant was starving then but the tabs didn’t have what she wanted. Then with the light switch, more light means faster growth more fertilizer required etc. All things considered you did really well. Next grow will be better. Better light from the start, better nutes. GL