My plant 4 weeks in flower. Few problems need help

hey this is my plant just over 4 weeks into flower, i have a few questions... firstly is it a slow grower? this is my first grow and i thought it would have progressed more by this stage? and some of the leaves are going yellow and are getting "spotty" what could this be from and how can i fix it? also anything else that i should work on please let me know[HR][/HR]

Might be a cal-mag issue...but hard to tell from the pics...need to know what you are using for soil/nutrients...how long you veg'ed for...size of container...etc...

yeh sorry it was from my old phone but ill try to get better ones up tomorrow. soil is just some stuff i picked up from my local gardening/nursery place. they said it was the best they had for indoor usage. nutrients i have just started this one on dutch masters gold silica 0-0-2 and also Flairform "Green Dream" Bloom 2-2-6.. i ordered the bloom from dutch masters gold but they sent this as a replacement. i only vegged for 4 weeks as i wanted to keep it small as its a stealth op here haha. its in a 4L or 4.5L pot and under a 150w MH in a small box i made

Answers in the question U big dummy. your using 150 watts of mh lighting to flower. u should read all the faq,s on here, and get the Medical Marijuana Growers Bible by Jorge Cerventes. to avoid asking questions like this and looking like a big dummy

because of the fact HPS is recommended for flowering? or is the wattage itself the issues because i have another 150 w MH i could use if absolutely necessary. but i thought a MH would still be alright just the buds would be fluffier then if you used a MH

its a fact dude. hps for flower hps hps highps high pressure s high pressure sodium for flower cycle. see how your buds have not yet began packing on and the plant seems to want to generate more leaf than flower? mh supports leafy vegetative growth and hps supports reproductice flower cycle, when used on the correct 12/12 schedule of course. could also be the strain but, yea, pretty sure the mh is your prob. the wattage is also a little weak. unless its in a small box and super concentrated on the plant. like inches from the tops. however, your plant is still salvagable. Get that sucker under 400 to 1000 watts of HPS pronto and let it go another 5 weeks. I promise

^^ not the point of this thread...his light isn't causing his deficiencies...and hes growing stealth in a small box...try fitting a 400+ watt HPS in a small box...

the man ask is it a slow starter. weed can recover from deficiencies and what not if caught early ok. from the pics u cant really tell but to me it looks like a simple cal-mag or ph deal. but the pt of my replie is that if the environment is not correct, the plant may react in a way that says "deficiency" when it can actually be saying "environmental" theres alot more common sense that goes into this than people realize. the fact that he is using a mh one month into flower cycle and the plant is still growing leafy vegatation can simply be the depletion of nitro in the soil, caused by the rampant growth of new leaf instead of flower. where as the nitro levels could be just right for a plant going into heavy bloom as this one should be causing and illusion of nitro, or cal/mag. Comprende' ? When u follow the baseline steps the plant pretty much follows the straight and narrow. Its up to us to fuck it up

thanks for all the input guys any help at all i can get the better!! as for the box and lighting setup the box was a 2 draw filing cabinet so honestly not big at all and i have cut a hole in the top where i have the light situated so its only a few inches from the top of the plant and there isnt alot of room for the light to go, i have 2 fans 1 intake and 1 exhaust and i have also cut a little hole near the top to let more heat out but i cover it at night time so night light gets in. also i water every 4-5 days and give nutes every 2nd water. the filing cabinet seems to have some reflection for the light to hit, the plant has only been in this box for about 10 days now and ive noticed alot of growth since so i believe its helping. temps stay between 75-80 most of the time and yeh its on 12/12 now obviously.

I got my hands on some reflective bubble wrap from our sm town hardware store! Stapled into the wall. Easy and cheap. You could tape it into your cab.

++ on ph

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what would this help with? is it somewhat reflective? or for the plants protection etc?

anyone else have any input?

kushkilla said:

Answers in the question U big dummy. your using 150 watts of mh lighting to flower. u should read all the faq,s on here, and get the Medical Marijuana Growers Bible by Jorge Cerventes. to avoid asking questions like this and looking like a big dummy

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You should read some manners FAQ's and etiquette books so you dont look like a big asshole. The reason there is a WHOLE ENTIRE FORUM dedicated to NEWBIES is so they can ask specific questions about growing. Maybe they dont want to read 101FAQs to maybe maybe not get the answer they need. Maybe they are confused by the MASSIVE amounts of conflicting info out there. Basically dont slam newbies for asking newbie questions in the newbie forum... unless you want to make yourself look like an asshole

massah said:

^^ not the point of this thread...his light isn't causing his deficiencies...and hes growing stealth in a small box...try fitting a 400+ watt HPS in a small box...

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Thanks massah, I tried to say that but instead I just called that guy an asshole lol

I think the container is too small and you've probably used up the majority of any micro/macro nutrients in the soil, light is too weak and wrong color temp...there are people who use MH all the way through but are usually using larger bulbs so the extra power compensates for the lack in color temp. Go pickup some Shultz 2-7-7 + micronutrients cactus food plus...it comes in a small bottle from home depot/walmart/etc...also grab a bag of dolomite lime and sprinkle a few tablespoons on top of the soil(get the powdered kind as it works quicker than the granulated). The Dolomite lime will give you the calcium and magnesium you need...the shultz has the rest of the micronutes. Due to the small amount of soil you have you are going to have to replenish those micro/macro nutes.

If you want to help out the size of your buds and don't have alot of money pickup some 2700K 23-26watt bulbs(100watt equivalent) and put a few a couple inches away from your cola

It would utilize your small lights better.

pH can throw all kinda curves at ya. Conquer keeping the pH in the zone and see what comes next.

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I had a few grows myself while only using a 150 MH. Didn't seem to have any delays, and the buds were nice.
Granted, I'm sure the HPS would've helped though.

Kind of look like a P deficiencies.

i been looking for that chart, thx OldLuck

I use a MH for my whole cycle and it seems to be doing just fine...HPS got too hot so I decided to just use the MH...Everything looks good in my tent...as for the OP sometimes plants just get spotty during flower...the farther you go the more yellow you will see...just happens sometimes.