Spotty leaves/leaves dying during flowering.

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/472400-indoor-first-grow-bagseed.html <-----------link to question

Posting this here because this is where I frequent the most.

Please check out my latest journal post guys, and check out my question about the topic.

Also, thank you for checking out my grow.

Looks to me like nute burn. How old is she and whats the ppm of your feeding?

yah nutes can get to toxic lvls try and flush your plants every once in a while i think that will help

Usually feed her about 900ppms every third watering. Use just plain distilled otherwise.

I just fed her this morning, and you guys are saying she has burn Can I get away with just watering her normally for a few day or something instead of flushing her?

Thanks for advice.

headiessmoka said:

Usually feed her about 900ppms every third watering. Use just plain distilled otherwise.

I just fed her this morning, and you guys are saying she has burn Can I get away with just watering her normally for a few day or something instead of flushing her?

Thanks for advice.

Click to expand...

900 ppm sounds like a good level for the stage you are at. Are the very tips of new growth showing any sings of nute burn? Usually the tips will get light and turn brown. Just the very tips though. This is usually a sign that your feedings are a bit strong. You will notice this before leaves get real bad. I wouldn't flush unless you are worried about root damage. Also, nutes from the bottom leaves will be used up and dropped as it gets closer to harvest. This is normal. But depending on how fast they are used up and drop off, it could need more nutes. If you are loosing leaves daily, probably needs food.

Also...looking at your first picture. Look at leaf tips, see they are brown and curled? Sure sign of nute burn. The necrotic spots on the leaf....another sign of nute burn. Is that leaf dry and crispy, or still moist. If it is crispy, that also points to nute burn. If a lot of your leaves look like that a flush is definitely in order to prevent anymore damage to the roots.

Going off of what I read, in another post on the plant problem section of the site, someone suggested rootbound. Which makes sense considering I snapped the very tip of a dried out root tip that was sticking out at the bottom of the stalk. It should be noted that the only place this is happening is towards the very bottom of the plant. Like, all this leaf shit is going on at the first few nodes.

The top growth looks fantastical, and no yellowing at all. I did, however, notice some slight yellowing at the tip of one of the leaves closer towards the middle of the plant, so I guess it is definitely moving from the roots up.

I have a feeling this plant has too much root mass though. Could this also explain my issues? From what I've deduced, I have two options.

One: flush her out nice and good, potential stress?

Two: Leave it be, accept that leaves are going to get a little yellow/crispy/die at the bottom when so much flowering is going on at the top. Potentially allowing the problem to continue?

I think what I want to do is option two and just flush immediately if I notice yellowing towards any bud sites. Do you guys think this is reasonable? I should also note that there is definite bud growth still occurring.

Thank you for reading

I would just give it water for a bit, then flush if you see more signs of burning. And I don't think your plant is rootbound. If it was rootbound you would have to water all the time, how often do you water? If you are watering every day or even twice a day it is definitely rootbound. It would also be all over the place....meaning it would be easy to burn with nutes and quick to show signs nute deficiency. You would also see roots trying to grow out of the stem right above the top of the soil. Do you see little bumps down there?

Like I mentioned, I broke off the tip of a growing root at the bottom of the stalk right at the soil. It had dried up obviously because it was in the open.

I'm watering every other day right now. If she isn't root bound, she is close I'd imagine. She is quite big for the pot she is in.