Hey guys, i got 5plants under a 400w mh lamp. the plants are about 3 feet tall and into there first week of flower. The bottum leafs are not getting enough light, they are turning yellow drying up and dying. only on 2 plants. should i consider trimming the leafs so that i allow more light into the lower areas of the plant? or should i just let them be. I am not to sure which ones i should trim and which ones i should leave, this is my first grow. What else should i do now that i am going into flower? any helpfull tips will be apreciated.
trim the leafs?
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Torturedzen
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Let them be. Some of my lower leaves tend to turn yellow during flowering also. I believe (but could be wrong) it's because the plant is sending nutes up to the top parts where it is needed most. You can just gently prune any yellow stragglers from the bottom and you'll be alright.
calicat
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If the bottom leaves appear to be diseased more than 50% then take them off.
Are you using a HPS light in your flowering stage? I give my plants time to adjust to switching from the vegetative state to the flowering stage. I place them in complete darkness for three days prior to bombarment with light in a 12/12 photoperiod. You will get a growth spurt the first three weeks so your nutrient and water needs will be different than they were in the vegetative state. They will require more. If your schedule is not flexible enough to tend to your flowering plants within a 12 hour light window then purchase green lights..I use a head light with 4 different settings that emits a green light that does not affect the photoperiod of the plants.
smokertoker
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It is all presonal preference. I tend to leave all the leaves until they are dead and come off easily.