Any idea why my leaves are yellowing?

[Liam5677]

So I still have this yellowing and it’s getting worse any ideas ? Could under-watering be a problem? I’ve been following fox farm feeding schedule. Plus cal mag and molasses. Trying to fix ph it’s been at 5.8 in run off. If there’s anything I’m missing I have a journal or I’ll answer. Please let me know what you think.

 

[MrSauga]

Looks normal to me. Your plant is using what's left in the plant as far as available nutrients go. It looks like it's close to harvest so the plant will start to yellow from the bottom up.

 

[Herb Dean]

Looks normal to me. Your plant is using what's left in the plant as far as available nutrients go. It looks like it's close to harvest so the plant will start to yellow from the bottom up.

Agree! They look great!

Good luck with the remainder of the grow @Liam5677

 

[bunkbudz]

Looks like normal fade for lower leaves not receiving much light, also don’t go chasing runoff ph you’ll do more harm than good. Just ph your water going in

 

[Liam5677]

Looks normal to me. Your plant is using what's left in the plant as far as available nutrients go. It looks like it's close to harvest so the plant will start to yellow from the bottom up.

You think I’m really that close? I figured at least another 3-4 weeks. Maybe 1-2? And alright just trying to fix any problems before it’s too late ?

 

[MrSauga]

You can increase the feed if you think it's that far away. It's looking for food, so using what's left in the fan leaves. Totally normal. But again, increasing the amount of nutes will slow the yellowing down. Just don't overfeed it at this stage. Increase a small amount and then some more if she responds well.

 

[Liam5677]

Agree! They look great!

Good luck with the remainder of the grow @Liam5677

Thanks !! Appreciate it!

 

[Liam5677]

Looks like normal fade for lower leaves not receiving much light, also don’t go chasing runoff ph you’ll do more harm than good. Just ph your water going in

Alright I’ll slow down on that then.

 

[Carcass]

Let the leaves stay on the plant till she's done with them-they'll fall off when she is.

 

[MrSauga]

Your plant looks healthy. The tips are not burned so it means you have room to play to give her some extra food. I wouldn't change your pH... nothing wrong with it. Don't mess with too many things at this point. Keep it simple.

 

[Liam5677]

You can increase the feed if you think it's that far away. It's looking for food, so using what's left in the fan leaves. Totally normal. But again, increasing the amount of nutes will slow the yellowing down. Just don't overfeed it at this stage. Increase a small amount and then some more if she responds well.

Hmm okay , the genetic say it should be 9-10 weeks for flower and this is beginning of week 6. Will add some more nutes.

 

[Liam5677]

Let the leaves stay on the plant till she's done with them-they'll fall off when she is.

Okay I won’t mess with them at all.

 

[MrSauga]

Hmm okay , the genetic say it should be 9-10 weeks for flower and this is beginning of week 6. Will add some more nutes.

What type of medium? If you are following the FF schedule I would almost think you would be overfeeding. The fact you think you have 3-4 weeks left leads me to believe you are underfeeding at this point. How often are you watering her? Is the pot really light each time?
I'm thinking you need to increase your feed schedule and not the amount of nutes.

 

[MrSauga]

My next question is what size pots are those? The plants look big for the pot size but it could be just the way the photo presents it.
Too small and that plant will use up food fast.

 

[Liam5677]

What type of medium? If you are following the FF schedule I would almost think you would be overfeeding. The fact you think you have 3-4 weeks left leads me to believe you are underfeeding at this point. How often are you watering her? Is the pot really light each time?
I'm thinking you need to increase your feed schedule and not the amount of nutes.

I’m growing in organic roots 707 soil. I water every three days currently. The pot is always super light when I feed.

My next question is what size pots are those? The plants look big for the pot size but it could be just the way the photo presents it.
Too small and that plant will use up food fast.

It is a 5 gallon , and yeah the plant got way to big hahah . This is my first grow and it has been a huge learning experience.

 

[MrSauga]

The pot is always super light when I feed.

OK that's where the issue is. During veg you're doing it right. But during flower that method goes out the door. You want to maintain steady water(nutes) to the plant during this stage. It's sucking everything up fast right now. Change the schedule to every two days and see what happens.

 

[Emilya Green]

Hmm okay , the genetic say it should be 9-10 weeks for flower and this is beginning of week 6. Will add some more nutes.

I was going to comment after seeing all the white snowball pistils that you still had 3 weeks to a month to go on these. Carry on, you got this.

 

[Liam5677]

OK that's where the issue is. During veg you're doing it right. But during flower that method goes out the door. You want to maintain steady water(nutes) to the plant during this stage. It's sucking everything up fast right now. Change the schedule to every two days and see what happens.

Roger that! Thank you so much for the help. Thankful for everything people do on here to help people learn! Appreciate it much!

 

[Emilya Green]

OK that's where the issue is. During veg you're doing it right. But during flower that method goes out the door. You want to maintain steady water(nutes) to the plant during this stage. It's sucking everything up fast right now. Change the schedule to every two days and see what happens.

This realization caused me to have to write a flowering addendum to my watering guide.
@ShigityFlip said it best... In veg we build the roots by teasing the water, in flower we use those roots to build the buds. Now the game is to see how much water/nutes you can get them to suck up.

 

[Liam5677]

This realization caused me to have to write a flowering addendum to my watering guide.
@ShigityFlip said it best... In veg we build the roots by teasing the water, in flower we use those roots to build the buds. Now the game is to see how much water/nutes you can get them to suck up.

Yes I agree! I read your guide before and loved it , I followed it religiously. Thank you for the help!