BananaPurplePunch Grow

i had one cola get a bit taller and started to get bleached. I put one of those mesh bags for supermarket produce or to put around outdoor plants during a frost etc... it attenuated the light for that 1 cola and still allowed proper airflow to it. I did remove it before lights out, but probably didn't have to because it did allow airflow, but still reduced airflow, so it was just to be safe. Anyway, something like this allos you to protect an oddball cola that's too tall without sacrificing light to the rest of the canopy. If you deduce that it is light related....

is that cola taller than the rest? if so might be light-related. Just burning through nutes faster than it can handle, if so. Seems like it's mostly localized to that one cola, too. Some minor tip burn elsewhere. If anything looks slightly overfed elsewhere across canopy. if in soilless/hydro this is easy to figure out and much more of a guessing game in soil.

Hello Gerbst, Yes, I can see some nutrient burning and some nutrient lockouts. My advice would be to flush with the pot volume in water. Because you want to flush out the nutrient salts that have been building up inside your soil. Because of these nutrient salts the pH and EC are out of range inside the soil. So you want to use a nutrient solution with pH 6.5 and 50% from the nutrients that you are using now. Let the top 2 inches (5 cm) from the soil dry out completely before watering again. After you have done this you can continue feeding like you did but 75% from the previous given nutrient will be enough. And always give till 20% runoff to prevent nutrient salts building up again. Happy Growing Buddy!

Just remember............ Less leaves = less energy being made = less potential growth. All of the plants energy it needs to grow her flowers is made in/by the leaves. Unless you are having massive problems controlling extremely high humidity, there is no real reason to defoliate.

If your struggling with really high Rh and it's causing mold problems then defoliation is fine. If conditions are fine leave as much leaf matter on as possible.

Hello Gerbst, There are only 2 reasons for defoliation. The first one is when leaves are blocking airflow. When they are stacked on eachother then there will be moist in between. You want to prevent this because it can cause mold and other issues. The second reason is when a large leaf blocks the light for a huge part of the plant below. Next the those 2 reasons defoliation will only decrease yield. So take a good look at your plants inside your grow room and ask yoursel these questions. Is there enough airflow in between the leaves? Does a leaf block the light for a huge part of the plant? Of yes you need to solve this by defoliation. If no then happy growing! 💚