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Brown spots followed by necrosis on Mandarin Sunset.

Dirty_Hippy
Dirty_Hippystarted grow question 3 years ago
Any idea what could be causing this necrosis on my leaves? Starts with the spots and grows to crisp up the leaf. My soil should have plenty of calcium and magnesium. Happened once before on Gelato and never deciphered it.
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Leaves. Color - Mottling
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Rap_a_cap
Rap_a_capanswered grow question 3 years ago
Dirty, of course I hope I'm wrong but these little spots seems to me an initial botrytis attack (already contrasted by natural plant's defences). Mold sometimes attacks leaves with these brown spots and necrosis under page and this not means the also buds will be affected. Botrytis and other fungi are always present in both plants and humans, sometimes our defences fall down and pests rise. I've observed these spots lotnof times in my all runs but only few plants eventually they showed bud rot. There is no living or plant being completely free from disease.
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Rap_a_cap
Rap_a_capanswered grow question 3 years ago
My grape leaf attached by mold https://ibb.co/S74s3Br
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 3 years ago
Could be one of 3 things,I think. 1. Pest damage (especially that small cluster of spots. 2. Ca, p, or k deficiency or lockout. 3. Wind damage (especially that crispy, yellow, spotty fan leaf) So if its only affecting plants best the wind source it could be burn from to much fan action. This happens to me often and I try to move the plants around the tent a bit to prevent it. If it's affecting overall health check the leaves very closely top and bottom for signs of pests, you'll want a magnifying glass. Hopefully it's just nutrients related and you can adjust your flush and feed fairly easily.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hey there dirty hippy, that's pH "fluctuations" that have built up over time. the biological additive regime is to blame. turns out that stuff needs to some time to "gear up", ideally you would be preparing your pots and medium well in advance to make sure the biologicals took hold. Especially the kelp extracts. these arent useful so much as they get microbes going really well. Long story short, over time the kelp will gradually raise your pH and it may end up on the high end of the scale just enough to cause what you're seeing . To prevent this from happening or getting worse, go ahead and cut out all the kelp extracts . it wont change a thing but it will prevent it getting worse. Hope this helps ! 🚀
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Chedderbob112
Chedderbob112answered grow question 3 years ago
Hey dirty hippy had a look av never seen those brown spots before top leaves or bottom ones a would tidy it up light defoliation and hopefully fresh growth will resume good luck n sorry cany help any more than that peace
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Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 3 years ago
I agree. to many nutrients causing burn. You want to use just water for a while. Especially since your using fox farms potting soil. It has organic nutrients in it already. You want to make sure they are used up before adding high concentrations of bottled nuturents. Happy Growing
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago
Nutrient burning from too much nitrogen, as indicated by the very dark green leaves. Possibly with nutrient salt build up in the substrate too, especially if you are not watering to run off each and every time. Or feeding too much, too often, and with too many things. And possibly a combination of all three ideas. Hope this helps, Organoman.
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