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2ofyn52aUdHza4Y
2ofyn52aUdHza4Ystarted grow question 2 years ago
Do I have some nutrient deficiency or light burn or maybe both? Looks like maybe P or K? I changed my light to a HPS and the plants grew much closer to the light so could be too much PAR/heat so I raised the light. I also had started to add Cal-Mag to my feed just before.
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Leaves. Edges burnt
Leaves. Tips - Burnt
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
At first, I thought I was going to see a PH that was preventing the plant from absorbing calcium - but your PH is spot on... What I think you're dealing with here is too much nitrogen which can lockout calcium - and she's showing definite signs of a calcium deficiency... so your instinct to add calmag is a good one BUT you've got to cut back on that nitrogen! I use Fox Farm myself and have found GrowBig to be way too strong using it according to their schedule. A couple of things I do: first, I never use more than 1 tsp of Grow Big per gallon - ever. When I first introduce nutes to my autos, I only use 1/4 tsp to a gallon (about week 2 or 3).. the next week, I go to 1/2 tsp and then to 1 tsp which I maintain through pre-flower. When they go into flower, I start knocking GrowBig back... by week 6 (which is where you're at), I completely eliminate GrowBig and instead add Tiger Bloom which has a BIT of nitrogen in it - and it's all they seem to need. So that is what I would advise you to do - stop feeding the Grow Big! Add some Tiger Bloom which will give you more potassium and phosphorus... If you see the problem getting worse (the currently damaged leaves will not recover), then you're going to have to do a hard flush to get rid of the excess nitrogen in the soil (you're growing in 3 gallon pots so that means running 9 gallons of ph'd water through adding 1/2 strength nutes to the last gallon). As for the calmag - only 1 tsp per gallon and ONLY once a week or you'll end up with too much calcium and have another issue to deal with! Good luck!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
This is burning from over feeding - way too much nitrogen, as evidenced by the super green leaves!
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PeterSage
PeterSageanswered grow question 2 years ago
To me looks more like a light/heat issue than a nutrient one. When I had it (led too close to plants) the plant was looking good until the early flowering stage, since then leaves started to become curled and crispy. I also thought it could be some deficiency, but later I did the same genetics, with the same nutrient diet but outdoor and didn't have single issue like previously... that would be my guess. Anyway if a plant suffers from too much light and too much heat she has to transpire a lot to keep herself cool, and that prevent the right assumption of nutrients from the solution, so yes, also nutrient issue start to kick in. in my case I started to (obviously) set the lamp a little bit further and increased the humidity... now I don't know your room conditions, but i always suggest to take a look at VPD(Vapor Pressure Deficit) charts, they elaborate humidity and temperature for the correct VPD which is a measure for the transpiration rates of the plant... can give you a good idea if with your Temps and UR the VPD is not in the optimal range for the stage you are in, than is mostly sure a heat/light problem. hope I made myself clear, good luck!
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