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Nutrient deficiency?

PlantLover87
PlantLover87started grow question 2 years ago
This is my first attempt at growing and I think I'm having some sort of nutrient deficiency happening? Leaves are turning a chartreuse in the middle. I'm using a super chunky soil blend and General Hydroponics Flora Series for fertilizer. 6 weeks old
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Eauderay
Eauderayanswered grow question 2 years ago
hi! Too me looks like too much light, leaves are bleaching, you must pull up those light, too close leds will not grow buds bigger! Good luck
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
No diary = no information. Can't help you if we don't know what conditions you've got or how much you're feeding of which component when or what the pH is ... lots of variables a diary would help with in sorting out your issue. Good luck... and start a diary!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
A few things going on here........nothing a P/K booster will help with, as well as some cal/mag wouldn't go astray. A dose or two with some soluble trace elements (available from any garden centre) will also help greatly. "Super chunky soil blend" indicates to me that your soil mix might contain large amounts of bark and other coarse materials, all of which can acidify soils and affect the availability of all the elements I listed above. When buying soil for cannabis, it is best to buy the most "premium" products you can find, with plenty of compost and other organic material and very little bark. Bark is cheap and nasty and is used as a "filler" to keep prices down.........but with cannabis, you only get out what you put in.....hence my belief that only premium soil and nutrients be used for growing.......... Personally, I don't want to wait 4-5 months then harvest B-Grade buds just because I was too tight to spend the extra bucks on "the good stuff"!
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 2 years ago
With this little information it’s hard to say. It does look like a micronutrient deficiency if anything. Given that the slight chlorosis is showing on new growth. This can be because of lack of that specific nutrient, or lack of absorption because of pH being off.
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Jays_Not_Here_Man
Jays_Not_Here_Mananswered grow question 2 years ago
Hey Growmie, I think you’ve got a Zink Deficiency. Early signs of this occur at the newest growth zones, generally at the top. Shoot tips will wrinkle up close together. Leaves will begin to yellow from the veins out. Zinc is an immobile element, once deposited in the plant, reserves can’t be relocated to parts where there are higher needs, unlike nitrogen and phosphorus. That’s why the the newest growth is most affected. If not addressed, yellowing will lead to some rust-like spotting. The tips and outer margins of the leaves will start shrivelling. This is typically a sign of water Ph issues, which has caused some sort of nutrient lockout (iron, calcium other micro nutrients) . Do a good flush to get rid of salts and minerals, don’t expect them to look great again, most of what you see is not really reversible, but will not get worse. Good luck Growmie! ❤️👊🇨🇦
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