Leafs dying off yellow/dark brown/ black

totemas69
totemas69started grow question 3y ago
Leafs slowly went from yellowish to yellow green dark brown black not sure whats causing this im not measuring ph so that could be first step to solve i guess cal mag P deficiancy????? definitely had some light burn as MH fce 3000 goes to max when its on 80prc lesson learned
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Leaves. Color · Yellow
Leaves. Color · Black or grey
Plant. Stem · Red or purple
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago
You have a classic phosphorus deficiency working here... classic! And yes, it is often accompanied by a calcium deficiency and yes, pH MUST be monitored and maintained at all times - and is most likely to have caused this... you should flush your plants with 3x the pot volume of pH'd water (for you that would mean running 45L of pH'd water through each pot)... make sure the pH of all water you run through is between 6.0 and 6.5 (and do this with your nute solution, too, AFTER you add the nutes)... Into the last bit of water, add 1/2 strength nutes adding in a 1/2 dose of calmag - but you've got to also cut the Bio Grow down even further - cut IT to 1/4 strength... Now let them dry out completely before giving them a drink again. When you next feed the plant, take all but the Bio Grow back up to the strength you had them... keep the Bio Grow at half of what you had been giving. You might also want to add a good PK booster to your nutrient mix. Plants, as they come into flower, need far more P and K and less of the N that had been given in the veg state. PK works on the buds, fattening them up and this is what the plant is most concentrated on doing. Don't EVER not pay attention to the pH... ignoring that will cause many, many problems.... get yourself a good pH pen - they're worth their weight in gold when it comes to growing weed. Good luck... Oh - if you want a good article to read about phosphorus deficiency, I recommend this one (the very first photo here looks like YOUR photo was used! LOL!) https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-problems/phosphorus-deficiency
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totemas69
totemas69answered grow question 3y ago
@growing grannie this is by far most sophisticated answer that ive received ever, really appreciate taking your time to answer my stupid questions :) on my way to find some proper ph tester last bit is that you suggest additional PK or its just better to increase the dose of Biobizz bloom? As they state quote : It contains the optimum blend of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, along with enzymes and amino acids – all working together in perfect harmony with the substrate
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3y ago
Ph and possibly too dry. Ph is extremely important.
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UnkleSkunk
UnkleSkunkanswered grow question 3y ago
have you increased the fertilization? if you're entering flowering or the plant is getting big, you need to increase the fertilization the need for phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium increases, and if you don't follow the increase, you'll have these problems it's also worth mentioning that when using organic fertilizers, it's the mycorrhizae that do the pH work, so unless you water it with pure lemon juice with extreme pH, you shouldn't have problems also consider that if you use biobizz products, you need to increase the doses a bit because they're light 3 out of 4 questions about yellow leaves come from biobizz users
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