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Weedxczstarted grow question 3y ago
I have a problem with yellowing leaves. Yellowing appears immediately after germination. And it continues until harvest. I thought it was the fertilizers. Fertilizers that are old. I threw away the old fertilizers and bought new ones. But the problem still persists.
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gREEn7o0answered grow question 3y ago
Looks like overwatering to me. Let it dry out more between waterings/feedings, see if that sorts it out.
GreenHarvest_Officialanswered grow question 3y ago
Yellowing starter leaves usually means overwatering. If this isn't the case I was think your light is a bit too close because based on your ohotos, the nodes are all really close together.
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