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Critical Purple: Leaves slightly yellow.

Darth_Cannabis
Darth_Cannabisstarted grow question 2y ago
Just started my first grow. I1 placed the light high in the tent and the leaves slightly turned yellow. I lowered it yesterday to 18” over the top on the plants. Just wondering if I am on the right track to solve the issue. The plants are still growing. Minimal nutrients 1ml/gal.
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Leaves. Color - Yellow
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FraFra__frankenstoner_Two_days_in_a_day
FraFra__frankenstoner_Two_days_in_a_dayanswered grow question 2y ago
Both. Undernutrition and not enough light. You can lower the light to 30cm or 1 foot. They need light!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2y ago
You have answered your own question.............minimal nutrients! Hydro/DWC or systems like those require you to provide everything. Skimping on nutrients results in plants not growing properly, i.e. turning yellow after only 2 sets of leaves.
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Dabking
Dabkinganswered grow question 2y ago
Give her some Nitrogen and check the PH. No problem after that. And it will be a one and done fix. As N deficiency can be fixed in one watering.
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question 2y ago
For a plant this age and size, it's highly unlikely to be an underfeeding issue lol. Considering you're using drip feed irrigation and your hydroton looks soaked, the base of your plant is probably staying too moist. I'd let it dry out a bit. I personally never understood the need/popularity for a drip ring in DWC. An aggressive bubble in your reservoir will adequately mist your net pot enough to encourage roots to emerge.
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BerrySweetHigh
BerrySweetHighanswered grow question 2y ago
Hello my friend, the cause for the yellow leaves is because of the wrong nutrient solution. There are 2 options here. Number 1 is not enough (or wrong) nutrients with not enough Nitrogen. Number 2 is the wrong pH value not within the range from pH 5.8 - 6.2
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