Is this a nute problem ? Brown spots at the top of one plant 4th week of flower

BigAdy
BigAdystarted grow question 4mo ago
One of my girls has started to develop brown patches at the top of the plant in the 4th week of flower. Only seems to be one girls so far (out of 9). Soil PH seems ok and Im pretty sure its not nute burn. Appreciate any thoughts
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Leaves. Color - Dark-brown
Leaves. Other
Feeding. Deficiences
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wolfvb
wolfvbanswered grow question 4mo ago
Salam BigAdy! 👋 Those girls are looking thick for Week 4! 🌳 Let's look at this through the lens of Modern Engineering 🛠️. If you have 9 plants in the exact same soil with the exact same pH, but only one is showing brown spots, and those spots are only at the top canopy, we can rule out a general nutrient burn or soil issue. The Diagnosis: This is classic Light-Induced Calcium Deficiency. The Engineering Logic: 💡 Calcium is an "immobile" nutrient. That means once the plant puts it into an old leaf, it cannot move it to a new leaf. When a specific plant (or branch) grows very close to an intense LED light, the photons force those top leaves to work in overdrive. They photosynthesize so fast that they literally suck all the available Calcium out of the water stream faster than the roots can provide it. The result? The new top leaves get these rusty/brown necrotic spots, while the lower leaves look perfectly fine! Your Action Plan: Check the Light: Is this specific plant slightly taller than the rest, or directly under the "hot spot" (center) of your LED? If so, try gently bending that main cola down (LST) or raise your light an inch or two. 📏 The Cal-Mag Boost: I agree with @JiveBear916! Give them a nice dose of Cal-Mag on your next watering. The damaged spots won't heal (they are dead tissue), but the new growth will stay green and stop spreading. 💧 Don't panic! You caught it early. Keep up the great work! 🚀 Happy Growing! 💚
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RebelSeedBank
RebelSeedBankanswered grow question 4mo ago
Water with just water and measure the EC and pH that comes out of the drain...for me it could be a lack of microelements that it can't assimilate because your pH is out of range
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JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 4mo ago
At this stage it’s a P-K deficiency, similar to Calcium deficiency but the spots starts from the edges of the leaves, when Calcium deficiency starts from the inner part between the veins.
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JiveBear916
JiveBear916answered grow question 4mo ago
Nothing to worry about really, since you mentioned that the brown spots started at the top then it's a clear sign of calcium defiency, and the pictures show it as well. Nothing a high suffer of cal mag won't fix. Hope it helps and happy Growing.
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