Across several of my grows, I’ve noticed that fr...
TheVomitstarted grow question 4mo ago
Across several of my grows, I’ve noticed that from weeks 3–4 of flowering, the lower, larger leaves start turning brown and drying out. I would suspect a potassium deficiency, but I’m not completely sure.
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Organomananswered grow question 4mo ago
Fairly normal.
The plant recycles nutriment from the older less healthy leaves to use in areas where extra nutrients are needed, like flower growth.
Generally accelerated by a lack of nitrogen in early flower, most often caused by switching to "bloom" nutrients too soon.
Defoliation removes this ready made store of pre-made nutriment, forcing the plant to waste valuable energy synthesizing these nutriments from new, rather than putting all of its energy into flower growth.
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 4mo ago
Canabalised leaves. If your not proving it she will dig into her stored supplies
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 4mo ago
looks like the plant is shedding leaves.. something about environmnent or nutrition provided is causing it to shed off leaves realtive to whatever balance is resulting.
if it's something more specific need to see better pictures... see it progressing.. where and how the damage occurs is how you diagnose. visible symptoms are not discrete. more info needed, but what you describe seems more like a plant-side event adapting to the environment provided.
if yellowing tip-in and bottom-up, could just be a N-deficiency, but a picture that mostly shows a tent wall and the medium isn't helping much. plus.. like i said it's about what happens over time that helps diagnose much more than a snapshot.
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LazyLeafanswered grow question 4mo ago
Are they turning yellow first, starting from the tips? If so, it's completely normal to have that happen on an occasional leaf or two that far into flowering. This happens because you switch your nutrients to flowering nutrients, and thus lower the nitrogen supplied to the plant quite drastically in favor of feeding it nutrients for flowering. Plants respond by using up the stored nitrogen in the fan leafs, starting from the bottom leafs. Not concerning at all, unless it's happening on a large portion of the plant. That would point to other issues. Good luck with your grows!
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JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 4mo ago
It’s called the "die-back", the plant is sacrificing the bottom for the flowers, it’s mostly due to a Nitrogen deficiency after the stretch.
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MrMaabraanswered grow question 4mo ago
Hey TheVomit, I think it could be natural aging: Towards the end of a plant's life cycle, especially in the late flowering phase, it is normal for some of the older, larger leaves to turn yellow, dry out and fall off as the plant puts its energy into flower production.
Or there are issues with the pH level of the water or the soil—this can lead to a nutrient lockout, where nutrients are present in the soil but cannot be absorbed by the plant. Therefore, I would check the pH levels and adjust them if necessary.
Or it’s simply not enough water and the plant is drying out. How often do you water and how much?
I wish you all the best for your grow.
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