Early Harvest?

[Adam_scsd]

what happens if you harvest really early other than less yield? The buds are no bigger than my pinky fingernail, but the bottom leaves are dying, and everytime they fall off the next leaf starts to die. They are turning brown and white with little black dots on it. what could it be?

[JD1stTimer]

My friend's plant had that from a nute and light problem. It still produced the goods, it's just not extremely potent.

[babystarbud]

The potency will be greatly affected, but its better to harvest early if your circumstances put you at risk, dont risk problems for a plant.

a friend of mine was in a similar situation, and i just said look, cut them and put them somwhere safe to dry slowly, you can always start over when things are better and there is realy no reason to risk your personal well being.

shit weed is better than no weed

[hydrocannabis]

I had the same problem 2 years ago.

all the fan leafs fell off early on. but much to my suprize it keeped on budding anyway.

here R some pix to show what I mean.
first few pic is befor the fan leafs fell off.
last pic is after the fan leafs fell off and she was about to be harvested.
in the last pic I was about to harvest. so I had taken about 8 other CLF lights out of the closet so I could get a better pic.

well best of luck to U.

[khronik]

Lower leaves will fall off when they aren't getting a lot of light. The plant will absorb as many nutrients as it can from the leaf, then drop it. It's more efficient to lose a leaf than to keep unnecessary leaves alive. The question is, are the leaves that are getting light doing well?

[the image reaper]

Lower leaves will fall off when they aren't getting a lot of light. The plant will absorb as many nutrients as it can from the leaf, then drop it. It's more efficient to lose a leaf than to keep unnecessary leaves alive. The question is, are the leaves that are getting light doing well?

aha ! .. the correct answer ! ... :thumbsup:

[Unknownfigure]

I remember seeing one of your previous threads, and if I'm correct, you are trying to grow a marijuana plant on your balcony-type area, and you are not sure of how much light it is actually getting. Know that light is one of THE deciding factors to your plant's survival and bud growth. No light, no bud, no plant. Second, you gotta make sure you're getting the right nutrients into the soil. The reason so many leaves are falling off, and the reason why bud growth is minimal, is because the plant is basically in a state of MALNUTRITION. It needs more food and light. Without them, it is going to die. If you cannot provide either, I regret to inform you that you are better off harvesting now, and ending it's suffering = ( Next time, try to start an indoor grow with a good light, with a few nutes on-hand.


Oh yeah, and black spots you are describing are probably spidermite eggs, eggs of some pests that are aiding in your plant's death. Those little buggers are munching on it, which is another reason why the leaves are falling off so quickly. This most likely occurs in outdoor grows, or indoor grow rooms that have not been sanitized/sealed off. You COULD go out and buy some bug-killer, but I completely forgot what kind it was best to use on marijuana at the moment, sorry...

[the image reaper]

I remember seeing one of your previous threads, and if I'm correct, you are trying to grow a marijuana plant on your balcony-type area, and you are not sure of how much light it is actually getting. Know that light is one of THE deciding factors to your plant's survival and bud growth. No light, no bud, no plant. Second, you gotta make sure you're getting the right nutrients into the soil. The reason so many leaves are falling off, and the reason why bud growth is minimal, is because the plant is basically in a state of MALNUTRITION. It needs more food and light. Without them, it is going to die. If you cannot provide either, I regret to inform you that you are better off harvesting now, and ending it's suffering = ( Next time, try to start an indoor grow with a good light, with a few nutes on-hand.


Oh yeah, and black spots you are describing are probably spidermite eggs, eggs of some pests that are aiding in your plant's death. Those little buggers are munching on it, which is another reason why the leaves are falling off so quickly. This most likely occurs in outdoor grows, or indoor grow rooms that have not been sanitized/sealed off. You COULD go out and buy some bug-killer, but I completely forgot what kind it was best to use on marijuana at the moment, sorry...

and, more correct answers ! ... we're getting some very sharp growers in here, again .. :thumbsup:

[Blitzed]

yep, your question has been answered,

[khronik]

One thing though... there's a good chance the black spots are just the natural color of dead leaves. Don't immediately assume you have spider mites unless you see clear evidence of their damage. They make little webs, and they are usually visible to the naked eye. Their damage is usually visible as discolored spots on leaves, and you can see the mites on the underside of those spots.