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[retired10]

I have two plants that are flowering for almost 4 wks. For the first couple of weeks they were doing great. Now the fan leaves are turning yellow and falling off. My room temp is from 70 - 82 deg, 32 - 40% hum. I was told that it was a nitrigen that was needed. On 12/22/10 I added 15ml of age old kelp to my nutrients and on 12/30/10 I did the same. On 12/9/11 I put 2 tbsp of Nitrozime to my nutrients. I am using Technaflora nutrients at 80% as follows: Boost 15ml X 15 gal = 180ml
Bloom 15ml 180ml
Awesome 2.5ml 30ml
Thrive Red 2.5ml 30ml
MagiCal 2.5ml 30ml
Sugar Dad 12.5ml 150ml
Help !!! what am I doing wrong and what do I need to do to correct this problem because as soon as these two are ready (if they make it that far) there are others that will be taking their place. I hope the pics will help.

[Doc401]

Hi retired10,well here is what little i know.. in flowering you do not need the nitrogen so much and some strains the leaves will turn like that because the buds are feeding from them..hope this helps..looking good though.. :stoned:

[copobo]

yea, that's normal. you are doing fine.

a fully mature cannabis plant can be an ugly thing.

don't chop it! let it grow :)

[denverbear]

but is it really normal that this many leaves are falling off?? I guess this is what has us worried the most. and the buds seem to be growing very slow..

[COzigzag]

yea, that's normal. you are doing fine.

a fully mature cannabis plant can be an ugly thing.

don't chop it! let it grow :)

That's for sure!

What is the total age of your plants?

Mine usually experience the same thing about a week or two prior to being cut. Some strains are worse than others.

[copobo]

yes, that is really normal. don't stress. you have nothing that needs fixing.

those beautiful hightimes shots are trimmed or at 5 or 6 weeks.

[Lynhal]

The only suggestion I might make is to take off the seriously yellow leaves if they pull away without much effort.

Otherwise they look good. Will check back to see what happens. ;)

[porone]

The only suggestion I might make is to take off the seriously yellow leaves if they pull away without much effort.

Otherwise they look good. Will check back to see what happens. ;)

what they said

looks good dont over do it with the nutes

[FlyinPolynesian]

Let the ladies go, I freaked out a bit the first time this happened..... It's natural!!

[bouldergrower79]

Ya man, as long as all the leaves aren't turning yellow, you'll be ok. Sometimes it could be from nute burn and you can tell if it is the bottom leaves are the first to turn yellow and then it moves up the plant. perhaps try less nutes. Better to error on the side of caution

[canniwhatsis]

Girls look pretty normal to me! :thumbsup: There's a slight deficiency happening there, but it's a bit late in flower to correct it, just keep doing what your doing and you will be just fine.

[denverbear]

Ya man, as long as all the leaves aren't turning yellow, you'll be ok. Sometimes it could be from nute burn and you can tell if it is the bottom leaves are the first to turn yellow and then it moves up the plant. perhaps try less nutes. Better to error on the side of caution

we have lost all the leaves on 1 plant...we where only running about 80pct on the nutes but decieded to bump it up to 90 pct last week...some of the pistols are starting to get a little milky and we think we might be pulling the first 2 plants soon...loosing all the fan leaves should there be any special curing trick or just the normal hang and watch the humidity level before we put them in the glass jar.

[ThaiBuddhaMan]

Hang, Dry, Jar, Burp, Repeat last two steps

[copobo]

best thread ever on this subject:
http://boards.cannabis.com/colorado-co/182399-cannibus-convention.html#post2087655

[TANKJR]

Great link there Copobo! Thx! I don't know how I missed that one! I had thought of doing this with a hygrometer in the jars, but had no baseline to go from, now I do! Thx again!

The guys are right OP! Nothing to worry about....my bros all want to see the babes before harvest and I won't let them, because they are so ugly, except for the buds, which are lovely! Just keep watering and let them go....if a gentle tug removes the leaf, then it's ok to remove it...if a gentle tug and it doesn't come off yet, leave it!

[SoCoMMJ]

We use these Caliber III's, they run about $20[first pic]:
Amazon.com: Caliber III Thermometer Hygrometer: Kitchen & Dining (http://amzn.com/B0007W1EA6)

and if you need to buy a bunch of them, these cheapies from china work well too, these run about $5[second pic]:
5 dollar hygrometers from china (http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Digital-Humidity-Temperature-Hygrometer-9752-/180583064636?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0b96e43c)

Hope that helps...

[denverbear]

I had also heard that these hygrometer's can be gotton at a pet store and they might be a little cheaper...just a thought.