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New growth will still be a bit on the light-greenish side, and will take a couple of days to see her greening-up. Likely will lose a few leaves, but hey...it could be worse, lol.
Personally, I would ease-up on the molasses, but that might just be me. Any more than 1 or 2 tsp per gallon, and my ladies complain.
Good luck with 'em. :jointsmile:
Hey, I flushed yesterday. Yellowing hasn't worsened. Buds look gorgeous. Although, I flushed with pH of 6.9 and the run-off was coming in at like 7.2... WTF is up with that? I was thinking it would come out too low. Especially since I started in a peat based starter mix... so I figured it would drop the pH at around this time.
So, why did it go up?
Is your liquid test kit for aquariums, or one of those from General Hydroponics?
I've only ever used the ones for aquariums, and the color of the run-off changes the color of the color-coded results. (inaccurate for run-off ph levels)
Not sure if the ones from GH account for this either, tho.
At least that's my guess, lol.
Yeah, it's an aquarium liquid test kit. It's accurate enough for a first timer, I guess. I probably shouldn't rely on it too intensely since I have no idea how much slight discoloration can affect the reading... probably a lot. Either way, this was all thrown together week by week. I'm definitely proud of what I've done. That pic is of the problem plant. Others are looking good. After this, I'm going to take a break... get a Homebox... a nice pH meter... enjoy my fruits... and plan my next attack. Muhuhhahaha :hippy:
always look at those fish and pool ph tester kits under incandescent light to get accurate color matching .
Beating a dead horse... but does anyone have more input as to what happens when the plant loses all foliage 3+ weeks before harvest? It isn't there quite yet, but it's getting down to the last few sets of light green leaves. I wonder if the plant will still benefit/ripen with no foliage and just the buds exposure to light. There is still the possibility of it greening up by next feed... but I'm just curious. Thanks.
Edit: I'm only asking because I wonder if it should be left under 12/12 with the others or just do a premature chop to make space. No point in leaving it in there if it isn't developing, right?
(throws a piece of paper at Stinky :jointsmile:)
I see a bunch of you hopping around the Plant Problems section. Haha just playing :hippy: After more reading, and some theorizing, I am guessing that a plant WILL still mature and grow without a majority of their fan leaves because it will still have an active root system (although, I wonder if the roots will be able to uptake nutrients without adequate light energy? I'm high). I've been reading some stories of growers actually purposely removing them because it supposedly concentrated growth into the buds. Who knows... actually, you know you know... you just don't want to tell me :rasta:
I've counted the votes and it's official we need at least four more stinkyattics on this forum... hahhah :jointsmile:
My thread SUUUUUUUCKS!! :rasta:
I'll just have to find out for myself what happens when all the leaves die off of a plant with 3-4 weeks left until harvest.......
Well... that AND sit here and cry a little bit :stoned:
You did ph the water first, right?
If the after the flush she isn't showing fresh signs of renewed vigor, the only other thing I can think of, is to add some Calmag Plus, or some Iorn, or stronget lighting. FF Tiger Bloom has plenty of nitrogen, so I'm sure there would be no problems there. Perhaps more of a salt build-up than 'normal'? Was it fresh soil, or re-used/partially re-used from a previous grow?
Are the buds showing any signs of filling-out, (new growth) or have they started a decline, also? How do the roots look now? Healthy white tips? A gooey mess...?
From side-by side experience, removing fan leaves from cola, does stunt (cola) bud growth.
My guess in regards to the root-uptake theory...sure, they can still uptake fresh nutes and minerals, but those compounds already in the fan leaves have been processed and stored locally, which makes it more readily available for closest 'new growth' to access. Working harder to make-up the deficit could add a bit of stress. (slowed/stunted growth)
Just a wild guess, tho. :thumbsup: