Please Help: Plant's leaves terribly yellow yet buds continue to swell?

[curious101]

So about 10 days ago, i noticed the leaves on my plants turning conintually yellow with the edges of the leaves crisp and curling downward...was advised it was toxic salt build up...so i flushed with botanicare clearex and fed with 1/4 strength nutes (bio-bloom, liquid karma, cal-mag) at a ph of 6.8...waited four days and fed again with 1/4 strentgh nutes this time without the liquid karma with a ph of 6.5...leaves are still looking yellow with the leave near the bud region beginning to green up again...are they recovering and the damaged leaves will just stay yellow or will they green up...its wk 4 of flowering for my plants....leaves look like hell but the buds are still growing strong...any ideas? i'm gonna go get some pics

curious101 Reviewed by curious101 on 06-02-2007. Please Help: Plant's leaves terribly yellow yet buds continue to swell? So about 10 days ago, i noticed the leaves on my plants turning conintually yellow with the edges of the leaves crisp and curling downward...was advised it was toxic salt build up...so i flushed with botanicare clearex and fed with 1/4 strength nutes (bio-bloom, liquid karma, cal-mag) at a ph of 6.8...waited four days and fed again with 1/4 strentgh nutes this time without the liquid karma with a ph of 6.5...leaves are still looking yellow with the leave near the bud region beginning to green Rating: 5

[Weedhound]

curious are you in soil or hydro? got any photos?

[curious101]

i'm in soil...using happy frog from humboldt county...here are the pics from bout 10 days ago...can't find my damn camera at the moment but the problem is pretty much not resolved from b-4

[Weedhound]

well that sure looks like some sort of deficiency to me but I don't grow in soil so I couldn't tell you which one. Have you checked out this link? It's pretty good and has great pics of different problems..

International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - The Complete guide to Sick Plants,pH, and Pest troubles!

good luck...

[curious101]

i'm not sure...looks a lot like a possible nitrogen deficiency...but it has been ten days since that pic...plants now have even less leave as a great deal have dried crisp and fallen...think i may try giving em full strength nutes (something i have never done b-4)...i figured the Happy Frog organic soil would only need a slight boost...i may be wrong so will give one some water tomorrow and check the ph...if its ok then i'm gonna mix a cocktail of bio-bloom, liquid karma and cal-mag for my smallest plant...if it responds well i'll do the same for the others...if it responds poorly i am going to flush them again (last flush was 10 days ago)...could it be impatience or are my plants just fucked up...excuse my french but i'm becoming very frustrated with my first grow...i liked it much better when i had the outdoor option but i'll press on...tasted some of the skunk #1 today and although it looks like crap the buds are fantastic...the other plants are really struggling

[stinkyattic]

Those are pretty scorched from overfert by the looks of things. Flush.

[Weedhound]

This is why I don't do soil.....:thumbsup:

[curious101]

thanks stinky...glad i didn't add the cocktail...i'm just gettin so frustrated with this grow (tho it is my 1st)...i'll press on and give em a flush...i flushed em 11 days ago...is two flushes two much in one week

[curious101]

ok so i went down today...water them with one part peroxide and 4 parts water to kill any bacteria cuz i've been noticing an awful smell when i water...Ask Ed said that its likely bacteria from over watering or too dense of a soil composition...i maybe shoulded added more perlite...anyhow i watered and the runoff was completely clear...no nute solution stains or anything...some i'm gonna go take fresh pics...if the water is so clear i don't think the flush is required...maybe fresh pics will help

[curious101]

ok so here are the fresh pics from today...only one of em will load so i'll get the rest later...water with peroxide and water today with crystal clear run off...not sure if flushing is the problem...any ideas