PLEASE HELP!!

[BeCeLivin]

I am really reaching out here. I have been running into problems late into the flowering for the past year. The same thing keeps happening. The plants look good and slowly over the course of the first 5-6 weeks of flowering they begin to look awful.

The main cola, at 35 days almost looks like a its in a bowl ( I will post pics later) with the leaves surounding what once looked like it could have been a bud. The pistils are not developing properly and I have had alot of yellowing of the leaves. I don't know if its nutes or temp? Lockout? They just quit flowering and I get no yield. From week 4 to 5 they really took a turn for the worst. I can't figure it out.

I use soiless mix, PH is set at 6.5. I use Advanced Nutes,
Grow, Micro, Bloom. Air temp is OK. I am not pushing the PPM up too high as I am afraid of nute burn. But they almost look like they are burning!! My main colas have just quit growing. Please, I need help. I know this message is scattered and right now so is my brain. This makes no sense to me.

It kinda looks like the tops have seed pods developing. Some look like they have been topped but they have not been touched, if that description helps anyone.

My growth has slowed to a crawl and the flowers are not coming out. Please and ideas ???? Questions, as I will be checking this post all day. Thanks in advance to anyone who helps.

BeCeLivin Reviewed by BeCeLivin on 05-24-2008. PLEASE HELP!! I am really reaching out here. I have been running into problems late into the flowering for the past year. The same thing keeps happening. The plants look good and slowly over the course of the first 5-6 weeks of flowering they begin to look awful. The main cola, at 35 days almost looks like a its in a bowl ( I will post pics later) with the leaves surounding what once looked like it could have been a bud. The pistils are not developing properly and I have had alot of yellowing of the Rating: 5

[hudson88]

It'd be helpful if you could fill in the troubleshooting form thats stickied in plant problems so that we know exactly what's going on. Pics are very helpful too. I'm sure you'll get plenty of help when you give that information but with what you've said so far many people will be reluctant to offer advice as it's pretty much tryna find a needle in a haystack without it. Especially as it sounds like you've got at least a couple of problems that need correcting. As far as them not flowering the first thing to check is for light leaks as thats something that stops flowering.

Good luck!

[the image reaper]

without pics, makes it hard to diagnose, but I'll toss out some ideas ... the 'pods' developing are likely swollen calyxes, that's a good thing ... plants during flowering do start looking terrible, that's pretty normal ... the plant is devoting its energies to producing flowers, not leaf chlorophyll ... again, normal ... the description you're giving of the curled tops, etc. suggest the temperatures are too high ... measure at top of the canopy ... plant likes it best around 70-75F, but start suffering as you near 90 ... it will survive high heat, but it will not thrive ... good luck :smokin:

[BeCeLivin]

Hi again,

I am posting some picture of my ladies. I am hoping someone kind will guide me through the mess I have made.

Quick Summary

Strain= Lemon Hash Plant
indoor in 2 gallon pots
Soiless Mix- Pro-Mix-- added extra Perlite and lime
PH= of solution is 6.5 each watering
PH runoff --- 6.0-6.3

I use Advance Nutes Grow, Micro, Bloom
supplements:

Vita-Boost, Fat Bud, Peroxide, Overdrive(last 2 weeks)


They were moving along well, then a small heat wave came over a few days and the room was maxing out a 85-95 (one day) ,I have since cut back 2 lights, but it looks like the damage was done. I am stumped!!!

The bud quit forming and they almost look like seed pods on top no pistila showing. I used a progresive watering system where I would slowly increase the ppm. They looked great after 4 weeks into flowering. Now at 38 days they appear to have stopped flowering, they are not packing any size. Please help

[the image reaper]

yup, those are just swollen calyxes, no worries ... also normal for growth to slow to a crawl late in life like this ... you may just be getting near maturity, photo 'looks' like all the trichomes are milky ... 38 days, though, should be looking at another couple weeks, minimum ... keep your eyes open for amber trichs, then harvest ... plant looks OK, otherwise, for a bloomer :smokin:

[Weedhound]

drop your ph to no more than 6.0 and no less than 5.6....keep it there. Also consider flushing to remove some excess fert and/or salt build up.

Those "seed pods" you are talking about on top....they aren't hermie pods are they due to heat stress?

[Weedhound]

Ps.....i'd also consider NOT adding lime or anything else to change the ph around to the soilless mix itself. If you want to change the ph do it with the water you are using instead. Once you've put something in the soil it IS THERE TO STAY which may not be a good thing.

[stinkyattic]

You may well be overdoing it will a stiff cocktail of base and supps. A good flush partway through flower to ensure that your soil is not getting salted from unused fert components, and that the pH is not changing over time, would be beneficial from the looks of things. You will notice that overfert problems show more obviously, and faster, in high temps, when the plant's metabolism is cranking.

[BeCeLivin]

Hey Guys, thanks for the replies.

The pics are not telling the story, they should be much larger by now. The Main Cola has no pistils, it does look like heat stress may have hermie them. THey have not filled in at all, they have quit growing.

The leaves around the cola are twisting and just don't look right. The undergrowth still has white healthier looking pistils. The tops look like they were hit with a hammer

They look terrible, WHAT COULD IT BE????? Heat Stress??

Do I add supplements to my res.? Or do it on another day without my main nutes??

Again , the buds have stopped growing, but they are sticky and smelly. No Size at all. WHY???


My hydro store told me to add the lime , and keep my PH at 6.5 for the soil I am using.

[grey1223]

Your heat issue may have caused them to stop. Get it under control and they'll come back. You mentioned progressive feeding. Week 4 is usually when they consume the highest nutes. 5th week is slightly less. You're in week 6 and your nutes should be lighter yet.