Wilting at Week 6 of flowering

[420NLGuy]

I have two Northern Lights plants that were growing great until Week 6 (Day 42 or so), when I noticed that #2 was wilting. By the end of the day, it had really gotten worse. They were in 6" pots. So I suspected it might be root-bound, so transplanted #2 to an 11" pot. It started showing life again 7 days later. But the buds are really small. They are about the size of a cigarette filter.

Now #1 is dying. At first, I thought it might be a Magnesium deficiency (after reading online about that). So I fed both plants with Epsom Salts and started foliar-spraying with Epsom Salts as well. #2 is looking better, but #1continues to die.

So I finally transplanted #1 to an 11" pot yesterday. But I don't know if it's too late to save it.

Here are some pics.

#1 at Week 7: Transplanted from 6" to 11" pot on 8/30/2009
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#2 at Week 7: Transplanted from 6" to 11" pot on 8/21/2009
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Anyone have an idea of what the problem is? Is it a rooting problem due to a too-small pot? Is it a Magnesium deficiency?

Specs
Light: 24W 6400K CFLs for veg, 26W 5000K CFLs for flower, 2" from plants [for 3000 lumens/sq. ft.]
Soil: Tierra Negra (Spanish for Black Earth -- I'm in Panama]
Nutes: MG All-Purpose diluted to 50% recommended strength
Seeds: Northern Lights
Days in Veg: 57
Days in Flower: 52 [as of 8/31/2009]

420NLGuy Reviewed by 420NLGuy on 08-31-2009. Wilting at Week 6 of flowering I have two Northern Lights plants that were growing great until Week 6 (Day 42 or so), when I noticed that #2 was wilting. By the end of the day, it had really gotten worse. They were in 6" pots. So I suspected it might be root-bound, so transplanted #2 to an 11" pot. It started showing life again 7 days later. But the buds are really small. They are about the size of a cigarette filter. Now #1 is dying. At first, I thought it might be a Magnesium deficiency (after reading online about Rating: 5

[ForgetClassC]

Why are you growing in mud? Cannabis doesn't grow in swamps for a reason........

-C

[killerweed420]

The bigger pots may not help now if they were root bound. I prefer to move my clones from cups directly to 3 gallon pots. They also appear to be overwatered.

[bractdoctor]

Those plants have had a bad life. You need to get a grow book,and read it before you attempt to grow again. Too much water, over ferted, not enough lumens, the whole nine yards. Good luck BDrx

[headshake]

you also might get better answers to your questions if you post in the correct sub-forum. try plant problems next time. basic growing is what you should be reading!

read the stickies in all of the basic growing forums and try again!


-shake

[themasta09]

Wow im a FTG myself and i cant beleive how your plants look, I was gonna say if your 6 weeks into flower and they are bad then just stick em in darkness for 48 houirs and then harvest,
but to be honest looking at them its not worth doing.

The only thing i would suggest is maybe trim them back a bit (taking off the worse) and stick them under 24 hour cfl light for 4 weeks to try and reveg them.

If moneys short just get some 'multi purpose compost' (anout 1.00gbp-$2 a bag)
some 7/7/7 npk ferts (for after a couple of weeks, and some nice pure bottled water (look on label aim for 6.2ph)

(the picture shows mine vegged under 24/7 3 weeks from clone (now in flower 2 weeks), in the said multi purpose compost, used npk 7/7/7 at veg and 'aqua pura' water, and nothing else--so although not ideal method it does work 100%, you just gotta have love for you plant for it thrive)

I mean thats the only thing you can do..
Good luck

[Rusty Trichome]

Just a quick note...Miracle Grow All Purpose is good for vegetative growth, but unacceptable for flowering. You are going to want to look for something low in nitrogen, but avoid rose food unless absolutely necessary.

[420NLGuy]

Thanks for the info.
To killerweed420, themasta09, and Rustry Trichome: thanks for your advice. I appreciate it.

To headshake: I did not know about that forum. I will post there from now on.

To bractdoctor: They did not have a bad life. Only recently did they develop this problem. See photos to follow. [And I did extensive research and planning first. Maybe you think otherwise because I only posted the problem shots.] So no need to get snippy.

I'm sure you all think this is how it looked from day 1. But those photos were AFTER they developed a problem. They were just fine shortly before that.

Here they are at 27 days into flowering:
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Here they are at 36 days into flowering:
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PS: To ForgetClassC: What do you expect to get from being so sarcastic? Respect? Thanks?

[ForgetClassC]

Response.

-C

[sunbiz1]

And?, is there anything you can use to promote more pistils and resin in flowering stages?

What's the proper 3 part nutrient mix?, and do you leaf or root feed??

Or perhaps just let nature take it's course???

Just a quick note...Miracle Grow All Purpose is good for vegetative growth, but unacceptable for flowering. You are going to want to look for something low in nitrogen, but avoid rose food unless absolutely necessary.