Flowering plants. How do I know if they are flowering well?

[happymedicine]

Good spot bigtopsfinn :thumbsup: 1 teaspoon per gallon is the recommnded dosage for molasses.

Happymedicine > do not use to much molasses, overfeeding molasses can severely damage your plant.

I was wondering if my bubbleberry was supposed to have yellowing leaves during flowering, or if this could be due to the molasses? The pic should be linked below, if I attached it right

Also, should I cut my lower foliage off so that the top half of the plant gets all of the energy directed to it?

[bigtopsfinn]

Yellowing late in flower is normal. Also older leaves not getting enough light will yellow off and die normally. But this seems a little early for you. I had this problem before and I suspect it was due to over-fert, which locked out other nutrients. I did a small flush and backed off the nutes and didn't have that problem anymore.

Cutting lower stuff is up to you. Some people think it really helps, and I normally pinch off the really small growth tips getting zero light all the way at the bottom. I still leave the bigger ones intact.

[bigtopsfinn]

...I had this problem before and I suspect it was due to over-fert, which locked out other nutrients. I did a small flush and backed off the nutes and didn't have that problem anymore...

I should add that i was using too much PK 9/10... I suspect that the yellowing like yours is from nitrogen deficiency. But I don't think you should give it a bunch of nitrogen, not good for flowering.

[happymedicine]

I should add that i was using too much PK 9/10... I suspect that the yellowing like yours is from nitrogen deficiency. But I don't think you should give it a bunch of nitrogen, not good for flowering.

Thanks for the response, Man. I flushed the plants today, and will be backing off on the nutes a bit. I think I will give a more mild solution of 1tsp Fox Farm Tiger Bloom and 1 tsp Fox Farm Grow Big, with a couple drops of Superthrive, in a few days. I then start feeding them a more diluted Tiger Bloom mix after that. Will the little bit of nitrogen right now be gone before harvest. I don't want my smoke to be harsh, but I don't want to starve my plant of something it may still need

[bigtopsfinn]

Using plain ph'd water for the last week or two will get all the N out. Finished plants shouldn't be very green. More fall-like colors is better and means it's using up stored nutrients.

The problem might have been all that extra molasses you were using. I'd stick with the FF weekly feeding schedule (on their website).

If the problem persists, fill out the troubleshooting form and post in the plant problems section.

[Rusty Trichome]

The bottle directions are for use as a stand-alone nutrient, I believe. If using the trio, follow the online schedule.

In the online Fox Farms Weekly Feeding Schedule, during the 7th and 8th week on their schedule, (3rd and 4th week of flowering) it tells us to add the Grow Big along with the Tiger Bloom and the Big Bloom. This is fine for indica and indica dominates, as they seem to handle the nutrients just fine and only have 4 weeks left till they're finished.

But with the forever-in-flower sativa's and sativa dominates, this can leave them a tad short over the long haul. Problems is, if you follow the schedule rigidly the ladies can start showing signs of overfertilizing. To counter this, just on those days it says to add everything, I'll add 1 tsp Grow Big, 1 tsp Tiger Bloom, and 1 1/2 tsp Big Bloom. (one half of indicated weekly dosages for those weeks) I also do this around the 10th or 11th week on the schedule, (just once) since growth still continues and 6-8 weeks without a bump of nitrogen is counter-productive, IMHO. Only problem is, it does add a tad to their stretch.

The FF schedule does give us a very strong foundation to work off of, yet it won't be perfect for every strain and phenotype. However, cannabis and the schedule are kinda flexible, to an extent. Know your strain, dial it in, THEN play around with additives and overpriced/underperforming products.

Speaking of which, additives add to your nutrient/heavy metals/micronutrient levels, and may contain shit like steroids and hormones. Be advised, these may interact with your base nutrients, and can add to plant stress if providing this extra stuff in redundant ammounts. (you can overdose the ladies through the use of some of these additives) If you are following directions, and are starting to have problems in the growroom, try eliminating the extra's first, as Fox Farms and their schedule has never let me down. The only additive I consistently use beyond FF, is unsulphered molasses.