Actually when the plant drops the leaves off it’s not to give light to the buds but more of a nutrient mobile issue. NPK nutrients are mobile and that means the plant can move them around and use them where they are needed the most. Like late in flower when you are not feeding them N for example. That forces the plant to use up stored energy so it moves N from the large fan leaves to new leaf formation or some other part of the plant that needs N. If this occurs earlier in the plants cycle it’s a sigh of a lack of one of the mobile nutrients and most of the time it’s N but not always the plant moves around. Later in its life cycle it could be P or K that the plant is moving as well. It just depends on the cycle of life the plant is in at that time.
Zandor Reviewed by Zandor on . Plants 6 wks into flowering and losing fan leaves hi guys, Im growing 2 plants (indica/sativa hybrid) and i am 6 weeks into flowering right now - the fan leaves are turning yellow and are falling off. stopped giving them nutrients about a week ago cuz i thought that was the problem but its not helping. Theres like only a few fan leaves left on each plant... is this normal so close to harvest time? Also got another question - the buds look great but most of the hairs are white... some of the hairs are turning amber but if the trichomes Rating: 5