chlorosis? maybe?

[jd75]

Ive been growing chocolope and on my third time through now. No problems what so ever on the first 2 times. I am now having trouble with both my flowering plants and the mother. Vertical growth has stopped with the mother and the new leaves are limp and light colored. Ive been flowering for just over 2 weeks and vertical growth has been minimal if any. flowers seem to be developing fine but I have yellowing of leaves throughout the plant. newest smallest leaves around flowers seem to be appropriate color but edges of the leaves look like they may soon be heading towards paling in color. I also have red stems. stems going into fan leaves are totally red and main stem and branches always had red lines somewhat in them but they are now much more pronounced and on parts of main stem instead of a grean stem with red lines its almost a red branch with green lines. So there is obviously chlorosis going on (I think) or maybe an iron deficiency, or maybe sulfur, or maybe calcium? Anyhow ive been doing this on my own and doing alright but I'm now up against something I don't know whats going on and need help... so can someone help me PLEASE!!!!!

 

[youngbuzz101]

its definitely a deficiency, i don't want to tell which i think it is because honestly I am still learning. But I would give the plant a mild feeding using a flowering nutrient solution and see if it doesn't perk things up. Have you flushed before you went into flower?

 

[SableZen]

What are you growing in and what have you been feeding?

 

[jd75]

I am using fox farm ocean and pro mix together. I'm using a blend made locally called Cornucopia. It's the same I'v been doing for the last 8 or 9 months with no problems up til now. I did over feed them 2 weeks ago but flushed everything out and they started looking healthy again but now the leaves are all yellowing

 

[SableZen]

They haven't been given nutrients for the past 2 weeks (since the flushing you did)? If not, I'd probably hit them with a little grow-type nutrients (like a 3:1:2 ratio) and see if the yellowing stops.

 

[jaybray]

They are hungry mainly nitrogen def. With the medium you have I recommend grabing a pint of flora nova bloom and giving it a shot. It has a high dose of blooming nitrogen in it.

 

[jaybray]

Don't use a veg nitrogen use a bloom fertilizer with a high first number. The veg fert can mess up the plant even worse making the buds you do have revert back and so on.

 

[SableZen]

Don't use a veg nitrogen use a bloom fertilizer with a high first number. The veg fert can mess up the plant even worse making the buds you do have revert back and so on.

There's no difference between 'blooming' nitrogen or 'veg' nitrogen...

And it's not going to mess up your plant to temporarily use something like a 3:1:2 ratio in flower to address a nitrogen deficiency; unless you subscribe to the 'losing leaves during flowering is a good thing' train of thought (which some people legitimately do/believe)... but that's a whole different topic right there. ;P

 

[jd75]

actually I flushed them out pretty good with water that was only PH'ed then went back to their normal feeding after the soil dried up pretty good. Ill pick upi something like you recommended and see how that works. Thanks for your input

 

[SnapsProvolone]

I am using fox farm ocean and pro mix together. I'm using a blend made locally called Cornucopia. It's the same I'v been doing for the last 8 or 9 months with no problems up til now. I did over feed them 2 weeks ago but flushed everything out and they started looking healthy again but now the leaves are all yellowing

Any chance they are rootbound?

 

[urban1026835]

Good ? snaps. I just recently battled with the rootbound issue and took awhile before I realized that was my problem.

Not that I am saying it is yours but it caused my plants to show def due to lockout from being rootbound.