Nitrogen deficiency?

Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Hey guys, I posted in the newbie section when I should have posted here. My plant is 14 days into flower in the pics (HPS on). A little bit of info, my whole plant is green and healthy. 6 leaves ended up yellowing off my plant the last 3 days or so and I just noticed it. Must have just happened. The leaves that yellowed were easily picked off unlike a healthy leaf. They were also on the very bottom of the canopy. Here is a full pic of the plant and the leaves that came off.

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My plant was transplanted 30 days ago. When I transplanted I mixed FFOF, EWC, compost and 3-9-4 flower girl by Dr. Earth. After transplanting I vegged for 2 more weeks ( was waiting for a friend to help me clone and ended up doing it myself). 2 weeks after transplant on day 64 from sprout, I switched to flower. Should I have added some 4-4-4 instead of only 3-9-4? Is this the reason my nitrogen is already depleting? What should I do moving forward? (I have not added any nutrients or given compost tea since transplant)

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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Yellowing on the bottom leaves is normal in any indoor grow. A few fans fading off here and there is par for the course. Even an HPS can only reach so far down into the canopy. Take a good look at the color of the leaves on the top part of the plants and the newest growth. Hard to see under the orange glow of HPS in the pic but they do look a bit pale. Try to get a pic in different light or in the dark with a flash.
Lots you can do about getting more N to them if needed. Soluble nutrients will go to work the fastest; I like Neptune’s Harvest w/seaweed myself. Feed weekly or as needed. For bloom phase it is still not too late to push in some spikes; I put 2 Jobes AP organic spikes into each container. They feed for 8 weeks. Finally if you want to build some bloom pots that will sustain them with just water (and maybe the occasional aactea) through to harvest try adding a slow release fertilizer like manure. I put a couple handfuls of chicken manure into the bottom layer of each bloom pot. Keeps em green until the final weeks.
 
Redskare87

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I don’t think you have anything to worry about with such a small amount of leaves turning yellow, and you are a quarter of the way thru bloom. It seems totally normal if you ask me, especially if those leaves weren’t getting as much light. My only recommendation would be feed as much P&K as you can safely so those nugs get as big as they can. Your plant looks really good btw
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Redskare87 said:
I don’t think you have anything to worry about with such a small amount of leaves turning yellow, and you are a quarter of the way thru bloom. It seems totally normal if you ask me, especially if those leaves weren’t getting as much light. My only recommendation would be feed as much P&K as you can safely so those nugs get as big as they can. Your plant looks really good btw
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Thanks! It’s hard to get pics right now because my light turns on when I’m gone and turns off before I wake up. Maybe what I’ll do is in the Morning get some pics. I don’t like turning the light off during flower very much because my HPS takes about 15 min to kick back on. So should I topdress with 3-9-4? And maybe some ewc? Or should I brew a tea with the 3-9-4 in it?
 
Redskare87

Redskare87

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Raspberrykiwi said:
Thanks! It’s hard to get pics right now because my light turns on when I’m gone and turns off before I wake up. Maybe what I’ll do is in the Morning get some pics. I don’t like turning the light off during flower very much because my HPS takes about 15 min to kick back on. So should I topdress with 3-9-4? And maybe some ewc? Or should I brew a tea with the 3-9-4 in it?
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Yeah I wouldn’t dick with the photo period either my dude haha. You could totally top dress more 3-9-4 & ewc and feed additional brew or a balanced bloom fertilizer. I think they could handle a lot more and could really blow up, do it carefully to avoid over doing it for sure
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Here are some better pics of the plant. I noticed one leaf turning yellow since yesterday. Like I said, the whole plant looks good. Just some of the lowers aren’t looking the best and are yellowing off
 

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Redskare87

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Damn son well done! Those look so GD good, definitely enough N probably until the end. The ones yellowing off are completely nothing to worry about. Being you’re dark green means you’ve got plenty of N and probably everything else too. Since theirs plenty of P from the flower girl in the soil mammoth P would probably be a great way to fatten those buds making P available more idk. That’s fucking inspiring definitely keep doing what you’re doing my dude. Kind of funny you thought something was wrong, no offense my guy
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Redskare87 said:
Damn son well done! Those look so GD good, definitely enough N probably until the end. The ones yellowing off are completely nothing to worry about. Being you’re dark green means you’ve got plenty of N and probably everything else too. Since theirs plenty of P from the flower girl in the soil mammoth P would probably be a great way to fatten those buds making P available more idk. That’s fucking inspiring definitely keep doing what you’re doing my dude. Kind of funny you thought something was wrong, no offense my guy
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Just seems odd to me, this plant hasn’t done this before
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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More leaves yellowing. And they’re traveling up the plant I’m noticing. Any suggestions? I watered 2 gallons with fish and kelp fert just now hoping that might slow the process down. She seems hungry but I’m not 100% sure, this is the first time I’m growing while adding dry amendments.
 

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Dougnsalem

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You are spamming the site. Just pick one thread (like the other bigger one), and roll with it. Everyone will see it. There is no need to double post.
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Dougnsalem said:
You are spamming the site. Just pick one thread (like the other bigger one), and roll with it. Everyone will see it. There is no need to double post.
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Just tryna figure it out :( I put a lot of money and energy into this lady, I want her to be happy and healthy and I’m afraid here in a couple weeks she might not have any leaves left
 
Dougnsalem

Dougnsalem

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Raspberrykiwi said:
Just tryna figure it out :( I put a lot of money and energy into this lady, I want her to be happy and healthy and I’m afraid here in a couple weeks she might not have any leaves left
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Oh, yeah. I totally understand. Not trying to be a dick here either. It will work best for you, since everyone else can see what all of the others have replied too.... If there isn't a response for awhile, you can bump it; asking again for help. I honestly can't give you any good info, since I run LEDs. I can't even help with the soil- I use FFOF and perlite. Don't have a clue what you're up against. Even though that other thread is in the newb area, everyone will see it. Looks like you have a bunch more replies there too. Hopefully someone will jump in soon.
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Dougnsalem said:
Oh, yeah. I totally understand. Not trying to be a dick here either. It will work best for you, since everyone else can see what all of the others have replied too.... If there isn't a response for awhile, you can bump it; asking again for help. I honestly can't give you any good info, since I run LEDs. I can't even help with the soil- I use FFOF and perlite. Don't have a clue what you're up against. Even though that other thread is in the newb area, everyone will see it. Looks like you have a bunch more replies there too. Hopefully someone will jump in soon.
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My bad.. I just use this website on my phone, so I have to go into the sub sections. I’m using FFOF, Malibu compost, EWC, perlite and dr earth 3-9-4. I transplanted 32 days ago or so into a 15g fabric pot. I added 2 cups of 3-9-4 to the soil. This just started happening a couple days ago. But I didn’t add much nitrogen to my mix, so maybe she used up all the nitrogen?
 
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