Why am i getting fall colors at week 4?
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Dontjudgeme
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How are your lights off temps?
cody.young11
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67ish
cody.young11
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Well certain nights could have gotten cooler. I just moved them inside from my outdoor greenhouse with heaters. I forgot cold temps do that too
Dontjudgeme
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Only reason I ask about night time temps was to route out anything phosphorus related. Colder temps make it difficult for the plant to feed on the phosphorus. Better to correct the temp situation first than to just dump a ton of phosphorus on them and still suffer the same problem.
Dtownhellbilly
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Not trying to hijack the thread but I just logged on to ask the same question.
G.l. water only soil, hps lights, night temps 62 day temps 77. One problem I've noticed is my ph run off stays around 7.2 to 7.5
G.l. water only soil, hps lights, night temps 62 day temps 77. One problem I've noticed is my ph run off stays around 7.2 to 7.5
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Dtownhellbilly
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My two vortex strains are turning purple even the underside of leaves. Two of my four zookies are turning yellow. I have four other plants that look great.
Dontjudgeme
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Sometimes the culprit can be the strain, good to know the characteristics of the plant. But that pruple color is mostly ( not always ) caused from cold temps, or phosphorus deficient, and unfortunately both are connected.
cody.young11
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So spider farmer sf4000 led. Soil. Ph 6.3-6.8 i was using grow big in veg and moved to biothrive bloom and flower fuel bloom booster with like 1-36-34 NPK i only used it twice and noticed some burnt orange hairs on my baby buds
so the past week is just water and sweet and sticky. Can these buds rebound? Second issue. 
cody.young11
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Strain is gorilla skittlez
cody.young11
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How many weeks into flower are you? 62 is definitely going to bring out colors though. My outdoor crops in Colorado in October always turn purple.
cody.young11
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So I've got it in a grow tent now. 68 night and 78 day
Dtownhellbilly
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About 5 and a half from start of budding
Dontjudgeme
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I use flower fuel also, but only because my dry amendments lack P and K. I only use it once a week, with the tiny scoop, it’s pretty potent stuff. Plant doesn’t look that bad, maybe a little N hungry, but so far it looks ok, I’ve definitely seen worse.
cody.young11
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Really even with the bud hairs all crisp like that? I'm glad you think so. Yeah i used it once a week at week 1, then 2, then i stared seeing fried buds, now most of them on one plant have a little burnt ends, I'm hoping they'll just grow past it. I'm not going to add anymore until week 5 then I'll stop completely. How can i give them just nitrogen? Earthworm casting top dressed?
kovidkough
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didn't I warn you after 2 Applications of flower fuel you toast em...next time just 1 scoop at week 3/4 then nothing
Dontjudgeme
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This is why it’s important to watch the plant after feeding, they do a really good job of telling you what they like or dislike. Some strains don’t like the high PK values of flower fuel, so I don’t use it on them. Others love it and can’t wait until I give it to them. I usually don’t start using it until like week 5 of flower like you said. It’s meant to be used in the mid stage of flower, at least that’s what I’ve experienced with it. On the plants that don’t like it, I use kelp and guano. Not sure what kind of worm castings you have. I use buckaroo, and a 1-1-1 NPK ratio isn’t much. I typically keep my N during flower around 3-4. Not sure about just giving straight nitrogen, never done that before. If you have nutrients that are high in N, try using 1/4 strength. That should help. What are you currently feeding right now?
cody.young11
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Lol you did. But i stopped at 2. I started noticing it days later then was like. Yup dude was right. I think another problem was that in when i was putting up my grow tent i didn't water them for 2 days because they'd be too heavy (10 gal pots) and then it multiplied. I read if your medium gets too dry it'll help fry your plants faster. So that's my fault. But you're right man. Totally should have used that shit once.
cody.young11
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Well I've stopped everything. But biothrive bloom and flower fuel. I haven't used grow big since i flipped to flower. Oh some calmag here and there and sweet and sticky. It's basically molasses additive