Fungicide overdose

I discovered my plant had some powdery mildew on some of the leaves and stems so I went and bought some growers ally Fungicide. I applied it on the plant and now my plants leaves looks like a serious Nitrogen deficiency. Even the new growth. Can this be reversed
 

Rurumo

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I know exactly what's going on- the Grower's Ally is citric acid based and a citric acid overdose will actually bleach your leaves. It looks like the color is draining out of them. Did you spray them with water to dilute the acid? The only thing you can do is just let it regrow and the new leaves will be fine.
 

King Dude

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I discovered my plant had some powdery mildew on some of the leaves and stems so I went and bought some growers ally Fungicide. I applied it on the plant and now my plants leaves looks like a serious Nitrogen deficiency. Even the new growth. Can this be reversed
Can we see a picture?

I'm reluctant to believe that the citric acid is responsible. The concentration of citric acid in Grower's Ally Fungicide is only 0.02% (1.07% in the concentrate version).
 

Killaki

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I discovered my plant had some powdery mildew on some of the leaves and stems so I went and bought some growers ally Fungicide. I applied it on the plant and now my plants leaves looks like a serious Nitrogen deficiency. Even the new growth. Can this be reversed
Send pics of them moose dinks. I can wait.
 

King Dude

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Here are some pics @Killaki @King Dude @CaliRootz88 i have some organic medium mixed with cocoa and worm castings
It looks to me like a copper deficiency caused by a pH problem at the root zone. If I had to guess why this would happen, it may or may not of had something to do with the acidity of your fungicide running down to the soil. You can check the soil pH if you have the ability.

To correct this suspected copper deficiency, I recommend flushing the soil with pH neutral water (such as distilled water). The plants should make a good recovery if any pH problem is corrected, as they would be able to absorb copper better between 6 and 7.

Rather than using your fungicide, you could try up to a 1:1 ratio of 3% hydrogen peroxide and distilled water. Use the highest concentration only once a week, or use a lower concentration multiple times per week.
 
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