Dawn soap hurt plants?

gabb

Active Member
I am in 5th week of flower. Over the course of the grow, i have used 1 drop per gallon of Dawn dishwashing soap as a wetting agent (what i now realize also has a bleach alternative and is antibacterial), added to my nute solution for soil.

Most of my fan leaves are now yellowing. I have heard it is normal to have some leaf yellowing during flower....but MOST of my fans are yellowing.

I have had my ups and downs of nute burn, but this is complete, even leaf yellowing.

So my question is, (of course i will never use Dawn again, I will use WetBetty or similar), even tho it is biodegradable, wouldn't an antibac kill beneficial organisms in the soil?

How worried should i be about the loss of good bacteria in the soil. Did i ruin my crop? Is the yellowing possibly related to the soap? I have plenty of other plants not in flower that do not show the yellowing. Most of my plants look very healthy except for all the yellow.
 

Serapis

Well-Known Member
Is your plant getting any Nitrogen? You say 5 weeks of flowering, is that actual flower time or 12/12 light time?
 

z4qqqbs

Well-Known Member
if its speckeled yellowing then its from your spray but if its all yellowing then its nitrogen deff
 

gabb

Active Member
serapis: 5 weeks in 12/12.
z4qqqbs: i did not spray, i added to the nutes that i water with.
 
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