Orangish Yellowish Discoloration, Need Help

MasterCheif420

Active Member
All right well i was figuring it out yesterday but everything was erased so i am gonna start over again.. yesterday morning after i had given my plant her molasses feeding i noticed a few of her leaves were turning a weird orangish yellowish color so i quickly posted in the forum and was told it could be Iron Lockout or a Calcium Deficiency. I am hoping its not iron lockout, it hasnt gotten noticably worse since yesterday, here are a few pics from yesterday and today
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The molasses has calcium in it so if it was the defficiency then it will be fixed but just in case, i want other growers opinions on it, what does this look like it could be??? +rep for helping me fix it

Here are the details... I have 2 23 watt daylight cfls and 2 4ft 40 watt plant and aquarium fluoros on the plant for light, She is in Dr. Earth organic Potting Soil, Temps stay close to 75 degrees Farenheit, I have fed her twice with molasses never used nutes, i feed her every other watering. I hadnt touched her or messed with her that much before this happened im confused on how this could have happened. If anybody has any clues please Respond to this post
 

MasterCheif420

Active Member
She is 37 days old today. Today is the 7th day of 12/12. she has a big enough pot to sustain her her whole life, its a 4 gallon pot. The PH i am unaware of right now, according to the unaccurate test strips its between 6.0 and 6.5 but i dont know for sure what it is.
 

PlanC

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I don't have to much experience in Molasses but from what I read most people use it to towards 4 week flower and up to bulk up the bud. If your just starting your 2nd week flower she is still in the process of stretching and is using a lot of N. to do that. You need to start adding a proper nute mix to your water and get accurate ph readings after you mix the food in. Soil should be at 6.5ph. If your at 6 this will cause problems and will lock out certain minerals. I would fix these things first before you start adding cal/mag to you food.
 

bullwinkle60

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IMO as long as it doesn't get reallly bad don't worry about it. That's what I do and I still produce good bud.
 

scroglodyte

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iron def turns leaves almost white........that ain't it. ca def would be diffuse, not localized. observe and do nothing for now. imo
 

painkillerman

Active Member
(iron does not turn leaves white its Mg )i think i know what happened u feed in peak of the day pot was drier than normal plant absorbed the water it needed at the same time it took cal from molasses temps r little higher at peak day cycle n leaves tried cool down by evaporation on edges of leaves cal/carb excess in water causes tisses break down as it was taken to leave edge(as cal is inmoble it goes where the water goes then stays there traped inthe cellwall) with the water but unlike water it has to remain in the plant cells until the levels got slightly toxic leading to the isloated damage u see if not progessing water in being of day thats my theory anyone else
 

ironman64

Member
When you splashed water on those areas the light hit them and the droplets acted like a polished and angled lens. Ever burn ants with a magnifier when you where a kid? If you do most of your work just before lights out you'll have less leaves turning. Your PH is perfect, I would leave it be, your garden looks healthy and happy!:idea:
 
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