Day 24 of Flower, Lower Leaves falling off?

CaLiKiD24

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It seems my 2 biggest plants are doing this. the lower canopy leaves are slowly dying and falling off, and/or are extremely easy to pull off...is this shit somewhat normal or am i missing an element here? Info would be nice RIU.
 

kwilli

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It could happen for a few reasons. Your light may not be penetrating below the canopy to the lower fan leaves. Could be PH related. Are you using flowering nutes? Lack of nitrogen, could be a lot of things. Pics would help
 

CaLiKiD24

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i switched to full flowering nutes beginning of this week. gave a lil cal/mag n some floranova grow. not alot but just enough. all feedings phd to 6.0. It could also be light since the lights up as far as it can go and the plants are big. Maybe a combination of both. I just hope it doesnt start happening to the whole plant. The smaller leaves around buds are all canoeing downward/inward and small. idk wth it is. Seem's to happen when i turn lights on after 12 off. Will get pics of dead leaves tom morning.
 

joseph112284

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hey dude whats the temps like? try to give it a small dose of veg nutes till the 4th week along with the cal/mag and flowering nutrition, also if your growing in soil get that ph up to at least 6.4.
 

CaLiKiD24

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Since the box is in my garage its a high traffic area. During the day the garage stays open here and there with the box closed. Nighttime lights are on, with box open. The weather here in nore cal has been ranging low 30s to mid 50s at night, and no my box isnt insulated so I know it does it pretty chilly in there in the lower levels. I was tempted to put my heater back in on a lower setting, but I can't regulate the heat if it gets to hot cuz im not always home.....my box ventilation isnt the greateast either..damn i still got work to do on this project lol

Last night I fed 2 Gal of purified water w/ cal/mag and 2 tsp of veg nutes to all 4 plants so we'll see:?:
 

kwilli

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What type of plant are you growing and what pot size? The clawing could be from being rootbound or ph issues, 6 is a little low. I'm assuming your growing in soil. Optimal ph for soil is around 6.5 - 6.8. Make sure you check the runoff too and adjust your water accordingly. Also when you get towards the end of your flowering period, your plant will probobly show a lot of signs of nitrogen def. due to low amounts of N in flowering nutes.
 

CaLiKiD24

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daaaaamn. I have a feeling its rootbound, or getting. I believe it;s in a 3 gal, and has been for close to 2 months prob. DAMNIT! It's my fuckng biggest plant too!
All FFoF soil. I dont check run off and will start doing it asap it's just that my ph tester is cheap and doesnt work to well, low on $$$
 

cues

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Mate, It's normal. Don't worry. You are doing everything exactly right. (using veg nutes for 2 weeks into flower). All is good.
 

CaLiKiD24

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thx for the reassurance, sometimes keepn it sweet n simple is what i need because my OCD/ADHD kicks in and I'll wanna strip everyting dead looking off the plants lol
Thanks
+rep
 

cues

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No worries. Don't pull leaves until they are 50% dead. OCD can be bad for plants. On the other hand, when you know what you're doing it can be good (especially in a hydro scrog)
 

cues

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I get OCD every time I switch to 12/12 for 3 weeks until the stretch is over! The mrs hates it!
 
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