What's wrong with my White Widow?

Arabic

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Seedsman Seeds White Widow
sprouted 5/16, went 12/12 at 8/1 (2.5 months veg)
topped once at ~2ft.
in Roots Organic Greenfields Soil (high N content)
in 2.6 gal tub (I know this is a bit small for such a big plant)
Ph of soil: 7, maybe slightly higher..hard to tell with this reader.
Light: 1000w HPS air-cooled hood in a 7x7.5x8 room

Problem: Yellowing tops, kind of a bleaching effect. Seems like the tops are lacking chlorophyll because it glows under my hps like it's going super saiyan or some shit. Leaf tips are curling up. My white widow has had dying lower branches ever since it was a month old so I don't know if that's worth mentioning, the current lower branches still lack leaf/bud production. they are very skimpy branches at the bottom. Under the leaf the veins are kind of white/yellow.

I gave it 800ppm of bloom nutrient on 8/11, the ph of this solution was 6.5
at that time I phed the soil of my whitewidow and found it was slightly above 7. Now I suspect it's an iron/mag lockout due to high ph, trying to get my ph between 6.5 and 7.

On 8/13, I watered and added Technaflora Magi-Cal and ph downed to a ph of 6.

They wake up in a couple of hours, will update you guys then. What do you think?

Taken 8/08 - Showing my WW glowing
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Last pic shows it on 7/11 still in veg..you see the lanky lowest branches here.
 

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Arabic

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next time take pics with the hps lights OFF
don't have that option atm lol.. need to get a green bulb... just checked it much more yellowing throughout lower leaves, what could it be? I use

GH FloraNova Bloom 5ml, 10ml Florablend, 1ml Floralicious Plus

Should I add like 2.5ml of the veg stuff too? its 7-4-10, or just up to FloraNova bloom to 7.5?
 

The Weedster

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don't have that option atm lol.. need to get a green bulb... just checked it much more yellowing throughout lower leaves, what could it be? I use

GH FloraNova Bloom 5ml, 10ml Florablend, 1ml Floralicious Plus

Should I add like 2.5ml of the veg stuff too? its 7-4-10, or just up to FloraNova bloom to 7.5?

Yeah, looks as if the leaves are getting drained a bit.... Lack of N maybe .... Like you said though - maybe locked out
 

Arabic

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yeah 5 plants are fully taking up the 4x4 area under my light lol


gonna check the soil ph again...brb, bought a new soil ph tester too btw, one that's less damn confusing.
 

The Weedster

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I was two weeks into bloom and my plant wasnt acting right and I had yellowing leaves at the bottom of the plant, and I transplanted out of a 2 gal pot to a 5 gal pot and the problem was solved... I was root bound... But yours is yellowing of the top, Have they had any nitrogen feed in a while ? Or have they been like that for a bit ?
 

BigBudE

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Get the book called "Marijuana Garden Saver". It will save your widow. I just picked one up at the Borders for $13.00 becouse there going out of buissness but you can also find it at Barnes N Nobles for $17.95 either way and price its well worth it. I just wish it was out and published a few years ago when I needed it!
BigBudE
 

The Weedster

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Get the book called "Marijuana Garden Saver". It will save your widow. I just picked one up at the Borders for $13.00 becouse there going out of buissness but you can also find it at Barnes N Nobles for $17.95 either way and price its well worth it. I just wish it was out and published a few years ago when I needed it!
BigBudE
Im going to have to get me one of those... Thanx dude
 

The Weedster

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Hey man. I just saw the bottom leaves too... Are you sure your not root bound?? You say you are growing in a 2 1/2 gal pot? You have a pretty big stalk on that tree... I wonder how many roots that thing has ?? And one bigass Tap root.. :)
 

The Weedster

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don't have that option atm lol.. need to get a green bulb... just checked it much more yellowing throughout lower leaves, what could it be? I use

GH FloraNova Bloom 5ml, 10ml Florablend, 1ml Floralicious Plus

Should I add like 2.5ml of the veg stuff too? its 7-4-10, or just up to FloraNova bloom to 7.5?
Sorry dude didnt see that post where ya said you had much more yellowing at the bottom... LOL ... I think you most def might be rootbound but get a second opinion on that.....
 

The Weedster

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I would replant in a neutral soil that doesnt have any ferts in it at all and just add nutes as needed afterward.... Use water thats around a 6 ph and the next watering should be with a bit of nitrogen for the leaves ... just to help repair the damage from going any further. Like I said though , It helps to get more opinions in here. I would like to hear more from other people first to kinda get a general idea
 

Arabic

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I already have 7 gals I can do it tonight in 7 gals but I'm worried about it growing too tall in a bigger pot.. so I'd feel better with the 5 gal. especially since my indica doms are in 5 gal smart pots and I don't want the white widow to tower it any more than it already is.



Also don't the roots wanna be comfy before the plant uses all of it's energy on its buds? Wouldn't it take the roots longer to fill the 7 gal pot, delaying the budding process?
 
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