Autoflower 3.5 W Flower *Yellow Brown Dead leafs problem

Cyklos

Cyklos

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Wat size pots? 15L POT (4 [/FONT]Hello guys,


My Auto Nothern Lights is 3.5 Weeks into flowering atm.
Did ok until now but some of my lower leafs started falling off and strong brown started to form...
Should I be worried or is this normal?

I flushed my plant around 1 week ago thats when the problem started to happen... maybe too much water? I gave her a lot to flush out the excess salt etc. Started feeding her only very mildly add more nuts maybe? PH 6.7 atm

Can I cut off the yellow/browning leafs?


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SOIL: 100% Organic soil

Nuts: Biobizz 100 % Organic

What strain? Nothernlights Auto Flowering

How old are the plants? Almost 4 Weeks into flowering ( Total Almost 11 Weeks old)

What type of lights and how many watts? 2x 125 Large CFL lights

What is your watering frequency and source of water? Watering them according to weight of pot. Every 3-4 Days 3-4 litres.

What are the temps and humidity in the room? 70 degress and 35 rH humidity


What size pots? 15L POT (4 Gallon pot)

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Kontraband

Kontraband

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Cyklos said:
Treatment?
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Sorry for the delay. I've never had to treat that but based on some info out there it could be only a PH correction.
Your nutes seem like they would cover the zinc.

Anyway, there is some good info over there. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688

I've just copied and pasted the zinc topic from that link. I would visit it yourself.

"Zinc (Zn) Micro Nutrient and an Immobile element.


Zinc plays a lot of roles in the plants, first off zinc aids in the plants size and maturity as well as production of leaves, stalks, stems and branches. Zinc is an essential component in many enzymes as well as growth hormone auxin .Low auxin levels can be the cause of stunting of the plants leaves and the shoots. Zinc is also important in the formation and activity of chlorophyll. Plants that have a good level of Zinc, can handle long droughts. So that’s why Zinc plants an important role how it absorbs moisture.


Zinc deficiencies on some plants will have the Spotting and bleached spots (chlorosis) between the veins first appears on the older leaves first, and then goes on to the immature leaves. It will then start to slowly affect tips of growing points of the plants. When the zinc deficiency happens so suddenly, the spotting can appear to be the same symptoms to that of an iron and manganese, without the seeing the little leaf symptom.
Zinc is not mobile in plants so the symptoms will occur mainly in the newer growths. Having a plant that is deficiency in Zinc can cause small crops, short shoots and have a cluster of small distorted leaves near the tips. Between the veins (Interveinal) yellowing is often combined with overall paleness. Pale or grayish, yellowing between the veins; rosetted weak is the signs of a Zinc deficiency.
With a low level of zinc in your plants, your yields will be dramatically reduced.
Interveinal chlorosis is present in the small, narrow distorted leaves at the ends of really shortened shoots and the shortening between internodes. Leaf margins are often distorted or wrinkled. These nutrients will get locked out due to high pH: Zinc, Iron, and Manganese. These deficiencies will often occur together. Parts affected by a zinc deficiency are young leaves and petioles.

Having an excess of Zinc is very rare, but when it does happen it can cause wilting and in worse cases death.


Problems with Zinc being locked out by PH troubles

High ph, Low organic matter, High Phosphorus levels in the soil, and or lack of nitrogen.


Soil

Zinc gets locked out of soil growing at ph levels of 4.5-4.7, 7.5-9.5
Zinc absorbed best in soil at a ph level of 5.0-7.0 (Wouldn’t recommend having a soil ph of over 7.0 in soil) Anything out of the ranges listed will contribute to a Zinc Deficiency.

Hydro and Soil less Mediums

Zinc gets locked out of Hydro and Soil less Mediums at ph levels of 5.7-8.5
Zinc is absorbed best in Hydro and Soil less Mediums at ph levels of 4.0-5.5 (Wouldn’t recommend having a ph over 6.5 in hydro and soil less mediums.) Best range for hydro and soil less mediums is 5.0 to 6.0. Anything out of the ranges listed will contribute to a Zinc Deficiency.




Solution to fixing a Zinc deficiency
Any Chemical/Organic nutrients that have potassium in them will fix a Zinc deficiency. (Only mixing at ½ strength when using chemical nutrients or it will cause nutrient burn!)
And any of the following nutrients will fix a zinc deficiency: Zinc sulfate, zinc chelated, or zinc oxides are adequate fertilizer sources for zinc. Or you can bury galvanized nails in the soil. (Make sure you take off the sharp point at the end to prevent roots from being damaged) Garden Manure, which is slow acting. Greensands, Cottonseed Meal are both medium/slow absorption as well.



Now if you added to much chemical nutrients and or organics,( which is hard to burn your plants when using organics) You need to Flush the soil with plain water. You need to use 2 times as much water as the size of the pot, for example: If you have a 5 gallon pot and need to flush it, you need to use 10 gallons of water to rinse out the soil good enough to get rid of excessive nutrients."


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​Good Luck
 
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