Freak Leaf HELP

this is my first post... bear with me. Also, Ill have pictures in a couple minutes.
Ok, so I have a small plant that i have just nursed back to health. It started as a healthy clone with one damaged leaf, but my buddy forgot to tell me to leave it in the pot so i transplanted it. Recently, it started failing so i transplanted it again. With some gradual nuting and another transplant into healthy new soil i now have what i like to think is a good healthy plant. There is new growth, which i noticed was dying, and growth was stunted, before i transplanted.

However, throughout the process i have had a probem with one leaf. Ever since i got the plant the leaf has been massive, way bigger then any other leaf. It was healthy, but now it it extreamly unhealthy looking. I have the rest of the plant growing and looking relatively nice (apart from a little dark coloring around the rims of the leafs??) but this leaf is all screwed up.

So, i was thinking, maybe the leaf is a drain on the resources of the rest of the plant. I know that energy is absorbed through the bottom of the leaf but this leaf is so big and heavy it doesn't get as much sun as the bottom of other leafs, and it looks dead.

Should i cut it off? if so, how? and if not, any suggestions?

thanks

theres no way of knowing without some pics

heathaa said:

theres no way of knowing without some pics

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Alright, here they are, PLEASE HELP. Im thinking about just cutting it off at the base of the leaf, but will something grow from it? As you can see, theres new growth at the base of the branch, so i dont want to damage that. Im also thinking of lsting so that the leaf isnt so sagged, and gets more light on the bottom.

Can anyone help? you bug me about supplying pictures, then when i do thats as far as the help goes.

any advice would be nice!

it will fall off if it wants to. until then it is only adding energy to the plant. if it bothers you tho, take it off.

i would take it off man the energy its using tryin to keep it alive is straining the plant, dnt cut
directly at the base of the leaf that may effect the secondary growth comin from it
just snip the leaf stem hlfway down and it will fall off without any effect to the other growth
hope that helps

phosphorous mobile deff

Yeah, I'll also go with P def.

DO NOT CUT IT OFF. Cutting off leaves that show a deficiency or any other problem just makes the deficiency/problem start attacking other leaves. That's just assenine...

Doctor Cannabis said:

Yeah, I'll also go with P def.

DO NOT CUT IT OFF. Cutting off leaves that show a deficiency or any other problem just makes the deficiency/problem start attacking other leaves. That's just assenine...

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just because im lazy, is there an easy way to up the phospherous without using my nutes? cause i dont wanna burn the plant with too much of other things.

KevinX2 said:

just because im lazy, is there an easy way to up the phospherous without using my nutes? cause i dont wanna burn the plant with too much of other things.

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also, the problem is only on this one leaf. the rest of the plant had it, but it cleared up. thats why im thinking the leaf is oversized to be supported by the plant or something. It really is freak big, and i figure if i had a massive member that was using up all my energy id want it gone. Then again, im not a plant!

Its my first grow, and this forum is so pro-technical, so i need it in laymens terms

As I said, do not cut it off. Some growers around here would slam some funny remarks or even insults regarding your laziness, but it's basically your choice. If you're lucky and the P def resided, then you won't need nutes, but if the problem continues, nutes will be required.

PS: there is no way you can burn your plant using nutes right now unless you accidentally spill the whole nute bottle on the soil...

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PS: there is no way you can burn your plant using nutes right now unless you accidentally spill the whole nute bottle on the soil...

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whaaaaaaaaaat
are you saying his plants are invulnerable to nute burn? y?

phreakygoat said:

whaaaaaaaaaat
are you saying his plants are invulnerable to nute burn? y?

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No, I'm saying that right now, the plant having a deficiency, it would take an absurb amount, one that no grower would use (2-3-4x strength nutes) in order to burn the plant. Sure it's possible for anyone to burn a plant witha a deficiency, but they'd have to be pretty low on the food chain to do sucha foolish mistake....

But now you gave me an idea... imagine a nute burn rezistent strain... it would be all the noobs' favorite.

KevinX2 said:

i figure if i had a massive member that was using up all my energy id want it gone.

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I Have a Massive Member.. Lol, and i Definitely DON'T want it gone..

Doctor Cannabis said:

No, I'm saying that right now, the plant having a deficiency, it would take an absurb amount, one that no grower would use (2-3-4x strength nutes) in order to burn the plant. Sure it's possible for anyone to burn a plant witha a deficiency, but they'd have to be pretty low on the food chain to do sucha foolish mistake....

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im sorry but that is absurd. it would surely be harder to over nute a plant, but only with that specific nutrient it lacks. nutes have other stuff along for the ride: just cause your fixing your phosphorous or something doesn't mean the other chemical in the ferts wont burn the shit out of the plant when put out of balance. all those other nutes are just gonna end up as salts.

remember we're talking to noobs here. someones just gonna go crazy on some deficient plant and burn the shit out of it.

sorry but i'm gonna have to drop this class, thanks professor.