From gorgeous Vegging to dying Flowering??

Thank you everyone for taking the time to visit my post!

This is my second post during my first ever grow, and through the amazing help I got, I was able to have my plants grow gorgeous and strong! Have a look!

(1st post) https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/542198-im-doing-something-wrong-cant.html#post7664684

3 Clones; (White Widow)

Grow Setting: Bathroom with window (Plants in Shower)
Lighting: 400W MH for Veg. then HPS for Flowering
Air: I have a fan that directs away heat from light source, one of those circulating fans that blow out cooler air. As well as this large intake fan that clears 435 C.F.M. (My room is about 5 X 6)
Temperature: 75*-85*
Humidity: 40-50
Soil: Miracle Grow (Vegetables Version)*
Water: Tap (6.2 ph)
Nutrients: General Hydroponics - Lucas Formula

I've learned a lot from this grow and had the opportunity to go through and get the chance to see how other growers have learned from their experiences.

However, after transitioning into the 'Flowering' phase, I have noticed that the bottom half of my plants have almost 'given up' and look limp, dry and not as gorgeous as the upper half. I know I currently do NOT have any sort of reflective material set up for the plants in the shower, could it be that the bottom half just isn't getting their fair share of light?

Thank you all again for taking the time to help out, I appreciate it!!

I grow in my bathtub too and instead of a shower curtain I hung a mylar radiant barrier I got from Home Depot. It reflects the light really well. With respect to your yellowing leaves that's natural as the plant ages.

bullwinkle60 said:

I grow in my bathtub too and instead of a shower curtain I hung a mylar radiant barrier I got from Home Depot. It reflects the light really well. With respect to your yellowing leaves that's natural as the plant ages.

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Thanks for your reply! So this is natural for the plant to do that? I will look into the mylar from Home Depot, I've been meaning to look for one! ;D

As the plant matures it uses up more Nitrogen, causing the leaves to be leeched therefore turning them yellow/lighter green. You can add 'small amounts' of Nutrients to overcome/lessen this. However when they start flowering the plants use more Pottasium and Phosphorous (P/K), this is to allow the plant to Bloom better in it's lifecycle and yellowing lower leaves is a natural occurance.

No need to worry. looking good.

although the last pic the plant looks underwatered?

Not enough light at the bottom, therefore plant is dying to conserve energy for top buds. You should have trimmed the skimpy branches right before initiating flowering.

bullwinkle60 said:

I grow in my bathtub too and instead of a shower curtain I hung a mylar radiant barrier I got from Home Depot. It reflects the light really well. With respect to your yellowing leaves that's natural as the plant ages.

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I got flamed when I posted a thread about this, but right now I'm thinking about moving to a new place where I have an extra (EXTRA!) bathroom and I'm planning to grow in the tub, or rather _on_ the tub in an ebb-flow tray. The main thing that turns me on about this idea is the vent pipe out the ceiling of this bathroom, meaning my biggest problem -ventilation- is solved. The only worry I have right now is that I won't know until I try it whether the circuit for that bathroom will support a 600 watt light, and it's probably on the same circuit where I need to run a computer and some audio equipment. But since it's a bathroom I know that I won't f-up the house with mold, and I will be able to sanitize every surface before I start... not to mention a source of water and a drain! And this bathroom is behind two (!) locked doors, so good protection from anyone who might be in the rest of the house. It's too good, which means I'm missing something, and that has me worried.

UnderBelly said:

I got flamed when I posted a thread about this, but right now I'm thinking about moving to a new place where I have an extra (EXTRA!) bathroom and I'm planning to grow in the tub, or rather _on_ the tub in an ebb-flow tray. The main thing that turns me on about this idea is the vent pipe out the ceiling of this bathroom, meaning my biggest problem -ventilation- is solved. The only worry I have right now is that I won't know until I try it whether the circuit for that bathroom will support a 600 watt light, and it's probably on the same circuit where I need to run a computer and some audio equipment. But since it's a bathroom I know that I won't f-up the house with mold, and I will be able to sanitize every surface before I start... not to mention a source of water and a drain! And this bathroom is behind two (!) locked doors, so good protection from anyone who might be in the rest of the house. It's too good, which means I'm missing something, and that has me worried.

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Yeah dood.. lol.. you forgot what ya gonna do when you need to poo and the 1st toilet is occupied lol

.. get the 600watter up and a couple of plants in the tub dood.. xD

Good luck..

I had the same on my plant mate all bottom leavs were dieing slowly. But mine was very bushy like yours on top so not much light was at the bottom. Have a look at my thread, I just cut away most of the lower branches an let the energy go to the ones whats getting light. She was a beast Marcy