**I NEED A DOCTOR!** No Really. My plant might be sick. [Pics]

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loljersey

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My original post was here, which is located in the Newbie Forum. (First time grower, some basic facts, how do my plants look, etc.)

Problem: My plant is starting to develop yellow leaves near the bottom. Started maybe 10 days ago. I took some close ups to give you an idea what I'm looking at. In taking the pics today, one of the yellow leaves fell off in my hand. The other day, 1 or 2 other smaller (yellow) leaves also fell off. ALL were located near the bottom of the plant.

I've read that this could be an over-watering issue, or it could be the result of a nitrogen deficiency. Either way, I don't like it. Take a look at the pics, and give me some advice plz? Does it look like something I should be concerned with?

Background (stuff you should probably know before answering):
1. Watering: I pick the plant up and see if it's "light," and if it is, I give it water. I'm not constantly watering it, but I water at least 1x a day.
2. Cycle: Today is the 6th day of my 12/12 cycle. Still unknown as to male / female.
3. Food: I don't do anything special outside of a weekly Miraclegrow dosage. I expect this to change as I become more involved with this forum.

BONUS: As a first time grower, I have no idea how much bud a plant my size would yeild. Let's say I overcome the yellow leaf issue and my plant is female, and all is great in the world. After harvesting, how much would I be looking at? Is it more like: "whoa dude, you're gonna get alot from that plant," or more like: "nice size plant, you'll get a few decent buds."

PS: Everyone names their plant 'Mary' the first time, right?? lol

Take a look at the pics and let me know what you think!
 

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intensive

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i dont want to say you should expect yellowing every time you grow, but the lower fan leaves that dont get much light get sucked for their nitrogen first normally.

you could trim the fan leaves off, but some will tell you that you shouldnt since your already flowering it. you never want to stress a flowering plant!

get some real nutes, a basic 3 part nute line up from GH or botanicare have worked for me int he past. they tell you how to mix the 3 parts on the back of the bottles for whatever stage your in of growth. you seem like you could use some nitrogen and some P and K since your starting to bud
 
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That plant looks great man! Great job! I'd say you'll be able to pull 2-3 ounces off of her easily. As for the problem, I'll let some more experienced growers chime in.
 
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loljersey

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intensive said:
i dont want to say you should expect yellowing every time you grow, but the lower fan leaves that dont get much light get sucked for their nitrogen first normally.

you could trim the fan leaves off, but some will tell you that you shouldnt since your already flowering it. you never want to stress a flowering plant!

get some real nutes, a basic 3 part nute line up from GH or botanicare have worked for me int he past. they tell you how to mix the 3 parts on the back of the bottles for whatever stage your in of growth. you seem like you could use some nitrogen and some P and K since your starting to bud
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Thanks. Be honest with you, what does "real nutes" mean? 3 part nute line up from GH. You lost me. I'm going to Google now. LOL..
 
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loljersey

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mouthmeetsoap said:
That plant looks great man! Great job! I'd say you'll be able to pull 2-3 ounces off of her easily. As for the problem, I'll let some more experienced growers chime in.
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That is RIDICULOUS. 2-3o? Wow. I was high messing around with a few choice seeds I had saved from a really good bag, and a few months later, this is what I have on my back deck. That's pretty cool, thanks for the reply. Now, I gotta manage NOT to kill it...
 
raw225

raw225

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plant looks good! the lower fan leaves will fall off, cut thatlower fan yellow leaf off. thats normal!!

good job on your grow...what strain??

& as for naming your plants...i have named mine, Alice, mama ronda, b sug, guv fuk, tooter green, raw hide beat down, lol name her anything you want dawg!!
 
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nick88

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loljersey said:
My original post was here, which is located in the Newbie Forum. (First time grower, some basic facts, how do my plants look, etc.)

Problem: My plant is starting to develop yellow leaves near the bottom. Started maybe 10 days ago. I took some close ups to give you an idea what I'm looking at. In taking the pics today, one of the yellow leaves fell off in my hand. The other day, 1 or 2 other smaller (yellow) leaves also fell off. ALL were located near the bottom of the plant.

I've read that this could be an over-watering issue, or it could be the result of a nitrogen deficiency. Either way, I don't like it. Take a look at the pics, and give me some advice plz? Does it look like something I should be concerned with?

Background (stuff you should probably know before answering):
1. Watering: I pick the plant up and see if it's "light," and if it is, I give it water. I'm not constantly watering it, but I water at least 1x a day.
2. Cycle: Today is the 6th day of my 12/12 cycle. Still unknown as to male / female.
3. Food: I don't do anything special outside of a weekly Miraclegrow dosage. I expect this to change as I become more involved with this forum.

BONUS: As a first time grower, I have no idea how much bud a plant my size would yeild. Let's say I overcome the yellow leaf issue and my plant is female, and all is great in the world. After harvesting, how much would I be looking at? Is it more like: "whoa dude, you're gonna get alot from that plant," or more like: "nice size plant, you'll get a few decent buds."

PS: Everyone names their plant 'Mary' the first time, right?? lol

Take a look at the pics and let me know what you think!
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If your having to water every day, you either need bigger ots or your not watering enough when you water.How much run off do you allow when you water
 
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loljersey

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raw225 said:
plant looks good! the lower fan leaves will fall off, cut thatlower fan yellow leaf off. thats normal!!

good job on your grow...what strain??

& as for naming your plants...i have named mine, Alice, mama ronda, b sug, guv fuk, tooter green, raw hide beat down, lol name her anything you want dawg!!
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Hey bro. I couldn't even tell you the strain. I know that the seed came from a very good bag of "stuff" in which there were only 2-3 seeds in the whole bag. I believe my friend either called it "Monster" or "D3." (Probably all bullsh*t - lol). Either way, it wasn't from a bag of mids, which is what I was concerned with.

As far as the name goes: WHAT'CHALL KNOW ABOUT MARYJANE!?!? Haha!
 
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loljersey

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nick88 said:
If your having to water every day, you either need bigger ots or your not watering enough when you water.How much run off do you allow when you water
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Not sure what you mean by "run off." I have a pot from Walmart that has a little lip at the bottom. I can add water at the bottom of the pot or just add water the normal way: at the top near the dirt. (Not sure if that makes sense.) Whenever I add water my plant is light to pick up and there's never water in the "bottom reservoir."

Regarding a bigger pot: I can't really go bigger. It's an outdoor plant that is moved from my deck to the garage when it's time for 12/12. In the morning it goes back onto the deck. (In my garage, I put a trash can upside down (with holes and a minifan set up for air circulation) to ensure the "dark" and that no light gets through. Long story short: a bigger pot would make it much harder to work with this plant.

Thanks for the reply!
 
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loljersey

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IS IT SUGGESTED THAT I CUT OFF THE LOWER YELLOW LEAVES?

If so, where do I cut from? Can I wiggle the leaf until it breaks off from its base?
 
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