Orange Shovel CAGrower
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i am still trying to figure it out myself. anyone have any ideas? the temps here havent been that hot. maybe the roots are getting cooked? how can i prevent this
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Orange Shovel CAGrower
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yeah im thinking its because they get too hot. it gets to about 80 degrees here during the middle of the day. my one plant that is semi shaded is doing the best...probably about a foot taller than the others
HookedOnChronic
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when are u puttin out the hollands hoop?
Orange Shovel CAGrower
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lol bad news, they got fried in the sun. all that work carrying them back from holland gone. i should have put them in the shade, i think our sun is too intense to start them outside right now. lesson learned
Orange Shovel CAGrower
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...ah, alright so its not the heat...its the nitrgen and frequency of waterings. if they are starting to flower, what will a boost of nitrogen do?
as long as your leaves are pale it needs nitrogen. i feed nitrogen throughout the full flowering cycle. along with bloom of course.
Orange Shovel CAGrower
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interesting. i think that in the growfaq someone should add this info. i have been reading info religiously from this site for about 8 months, and other sites around the internet and not once was i informed about that. people make it so once the plant is flowering, no more nitrogen and only bloom nutes (P and K)
thank you for guiding me
Orange Shovel CAGrower
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........yes
people stop feeding their plants nitrogen and then all there fan leaves turn yellow and they say this is normal. really? so in their natural environment the nitrogen just runs out? i can see it depleting in the natural soil somewhat but in some nitrogen rich areas they get it all season. the job of the large sun leaves it to collect light to convert into sugars to allow for new growth. EVERY leaf on the plant has a job to do. once they start dieing off the other parts have to make up for it. those big leaves are feeding the branches that all the buds are on. green = healthy.
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Orange Shovel CAGrower
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THAT, my friend, is what should be expressed to the new growers like myself. i will blast them tomorrow with some fish emulsionpeople stop feeding ther eplants nitrogen and then all there fan leaves turn yellow and they say this is normal. really? so in their natural environment the nitrogen just runs out? i can see it depleting in the natural soil somewhat but in some nitrogen rich areas they get it all season. the job of the large sun leaves it to collect light to convert into sugars to allow for new growth. EVERY leaf on the plant has a job to do. once they start dieing off the other parts have to make up for it. those big leaves are feeding the branches that all the buds are on. green = healthy.
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Orange Shovel CAGrower
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nope, you should try it out. depends on what LST youre talking about... tying it down to get more light, or doing the swirl to get multiple bud sites. if i were you id lean it back away from the light so the lower branches get exposure