Leaves turning yellow during flowering?

[Tom Hutchins]

Ok...I have a strange problem. Let me start out by saying I realize that your leaves will turn yellow and die off durning the end stanges of flowering.....HOWEVER...these turn yellow almost 1 week into flowering. During veg, there is no issue at all.

This is a green crack strain.

I grew some indoor and these are outdoor. Both produce the same yellow leaves.

I know it can't be a nitrogen issue as they were healthy dark green durning veg. They shouldn't be taking in any nitrogen right now anyway. PH is not an issue. Outdoor is strickly organic. Super soil mix. I've added worm castings to surface of soil durning watering once.

Any help would be awesome! Thanks guys/gals.

 

[Detroitgrower313]

well when you bloom you are usually significantly dropping you Nitrogen levels and that will always cause yellowing, but if they were just fine a week ago, idk what could make em yellow that much that fast?! but if both indoor and outdoor are doing it, i would think they are jus starving for N. j.m.h.o. iam no expert.

 

[Tom Hutchins]

Just seems weird that they would want to have nitrogen still. They need to be focusing on bud growth! Should I get a large dose of phosphorus?

 

[Detroitgrower313]

imnot even gunna bs u n tell u sumn i honestly dont kno. i got a post on here for a prob i got. urs jus look like they are def N starverd, but like u said, in flower? and that yellow that fast? that is strange????

 

[darkdestruction420]

Cannabis actually use a TON of nitrogen during the stretch phase of flowering and even after its a good idea to give a veg feeding every once and a while. Nitrogen being bad during flowering is a myth and its actually very important in keeping your plants main energy producers the fan leaves around and making energy for the buds as long as possible. during stretch phase i give veg nutes about every other flower nute feeding or every 2 flower nute feedings.

 

[Hunswayne1]

My plants are doing very similar, from lush green to a bunch of drying browning yellow and still quite a bit of flowering to go HELP

 

[thegreensurfer]

You have a Potassium deficiency. The recent blooming has depleted your soil of Potassium. Assuming your soil ph is within range, add mono-potassium phosphate for the quickest delivery. Was there a recent heavy rain? Or a drought? Both can cause
K deficiencies for different reasons.

 

[Hunswayne1]

It did rain last night, I checked them at 5:30 this evening and was like what the hell!! I have 5 blue knights that are heavily flowering with still lush green leaves, the green cracks have middle finger size buds and the yellow outbreak. Mono potassium phosphate?

 

[Hunswayne1]

I feed tiger bloom from fox farm and humbolt county's own sonic bloom which has 51% phosphate and 34% soluble potash derived from mono-potassium phosphate, possibly not giving enough? Giving 1tsp per 5 gallons water X 20 gallons per every other feeding

 

[supchaka]

It could be a strain thing too, I had a chemdog that I ran for a couple years that always yellowed sooner than I wanted it to.

 

[thegreensurfer]

It did rain last night, I checked them at 5:30 this evening and was like what the hell!! I have 5 blue knights that are heavily flowering with still lush green leaves, the green cracks have middle finger size buds and the yellow outbreak. Mono potassium phosphate?

Yea, or the bloom you're using will work. Is what you're giving them the recommended dosage on the bottle? 51/34 is high concentration so I'm guessing you're overwatering or the rain.... Potassium is highly soluble in water so it is leached away easily by excess water.

It's also possible that drought or high temps are to blame. Rapid transpiration caused by either will cause the leaf to die because it can't replenish the moisture at the rate it is being lost..... mimicking potassium deficiency.

 

[Hunswayne1]

The dosage calls for one teaspoon every 5 gallons I believe I feed 20 gallons with 4 scoops in a 100 gallon Smart Pot with plenty of drainage I feed em that every 5 days

 

[Hunswayne1]

Although I did water that morning then it ended up having some kind of freak showers that same night, possibility of over watering sounds logical

 

[Tom Buzz]

Ok...I have a strange problem. Let me start out by saying I realize that your leaves will turn yellow and die off durning the end stanges of flowering.....HOWEVER...these turn yellow almost 1 week into flowering. During veg, there is no issue at all.

This is a green crack strain.

I grew some indoor and these are outdoor. Both produce the same yellow leaves.

I know it can't be a nitrogen issue as they were healthy dark green durning veg. They shouldn't be taking in any nitrogen right now anyway. PH is not an issue. Outdoor is strickly organic. Super soil mix. I've added worm castings to surface of soil durning watering once.

Any help would be awesome! Thanks guys/gals.

Mine are doing same thing green crack plants. When they get flower my leaves turn yellow and start falling off. Every time with green crack I grew

 

[Tom Buzz]

Ok...I have a strange problem. Let me start out by saying I realize that your leaves will turn yellow and die off durning the end stanges of flowering.....HOWEVER...these turn yellow almost 1 week into flowering. During veg, there is no issue at all.

This is a green crack strain.

I grew some indoor and these are outdoor. Both produce the same yellow leaves.

I know it can't be a nitrogen issue as they were healthy dark green durning veg. They shouldn't be taking in any nitrogen right now anyway. PH is not an issue. Outdoor is strickly organic. Super soil mix. I've added worm castings to surface of soil durning watering once.

Any help would be awesome! Thanks guys/gals.

Pics of my green crack plant forming buds now. Look at yellow leave. It does random on me thru out plant

 

[Tom Buzz]

Pics of my green crack plant forming buds now. Look at yellow leave. It does random on me thru out plant

Here is pic of one just started flower not yellow leaves yet but will be then heavy growth on flower sites. Like my crack plants always do

 

[Tom Buzz]

Pics of my green crack plant forming buds now. Look at yellow leave. It does random on me thru out plant

But dam !! Just looked your pics phosphate def I think def something wrong to many yellow and crisp

 

[MickFoster]

Mine are doing same thing green crack plants. When they get flower my leaves turn yellow and start falling off. Every time with green crack I grew

I doubt you'll get a reply.........this thread is 13 yrs old.

 

[Tom Buzz]

I doubt you'll get a reply.........this thread is 13 yrs old.

Did not see that. Thanks. Will start checking