So I've noticed with my current grow after defoliating, the leaves underneath are yellowish throughout almost like they lack sulphur. But after my first defoliation, the leaves that then got direct light turned healthy green. Just tonight I did another defoliation and noticed the same with the 3rd node budsites beneath - fan leaves were yellow blotched throughout.
So I got 2 theories for the title question.
1) Lack of direct light can affect full green health look. Maybe because the plant recognizes those leaves don't need perfect nutrition because they aren't photosynthesizing much, or its not a plant choice and lack of light affects fan leaf development.
2) I'm actually lacking nutrients and plant can only keep the most important fan leaves fully healthy
Before Defol 1
After Defol 1
Before Defol 2
After Defol 2
What do yuns think? this isn't a nutrient advice question per say, just a look and share opinion. My feeding in general has been water, feed, feed, water. The medium was cooked for 3 weeks with half the bag recommended "4 week" dry amendment of 5-3-3. Cooked for me was adding water if the medium felt dryish, so I was adding maybe 1/3 a gallon of water to the 9 gal of medium once a week, and mixing it among itself. My feedings are of FF Big Bloom, Fish Fert(5-1-1, veg), and FF Tiger Bloom(2-8-4, flower), and supplemental and at 1/3-1/2 bottle dosage; though as
I'm into week 9 I imagine all of the "4 week" amendment treatment cooked is 99% gone so I am starting to feed closer to 3/4 recommended Tiger Bloom.
So I got 2 theories for the title question.
1) Lack of direct light can affect full green health look. Maybe because the plant recognizes those leaves don't need perfect nutrition because they aren't photosynthesizing much, or its not a plant choice and lack of light affects fan leaf development.
2) I'm actually lacking nutrients and plant can only keep the most important fan leaves fully healthy
Before Defol 1
After Defol 1
Before Defol 2
After Defol 2
What do yuns think? this isn't a nutrient advice question per say, just a look and share opinion. My feeding in general has been water, feed, feed, water. The medium was cooked for 3 weeks with half the bag recommended "4 week" dry amendment of 5-3-3. Cooked for me was adding water if the medium felt dryish, so I was adding maybe 1/3 a gallon of water to the 9 gal of medium once a week, and mixing it among itself. My feedings are of FF Big Bloom, Fish Fert(5-1-1, veg), and FF Tiger Bloom(2-8-4, flower), and supplemental and at 1/3-1/2 bottle dosage; though as
I'm into week 9 I imagine all of the "4 week" amendment treatment cooked is 99% gone so I am starting to feed closer to 3/4 recommended Tiger Bloom.
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