Nitrogen Deficiency maybe? please help....

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SassyS

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I know, I know... look at the pictures/posts first. I have, I swear... and I'm just unsure... My friend gave me these plants (there are actually 5 of them) about a week ago before she went overseas for a year. She gave me a whole bunch of bottles (some empty) and told me that a friend of hers had told me to use them but that she hadn't been keeping up with them all. They came with the white spots (she told me that she thought they were just overheated, but I don't think she knew what she was talking about). I figured it was nitrogen deficiency and added a fertilizer that I had on hand (18-6-12), as all the ferts that she gave me were empty. Then I started thinking, what if the one thing she HAD kept up with was fertilizing? Did I just give them too many? There are some brown spots now occuring and I don't know if they would have done that anyway and my fertilizer just hasn't kicked in yet? Or am I WAY off base altogether? I'd appreciate any input you guys have!

Thanks!
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khm916

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those leaves look nice and green so i dont think its a nitro defic other then that im not sure. Did you spill anythin on the leaves
 
homebrewer

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Picture 3 is some bleaching from a close light source. I wouldn't worry too much about picture 2 as the rest of the plant looks fine. Just keep them green and healthy and you'll be in for some treats before too long.
 
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Smrt

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khm916 said:
have you seen what over watering looks like?
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I dont overwater my plants but ive seen alot of people with sickly plants and often, along with a host of improper growth procedures, end up with a bunch of crappy leaves with some brown tissue on them. Dont know it all so if you know something I dont, I'm all ears. The rest of the plant looks okay and those are mostly old growth. I wouldnt worry about it. What are you seein ?
 
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homebrewer said:
Picture 3 is some bleaching from a close light source.
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The only problem with that assessment is that she had them out on her balcony of her apartment... there was no close light source. She thought that maybe it was from heat of the concrete? It's been pretty hot here lately high 90s. could that be a possibility?

It IS nice to hear that
 
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EnjoyIt

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Kinda does look like some heat stress to me. A few of my fan leaves did that when temps were in the 100s for about a week straight. I cant really tell, but in pic 2, do the sides of those damages leaves curl up, if so thats how my heat stress leaves looked. My plant still has those leaves though, they just look ugly.

edit: and on pic 3, that leaf at the bottom looks like a bug got ahold of it. Prob a spider mite or something since its not eaten through.
 
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EnjoyIt said:
Kinda does look like some heat stress to me. A few of my fan leaves did that when temps were in the 100s for about a week straight. I cant really tell, but in pic 2, do the sides of those damages leaves curl up, if so thats how my heat stress leaves looked. My plant still has those leaves though, they just look ugly.
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Yes... the brown sides kinda curl up, tips curl down.
 
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here's what I have in the "bag of goodies" she gave me....excuse me if what I type on here is so obvious that you are rolling your eyes, lol.... OBVIOUSLY I have no idea what any of it is, so I would love some help on the matter. Will I need to use any of it in the future? If so, when?
-Advanced Nutrients SensiBloom part A and part B
-BioJuice pH Down
-Advance Nutrients Overdrive (liquid flower enhancer... what does that mean?)

There were also two other bottles in there that were empty... not really sure why she gave them to me, except she probably just picked up the whole bag that she hadn't even looked into for a couple of months... but I'm just curious about what they all do. in any case, those were:
-Advanced Nutrients B-52 (fertilizer booster... )
-Dr. Hornby Voodoo Juice (Microbial Rhizosphere Colonizer)

She says she started the plant at the end of April... so I guess around 14 weeks old? does that look about right to you? Do I need to buy some different things in preparation for later?

Thank you SO MUCH to those of you who have taken the time to talk with me. I realize I'm INCREDIBLY wet behind the ears, but I figure the only way to learn is to ask.
 
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EnjoyIt

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Well I'm gonna say that your lower leaf damage is heat stress since mine did the exact same thing outside.

As far as your nutes go, your gonna want some something with a bit more Nitrogen at the time being since your plants are still in the vegetative state. So your b-52 bottle says something like 2-1-4, that first number is your N.

The B-52 looks to be a root stimulator.
Voodoo Juice -- seems to be a root stimulator too
Sensibloom A and B -- for flowering stages due to it being higher in P and K
BioJuice ph down -- gonna assume thats to lower your ph :)
Overdrive -- bloom also

So your gonna want to use all your bloom stuff when it comes time for flowering. I use Humboldt Nutrients Organic line, so I cant begin to help you with your nute feeding schedule when it comes time for that. Try getting online and reading up on thier feeding schedule. But I can tell you to start off with 1/4 or 1/2 strenght nutes when you do start to feed so you dont fry them.
 
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