So far flowing is decent, but plants are starting to loose lower leaves????

[Autumnfalls]

So the plants are in their 16th day of flowing, buds lookin great so far. The smaller plants (15-18in) seem to be budding better and at a faster pace then the big ones (20-25in). odor is non-existed I did have to pull a male that i found about the 14th day of flowing, hopeing it didnt ruin the crop.

but anyways an odd thing starting happening after i started flowing. some of the lower leaves are wilting and just falling off. they arent dry or have any sign of deficiency. and the big fan leaves have curled downward. the middle to tops of the plants look great but the new growth and lower leaves seem to be wilting and falling off. My best guess with the little reading ive done is that the plant is thinning it self out and concentrating its energy to making the buds. anyone got any advice to that?

also thoughts on when the best time to harvest is? ive head about the 70th day. but anyone else had luck with earlyer/later dates?

 

[mrcameleon]

That is perfectly normal. Even if the leaves are full of green and fall of on their own. Keep in mind how leaves fall off trees in the Autumn while they produce their seeds for next season's offspring.
As the plant flowers the upper growth will take up all the energy of the plant and the older lower growth will come off easily, or on its own.
You want your upper fan leaves to be healthy and stay on so they can make nice dense buds for you. Some leaves will be dried out to nothingness, and others full size, but if dropping from lower areas its a good sign things are going in the right direction and the plant is coming to the end eventually sooner then later. GL with it.

 

[mygirls]

a little soon to loosing lower leaves.. are you feeding them nitregon still.. can you post pics..

 

[drgreentm]

So the plants are in their 16th day of flowing, buds lookin great so far. The smaller plants (15-18in) seem to be budding better and at a faster pace then the big ones (20-25in). odor is non-existed I did have to pull a male that i found about the 14th day of flowing, hopeing it didnt ruin the crop.

but anyways an odd thing starting happening after i started flowing. some of the lower leaves are wilting and just falling off. they arent dry or have any sign of deficiency. and the big fan leaves have curled downward. the middle to tops of the plants look great but the new growth and lower leaves seem to be wilting and falling off. My best guess with the little reading ive done is that the plant is thinning it self out and concentrating its energy to making the buds. anyone got any advice to that?

also thoughts on when the best time to harvest is? ive head about the 70th day. but anyone else had luck with earlyer/later dates?

this is normal for a indoor plant artificial lighting hardly gets to the lower portion of the plant so leafs wilt and fall off i wouldnt worry unless it gets to the tops and for the harvest 8 to 10 weeks is my times but many strains vary on this best way to know is for you to get ahold of a microscope and view the trics and harvest when potency is of your likings just remember clear=not ready cloudy=energetic high amber=couch lock stoned

 

[hellraizer30]

with the right light and nitrogen that shouldnt be happening this soon

 

[Autumnfalls]

lol to tell ya the truth i prob dont have the right nitrogen. im on the gen hydro 3-2-1 setup. but i dont have a digital meter to measure ph or ppm so its kinda on the guess for this grow. i ran outta money and all i got is a shaker for ph and ive never tested ppm. lol its a hell of a grow for my first one. most of the plants look perdy good tho. and seem to be right on track. but anyways alright thats kinda what i thought that is was normal.