Bud problem, they just never developed

BeCeLivin

Active Member
HI Everyone , I am back with the same problem as last week. I took more pics, hopefully they are much better.

I am in day 34 of 56 in flower. The buds should be well developed at this point. Mine did not, the plants grew fast and actually became quite leafy and green thru Veg and 2 weeks of flower. They looked green, big and healthy. The pistils seemed to show a little slower than my previous crops. About week 3, it became clear that the buds were not forming properly.

The bud looked like it has no of very few pistils. They just did not develop as they should. The bud looks like a group of calyx's with minimal hair. What hairs they did have turned red very early, yet the plants remained very green and healthy. It looks like the hairs are being choked out by the calyx (I think). Once in a while I can find a few white hairs popping out here and there. This problem always start with the terminal bud or cola. Then moves down to all the other buds.
I have noticed leaf curl as well. The leaves on the lower half are starting to curl inwards, edges of the leaf curling down almost like you could fold the leaf in half down the center vein. (see pic). The leaves also tend to thicken around the bud as this problem progresses. Basically all of plants are not flowering at a normal rate, they are stunted for some reason and I cannot figure it out

INFO

Purple Kush
GH Nutes, Sweet by Botanicare, Cal Mag Plus (1/2 strength)
PPM- 500 to 900 by day 20 of flower
Reverse Osmosis water, I alternate food and water every other day
PH- 6.0-6.4
Medium--- Pro Mix HP, I do add Dolomite Lime at 4 cups per bag
 

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gangjababy

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you never said what light you are using, it seems like a lack of light is slowing down your bud development.
It also looks like the leaves are showing signs of a nitrogen toxicity, that is too much Nitrogen.
 

Bubba Kushman

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Im with gangababy. How much light are you giving them. How many watts? It can only be lack of light or lack of the proper nutrients. Especially Phosphorous. Too much nitrogen will retard bud growth as well.
 

trapper

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ive seen alot of the kush with purple genetics curl like you describe,also they could use more food higher in the p/k then you might be giving them,also it could be not enough light to boot.
 

BeCeLivin

Active Member
Thanks Trap, I have no light leaks that I can see. I use 1000 watt HPS. I have a ton of quality light. I thought of N toxicity as well but since I am light feeder in general, I ruled that out as well. So I dunno, but I appreciate your help.

BC
 

delstele

Well-Known Member
I see a lot of salt build up on the drainage holes of the pots in the pic of you holding a leaf. Try flushing them for a few days and see if that helps..Good luck!
 
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