Leaves at the bottom of plant dying ?

Hello everyone !
my girl is huge has some pre flowers for almost 3 weeks now. Fed her twice already a week a part I started very small at first then second time went up a little with Dr.Earth Tomatoes & Herbs. But I notice the bottom leaves kinda look crappy is that normal ? I know a couple people told me it’s fine because everything else looks great.

That plant looks great! lower leaves on my plants do the same, if not more so...................

What a beautiful plant!

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I usually pull those bottom leaves like that off anyway. Especially if they're close to the soil like that I will yank them off. My concern is/would be they are going to get less air, more moisture and less light when they are that close to the soil so they create the perfect environment for powdery mildew and maybe other problems.

dizzygirlio said:

What a beautiful plant!

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I usually pull those bottom leaves like that off anyway. Especially if they're close to the soil like that I will yank them off. My concern is/would be they are going to get less air, more moisture and less light when they are that close to the soil so they create the perfect environment for powdery mildew and maybe other problems.

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Okay ! Sounds good so you think I should give the whole bottom a trim some have some potential pre flowers , but I guess that wouldn’t matter because they are close to the soil & wont do well.

Sometimes it's as simple as leaves not getting enough light being repurposed as food.

I would. As was previously pointed out, these leaves aren't getting enough light. I suppose it can turn into food, but it can also promote mold and mildew I believe. Especially without beneficial nematodes or something to process it. Honestly, if you're already fertilizing your plant, I would yank it off.

I was also wondering about your 3rd pic. Are the white parts on here just a reflection or is that like fertilizer or something? I put squares around what I'm talking about.

dizzygirlio said:

I would. As was previously pointed out, these leaves aren't getting enough light. I suppose it can turn into food, but it can also promote mold and mildew I believe. Especially without beneficial nematodes or something to process it. Honestly, if you're already fertilizing your plant, I would yank it off.

I was also wondering about your 3rd pic. Are the white parts on here just a reflection or is that like fertilizer or something? I put squares around what I'm talking about.

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That is the light reflection ! sorry for late reply.

Good afternoon everyone !
my girl is in her pre flower stage as you guys may know since March 16th I’ve noticed the pre flowers so it’s been more then 2 weeks going on 3 weeks on 04/06. The light schedule is at 18/6 right now I plan on switching it 04/06 to 12/12. I feed Big Bloom Fox farm starting 2 days ago. But my girl is pushing a little slow right now, not sure why? I uploaded a pic below what I’ve seen what pre flower stage is suppose to look like @ week 2 & mine does not look like that, it’s definitely showing sign of a little smell & the light green areas on top like it wants to flower & then the little white/orange hairs coming out as well so Im not sure? Help !! lol