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jazzhatter

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hey guys, first time poster, love the site, lots of good info.
i got a little problem with some of my girl's pistils though. It's not all of them, its only really happening to the buds on the very top of some colas. They've been in flowering for a month, and the white pistils are turning color prematurely and look as if they're flattened. I have heard this can be due to overnute-ing them, but the rest of the plant looks extremely healthy (no brown marks or curling of leaves anywhere).
To give you an idea of my setup: 5 gallon buckets of organic soil (1/3 foxfarm potting soil, 1/3 earthworm castings, 1/3 light warrior medium). For nutrients i'm using age old organic bloom and kelp, along with organicare calcium and magnesium. I use all of these once a week with watering in between. Light setup is 2 600w sodium HID's.

soo.....any ideas of what's going on?
 

Barahng

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The top of each individual cola? Or the tops of the colas at the top of the plant? If its the latter, you're most likely looking at light burn, how far are your lightsfrom your canopy?
 

jazzhatter

New member
lights are probably about a foot away from the canopy. they're vented pretty well though; you can put your hand on the plastic covering right below the bulb and it's not too hot...
 
For what it's worth, that happened to me once. I grow in coco though, not sure if it has an impact on your setup. My particular issue was a bit too much K a bit too soon. I cut back on my bloom enhancer and they started growing new ones again. Actually started to foxtail too. Your affected ones will most likely stay the way they are, but it should grow new ones just fine...once you solidify the problem.

I wouldn't rule out the light issue though. Might not be the whole issue, but could contribute. Pistils are fragile little suckers and I really doubt it would hinder your yield to back the light off a couple inches.

Good luck.

GT
 

slyman

Member
could be nanners?
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