Nitrogen in Flower

[coldcanna]

I'm 3 weeks into flower and a couple of the girls are turning a very light green, I believe its a nitrogen shortage. They're in 5 gallon smart pots with promix and manure and have been fed with GH micro and bloom since the flip. I was under the impression that you weened them off nitrogen for flowering but the plants don't seem to be responding well. How should I address the problem? I'm thinking a reduced ration feed of some normal grow nutes... what do you guys suggest ?

 

[Buddler]

Looks to me like your feeding the head formula for coco and your growing in promix .So jack up the nitrogen till they green up then cut it out around week five may be start hitting them with a bloom booster too.Buddler

 

[Izoc666]

I'm 3 weeks into flower and a couple of the girls are turning a very light green, I believe its a nitrogen shortage. They're in 5 gallon smart pots with promix and manure and have been fed with GH micro and bloom since the flip. I was under the impression that you weened them off nitrogen for flowering but the plants don't seem to be responding well. How should I address the problem? I'm thinking a reduced ration feed of some normal grow nutes... what do you guys suggest ?

Yo coldcanna, i grow in the soilless medium. I got excellent result by use the veg nute throughtout grow from start to harvest without any bloom boosters.

You need to keep the leaves green shade in order to big yield, not bloom booster. Dont be afraid to use high N during bloom stage, keep plants healthier.

If grow in the hydroponic system, PK booster is necessary but your grow in the soillless medium, right ? so feed your plant (bloom stage) with veg nutes.

happy gardening

 

[coldcanna]

Buddler- You are correct I had them in coco up until the flip and transplanted the them into promix because I simply haven't had the time to deal with daily feedings and PH readings ect...

I'll be feeding them tonight with a solid plant food (15-30-15) and try to get them back into some sort of equilibrium, hopefully in a few days the color will start coming back.

 

[Izoc666]

I'll be feeding them tonight with a solid plant food (15-30-15) and try to get them back into some sort of equilibrium, hopefully in a few days the color will start coming back.

since your plants are in three weeks flowering. it will best thing to keep feed your ladies with veg nutes till your ladies are healthy again and start feed her with 15-30-15 in about five weeks of flower or the stretch is stop, but its my two cent.

Hope you will have best meds soon.

happy gardening

 

[SittingBull]

I always keep the nitrogen flowing (veg nutes) upto week 3 or 4 depending on what they need. I've read, and learned from experience that you really should hit them hard with flowering nutes until they actually start showing signs of increasing bud mass around the same time (week 3-4).

Next time mix in some blood meal or guano into the promix and you wont see the early signs of N defiency and it will keep the N coming while you do the switch yo flowering nutes.

 

[coldcanna]

Thanks for the heads up guys, learned this one the hard way by turning 2 of 6 of my girls into lime green looking skittles.