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Brown/Black Spotting and Leaf Yellowing

kjfoster93

New member
Hi all,

I'm a new indoor grower and have recently noticed an issue that I can't quite identify. I've been growing 2 different plants in soil, White Widow and Mama Mia. The plants grew very well during veg and are currently about 2.5 weeks into flowering. Over the last week I have noticed black spots develop on many leaves of the White Widow plant. Over the last few days, the spots have increased in numbers and leaves with the spots have noticeable leaf yellowing. Leaves without the spotting look fine and healthy. Besides a plant disease, the only deficiency I could image this would be is a calcium deficiency...but I have been giving them low dose cal/mag and using local water which should have ample calcium. We did have some gnats in the tent, which I have since eradicated with fly tape. Not sure if this is related? The Mama Mia is completely unaffected and has perfect color and no spots. Both plants are fed/watered identically, which up until now has not led to any issues. I have been feeding at about 3/4 recommended strength and have not to date had much nute burn.

Nutrients
Fox Farm Bloom
Fox Farm Grow Big
Fox Farm Tiger Bloom
Fox Farm Boomerang
Botanicare Liquid Karma
Botanicare Hydroguard
Botanicare Cal/Mag

Grow Medium
Fox Farm Ocean Forest
5 gallon pots
Watered 2 times weekly till runoff
Soil pH at root = 6.6
pH of nutrient/water added during each watering = 6.5

Grow Setup
2x VIPARSPECTRA Reflector-Series 300W LED
1x iPower GLFANXINL4FILT4M 4-Inch Carbon Filter/Fan combo
Small fan inside tent for air circulation

Humidity is currently around 45-50%. I have slowly been decreasing this leading up to harvest time.
Temperature is maintained around 70 degrees.

Pictures:
https://ibb.co/eAf6Tk
https://ibb.co/mvXxZQ
https://ibb.co/hvs9g5
https://ibb.co/iqjpg5

Feeding Schedule
https://ibb.co/jiUpg5

Any ideas on what I should do next?

Please let me know if anything else needs to be elaborated.

Thanks!
 

AgentPothead

Just this guy, ya know?
I'm new to all this, so this is mostly a shot in the dark. Is there any raised texture to the bumps at all? Like a lesion? If so, I have a feeling that is leaf septoria. It starts with yellow dots, but they go black/brown over time.
http://www.growweedeasy.com/yellow-leaf-spot-leaf-septoria
If it's not that hopefully somebody else will chime in. And if it is that hopefully somebody knows a good fix. Good luck kjfoster!
 

kjfoster93

New member
They do seem raised a little bit. Fortunately, I have been proactively spraying the leaves with a broad spectrum plant disease/fungicide so if it is septoria, hopefully it will help to stop the spread of it..
 

maimunji

Active member
Scope for bugs. Pistils changing color 2.5 weeks in to flower isn't good sign. If you don't have bugs there you diffenetly over feed them.
 
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