Help yellow leaves

I have a green crack female in its second week of flowering outdoor who appears to be yellowing in the lower leaves and tips all over the plants. Can you guys help me out with whats causing this and how i can stop it? here are some pics.


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Do they droop more when watered and perk up somewhat as the soil dries? What's in the soil and what have you fed them?

The leaves are always downward like in the picture and I have it in a 5 gallon bucket with FFOF..... It was being watered every 1-2 days but I stopped watering 4 days ago because I got the impression that the spots where signs of overfert but whatever it is seems to be spreading more

You have any temperature readings?

Have you fed them anything besides what's in the soil? Any additives/ferts in the soil?

You have any temperature readings?

Have you fed them anything besides what's in the soil? Any additives/ferts in the soil?

I have no temperature readings but its pretty much California weather 50-60 at night and 70-90 in the daytime

I don't add anything to the soil just water

That looks like a pH issue to me, too low. It causes lock out of nutrients from the soil and makes it look wilty and N-def. get the pH up to 6.5 or so

That looks like a pH issue to me, too low. It causes lock out of nutrients from the soil and makes it look wilty and N-def. get the pH up to 6.5 or so

How would I do that?

I don't add anything to the soil just water

Well there's your problem. Just like people, plants need food to grow. Get some fertilizer asap. The most important one will be a high-Phosphorus fertilizer.

While you don't have many nutrients at the moment to lock out, you should get a reading on the soil pH when you can. If it's too far off, the plants won't be able to use the ferts you give them. Pick up a pH test kit when you get fertilizer. Every grower should have a liquid pH test kit but a good soil tester, while optional, can also help. Once you have a liquid test kit, you can test the soil pH by getting some pure water and checking its pH. When the plants need water, water them thoroughly and let them sit for at least an hour so the water has time to take on the soil's pH. Squeeze some liquid out, usually by pressing on the soil surface, and collect it for testing.

Edited by Jellyman, 27 May 2012 - 10:45 PM.

Well there's your problem. Just like people, plants need food to grow. Get some fertilizer asap. The most important one will be a high-Phosphorus fertilizer.

While you don't have many nutrients at the moment to lock out, you should get a reading on the soil pH when you can. If it's too far off, the plants won't be able to use the ferts you give them. Pick up a pH test kit when you get fertilizer. Every grower should have a liquid pH test kit but a good soil tester, while optional, can also help. Once you have a liquid test kit, you can test the soil pH by getting some pure water and checking its pH. When the plants need water, water them thoroughly and let them sit for at least an hour so the water has time to take on the soil's pH. Squeeze some liquid out, usually by pressing on the soil surface, and collect it for testing.

Thanks a lot jellyman I went out to the store and bout myself a ph test kit and the run off was at around 5.0 so I went ahead and added some water with ph up and got at about 6.4 and also bought some fox farm big bloom and tiger bloom then added some and now the plants are only droopy from some of the lower leaves. The leaves still seem to have some of that orange/brown spots but i think they will go away with time if I'm wrong and something still seems to be wrong let me know please
Here are some pics


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