So, I'm in week 5 of flowering with a scrogged ICE plant and an Aurora B. Had some serious root troubles with the ICE: turning purple, gray, dying, etc. I've had to cut some sections of the root mass out in order to try to save her. All of this has caused some serious yellowing of the leaves and some outright leaf death. Also, I believe that caused it to herm and it's producing a bunch of seeds as well as buds now. I'm okay with it, as I would like to get some ICE seeds anyway (this was my last one). Anyhow...one thing I've noticed that I haven't read about anywhere is that it seems that the main stem of the ICE has started slowly bleeding some thick, sticky, translucent sap. My sweet MS Paint stylez show both where it's coming out on the main stem and where it's fallen. This is my first time growing anything (I've regularly killed houseplants) so I'm not sure if this is the stuff that travels through the plant to give it its nutrition or what. If so, can I slap some Clonex on the sections where it's coming out and hope for the best? Could this be causing the yellowing, dying leaves? I just really have no idea what this is about lol.
Waddup tea. I guess I'm just not very informed when it comes to plant physiology. Is the sap what flows through the plant carrying nutrients? I'm wondering because I'm having some serious issues with the plant right now. First there's the root problems, which I seem to be dealing with. Then there was the PH problems because of all the dead root matter in the reservoir. Finally I fixed the PH fluctuations. However, all the fan leaves on the plant yellowed, and are now turning brown and straight up dying. This could still be because of the roots...but could sap coming out the main stem and not working its way through the plant have anything to do with it? Would slappin some clonex on it stop it up? As always, any responses are welcome.
Hey Darth, My guess is that you probably got a bit too ambitious with your most recent round of tie-downs on your scrog and managed to break the main stem just a little bit. It doesn't look too serious though, and will probably self-correct. Clonex won't do them much good. It's basically a nutrient suppliment with some rooting hormone mixed in....doesn't work too well as a bandaid . As for the yellowing leaves, if you've got a healthy canopy, it's normal for the lower leaves to die and fall off. They're not getting any light, so the plant lets them die rather than continue to try to support them. If it's the top leaves that are yellowing *then* you might have a problem.
Thanks for the input, Help. As long as it's not too big of a deal, I can live with it. I don't think I did much to hurt her tying her down, but who knows? I thought maybe my chopping a dying section of roots off her might have caused it...somehow... And it's the top leaves that are turning brown and dying off. I just put up new pics in my grow journal if you want to check them out. I'd have to resize them all then rename them in order to repost them in this thread. I have a couple questions for you, but I think I'll ask in your last grow journal if that's okay. Thanks again.
Looked at your pics and answered in your thread regarding the nute deficits. Also cloning questions were answered in my thread .