Nutrient deficiency
When a plant gets too little of a nutrient to grow normally. Symptoms overlap with other problems, so they rarely confirm one on their own.
Also called deficiency, deficiencies
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Grow guide
Cannabis pH: what the research actually says
The short answer: aim for a substrate pH of 6.5.
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Purple stems and petioles: the phosphorus myth
Purple stems are not a reliable sign of phosphorus deficiency.
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Yellowing lower leaves: what it is, and when it’s nothing
Before anything else: if you're six or more weeks into flower and it's only the bottom leaves, this is probably normal.
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Natural senescence: when yellowing leaves are supposed to happen
Late in flower, your plant starts dismantling its own fan leaves on purpose.
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pH lockout: why feeding more makes it worse
A plant can be surrounded by a nutrient and unable to use it.