Question What the heck is wrong with this gal - Sick cannabis plant help needed

[shuntomypo]

So my buddy is growing an autoflower plant im pretty sure its mephisto 3 bears og and he sent me this picture of it he started it off in fox farm coean forest and ph's his water to 6.2-6.3 and i can not for the life of me figure out whats going on with it

 

[Tracker]

Check leaves closely underneath for any pests. Any tiny bugs. Doesn't look exactly like the thrips damage i've seen, but it could be a pest.

Was friend feeding anything to the plant? What is the feed/water mix snd schedule? Did friend apply any sprays to the plant?

Trim off all of those damaged looking leaves. They aren't helping the plant, and just consuming resources. The newest growth looks healthy.

 

[420SeedNinja]

From the discoloration on the leaves, it looks as though it might be light stress or heat stress. (We had a power outage this summer and the temp hit over 100 for a couple hours and the plants looked nearly identical to this after about a week and a half.)

As @Tracker suggested, trim those bottom sick leaves asap as it stresses the plant even more to try to heal itself.

(If it was in fact heat stress, get some potassium into it and don't overwater.)

 

[Maddawger]

Info:

• Fox Farms Ocean forest
• PH 6.2-6.3
• Leaves clawing or curling down significantly
• Chlorosis on older growth

I am seeing a few issues here so it is going to be a little hard without more info.

When examining your picture I am seeing old growth is affected (Chlorosis) and new growth is ok thus far.


The leaf clawing or curling like this is a classic sign of over watering.


I am going to recommend as @Tracker has that you check the underside of your leaves for any pests just to make sure.

If I were betting I would say it looks like over watering and an possible and/or inconstant watering schedule.

I would...

Trim off all of those damaged looking leaves.

as tracker has stated ...

They aren't helping the plant, and just consuming resources

This will also help if you happen to have any pests on those leaves... your friend doesn't have any pests.

The new growth looks ok but there are a few specs of concern on the leaves.
I am hoping that this is simply over watering.

I would recommend
Letting your soil dry out.
When it is dry you will need to be careful with watering.
Lift the pot when it is dry a few times to get a good feel for its weight when dry.
I would bottom water (water only) and let the plant wick up water as to not over water.
Simply put the fabric pot in a catch pan and pour the water in the catch pan not the pot. The soil will wick up what it needs. You will need to let the pot sit for 20 or so minutes. After 20 or so minutes take the pot out of the catch pan. Be sure to lift the pot a few times so that you can get a good feel for the weight of the pot when it is full of water.
By lifting the pot when it was dry and when it is saturated you will be able to tell when the pot is dry and needs water and when the pot has plenty of water.. I have found lifting and feeling the weight of the pot is the least intrusive way to determine watering needs. Remember cannabis needs to dry out a bit.

I would have your buddy check out this link....
It has some great info and resources.

This link is also a great resource and will have plenty of info if you to check out.

Please let us know how everything works out!

 

[Alphatoy]

as the members suggested my suggestion is get rid of those fabrick pots i tried them and also came up with the same problem it is hard to control the ph in them you need a 6.5 that makes plants happier your friend is probably watering a couple times a week because of the fabrick pots for the top always get dry fast before the plant gets much larger get regular pots a 7 gal is what i use and transplant and i dont use all these fancy soils me i use Super Miracle gro from WalMart i have for the past 7 years and love it and have very little problems take it from an old fart ( Me)

 

[shuntomypo]

thanks guys ill let him know i was thinking over watering as well we were joking around and we had said it looked like he put it through a drought then drowned the thing in water ill get on him again about his water schedule its been a long time of me trying to help him realize when he needs to water it just goes over his head everytime i explain it. heres a couple pictures of his new girls can see theyre already startin to experience issues

 

[shuntomypo]

Also as far as im concerned he hasnt fed anything to the plants yet but has gaia green organics and remo on hand

 

[Reznfingeez]

I’d have to say that your soil is probably to hot for those smaller plants . Sure signs of nute burn in my opinion

 

[shuntomypo]

Thanks for all the replies everyone he pulled the plant and started fresh after I gave him shit for thebhundrwth time finally listened to me a little hut and is following my instructions and they're turning out better

 

[kamakino420]

Mix FF ocean forest with 50% coco and it should work.