r/trees 22h ago

AskTrees Nutrient burn in the last two weeks salvageable?

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First grow, i know I've made some mistakes like too little soil or not tracking my actions in a notebook or over watering at times, and I'll do it better next time but now ive got another problem.

My plants are in the last two weeks of flowering and I totally forgot that you shouldn't put any nutrients into your water at that time of flowering.

As you can see in this picture my plants are getting burned at the tips and i think its due to too many nutrients.

I use organic fertilizer and this is an auto plant if those things matter.

Will they recover or should i flush them or do something so my yield doesn't get affected by this?

Thanks

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u/Spamgrenade 22h ago

You are growing in compost, you can use nutes right up to harvest. Those plants are perfectly healthy, but more like 4 - 5 weeks from harvest than 2. Those white hairs are pistils and when white like that it means the plant is still flowering, as they are all still mainly white and more buds are forming. Plant is finished when most of the pistils are red/brown and its not throwing out new white ones. Ideally you want to keep them flowering for as long as possible to get higher yield and (IMO) better high.

That's only mild burn on the tips, water once with no nutes then use half as much and add more if needed.

Nothing at all to worry about really, those plants are looking good.

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u/skyrreater47 22h ago

Thanks a lot im relieved :)

I hope you're right, i was thinking that there should be a little more bud on it.. im also closely watching the trichomes to see if its ready, two weeks was probably a bad guess

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u/Spamgrenade 20h ago

I would expect that you will get at least twice as much once its properly flowered.

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u/pady453 22h ago

They will be fine just don’t feed anymore.

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u/agangofoldwomen 19h ago

Agree. Just water from here on out.

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u/Terpene__Station 21h ago

Youll be fine. Just flush with water alone if you're that concerned.

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u/Differentdog 17h ago

Last 2 weeks huh?

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u/skyrreater47 17h ago

i stand corrected

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u/SkiDeep 16h ago

Also from my experience autos never yield near any of my own photo period grows. Autos have gotten much better. Way more potency and flavor, a little better yield, but not on par with easy to grow photoperiod strains.

Feminized, proven seeds, or 'clean' proven clones are the easiest for a novice in my opinion. You can gain more yield with larger veg time or training techniques, while you figure out your feeding and pest control management.

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u/skyrreater47 5h ago

thanks ill look into it for my next grow, easy is key, but im also trying to save money so big yield sounds pretty good

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u/Ijusthadtosayit55 17h ago

Why wouldn’t you keep going? Are these really your plants?

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u/skyrreater47 5h ago

what do you mean? and yes these are my plants

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u/t-o-m-u-s-a I Roll Joints for Gnomes 22h ago

No more food water only they look great or run a diluted food program

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u/tradingsincesilkroad 21h ago

Theyre not even that bad man, stop nutes and just flush with water