Issue #640 - Sunday, July 28, 2024 Greetings Fellow Grower, Today's issue is all about getting your plants looking happy! - Is it nutrient burn... or something else? Burnt tips, yellow tips, brown edges… These are some of the most common symptoms growers see. Discover the root of the problem
and get back to green healthy leaves!
- What makes leaves get dry and crispy? Maybe your leaf tips are okay, but the leaves themselves seem overly dry or are crumbling apart. Learn why leaves get crispy on you, and how to prevent it!
- Which strains get fewer nutrient problems or deficiencies? Some special strains can handle sub-optimal conditions, but which ones? Check out this list of strains that can thrive when conditions
aren't quite right!
- Curious about "herm" cannabis plants? Discover stunning close-ups of herm flowers and the herm seeds they produce. These pictures are a must-see to know what what to look for if this happens to your plant!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Co-Founders, GrowWeedEasy.com
"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain." ~Henry David Thoreau
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Why are leaf tips brown, burnt, or yellow? by Nebula Haze
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Click here to view the full article on GrowWeedEasy.com Is it nutrient burn? Leaves have burnt tips, yellow tips, brown edges… These are some of the
most common symptoms growers see on their cannabis plants. It can be hard to identify the cause because a lot of different things can cause similar symptoms. Today I’ll break down all the reasons you might see brown tips or yellow leaf edges. Discover the root of the problem and get back to green healthy leaves! Light stress and nutrient deficiencies can cause yellow tips.
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Nutrient burn is a common cause of brown or burnt leaf tips, but not the only one! What Causes Cannabis Leaves to Get Dry or Crispy?The first crispy leaf appears, like a brown spot on a perfect apple. “I’m sure it’s nothing,” you tell yourself. But a few days later, imagine waking up to find a dry, crispy leaf wasteland where your beautiful, healthy green cannabis plants used to be. Some leaves have burnt edges, yellowing, or brown spots. You peer closer and notice many crispy leaves are tinged with brown or yellow undertones. Alarm bells ring. You know your cannabis plant is crying for help, but what is the matter? Crispy leaves could signal environmental stress, improper watering, a nutrient issue, or even a pest infestation. Ultimately, crispy leaves are your cannabis plant
telling you that something is disrupting its growth and leaf health. If you see symptoms spreading through your cannabis plant, you need to react quickly. For example, this cannabis plant's crispy leaves with curling edges and spots of discoloration are mainly caused by light stress. Simply moving the grow light further away will keep these dry leaves from spreading. Don't wait! Sometimes a nutrient problem can cause leaves to become dry and crispy, like this nitrogen toxicity. The sooner you fix the underlying issue, the sooner the symptoms stop getting worse. If you ignore crispy cannabis leaves, the symptoms can spread from the leaves to the buds and you may end up with off-color, crispy buds after harvest (instead of beautiful, sticky buds). Not necessarily the end of the world, but not ideal cannabis bud quality either. Ever walked into your grow room and seen dry, crispy cannabis leaves? This frustrating problem can hit any grower, especially during the flowering stage while plants are putting most of their energy into making buds. But there’s good news – you CAN fix it! Let’s not waste any time worrying. It happens, and I’m here to help you figure out why. Chances are, it’s a simple fix and your plants will
be rocking those gorgeous buds soon enough. Learn the 9 Most Common Reasons for Dry, Crispy Marijuana Leaves! Which Strains Get Fewer Nutrient Problems or Deficiencies?Hey growers, Nebula Haze here. We all know how annoying nutrient problems can be, but did you know some strains are naturally more resilient and less likely to experience problems than others? Yes, some special strains can experience sub-optimal conditions and still thrive. Blue Dream by DNA Genetics makes great buds even if you mess up. But which ones? These strains typically share some features: - Fast-Flowering Strains: These plants often reach harvest before significant problems arise, even in less-than-ideal conditions.
- Buds Grow as Nuggets, Not "Colas": "Cola" is Spanish for tail, and it refers to long, fat buds. While these high-yielding strains are impressive, they tend to take literally
everything they can from the plant to their own detriment. These strains happily kill themselves to make buds. Which is kind of cool in its own way, but if you’re just looking to get a solid harvest with high bud quality, you’ll find the strains that tend to grow buds as small nuggets tend to thrive and stay healthy while their cola-wielding friends are sucking out every last nutrient as the plant slowly dies around the buds.
- Stable, Established Strains:
Well-bred, stable strains are more resistant to problems compared to raw or experimental crosses. Breeders refine these strains over years to ensure every batch grows fast and healthy.
- Legendary Strains: Strains like Blue Dream, Girl Scout Cookies, and Bruce Banner are legendary for a reason. They offer consistent performance and have been developed over years by growers worldwide.
- Direct-to-Grower Breeders: Strains from breeders that sell
directly to customers often perform better because these breeders pay extra attention to ensuring their strains germinate quickly, use nutrients efficiently, grow fast, and never herm.
Check out 5 Recommended Strains that are Resistant to Nutrient
Problems! Girl Scout Cookies is famous for a reason! Plants grow fast and healthy, buds are amazing!
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📸 Weekly Plant Spotlight: "Herm" Flowers
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Yellow flowers or seeds in your cannabis buds? You might have a herm plant, meaning it has both male and female flowers. Curious what that looks like? Herms can show themselves
a few different ways, but here is a picture walkthrough of one specific example. In this case, the plant made some small yellow flowers (male flowers) at the bottom of branches where there were hidden from view. Around these flowers, the grower found tons of seeds. That's because all the male flowers released pollen, which pollinated the buds and created seeds. Cannabis Plant Just Before Harvest – The grower didn’t
realize this Runtz plant (grown in this mini tent setup with a Spider Farmer 100W LED) was a herm yet.
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The grower cut off the first branch to trim. Wait… What’s this yellow thing at the base of some fan leaves? It looks like a tiny yellow flower. Although this seemed to be a female plant with female flowers (buds), these yellow flowers are actually male cannabis flowers. That means this is a herm plant because it has both male and female parts. Closeup of a different male flower on the same plant. Where there are male flowers, you often see seeds. That’s because male flowers produce pollen, which pollinate buds and cause seeds to grow. Here’s a seed growing in the buds near the male flowers. When pollen touches the hairs (or as a plant botanist would say, ‘when the pollen grain lands on the stigma of the pistil’) of a female bud, sperm cells travel down the hair to the base and begin forming a seed. In this case, the hair that was pollinated is still attached to the seed. How neat! Overall, the plant produced several seeds. Some of which were not fully formed. The seeds in the back appear dark and healthy, which means they would likely germinate. The 3 small and pale seed in the front may or may not germinate. You’d have to plant them to see what happens. What happens if I germinate these herm seeds? These seeds will likely produce only female plants (since both of its “parents” were the same
female plant). Without a “dad” in the mix, there will be no “sons”. So you could think of these herm seeds as “feminized” seeds. However, since the parent was a herm, there is a relatively high likelihood that the resulting plants may herm as well. Some growers even do this on purpose. They find a plant with genetics like this one that tends to herm only a little, and only makes a few seeds at a time. Then they can keep growing the seeds whenever they want
more weed. Ideally, they never have to buy seeds again since they always end up with extra seeds at the end. One downside to planting herm seeds is it’s possible these genetics might herm even worse, and pollinate all the buds in your grow space. It’s also possible that the seeds might not herm at all. And the last surprise, as with any seeds from an unexpected cross, is the resulting plants may not grow the same way or the same kind of buds as the original.
Since there are very inbred seeds (the parents are essentially twins from a genetic point of view), there can be other unexpected surprises in the resulting seeds such as mutations or strange growth patterns. Read the full article: What happens if I grow seeds from a hermie
plant? Growing with unplanned seeds is always a mystery! So should a grower be disappointed if they end up with a small herm like this? I don’t think so. A few seeds never hurt anybody. Plus, the bud quality is still excellent! All the male flowers were at the bottom of the plant at the base of buds, and the top buds were unaffected. All the top primo buds were unaffected. This ended up being wonderful
weed to smoke! I hope you enjoyed this profile of a herm cannabis plant! My goal is for you to fully understand what’s happening if you see this on your marijuana plants. Have you had any experiences with herm plants? Send us pictures (or reply to this
email) and we might feature you on GrowWeedEasy.com! Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- North Atlantic Seed Co. – Maine, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out more resources related to today's main theme of solving common plant issues. - Why are Leaves Curling or
Clawing? (“The Claw”) - The following symptoms are for when your cannabis leaves are “clawing” or curling up or curling down. Sometimes known as “The Claw”. I’ll give a short explanation with pictures of each problem, links to the solutions! Fix this common (but hard to diagnose) marijuana problem today!
- What causes red
stems in cannabis plants? - You’re checking on your plants, things have been going pretty well. Then one day you notice a plant has bright red stems. Maybe there are other symptoms, too, like burnt leaf edges/tips, clawing/curling leaves, or yellowing. What does it mean? Get the answer and the solution!
- Why Are Cannabis Leaves
Turning Yellow? - Who could make a list of cannabis plant problems without including this one? More than any other issue, yellow leaves can be caused by a tons of different things. Luckily, your plant gives you clues as to what the issue is, based on where and how the leaves are turning yellow. Today I’ll break down the 10 most common reasons your weed leaves turn yellow, and I’ll show you how to make your plant green again!
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! Learn which seed sources are recommended by Nebula Haze Sirius Fourside: Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing
cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2024 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow
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