What's wrong with my plant?

Answer a few questions and compare your plant with the pictures.

  1. Quick checks
  2. Your symptoms
  3. Possible causes

Is it week 6 or later in flower, and only on the lower fan leaves?

This is probably normal. Late-flower yellowing on lower leaves is expected as the plant finishes ripening. Leave it alone.

Read about natural senescence

Are you flushing right now?

Judge it after the flush. Flushing can amplify or mimic deficiency symptoms, so judge plant health before or after a flush, not during one.

Is your root-zone or runoff pH in range?

Sort out pH before you add anything. When pH drifts out of range, nutrients stay locked in the medium. Adding more only builds up salts.

Read about pH lockout

What do you see?

Where on the plant is it?

What pattern does it make on the leaf?

Compare these with your plant

They fit what you told us, in no particular order. Open one to see what tells it apart.

We don't have a page for that yet, so nothing is ruled out. These are the problems we cover.

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