Could overfeeding be causing yellow leaf tips?

Following bottle dose (usually too strong). Dark green leaves. Fix: Flush with 3x pot volume of pH 6.5 water Feed at 50% strength going forward Cannabis likes LESS nutes than you think

Leaf IssuesModerate

Yellow or Burnt Leaf Tips on Cannabis

Yellow or brown-tipped cannabis leaves are almost always nutrient burn. The fix is to feed less.

What it looks like

●Tips of leaves yellow or brown and crispy
●Burn advances inward from the very tip
●Upper leaves affected worst (newest growth)

Quick diagnostic checks

1If tips are crispy, flush and reduce feed strength

2New growth will come in clean — old burn doesn't heal

Causes ranked by likelihood

1. Overfeeding

Most common

Signs

●Following bottle dose (usually too strong)
●Dark green leaves

Fix

✓Flush with 3x pot volume of pH 6.5 water
✓Feed at 50% strength going forward
✓Cannabis likes LESS nutes than you think

⚠️When to worry

Progressive tip burn (more than ⅛" per week) = ongoing overfeed. Adjust and monitor.

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