# Plant Concerns / Leaves Nutrient Burn? **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [October 7, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672 "2020-10-07T20:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jambi1214](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jambi1214/32/462102_2.png) [@jambi1214](https://ilgmforum.com/u/jambi1214)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/1 "2020-10-07T20:46:01Z")
Please help! First time grow! Female plants Indica/Sativa Ebb/Flow Setup in Hydroton/fabric containers. Starting flowering phase today. Using Advanced nutrients Micro/Grow/Bloom with distilled water. Changing water weekly. pH in the 6’s. Humidiiy around 50%, Temp 77, light is low watt, LED. Roots look nice and white, water looks clean/clear, cleaning out resevoir weekly too. Last week was advised could be nutrient burn, diluted out water with more distilled. Trimmed some bad leaves. It looks like its getting worse. Only on lower leaves. Rest of plant above looks green and healthy! ! Thank you!!! [IMG\_20201007\_151726209|375x500](https://ilgmforum.com/uploads/short-url/oIHH9JBRIeVvZqmOKu8KpYAhyNz.jpeg) ![IMG_20201007_151733150](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/1/6/b/16b8081bd3c86d5472b3a339ca16e335067afbd0.jpeg) ![IMG_20201007_151751537](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/6/4/b64d6356ce54efeb03481d25413b748c1505f501.jpeg) ![IMG_20201007_151740646](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/f/9/6/f96e7a4c1c6cfb8f96dc85fc03d6e69912d31432.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Unknown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/unknown/32/517658_2.png) [@Unknown](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Unknown)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/2 "2020-10-07T20:53:54Z")
Welcome to the community, let me tag @Covertgrower @Hellraiser they always help me among many others ---
**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/3 "2020-10-07T21:16:53Z")
> [@jambi1214](#): > > pH in the 6’s. If you don’t have a digital ph pen it’s pretty much a requirement for hydro. As is a tds meter. And too. Ph should be 5.8 for ideal. You can let it drift a Couple points either way. Cal mag is also needed when using distilled. And welcome to I❤️GM. ✌ ---
**Author:** ![jambi1214](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jambi1214/32/462102_2.png) [@jambi1214](https://ilgmforum.com/u/jambi1214)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/5 "2020-10-07T21:42:17Z")
I do have a pH meter but dont know exact pH, its been in the 6’s throughout the grow What do you think of the plant? ---
**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/6 "2020-10-07T22:22:21Z")
@jambi1214. From what I can see in the pics. Not too bad. Few marks and spots. If you can get your ph down a bit I think your leaf issues will clear up. ✌ ---
**Author:** ![jambi1214](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jambi1214/32/462102_2.png) [@jambi1214](https://ilgmforum.com/u/jambi1214)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/7 "2020-10-07T22:23:25Z")
What do you recommend to bring it down? Thanks for getting back to me! ---
**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/8 "2020-10-07T22:27:36Z")
Too high or too low and the nutes may be there but if the ph isn’t correct then they can’t eat them. Should be 5.8 - 6.0 for hydro. ✌ ---
**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/9 "2020-10-07T23:50:21Z")
@jambi1214. Just re read your post and I use this. [General Hydroponics pH Down | Planet Natural](https://www.planetnatural.com/product/general-hydroponics-ph-down/) ✌ ---
**Author:** ![jambi1214](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jambi1214/32/462102_2.png) [@jambi1214](https://ilgmforum.com/u/jambi1214)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/10 "2020-10-08T00:59:09Z")
Im asking how would I lower the pH of my solution? ---
**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/11 "2020-10-08T01:04:58Z")
You would have to add a ph down product to your nute solution to get it to settle into the correct range. ✌ ---
**Author:** ![AloysiusDevadanderAbercrombie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie/32/359851_2.png) [@AloysiusDevadanderAbercrombie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AloysiusDevadanderAbercrombie)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/plant-concerns-leaves-nutrient-burn/55672/12 "2020-10-08T13:42:36Z")
You can buy pH down or use white vinegar. Sodium bicarbonate will work for pH up.