Fan Leaf Yellowing Entering Week 9

[jcal03s]

Strain - Big Bud x Northern Lights
# of Plants - 1
Grow Medium - Soil (1:1 FoxFarms Ocean Forest and Perlite)
Grow Stage - Vegetative (Week 9)
Bucket Size - 5 Gallon Mesh Growpot

Hey guys, so my ladies fan leaves are starting to yellow. It first began early in Week 8. All the colas look really healthy to me. Is this just a biproduct of the end of the flowering cycle? This is the first time I've grown a plant that wasn't an autoflower. She's been getting Fox Farm Trio nutes, pH balanced, according to schedule through the duration of the grow. Any input would be appreciated!

It looks much worse than it is under the LED

 

[AKgramma]

As the ladies progress through the flowering cycle, they will use up those lower fan leaves, and the leaves will yellow, dry up, and fall off. You can take them off, if you want to open up underneath the canopy. The plants are obviously finished with them. NIce looking plants!

 

[jcal03s]

I figured as much, just wanted to make sure. And thank you! This is the first run of many attempts that finally seems to be going right.

 

[Vestrimatrik]

Yellowing leaves aren't usually a problem this late into flowering. You could even go so far as having all the fans turn yellow, it just means she is consuming what nutrients she has stored in her leaves. My latest harvest had about 70% yellow fans and the buds came out perfect.

 

[jcal03s]

Thanks for the reassurance all. Noticed a bit of a musty smell today which is a little bit concerning. RH is maxing out at about 60% in the room right now, but it is usually closer to 40%. Could the musty smell be molding? I don't see any signs of powdery mildew or bud rot.

 

[Lazarus13]

The widow im growing starts out in flower with a musty smell. Thought i had a leak and was growing mildew under my tent. But after a while it switched from musty to sweet to diesel fuel then skunky. Not saying that is the case here but something to consider.