Help Please - first time taking cutting not sure if there's something wrong

[kingmayfair]

hi ther fellow growers n smokers jst looking for some help here as i took cutting 7 days ago now they were no sings of anything before i went to work this morning and wen i got bk i went to foilage feed them an i noticed they are starting to turn yellow at the new growth is this normal ?? and very purple stems is this normal ?? thes cuttins are in rockwool 1" and i used root it gel and have only been foilage feeding plain water strain is ome sort of cheese not sure becuse it was a cutting i got from a friend and he got from a friend lol that i took these cuttings froms any help or advise would be very much appreciate

 

[kingmayfair]

Re: HELP PLEASE first time taking cutting not sure if thers something wrong lol

here are some pics if that would help lol

 

[kingmayfair]

Re: HELP PLEASE first time taking cutting not sure if thers something wrong lol

i also cant see any roots throught the rockwool cube yet thanks again

 

[GreatLife4All]

Re: HELP PLEASE first time taking cutting not sure if thers something wrong lol

You have a nitrogen, sulfur, or iron deficiency - hard to tell at this stage.

What it means is that it is time to start feeding the clones. Cloning solution would have been a good thing to be feeding all along. At this point though, you may just want to use a straight, but very weak, nutrient solution. Ensure that you have B1 vitamins in it as this will help the plant to take in the nutes.

And, IMO, foliar spraying the leaves makes it harder for the plant to produce roots. Roots are produced because of a water deficit in the plants - originating with the leaves. If you are giving the leaves all the moisture they need, there is no demand on the plant to produce roots. If it was me, I would stop the foliar feeding and start feeding the roots.

Your rockwool cubes also look very wet. You want to wet them down, and then allow them to dry out. I might have just caught you after watering - if so, ignore my comment.

 

[kingmayfair]

Re: HELP PLEASE first time taking cutting not sure if thers something wrong lol

thanks for the quick reply graetlife i thought it was a n def but wasnt sure an wanted to make sure n yes i did jst water before the pic as the cube did look a bit dry wen a got in and it was with about a 6th of the strength of my nutes so will see if that helps and i foilar feed as i do not have a humidity dome only my home made box and as of the purple stems is this normal or part of the rooting process and how could i tell if they have roots wen its not coming through the rockwool thanks

 

[GreatLife4All]

Re: HELP PLEASE first time taking cutting not sure if thers something wrong lol

...and as of the purple stems is this normal or part of the rooting process and how could i tell if they have roots wen its not coming through the rockwool thanks

I have actually never seen anyone given a straight answer on this...

Some varieties of herb will naturally have purple stems. Some varieties of herb will only show purple coloration under nutrient stress. The actual decision on whether or not this is a problem depends on knowing the variety that you are dealing with.

An example, I have grown Super Silver Haze several times now - and I clone each time. No matter what - this variety will always get purple stems during the cloning process. It may or may not go away when I start vegging and feeding them properly. I also grow White Widow - and purple stems on this variety indicates that the plant is under duress.

So... with one variety I should take action. With the other variety - I may need to take action depending on when and how the coloration shows up.

I failed at giving a straight-forward answer as well...

 

[JJ Bones]

Re: HELP PLEASE first time taking cutting not sure if thers something wrong lol

I would recommend something like Great White because it will increase the root mass via the fungi and also it contains a nitrogen fixing bacteria which will help with the green.