The Germinator
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Could be genetic. Could be a magnesium def. Hard to say without more pics and information. My seedlings did that in my dwc tub. i had only 80ppm nutes in them.. raised it to 200 then a bit later at 300. purple is gone. Now they are growing freakishly fast and big. what kind of soil are you using? Using any nutrients?
AKgramma
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Nothing wrong with purple, Tsilo. Why purple shows up can be a number of factors, mainly ancestral genetics and a cold spell that kills off some of the chlorophyll.
This is why bushes and deciduous trees turn color in the fall. The chlorophyll diminishes, showing the real color of the plant.
Purple is not a disease. Brown and black are.
This is why bushes and deciduous trees turn color in the fall. The chlorophyll diminishes, showing the real color of the plant.
Purple is not a disease. Brown and black are.
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I'm pretty sure it's magnesium def. genetics are same but only one plant has purple stems. I use local bio nutrient and just now turmed it to 11-25-11 nuts for flowering
now I don't have much options of fertilazes locally we have problems with getting good stuff, whats alternative ways of curing mag def.
now I don't have much options of fertilazes locally we have problems with getting good stuff, whats alternative ways of curing mag def.
AKgramma
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Epsom Salts. Use 2 Tablespoons to a gallon of water. Epsom salts are really cheap and you can find them in the first aid section of your grocery store.
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AKgramma
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Sea salt is salt. (sodium Chloride plus Iodine) It will kill your plants. It is NOT a substitute for Epsom Salts, which is a magnesium compound.
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AKgramma
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so basically if I get any mag nutrient it should work right? here's no cal-mag or fancy staff like that
Nope, no fancy sh**. That is why I recommended Epsom salts, because it is VERY INEXPENSIVE and available any where. Of course, if you want to spend 5 or 10 times the price just because it's labelled as a plant nutrient, you are welcome to do that.
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nutrient I use for flowering is npk 11-35-11 and has 2% magnum, is it enough or should I add more mag?
AKgramma
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No, you do not need to add more. I could not tell without seeing the flowers how far into flower they are. If they are in mid flower or later, it is natural for the plant to use up her leaves. They will yellow, then shrivel up, then drop them. Adding a lot of nutes too late into the process will be a waste, since she will not use them, but will use what she has stored in her leaves.
I would not worry about deficiencies in flower. You aren't going to get any more meaningful growth or leaf replacement. Her job is to produce flowers, and that is all she will do till the end of her life..
Now the one in the background with the yellow edged leaves DOES look like a deficiency, if it is in veg. If it is in flower, again, just let her do her thing.
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AKgramma
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If you have taken good care of her in veg, and she went under flower healthy, then what you are giving her will be fine till late flower, then you will stop feeding nutes, and give only water.
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potassium deficiency ? it's not light burn it's under cfls and I'm feeding 11-25-11 so there is enough potassium I think, it has small nutrient burns should I stop feeding nuts and just give water? I use regular tap water dont have ph regulators so what's your advice?
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AKgramma
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Tsilo, follow your gut feeling. If you have eliminated possible causes, then what is left is the answer.
You should not be giving your young plants too many nutes. Too much of a nute will lockout it's companion nute. So, if you're feeding more than once a week, Flush her and give only water drenches, alternating with dry spells (pot feels light) for a week, then start your nutes once a week at 1/2 strength.
Less is more with cannabis.
The condition of the new leaves will tell you when you have your nutes dialed in.
You should not be giving your young plants too many nutes. Too much of a nute will lockout it's companion nute. So, if you're feeding more than once a week, Flush her and give only water drenches, alternating with dry spells (pot feels light) for a week, then start your nutes once a week at 1/2 strength.
Less is more with cannabis.
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so It's been 2 month and 1 week from seeds and It's having some problems it's stretching and don't have more space also it should flower pretty good for now I think but It only has couple of white pistols coming out should I switch to 12/12 maybe it's bad genetics? when should it start making good buds?
JimmyJames905
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It will start making good buds soon. You have to switch to 12/12 first. 2 weeks after 12/12 buds will come.
Switch to 12/12, count 57 days. Then harvest.
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Switch to 12/12, count 57 days. Then harvest.
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JimmyJames905
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Do you have a PH pen?
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