Queen's Sophmore Grow F - Lemon Skunk - Big Bang - Along With Some Bag Seed Sprouts

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Sorry no update today, just emotionally drained. The CalMag was suppose to have come today but I might have missed the mailman since I can't hear my doorbell...Hopefully, I will hear it tomorrow.
 
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Hey Queenie,

I'm sorry to hear about your bf. I hope they get him sorted out soon!

If it's any consolation, I think I know what's going on with your plant.

I know you have a lot of plants on the go, and when you mention a problem, I'm not sure which plant it is.

Since you said you were waiting on the CalMag, I'll assume it's the plant you put in coco and that has been having a calcium defiency.

You were worried about purple stems before and I posted some pictures of my plant which also had purple stems. Red/Purple stems are a normal genetic variation. Let me show you some pictures of a G13 Haze clone. If you've been to my journal, it the daughter of Big Sister and I've called her Big Clone.

Since then, I've decided to call her Really Big Clone.

The Red Menace

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Here's another view:

Red Stems and Red Stripes

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Here's a closeup of the picture above:

Stems and Stripes Closeup

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So this begs the question: does this plant have a problem?

If it were any healthier, it would punch you in the face!

Yeah, I'm Red ---- So What !!!!

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If your stems are purple or red and there is something else wrong, it points to a deficiency. If the leaves and plant are healthy, then it normal.

Since you've had red/purple-stemmed ladies before, I am guessing the red/purple stems are nothing to be worried about. However, you still have a calcium deficiency (which you are waiting on CalMag for) which needs to be treated. The yellowing of the lower leaves is a sign of a nitrogen deficiency, which is due to, I think, the calcium deficiency preventing sufficient uptake of nitrogen.

Nitrogen deficiencies are annoying, but seldom life-threatening.

Let me summarize: My guess is that if this plant were in "regular" soil, it would still have red/purple stems and be completely healthy. What you have is a red/purpled-stemmed genetic variation that coincidentally has a calcium deficiency.

How can you be sure? Wait until the CalMag arrives, use it and see what happens. When is it arriving anyway? I sure hope your mailman doesn't smoke as much weed as I do; otherwise it'll never get there!

P.S. Don't add more crap to try to correct the problem. You'll only make it worse.


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Ggrant---Yep my plants look just like yours do. The only problem is the yellowing of the bottom leaves, nothing else. I think Miss Bud had told me awhile back that it is prolly just a genetics thing. And you are right, it is happening with the plants that is in coco but not all of them that are in coco. Maybe just 2 or 3 of them. Right now I only have one plant left in soil which is flowering right now with no signs of red stems. I think the CalMag might have come today, that was the original arrival date by USPS. Usually if I don't answer, they are suppose to leave it by the door but I think I might have to sign for it. Hopefully it will come tomorrow. I think my plants resemble plants 1 and 2 you have posted...
 
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Just a reminder, Queenie,

When the CalMag arrives, don't forget to flush your plant before you treat it. Mineral salts can get bound to the roots of your plants and you should use lots of water to get rid of them before your fertilize again.

Use lots of water, say 2 to 3 times the pot's volume. After the flush, put in your new nutrient mixture, which should contain:

1) Your normal nutrients;
2) 1 tsp per gallon of blackstrap molasses;
3) 1 tsp per gallon lemor juice or 5% venegar
3) 1 tsp per gallon CalMag
On subsequent waterings (the days you don't fertilize), use water with 1 tsp per gallon lemon juice/vinegar and 1 tsp CalMag per gallon.

If you want to save some time (remember, all men are lazy!), you might want to make up a large batch of "special water" for your plant. This consistes of 1 tsp per gallon lemon juice/vinegar and 1 tsp per gallon CalMag.

As this special water contains only mineral salts and a mild acid, it will keep for weeks with degrading. When it comes time to fertilize, just add your normal nutrients and 1 tsp blackstrap molasses to this special water to fertilize your plant. When it's time to only water, then use the special water by itself.

Also, when the CalMag comes, make up a foliar spray of 1/4 tsp per gallon of CalMag and spray it on the affected plant. you can do this 2 to 4 times a day.

Good Luck! Hope the bf is doing better.

P. S. Don't make up nutrient solutions in advance, i.e., anything containing your nutrients and molasses. It will ferment and get funky real fast!
 
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Thanks Ggrant. Just checked the mail and the calmag arrived. So, I will be doing what you suggested once the lights come on at 5. As for the bf, well he is now the ex but we shall remain friends. I don't like burning my bridges but found out he had a stroke. He is still in hospital and still having chest pains. I hope he gets better too.
 
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Ok well here is the latest, the ex is now the bf..lol.. Surprised me and came home from the hospital today.What can I say, love is a many splendid thing or can be a bitch at times...Now on to the topic at hand...

The plants have been flushed, fed and given CalMag with vinegar as well as the molasses. I don't think I have forgotten anything.Now they are sitting in the tub draining. I still have the two in the other room to do. I also noticed that one of my clones have now started to develop the red/purple stems. It got treated too.

Since my Boo is home, I am going to log off early and pick up tomorrow with my usual banter with you good people and welcoming/helping the noobs. Have a good night.
 
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ggrant said:
Just a reminder, Queenie,

When the CalMag arrives, don't forget to flush your plant before you treat it. Mineral salts can get bound to the roots of your plants and you should use lots of water to get rid of them before your fertilize again.

Use lots of water, say 2 to 3 times the pot's volume. After the flush, put in your new nutrient mixture, which should contain:

1) Your normal nutrients;
2) 1 tsp per gallon of blackstrap molasses;
3) 1 tsp per gallon lemor juice or 5% venegar
3) 1 tsp per gallon CalMag
On subsequent waterings (the days you don't fertilize), use water with 1 tsp per gallon lemon juice/vinegar and 1 tsp CalMag per gallon.

If you want to save some time (remember, all men are lazy!), you might want to make up a large batch of "special water" for your plant. This consistes of 1 tsp per gallon lemon juice/vinegar and 1 tsp per gallon CalMag.

As this special water contains only mineral salts and a mild acid, it will keep for weeks with degrading. When it comes time to fertilize, just add your normal nutrients and 1 tsp blackstrap molasses to this special water to fertilize your plant. When it's time to only water, then use the special water by itself.

Also, when the CalMag comes, make up a foliar spray of 1/4 tsp per gallon of CalMag and spray it on the affected plant. you can do this 2 to 4 times a day.

Good Luck! Hope the bf is doing better.

P. S. Don't make up nutrient solutions in advance, i.e., anything containing your nutrients and molasses. It will ferment and get funky real fast!
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OK!!! I have to ask!!! whats with the Lemon Juice in the mix???

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someone once told me absolutely never ever use lemon juice on my plants, that it can damage them severely, just saying, might think twice, calmag is great tho:peace:
 
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1) Astonr420 said:
OK!!! I have to ask!!! whats with the Lemon Juice in the mix???
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2) Mark Green said:
It is used to help correct ph.
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3) bigirishdoode said:
someone once told me absolutely never ever use lemon juice on my plants, that it can damage them severely, just saying, might think twice, calmag is great tho
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I've numbered the 3 remarks about using lemon juice that I posted previously. Here's my response in order:

1) See 2). Mark Green is right.

2) See 1). Thanks for answering that.

3) I didn't say to pour the lemon juice directly over the plants. I said to mix one teaspoon per gallon into water. That will lower the slightly alkaline pH that most people get to a level more suited to cannabis.

Both lemon juice and 5% vinegar have about the same pH (range 2.5 - 3). One teaspoon per gallon is sufficient to correct the pH to the desired levels. There are many coco journals that recommend using lemon juice. (I can't post the links as that is not allowed by this site's regulations.)

If you're thinking that lemon juice is a different kind of "acid" or "acidity", you are dead wrong. You could use hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, even sulphuric acid if you like to lower the pH as long as you added the correct amount (which would be less than one teaspoon per gallon, for sure).

All hydrogen ions are created equal whether they come from citric acid (lemon juice), acetic acid (vinegar) or any of the acids mentioned above. The only difference would be a very small amount of the corresponding salt associated with the acid. For example, nitric acid would form nitrates, hydrochloric acid would form chlorides, sulphuric acid would form sulphates, etc. (If you guessed citrates and acetates for the other two, go to the head of the class!)

Just a bit of personal history. When I was ten years old, I received a chemistry set for Christmas. I never opened any of the bottles and vials or did any of the experiments. I did read the entire manual from cover to cover. Before I graduated from grade school I had my own chemistry lab in the basement. I had bunsen burners, flasks, retorts, pipettes - you name it.

I attended one of the best high schools in New York City taking the Chemistry technical track. In those days a technical track was quite common (remember, I was a hippie in the 60's and grew my first crop then). The school I went to even had a working foundry! Unfortunately, my family moved out of New York City and I had to leave the program. I enrolled in another technical school, but it didn't have a chemistry track, so I ended up in the Technical Electricity track (electrical motors, generators, batteries, basic electronics, etc.), but that's another story. I never lost my interest in chemistry and, in my second year of college, I read a book on organic chemistry just for the fun of it.

Yeah, weird, I know. It takes all kinds.

Let me summarize this post. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using lemon juice to correct pH. Trust me. I know!
 
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*looks@Aston*....What you didn't know about the lemon juice? Wow!!!! Actually, I had read it in one of the threads here about lemon juice and used it before. Even in the JC growing bible I have, it mentions using lemon juice along with garlic and hot sauce as a pesticide, blended of course. I tried it and it actually worked without any harm to my plant. I did that in my first grow, remember the issues with the gnats?

But to correct myself, I didn't have any lemon juice last night so I used vinegar instead. I did buy some lemon juice today and am going to mix some up in a gallon jug along with the CalMag. I mixed the vinegar with the CalMag last night in a gallon jug.

I can't wait to check on them in about an hour. I think I will take some pics. I did transfer 2 more bag seed plants over to the flowering room. They were just getting too tall, hitting the lights and even if I tried to lst them, they still would not have enough room. So now there is more room in the veg closet.
 
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Mark Green said:
I use vinegar all the time and no problems.
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I will prolly get some vinegar tomorrow when I go grocery shopping just so I can have some on hand. I also have baking soda too.
 
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HEY queen toke!!!! haha thought i drop in and check out your thread.

quick question what ratio do i use vinegar to gallon of water?
 
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thspot said:
HEY queen toke!!!! haha thought i drop in and check out your thread.

quick question what ratio do i use vinegar to gallon of water?
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I believe it is 1 tsp per gallon. If I am wrong please correct me.
 
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QueenTokelove said:
*looks@Aston*....What you didn't know about the lemon juice? Wow!!!! Actually, I had read it in one of the threads here about lemon juice and used it before. Even in the JC growing bible I have, it mentions using lemon juice along with garlic and hot sauce as a pesticide, blended of course. I tried it and it actually worked without any harm to my plant. I did that in my first grow, remember the issues with the gnats?

But to correct myself, I didn't have any lemon juice last night so I used vinegar instead. I did buy some lemon juice today and am going to mix some up in a gallon jug along with the CalMag. I mixed the vinegar with the CalMag last night in a gallon jug.

I can't wait to check on them in about an hour. I think I will take some pics. I did transfer 2 more bag seed plants over to the flowering room. They were just getting too tall, hitting the lights and even if I tried to lst them, they still would not have enough room. So now there is more room in the veg closet.
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hell no!!! rememeber, I am sponsored by BPN!!! I don't want to use anything other than BPN!!!!!!!! so thats why I got pH down and up from Corey!!!

BPN all the way baby!!!!!!!!!

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