Dark Green = Healthy?

[Tom_Bom]

Hi Guys! I have a bit of a question for you.

A couple plants i'm growing have been getting a little darker in coloration over the past couple of days. They've just come out of the seedling stage, and their working on their third set of leaves...

They don't look unhealthy by any means... I've never seen them more hearty! However this darkening in coloration is cause for me to question.

Yes by the way, i've been using a very gentle natural fertilizer, containing zinc/potasium and what not.


-Tom

[Chronic Chrissy]

Could be a phousphourus overdose.

[Weedhound]

Without a photo I'll take a guess....nice dark almost bluish green? Too much nitrogen. They'll start looking unhealthy soon enough if that's what it is.

[Tom_Bom]

Alright then... maybe i'll was with water without fertilizer for about a week and see how that goes. The difference is quite small, but luckly i do have the eye for it.

[Weedhound]

Here keep it on the Q....a good guide to plant probs with a good pic on N overdose. (Goes to another site and rules etc.....shhhh)
Hope it helps :)
International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - The Complete guide to Sick Plants,pH, and Pest troubles! (http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688)

[stinkyattic]

2nd op on weedhound re: N overdose... cut back on that crap... dk grn =too much.

[latewood]

with good soil, you can add water most of the time...You will notice when they need some nutes.

[Tom_Bom]

I bought my soil at the dollar store... for a dollar. lolol.

[latewood]

that's where I get mine. hyponex. although, I have been buying miracle grow organic choice and mixing it with hyponex...for my veggies. Peace

I wouldn't generally ever recommend MG soil, as it is not mixed for POT...But; this is an organic mix...using chicken shit, and I got some sweet smelling buddage the last round before I retired. Peace

[Scarlet Sky]

3rd op. too much n.

;)

bear in mind though; different strains behave differently. i had one blueberry pheno that was very very dark, with an underlying blue and purple hue. as a mom, it never got any nitrogen. in over five months.

here's a grain of salt to take that with :p

[Tom_Bom]

3rd op. too much n.

;)

bear in mind though; different strains behave differently. i had one blueberry pheno that was very very dark, with an underlying blue and purple hue. as a mom, it never got any nitrogen. in over five months.

here's a grain of salt to take that with :p

Yeah... I've cut out the nutes for now. Its just water for my little babys for now! :jointsmile: :thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

I just noticed that they are only on the 3rd set of leaves.
Too early for ferts still
I find that a bloom fert, used in veg, is an acceptable way to feed the plants without OD-ing on N if you have been having that problem. But it's just a temporary fix.

[latewood]

wow, stinky...missed that. Very true. Too young.

You are on right track use the water. you will see the plants react, and you will quickly learn to determine when they need something.

I have grown plants for 2-3 months with no nutes, (actually...very little) and no problem...they didn't grow much, but they were clones, that I wanted to store in veg. Peace

[stinkyattic]

I have grown plants for 2-3 months with no nutes, (actually...very little) and no problem...they didn't grow much, but they were clones, that I wanted to store in veg. Peace

Latewood I love this concept and it is not discussed nearly as much as it should be around these parts, lol.

Storage of strains to me is more important than 'product'.

One of my goals is to determine the MINIMUM watts-per-month under which one can stick 'Yo Momma' and expect her not to croak. [just like the American HMO system... hee hee.. actually I take that back it's not funny whatsoever]

Withholding of nutrients, light, etc is a prospect... yet when you do this, the soil conditions change because the plant's demands change and you are as likely to end up with an acid-cold-soil poisoned plant as you are wiht a viable breeder. (beentheredonethathahahahahaha)

LAtewood, SanClem, Rhizome... if you are at all interested to start a Mom-In-A-Nursing_Home thread.... I'd LOVE to chitchat.