Help! Purple viens, withering new leaves! (Pics)

[alexstreet]

Himalayan Gold, topped early once. Noticed purple viens stretching from the top of the stem to near enough the bottom around 4th week of veg. Now in week 5 the purpleing viens have darkened and newer leaves are beggining to twist, deform and not grow. The mean stem seems to have stopped growing and becoming weaker. Only used mirricle grow a few times (standard dose). I also have 3 other Himalayan Golds that were FIM'd, they also have slight purple viens but very healthy.

I am using 250w 6400k blue light. Temps fine, PH unsure but was fine for first 4 weeks.

Sorry about the unclear pictures, best i could do.

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Any advice would be much appretiated!

[weedwhore]

well purple stalks arnt the end of the world. Certain strains may exibit this thru the whole life of the plant. However many do believe tht its a sign of health issues or lack of nutrients. The twisting and odd looking top growth may be a sign of several things. First of all get rid of the mirrical grow if you wanna take this seriously. And if you live in a shitty east coast or southern state than you already are if ya get my drift. Anyway, somethin as simple as SuperThrive should do the trick. Which you can get at most hardware stores, if ya dont shop at our beloved hydroshops. The mirrical grow is compiled of mostly nitrates{animal waste]. Which amounts to low quality nutritional benifits for a high quality plant. Let em dry out, feed em with water a time or 2, then get a better nutrient feed. Something not meant for commercial applications. Try your local hydroshop if ya got 1....

[alexstreet]

Thanks so much for your input, i thought about it and what you say is generally true with my grow! Took your advice, ditch the 'mirricle' and got my hands on bio bloom. This is my first grow. Will let them dry as usual and feed just water and proceed the feeding soon.

To be honest there was a couple of hours where my light did drop into the pot and burn a few leaves, when i saw them like this against the purple stems i guess i paniced! Wernt thinking clear.

I was mostly worried about over stressing it or even disease which could effect my whole crop and reduce my harvest greatly.

Again thanks, will post an update with pics on this in a week or 2 if intrested.

[Rusty Trichome]

First of all get rid of the mirrical grow if you wanna take this seriously.
I used MG for two years. Is it the best nutrient? No, but it works fine if you learn how to use it. For instance, the instructions are for a 10 day to 2 week period. (not weekly)


Anyway, somethin as simple as SuperThrive should do the trick.
Superthrive and it's maker (https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/blogs/urbanhort/archive/2010/04/14/thieves-purr.aspx)
Superthrive Myths (http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%20Myths_files/Myths/Vitamin%20B1.pdf)

Read more, and know what you're talking about when you slam or promote ANY product. :jointsmile:

[WashougalWonder]

New expert Rusty.

I damn near killed my whole garden with super thrive before I found what I use now. MG works if it is all ya have, so does super thrive.

You were doing okay in the beginning tho about the red weedwhore. Every single one of my females has this trait. I look for that as a means of identification of the sex.

I think either the Fimming or a spot of nute burn caused the bizarre growth, I also see a little canoeing, which could mean anything from too much water to not enough or too hot or too cold. Step back and think about that, there lies any concern. The red streaking can mean a micronutrient def, but I never, ever worry about it in my garden, but my garden is in balance. Even the canoeing may be normal for that breed.