HELP! Bleeding on the stems leading to the leaves?

Indeed yes. I just flushed them (i was getting an over nute problem) and all of a sudden, on many of the bigger fan leaves, red"ish" material, resembling blood started to appear at the end of the stem leading to the leaves. Is this normal? Can anybody help?

Oh, and how far should CFL's (26 watts) be away from the plants. I don't believe it's within 1-2 inches like fluoros so I would also like to know.

Thanks ;)

that doesnt sound good, honestly im no expert but ive had um very close like 1-2 in and it hasnt seemd to do anything but good for me, mabey lay off the nutes and check your ph in ur water? I would def make sure you arent usin time released fert soil. mabey a thought?

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Here, I did this as best as I can. I attached a picture, sorry it's blurry but you can still see what I'm talkin about.

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S=soil w/ wood chips.
E-indoor (garage/box)
E-soil
CSL- kellogg patio soil
SCL-Peters 17/17/17 nute. 1 scoop per gallon of water.
E-Tap (let set out for one day to distill)
E-45 days from seed.
E-just the peters 17/17/17 (it's powder based)
E-Water slowly taking break until it pores out from bottom. Just flushed them last night for maybe my leaves turning down for nute burn. Will go back to the fert once leaves look better and will use less.
E-2 T12's. 1 1/2 - 2 inches away. (No heat)
E- 72-77 Degrees F.
E-24/0. About to start flowering very soon.
E-Good ventilation.

What is the size of the plant and the container ?
I'm not too sure but you should check for root bound...

I most deffinantly know for a fact it is not root bound. They buckets are ten quarts and have excellent drainage.. they seem to be clearing up now. very weird. let me know if anybody else has had this problem. thanks for your help lucifer.

ive attached a picture of the whole plant itself. (no there is no tin foil on it now)

I the P and K are being locked out. I bet that is causing the stems to turn red. The flush should get rid of this problem. Maybe try a foliar spray when they look a bit healthier. That way the ferts can get directly into the leaves.

Yes. Since I flushed last night and checked them this morning it has really gone down well. I don't get how it's a P and K lock out because the pH levels are right. Why would it not be getting to the leaves?

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Originally Posted by xRedDUBdeRx

Why would it not be getting to the leaves?

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It most likely is. I've seen what you've described on my plants before, and it never seemed to affect their growth. If your pH is stable, and you've got a got a good handle on what you're feeding the plants, then I'd just keep on truckin'. If entire stems start to turn purple, then you should start raising the alarms.

Thank you ;) Question answered from somebody who has experience with the same problem. I googled for hours trying to find an answer until I posted here.

Cheers ;)

I've run into many a purple stem. I didn't do anything except lower the nute doses and they all turned out beautiful.