new dude grow

[Weezard]

flush for a few days? distilled water ph'd at 6.1-6.3? skip a nute cycle?...maybe do a nute flush? sledgehammer kinda shit? is your "sign" the purpling at the center? and if so...is the flush enough or is there another step needed?

thank you!

None of the above.
Please re-read this part carefully;

"The location of the symptoms tells you exactly when your PH was low.
If the old growth is normal, and the new growth looks good, it was transitory and mild.
You can simply carry on. "

By "carry on", I mean that no immediate action is required if those 2 underlined conditions are met.

All those "spots" say, is that you had a PH problem in the past.
The purpling is also on older growth.

The healthy looking new growth says that you no longer have that problem.
If it's no longer broken, why continue to "fix" it?

Just carry on, carrying on.
She looks good.

Aloha,
Weeze

[tlranger]

Have to say, agree with Weez, new growth looks good carry on. Just keep an eye on it.

[budbro28]

None of the above.
Please re-read this part carefully;

"The location of the symptoms tells you exactly when your PH was low.
If the old growth is normal, and the new growth looks good, it was transitory and mild.
You can simply carry on. "

By "carry on", I mean that no immediate action is required if those 2 underlined conditions are met.

All those "spots" say, is that you had a PH problem in the past.
The purpling is also on older growth.

The healthy looking new growth says that you no longer have that problem.
If it's no longer broken, why continue to "fix" it?

Just carry on, carrying on.
She looks good.

Aloha,
Weeze

my fault...can you explain a little more about the run off water being ph'd...and if its not at the right ph how do you get soil to the right ph? this sparks my interest. (i dont know what your soil ph' should be to begin with).im not gunna do anything to the plants...listening like a good jedi in training... i just fed em last watering, and im going to NYC for two days for work tomorrow so im gunna give a nice pure water once again before i leave....love coming back from a work trip and seeing how much they have grown...blows my mind...
thanks again ranger, weez and everyone else pitch help in...

[budbro28]

another question about the pinking or pupling on leaf stems? this is a phosphorous issue..? im noticing this on one plant pretty bad...so any help would be appreciated...ill post some pictures of fan leaf centers on all my plants this evening...

[budbro28]

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first three are from the same plant...
4 and 5 and 6 are from the same
last two are my down syndrome girl...which is the only one with no signs of "pinkin" at the center of leafs and stems of leaves....advice would be greatly appreciated as i thought it was a naturally occurring issue, not a health issue sign: thank you in advance ladies and gents.

[Weezard]

Can be.
There are some strains that will pink up regardless of PH, and an actual Phosphorus deficiency is very rare.
But, generally, if you see red stems and petioles it indicates a low PH lockout.
Easy enough to check, yah?
I used to call it sunburn, because many plants tint their new growth red to reflect excess red and IR until they are old enough to handle it.
So far though, all of mine were PH issues.

Aloha,
Weeze

[Chromophore]

I've wondered about this also. All four of my flowering plants have pale pink/purple petioles. Considering that otherwise they seem quite healthy (as yours seem also, budbro), I'm inclined to believe its just natural for my strain.

[budbro28]

I've wondered about this also. All four of my flowering plants have pale pink/purple petioles. Considering that otherwise they seem quite healthy (as yours seem also, budbro), I'm inclined to believe its just natural for my strain.

do any of yours have varying shades? some new growth has none, some new has alot and some has a mixture....probably my paranoia or OCD on wanting shit to be perfect...another question....i have my plants to the point where they are guzzling water? whats a good tell if you are giving the right amount of water? a few drips from the bottom of pot, or do you want like 10-20% of what ever you giveme to com eout the bottom...read that somewhere on here

could that distilled water be causeing any issue weez? and could you explain that diagram a little bitto me?http://boards.cannabis.com/hydroponi...lmag-plus.html

as for resolution quality im using a Nikon D50

[budbro28]

its official...its an issue with every plant...i need help...i just looked at all plants and they are all showing serious signs...im feeling its the distilled water not having all it should like tap water ie calcium...really dont like seeing such nasty little burn spots everywhere

[Weezard]

You are probably right about the water.
Distilled water has nothing at all in it, and that creates osmotic pressure that can and does suck salts right out of your plants.
The only way to use distilled, or RO water is to replace the trace.

Good Hydro nutes contain a little extra Ca and all the trace element.
Soil nutes often do not.

Did a cloning experiment a while back when a vendor started pimping his RO filters here.
He was going on and on about the evils of Chloramine and Chlorine in tap water.
Claimed it was sure death, etc.

So, I took some cutting and set half of them in rainwater, and half in tap water.
No additives.

I watched the too pure water suck those little cuttings dry, then use what they stole to grow bad bugs, (mildew, fungi, bacteria), that finished the cuttings off.
The cuttings protected by the Chloramine and the 120ppm. of "other stuff", rooted and grew jus' fine.
So,my conclusions), a little Chloramine is a good thing, and water can be too pure for our favorite weed.
That said, I have grown some excellent meds that had red petioles all the way through.

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I'd say, watch their overall health and don't fret the existing spots, they will not go away, and those leaves are still functioning.
The newest growth is the indicator of their present health.
If the new leaf starts showing spots, we'll put on our thinking cats.
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And the chart is simple.
Read your PH, find that reading at the top of the chart and draw a line straight down.
If it passes through the fat part of an element all is well.
Through a skinny part?
Not so good.

You will note that Calcium and Phosphorus get "skinny" at about the same PH value.
That is not the best chart for Cannabis, but does serve for diagnosis.

Aloha,
Weeze