plant is turning purplish black (pic)

[potluvr]

i live in the northeast and not that it matters, but I'm a chic, bro. LOL
I kind of wondered if it could be some sort of bug that's doing it. We have a lot of grasshoppers around the plants. Just a theory...

[mscaboo]

i was studing your pic and researching some possibilties,i beleive i was wrong on my last post.the definition of a sulfur def matches your plant to a tee.i have looked at other pics of some plants with your same condition and they look the same.and you can treat it easily with some ferts that have sulfur in it and you can suppliment with magnesium sulfate(epsom salts)

[potluvr]

Thank you! I just went out and bought a slow release plant food. This was the only one that I could find that contained sulfur. It is Expert Gardener, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'll let you know if something happens. Thanks for everyones help!

[orangeman]

I believe it's lacking phosphorus. And if by "slow-released" you mean "time-released" I wouldnt use that. You never know when the nutrients may be avaliable to your plants with those types of shits.

[Kevin Spencer]

hey dude, get ur soil and water ph tested. Went to a freind who owns garden store and says from the looks that it looks like a ph prob, give some different water to it somehow

[Kevin Spencer]

sorry i keep forgetting ur a chick lol

[Kevin Spencer]

how do u get water? From town, well, cystern, creek, pond,etc.

[potluvr]

it's town water. i don't have any natural running water near me.
I've been trying to let the water sit for a day before i use it on them. i have not tested the ph.

[Kevin Spencer]

Im actually off in 20 minutes to get ph tested and soil, ill let u know what happens. Im pretty sure thats the problem, and that would explain slow growth, poor nutrient uptake and curling of the leaves. Its a good idea even if im wrong to check ur ph of both the soil(what kind of soil did u use) and ur town water.

[mendokid]

If your water comes from a reservoir, river or ground water the PH will vary throughout the year. In general the lower the water table the more acidic the water. Of course acid rain blows this theory so if you live in a heavily industrialized area the PH may actually drop after a rain.

In short test several times a year.

Test AFTER mixing your ferts too! After all that IS what they are trying to take up no?