Gabarram
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Hello people
Look, I grow 5 White Widow plants and one plant of unknown origin (derived from a regular, non feminized seed of another previous crop of mine, i call it a bastard plant) which suddenly started to show a pigmentation on the leaves, that has turned some leaves purplish brown:
I have to enphazise that this pigmentation isn't happening to all leaves but some of them. This symptom is not seen on any of the White Widow plants, only the bastard plant so far shows this strange coloring of the leaves
This is how the White Widow plants look like:
In this last picture you can see the White Widows look very healthy and beatiful and have all the life in those vibrant green leaves.
I initially thought of a phosphorus deficiency but it doesn't seem the case because they're on their 4th week flowering and a few days before I had started (only for weeks 4 and 5) using a boost fertilizer along with the common bloom fertilizer.
I use the Flower Power brand of fertilizers and pH'd water at 6.5.
Light: DIY led lights ( 3 cree cxb3590; 2 at 3000K and 1 at 5000K) 250W real power from the socket and the grow box is 80 cm x 80 cm x 160 cm. Leds are 15-25 cm from the top of the tallest plants. This bastard plant is a sativa-like plant and it's very long and thin, perhaps for this plants leds are a little closer.
No overfeeding, no overwatering, and I consider the environmental control is fairly good. In the night the temperature may be 10-15 ºC cooler than the temperature during the day (form 5 am to 5 pm the lights are on, temperature 20-25ºC and humidity 50-60%. In the night since we are almost in winter, temperature may drop to 5-10 ºC. Four fans keep on circulating air 24/7. I think the grow box environment is a little warm for the plants during a part of the day but cold in the other, but they'll have to endure, I can't provide them heating for the night. For me is not freezing cold but it may be a little cold for them to feel totally comfortable
What puzzles me is that the Whote Widow have received the exact same treatment as this plant and none of them is showing this coloration of the leaves.
Finally I'd like to say that the leaves don't look sick, they are smooth and firm and fresh, only the color. There are some yellowing leaves but I'd say it's normal to have some yellow leaves by 4th week flowering.
Is it a matter of poor genetics of the bastard plant? Too bright the lights that they are developing anthocyanins? Phosphorus deficiency?
What are your opinions? I'd appreciate your comments. Greetings from Uruguay and good bye!
Look, I grow 5 White Widow plants and one plant of unknown origin (derived from a regular, non feminized seed of another previous crop of mine, i call it a bastard plant) which suddenly started to show a pigmentation on the leaves, that has turned some leaves purplish brown:






I have to enphazise that this pigmentation isn't happening to all leaves but some of them. This symptom is not seen on any of the White Widow plants, only the bastard plant so far shows this strange coloring of the leaves
This is how the White Widow plants look like:

In this last picture you can see the White Widows look very healthy and beatiful and have all the life in those vibrant green leaves.
I initially thought of a phosphorus deficiency but it doesn't seem the case because they're on their 4th week flowering and a few days before I had started (only for weeks 4 and 5) using a boost fertilizer along with the common bloom fertilizer.
I use the Flower Power brand of fertilizers and pH'd water at 6.5.
Light: DIY led lights ( 3 cree cxb3590; 2 at 3000K and 1 at 5000K) 250W real power from the socket and the grow box is 80 cm x 80 cm x 160 cm. Leds are 15-25 cm from the top of the tallest plants. This bastard plant is a sativa-like plant and it's very long and thin, perhaps for this plants leds are a little closer.
No overfeeding, no overwatering, and I consider the environmental control is fairly good. In the night the temperature may be 10-15 ºC cooler than the temperature during the day (form 5 am to 5 pm the lights are on, temperature 20-25ºC and humidity 50-60%. In the night since we are almost in winter, temperature may drop to 5-10 ºC. Four fans keep on circulating air 24/7. I think the grow box environment is a little warm for the plants during a part of the day but cold in the other, but they'll have to endure, I can't provide them heating for the night. For me is not freezing cold but it may be a little cold for them to feel totally comfortable
What puzzles me is that the Whote Widow have received the exact same treatment as this plant and none of them is showing this coloration of the leaves.
Finally I'd like to say that the leaves don't look sick, they are smooth and firm and fresh, only the color. There are some yellowing leaves but I'd say it's normal to have some yellow leaves by 4th week flowering.
Is it a matter of poor genetics of the bastard plant? Too bright the lights that they are developing anthocyanins? Phosphorus deficiency?
What are your opinions? I'd appreciate your comments. Greetings from Uruguay and good bye!
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