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Hi guys want to know what could the problem be. 

The stems of this Durban poison just Al of a sudden started to turn purple. I'm growing it outdoor with Epson salt; kelp; bone meal and molasses all I did whas I removed a few leaves that's it.

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3 hours ago, Twix Aphen said:

How's it? Purple petiole can be the natural coloring, or due to the cold. The most common cause is a deficiency of calcium. Do you have burnt leaf tips too?

No the plant look good to me it just started all of a sudden 

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Bonemeal has adequate calcium in it and so does Gardners gold dust (gypsum). Half a cup of either one will remedy this deficiency. Molasses has some calcium but not enough to deal with your issue. 

One plant showing the symptoms just means that that is a heavier feeder, or the soil it grows in didn't get amended with enough Ca. I will take a few pics of my plant later and show you how I corrected my own deficiency with two table spoons of Gardners gold dust.

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7 hours ago, The pomp 69 said:

I did add bone meal at the beginning of the grow because they say it takes long to work I did add about 2 spoons per 20 litre. So should I add more to it?

Bonemeal is added to the mix in the beginning, i would put 240 ml or one cup into a 20 litre pot. After 6 weeks I will then also top dress every 3 weeks, until harvest.I would add 60 ml a quarter cup, or 4 table spoons. It looks like you need more calcium than the bonemeal can provide, but it will help. I also use gypsum and calcitic line to ensure that the levels of calcium remain sufficient throughout the grow.

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This is my plant. When it arrived it was pot bound and hungry. I could see that it showed the stress with purple stripes on the main stem and fully purple side shoots. Purple petioles and burnt leaf tips.

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In a 10 litre pot I added 2 tablespoons of lime and 2 of gypsum. Within a week the new growth is green without the stripes and purple.

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The old leaf stems remain purple bit the new growth is lush green.

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Now she is much happier with no burnt tips

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This is a care package i I am putting together for a fellow grower and also what I mix together for my plants. I add in calcitic lime, diatomaceous earth and volcanic rock dust. 

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My fertilizer is also top dressed. I make it with soybean meal and oilseed meal

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And I add the myco tablets to my water to kick start the breakdown of all the dry amendments. When potting up I dust the roots with myco granules too

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Only spray micronised calcium onto the leaves because the particles are small enough to be absorbed into the foliage. I have never sprayed any calcium, I only add I to the soil. I can send you a little care package for your 6 girls if you are keen. I've got some good clones from deadpanhead here as well.

https://deadpanhead.com/chem-ny

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17 hours ago, Twix Aphen said:

Only spray micronised calcium onto the leaves because the particles are small enough to be absorbed into the foliage. I have never sprayed any calcium, I only add I to the soil. I can send you a little care package for your 6 girls if you are keen. I've got some good clones from deadpanhead here as well.

https://deadpanhead.com/chem-ny

Are these people international? I see $ currency there. 

Hands down best clone bank in SA is DaggaFarmacy. 

Can't beat the prices, can't beat the variety, can't beat the quality, can't beat the accessibility. 

https://dagga.farm/ 

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4 hours ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

Are these people international? I see $ currency there. 

Hands down best clone bank in SA is DaggaFarmacy. 

Can't beat the prices, can't beat the variety, can't beat the quality, can't beat the accessibility. 

https://dagga.farm/ 

Hey there. They're from the US and will post out here. They send 2 for one and other good deals. I know about dagga farmacy, I told you about them a couple of years back and also gave you the directions to get there.

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On 11/17/2024 at 12:12 PM, Twix Aphen said:

Hey there. They're from the US and will post out here. They send 2 for one and other good deals. I know about dagga farmacy, I told you about them a couple of years back and also gave you the directions to get there.

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Aaayyyy 🤙🤙 full circle moment hahah thanks for the hook up brother, they been making life too eazy for me. 

Shipping from US, don't they ask import tax? I'd be breathing through my ass about customs, they still confiscate seeds from time to time. How much is shipping from states?

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