hey buddies. on a couple of my plants i noticed some reddish/burgundy spots on the leaves, mainly on the edges or tips- the same area thats usually affected by nutrient deficiency. i hope it isn't mold. i looked at the problem charts and couldnt find anything that matches my problem. any idea's on what this could be or suggestions would be very helpful. thanks!!!! socki
also...this seemed to happen pretty quickly after i introduced a new fertilizer to my plants for their very first time, theyre a little over 3 weeks old and i gave them a small dose of fish emulsion (5-1-1). could i have possibly overdone it with that stuff? thanks again. socki
socki, How much did you give them? Why did you feel they needed ferting? Depending on how much you gave them the pH could be seriously out of whack. eg
I know I am dragging an old post out of the grave, but I am having the exact same problem (pic posted in my other thread on this forum). I am wondering if it is a problem with fish emulsion because I recently used it on my plants... This is the only other thread I found with someone else having this problem and what we have in common is that we both used fish emulsion. Anyone else have any similiar experiences with red spotting?
Im going to assume neither of you PH'd your water after the nutes were added??? earth girl maybe correct, the fish emulsion is acidic, I actually use it to PH my alkaline tap water.. test the runoff water and post the PH
I recently got a PH meter to replace those shitty test kits and I tested the PH of the runoff water today. The reading was 6.6 ... I assume this is the most accurate way of testing soil PH? Or would I be better taking a soil sample, mixing it thoroughly with neutral PH water, and then testing that solution after letting it sit? I'm going to post pics of the whole plant in my other thread. I just revived this one because I found it interesting that we both used fish emulsion and both had this problem.