Faith Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hi stoners I have found a bit of trouble on one of my plants this morning. It came up overnight on a plant that was beginning to come really good after being neglected over the holidays. The medium is searle's premium with very few amendments, primarily perlite at about 305 I s'pose. Maybe a couple of handfulls of coco (NF). She is in a 430mm pot and is being bent and twisted a bit as well as tied They were really starting to make a go of it and I was feeling pretty good about the show and this morning I went to give her a feed and noticed this. It has been raining pretty heavey off and on for about a week, but I managed to get her dried out enough for a feed by chasing sun and bringing her into the laudry under an ordinary 4ft flouro pretty much so they wouldn't go to flower yet and keep her moving. I took her out this wonderful sunny morning and prepared her first feed of nutrients. I am using BAC organics, ggrow at the moment, at half strength, but this is her first feed. I figured the searle's would have heaps enough in it while she remained wet. Yeah, so first feed-previously just plain rainwater when she sagged a bit...just a tad around the base of the stem...occassional seasol foliiar and precautionalry eco-oil a coupla times.Until this morning I did not notice anything and she seemed super happy, well much happier than after the neglect and improving/putting on somenice new growth. I was only thinking what nice shades of geen I was seeing and feeling chuffed at how she came back. here are a few pics from yesterday with her siste-I thought they looked healthy considering? It(?) is only affecting one branch at the moment, the rest of the plant looks healthy. they've had a little bite out of em here and there but nothing drastic. Here is what I mean if you can see the spots (I have a hard time )The strain is hindu kush x reclining buddha and I was really hoping to get some flowers from her. I really want to grow organically eventually and these potting mix plants are a step in that direction for me. the spots are of a type I haven't seen before...maybe frangipani rust??? I don't know if anyone would have an idea or suggestions it would be awesome. No pests/eggs etc under the leaves and haven't seen any around the plants regardless, not even a gnat when a bit damp. I am going to put her in the shade, soak her in eco-oil again, then drown her in seasol when she's dry from that. I dunno?Have any growers had a similar thing happen to their plants? (it is only the one branch though) Thanks heaps for having a squiz and hope is there to get her right Peace and good growing to you allFaith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matanuska Thunder Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) could be a result of all the rain - washed out the nutes(?)possible Calcium deficiency because of all the rain? Feed full strength nutes and see if the 'rusting' stops/slows... try that before throwing crap loads of stuff at it nope not frangipani rust either... my frangipani's get that but my canna does not Edit: answered another Q Edited January 30, 2015 by Matanuska Thunder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnycoaststoner Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 did the foliage get wet before some sun maybe just a little sunspot burn.? was that branch more in the sun than the others? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knarfman Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Agreed Calcium deficiency due to rain. Check the PH it would have bin knocked out of wack from the fresh rain water inhibiting the uptake of calcium. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hi stoners, cheers for the speedy advice sunnycoaststoner, it is a possibility, but I don't recall them getting a drench and then strong sunlight straight after.... Matti and Knarf, I think that could maybe be it. all I've done is give her a real soaking of the eco in the shade about an hour ago I guess...been houseworking I gave her 2L of half strength nutes beforehand because those roots are nowhere near filling the pot yet and didn't want to drown her. I think I have a little bit of gt cal mag+N left over, and maybe seasol?...next water I could probably sprinkle some dolo or gypsum and water that in maybe? There's also some trace elements soluble granules floating around here as well. I just fed em half strength too, so until she's a bit drier I think I'll have to use a foliar ya reckon...this weather is just aye aye aye!! Imma go check what I got down there now...thanking yoiuse heaps Sunny Matti and Knarfman Much appreciated...duh vinno cal mag Hope its not something worse...Thanks again this is why I like being an ozstoner Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Reynolds Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Afaik calcium deficiency shows up on the lower portion of new foliage as it is not very mobile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Cheers Frank, I love those details they have eturned to get me out a problem more than a couple of times:good:Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider_b Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 spider mite?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi spiderb couldn't find a mite...it was really wierd. I thought thrips first up. I have been trying to bring the nutrient content back up in the soilpotting mix with ffull strength feeds but they are a little slow in catching up the pot so its taking ages for them to drink up even with minimal amts I will go a smaller intermediate pot next time hmmm. alternated eco-oil spray, then seaweed foliar then napra soap feed...they have become stronget and only residual spots are there. Now to sppeding up the seedlings...cheers for having a look spideyFaith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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