Cloning from non-healthy momma?

Howdy! This is the original mom but had to commit to flower due to mistake. I moved her back to 24 rejuvenated then backed off to 18hs. She came back great. However, I developed a major thripe problem along the way. I think she got stressed and started turning purple stem and leaf stalks, it was a pretty devastating attack. This strain seems to turn very dark purple/blue when stressed - or maybe it's super healthy hahaha. I'm scouring these forums learning as I go. My question is, she seems green and bushy, growing ok and new foilage seems healthy albeit purple stalk/stems and a random issue with spotty leaves (another post already in MPP.) Should I cut the N or nutes all together, wait a couple weeks and then clone her or is there an underlying issue I need to fix first?? Cheers and beers!

wow never see the dark black spots like that.. i dont know what that is but i still think you should be fine with cloning.

that stem also looks funky as hell too lol. how long has this been a mum?

newb101 said:

that stem also looks funky as hell too lol. how long has this been a mum?

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About 9 mos.

I have seen it before on mine it might be some kind of diseas .If you have any healthy plants keep that one isolated from the others. dose it seem to be gettin worse. The stress could of caused her to become weak. But let her go it might get better mine did.

High Hopes said:

I have seen it before on mine it might be some kind of diseas .If you have any healthy plants keep that one isolated from the others. dose it seem to be gettin worse. The stress could of caused her to become weak. But let her go it might get better mine did.

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Alright. That's all I can do at this point. I took some clones, and the highest one is now bleeding that dark blood into the new growth. Cool actually, check it out.

Cash

im sure if u take a clone from a desiesed plant they to would arry the watever is wrong with ure plant.,.,i would tryn fix that so u dont carry the mold/or whatever to new grow mediums.,.,but if the new cuts r "sick" then they will take longer to ro0t prob keep enviorment steady and optimal.,.,

cbtwohundread said:

im sure if u take a clone from a desiesed plant they to would arry the watever is wrong with ure plant.,.,i would tryn fix that so u dont carry the mold/or whatever to new grow mediums.,.,but if the new cuts r "sick" then they will take longer to ro0t prob keep enviorment steady and optimal.,.,

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They took some time to balance out, but seem to have made almost full recovery.

Cashola said:

They took some time to balance out, but seem to have made almost full recovery.

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Congratulations, they look beautiful. Thanks for updating the thread.

doc111 said:

Congratulations, they look beautiful. Thanks for updating the thread.

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Thanks Doc. I'm not on here much, but I certainly try to reciprocate. I'm on um... 5th crop and still experimenting and trying to nail this down. Having lots of fun, and lets just say that my friends are very happy with their Christmas presents

I just moved the girls from under fluorescent sunshades to MH for a couple a few weeks and released the tops I had trained down. They stretched like mad because I went out of town for Christmas and had to raise the florescents. Pic attached is the wick system I setup. Worked like a charm.

I'm almost positive all my probs were do to the low PH shock. After I clued in and ditched the PH-, new growth of mom improved and thats when I took my cuttings. Now I know that if your soil is 7 and you put in 5, it don't make 6!!!! hahaha! Lesson learned

That being said, I'm again lowering the PH down slightly because my flowering beauties are exhibiting some zinc deficiencies. I'll eventually find the happy medium thanks to this forum and my trusty Mel Frank bible

what were u watering the mamma with was it tap water cause i had a problem just like that and i think it was a iron def cause i was using distilled water but anyways it looks like u got it under control have a good grow good luck.. widow

widow87 said:

what were u watering the mamma with was it tap water cause i had a problem just like that and i think it was a iron def cause i was using distilled water but anyways it looks like u got it under control have a good grow good luck.. widow

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Yup, good tap water. Distilled has nothing in it, def need to add micros. Mine was PH related for sure. Thinking Mg deficiency here. I was feeding complete, if anything a little on the stingy side. Fe deficiency could happen on the alkaline side, which mine were leaning towards. I paniced and could have added ph- thinking it was starting to look like Iron def lol. I don't remember, I'll take better notes from now.

Thanks widow.