Issue with outdoor plant

CPmass

CPmass

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So I'm noticing more and more of the growth points on my largest outdoor Blue Cheese are turning purple and putting out some gnarly looking growth. It makes me think fert burn, but I haven't really given these girls much in the way of nutrients.
Any thoughts? The new growth looks pretty jacked.. Starting to wonder if she'll even be able to bud.









The stems are the only place where the purple looks like it should actually be there..

 
Did the purpling appear recently with the very cool nights we have had recently? If not I would say you have a P deficiency happening. Which is not uncommon in outdoor plants. Mineralized soils such as those found outdoors have a hard time retaining P unlike our peat/coco based mixes indoors.
 
It started a week or two ago, just before the cool nights came on. But was only a growth or two..
Now during the past week, there's like a dozen growth points like this.

So would feeding with a nutrient high in P help fix this? Or should I just feed and chop these growth points?
 
I'm pretty sure you checked out the thread on plant def. by now. I wish I could help but to me it looks like the preflowers are turning purple. I'm very interested to see what some of the experts way in with. In other words I'm not sure and curious myself.
 
I was thinking it may just be a colorful pheno, but the new growth is pretty gnarled up and not forming properly.
I've never grown outdoors before, so figured I'd better ask.
 
i worry about new growth being pale and shit. but purp i havent experienced. purp is definitly connected with cold weather but there are more ways to eat a hotdog than just in a bun.
 
I've been growing outdoors for years and like ^^^he said purple is normally connected with cold weather with buds but new growth turning purple has me baffled. But with this being said it probably could effect new growth the same. I know it's been pretty chilly here. Good Luck
 
I'll keep checking for people's thoughts, but in the meantime guess I'll go out and feed with some Ionic bloom. If it is a P deficiency, that may help a bit.
 
ive checked some other sites and sources, all point to phosphorus def, cold weather could also be adding a little extra to that.
 
CPmass said:
It started a week or two ago, just before the cool nights came on. But was only a growth or two..
Now during the past week, there's like a dozen growth points like this.

So would feeding with a nutrient high in P help fix this? Or should I just feed and chop these growth points?
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I would say you do need to up its P then. But I wouldnt go high P but rather an even ratio feed. Something like Jack or MG 20-20-20.
 
I would also say it is P def..........cooler weather makes it harder for the plant to use the P. I would suggest that you foliar feed with some balanced nutes and this should help along with a watering of the nutes. There isn't a need to trim anything off of the plant though, just a little TLC right now and you will be fine.
 
Forgot to say earlier to foliar feed only use a 1/4 strength solution and spray early in the morning for the best results.
 
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