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J4RT · 01-07-2016, 06:21 PM

Any idea What causes these deep, wine-colored splotches?

BananaHydro2016 - Album on Imgur

Ordered the little fellas online 3 months ago. Mix of Gran Nain, Gold Finger, Lady Finger - or at least what I was sold

. VERY SLOWLY, and with the mystical properties of Mycorrhizal powder, weaned them off soil and eventually indoors in my hydro setup. About 1 month after they went hydro, these large red spots started tattooing all new leaves on most of the nanas. The nutrient solution is similar to the color of the spots, so thinking I might be 'staining' the leaves? Cultivar specific?

Leaf emergence rate seems good, a new and larger leaf every 4-5 days. Corms solid like a turnip and thickening. Pearly white roots everywhere. Nice 'crisp' pseudostem that isn't squishy at all. Growing so fast baby!!!!

Details:

600w MH (measured with meter to be 500-1000 PAR), 18 hours per day
GH Flora base 3-part nutrients + all the 'expert series' stuff (FloraBlend, Floralicious, Armor SI, Rapid Start, etc...)
N:P:K %'s = 30:35:58 (maybe N too low?)
Medium is rockwool. Both the 6" blocks and 'grow cubes' in 'air pots'
Dripper irrigation, min 8x per day (medium always moist)
Solution PH of 5.8, ~1400PPM
RO water, with recommended dose of CalMag+ to supplement
Humidity 30-50%
Day temp 81F, Night 73F

Any thoughts on the color? Just cosmetic or larger problem at play?

01-07-2016, 06:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
J4RT Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 4,637 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Hot or Not: wine-colored spots (pics) Any idea What causes these deep, wine-colored splotches? BananaHydro2016 - Album on Imgur Ordered the little fellas online 3 months ago. Mix of Gran Nain, Gold Finger, Lady Finger - or at least what I was sold . VERY SLOWLY, and with the mystical properties of Mycorrhizal powder, weaned them off soil and eventually indoors in my hydro setup. About 1 month after they went hydro, these large red spots started tattooing all new leaves on most of the nanas. The nutrient solution is similar to the color of the spots, so thinking I might be 'staining' the leaves? Cultivar specific? Leaf emergence rate seems good, a new and larger leaf every 4-5 days. Corms solid like a turnip and thickening. Pearly white roots everywhere. Nice 'crisp' pseudostem that isn't squishy at all. Growing so fast baby!!!! Details: 600w MH (measured with meter to be 500-1000 PAR), 18 hours per day GH Flora base 3-part nutrients + all the 'expert series' stuff (FloraBlend, Floralicious, Armor SI, Rapid Start, etc...) N:P:K %'s = 30:35:58 (maybe N too low?) Medium is rockwool. Both the 6" blocks and 'grow cubes' in 'air pots' Dripper irrigation, min 8x per day (medium always moist) Solution PH of 5.8, ~1400PPM RO water, with recommended dose of CalMag+ to supplement Humidity 30-50% Day temp 81F, Night 73F Any thoughts on the color? Just cosmetic or larger problem at play? Last edited by J4RT : 01-07-2016 at 06:33 PM.