tactownryder
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help!yellow leafs and redish purple stems
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20 days old!!
wizard82
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DO NOT PANIC. A seedlings purple stem doesn’t necessarily indicate an unhealthy plant. Please take the following possibilities into consideration:
1 - Purple Stems could be a result of that wonderful thing we call genetics, if this is the reason, you are to expect a purple stem throughout the life of the plant. It must be noted that purple stems aren’t a dominant trait, and are rarely genetically induced.
2 - A baby sprout with a purple stem is almost always 100% natural. Young seedlings are still adjusting to their environment and may be slightly lacking in a Nutrient. If this is the case, healthy plants will regain their green/greenish-brown color within a few days to a week or two.
3 - If you have ruled out the possibilities of genetics and the seedlings adjustments to life, you should begin looking for a nutrient deficiency. Purple stems are commonly caused by a Phosphorous (P) or Magnesium deficiency, if there is a P deficiency you may also notice symptoms such as brittle leaves or greyish spots. To assist the uptake of Phosphorous (as well as most other nutes) you should ensure the pH is slightly acidic-- 6.0 will suffice.
1 - Purple Stems could be a result of that wonderful thing we call genetics, if this is the reason, you are to expect a purple stem throughout the life of the plant. It must be noted that purple stems aren’t a dominant trait, and are rarely genetically induced.
2 - A baby sprout with a purple stem is almost always 100% natural. Young seedlings are still adjusting to their environment and may be slightly lacking in a Nutrient. If this is the case, healthy plants will regain their green/greenish-brown color within a few days to a week or two.
3 - If you have ruled out the possibilities of genetics and the seedlings adjustments to life, you should begin looking for a nutrient deficiency. Purple stems are commonly caused by a Phosphorous (P) or Magnesium deficiency, if there is a P deficiency you may also notice symptoms such as brittle leaves or greyish spots. To assist the uptake of Phosphorous (as well as most other nutes) you should ensure the pH is slightly acidic-- 6.0 will suffice.
tactownryder
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well its a lemon haze strand so the yellow leafs are pretty normal, but its between 65-70 in my grow room. im not very worried because this one is just for personal use. but im kinda hoping it stays purple 
haha and this is my first grow so any advice is apreciated 
haha and this is my first grow so any advice is apreciated tactownryder
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and i was wondering is the growth slower then normal? from all the other pics of 20 day old sprouts im pretty far behind em
HarvestHighway
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how far are your lights away from the plant? have them as close as possible (temp permitting). how big is the pot its in? generally the plants resources go into making a network of roots before any major foiliage starts developing.
tactownryder
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yea its bagseed so it might b a dud. but i have the lights about 5-6 inches away and i started it in a small plastic cup(about 4 inches tall,4 inch round), i transfered it to a 2 n ahalf gallon bucket 2 days befor i took the pic
but after i watered it last night it greened up alot, its still really dark purple/red tho
but after i watered it last night it greened up alot, its still really dark purple/red tho
tactownryder
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im actually hoping the purple is natural lol it wud b pretty sweet to get sum nice purple on my first grow hahaha
tactownryder
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her sum pics i just took *day 23
this one is a 3 leaf mutant, one of the sun leafs looks like a peace sign or a mitten
this one is a 3 leaf mutant, one of the sun leafs looks like a peace sign or a mitten
tactownryder
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actually i got the seeds from a caregiver he has 1 room of fem plants and another room with jus a couple plants for seeds.
and i added 2 more 17watt flourescent lights and the leafs turned dark green again in just a couple hours =D
and i added 2 more 17watt flourescent lights and the leafs turned dark green again in just a couple hours =D
tactownryder
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he gave me a bag of the seedy stuff cuz the fems werent done drying
tactownryder
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thanks i just put up some aluminum foil up to reflect the wasted light back on the plants and it seemed to put ALOT more light on them
i just put up some aluminum foil up to reflect the wasted light back on the plants and it seemed to put ALOT more light on them
del66666
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just watch if you got any creases and dents in the foil it can reflect a dot of light and burn your leaves. ive used it once or twice though. flat white paint is good at reflecting. i got a plant around 9 or 10 inches that has red purple stem and branches, been like it for weeks.
tactownryder
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yea i was really careful in not letting it wrinkle. and all of mine had a little hint of purple/red on the stems since the first day they sprouted, they just turned ALOT darker purple within about 2 days.
tactownryder
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oh yea totaly, im jus not very experienced in growing and wanted to make sure ya know
but yea i have an ocelating fan gently blowing over them
but yea i have an ocelating fan gently blowing over them