Purple stems/leaves on an otherwise healthy plant

sL3xx

Well-Known Member
I have a papaya plant in week 5 of flowering where the stems are purple/red and the leaves are now starting to change. Everything has been perfectly healthy up until this point but I swear the top leaves that are changing feel a bit drier than normal.

I added another 200w COB last week to the grow. I was worried it was a sign of light stress so I raised them each like 4 or 5 inches.

Am I worrying too much? or does it look like lockout or something else I should worry about?
first grow for me.

temps and RH:

63-66 at night...
74-77 at day
RH: 40-50%, depending on how recently theyve been watered. They release a lot of RH. MY humidifier and dehumidifier are at 45% but theyre not perfect.

FULL, DETAILED JOURNAL HERE: https://www.rollitup.org/t/sl3xx-journal.925536/









 
Last edited:

sL3xx

Well-Known Member
my self diagnosis:

-The lighter green coloring towards to top, and slightly dry/crispy feeling is from the new light. lights went from 400w COB to 600w COB so the increase was a bit too much light. I should raise it up a bit which i just did a few hours ago. The light was too strong at 14 inches. Now around 18-20 inches.

-The purple and red is healthy and normal for the papaya strain and possibly related to colder night temps
 

sL3xx

Well-Known Member
Thanks.
Just wanted some confirmation and some knowledgeable people checking it out. Wouldn't want to fuck everything up so late in the game.
 
Top