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yinandyang
yinandyangstarted grow question 4 years ago
Not sure if the leaves are meant to be this colour. Hoping it's just fade. Deficiency/ toxicity pictures don't look like this. Any thoughts? Should i panic?
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JoeyGonz
JoeyGonzanswered grow question 4 years ago
The change in color is generally attributed to the appearance of anthocyanin, a water-soluble pigment that plants generate either due to their genes or due to potassium deficiency, and low temperatures can also mess with color. Sometimes your plants might trick you, showing colors due to nitrogen excess and you end up thinking that the color change is due to its genes. Test your soil to be sure
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Grape_Juice
Grape_Juiceanswered grow question 4 years ago
Its natural
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 4 years ago
W widow does tend to have purple leaves, mine did too. They look healthy, they don't look dry or brittle. So carry on. Lower temps especially at night will bring out the purple colours.
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sir_isO
sir_isOanswered grow question 4 years ago
And the reason I say I think it's more likely phosphorus, is coz of light, relative utilization/flowering stage and phosphorus' function, as the basis for internal cellular energy. Which is also why it's related to cold temps.
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sir_isO
sir_isOanswered grow question 4 years ago
JoeyGonz "The change in color is generally attributed to the appearance of anthocyanin, a water-soluble pigment that plants generate either due to their genes or due to potassium deficiency, and low temperatures can also mess with color." It's not necessarily potassium, imo it's more likely phosphorus in that case. But anthocyanin production is affected by a number of factors including potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. Typically I find it associated with phosphorus related issues though. It is not necessarily a bad thing and is fairly normal as the plants mature, so they use up energy/nutrient stores in the plant, phosphorus for instance, is very mobile and pretty heavily utilized in flowering.
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TheUk420Show
TheUk420Showanswered grow question 4 years ago
That looks so cool :) Its completely natural shes just showing her colours and she has alot to show clearly :) Beautiful plants :)
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