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Purple petioles and cupping down

MeesterG
MeesterGstarted grow question 7 months ago
So, after watering with root+ 1.3ml/gal and amino extreme 1.4ml/gal and putting in a light that is double the wattage from the one prior it seems they got light/heat stressed. The purple petiole color could be phenotypic as it's striated in the stem too but I'm not 100%. Help?!
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Leaves. Curl down
Plant. Stem - Red or purple
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 7 months ago
genetics, led? or lacking P. ml/gal and the like doesn't really tell you the dose of anything, so can't do much with that info unless someone uses exact products. red in the stem is something different, possibly. that could be a S-deficiency. or, again, genetics. i get red petioles and cannot stop it. this isn't unusual. Pretty sure it's correlated to high-powered LED. so, whatever you do, if you see other symptoms, dial back to previous formula and give it time to recover before trying something else. why is it droopy? again, you have to eliminate possibilities. one, use more perlite than 20%. if they droop after an irrigation this will solve that. Could be too much light per day, if it happens at end of day (end of light cycle), specifically. overfeeding can make leaves claw a bit, but your leaves don't look too lush. proper irrigation habits -- water entire pot -- not some volume you choose that is nicely rounded -- wait until top 1" dries and repeat. if not doing that, start doing that. how often you add fertilizer depends on how much you add each time. can do more frequently with lower dose or less frequently with a higher dose if not irrigating properly, fix that first, then re-assess in a week as long as symptoms don't progress quickly.
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JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 7 months ago
Purple stems is Magnesium Chlorosis, because of too much light ( light too close and/or too intense ). It starts from the petiole and spread to the top of the stem exposed to the light, then all the stem turns purple. Chlorophyll contains a Magnesium ion. Four nitrogen atoms surround and bind the Magnesium atom. Magnesium in chlorophyll molecule is located in centre of porphyrin head. This centre uniquely defines the structure as a Chlorophyll molecule. When the Chlorophyll receive light, it absorb the full light spectrum except the green wavelength. When Magnesium gets used up in the photosynthesis process faster than roots can absorb it, the thinnest part of the cells wall start to reflect purplish colors.
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