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What’s this dark coloring?

ohcibi
ohcibistarted grow question 2h ago
One leaf, well on fact just one finger has this darkish coloring. It doesn’t look to different from typical end of life leaf coloring it’s just exceptionally dark. It’s the only stress sign and it looks fine from below. It also feels healthy. Not limp, not dry. Anything to worry?
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Week 12
Leaves. Color - Dark-purple
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 32m ago
No worries so late in the game, good sign that there is efficent metabolism happening, a combo of genetics and environment. Nitrogen is required by the roots to convert sugar into energy, if there is no Nitrogen in the medium the plant can dump its nitrates which are no longer required by the plant and "dumps" it in the soil to feed Micros. In a perfect world you want to have as much nitrates out your plant as possible come harvest so its a good sign. Chlorophylls main purpose is photosynthesis. Anthocyanins main purpose is defense.
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oldskoolkool
oldskoolkoolanswered grow question 1h ago
Its most likely an access Nitrogen.
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