dark purple stem on seedling
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Mattplusness
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happened to a white castle of mine from nirvana. ended up being the fastest growing seed in the whole batch
Why are my Seedling’s Stems Purple? Contributed by: KiDKiND 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
pretty interesting just found it googling
pretty interesting just found it googling
erkelsgoo420
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Mine was the slowest but it exploded into the biggest female out of the bunch. And its still purple on a lot of the stems. I hope u have the same luck. Post some pics of this flamer 
sweeeet im not familiar with strain but it sound like a white strain mine is white widowxak47 maybe just a white strain thing... cool
oh definitely when it gets bigger and more exciting lol.. theres a lack of auto white russian logs too so hopefully i can help with thatMine was the slowest but it exploded into the biggest female out of the bunch. And its still purple on a lot of the stems. I hope u have the same luck. Post some pics of this flamer
Mysticlown150
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heard this happens a lot with indicas.
Dolce Vita
Active Member
yeah, dont worry about it man.
China
Active Member
I just started two bagseeds about four weeks ago. They both had purple stems, and one was VERY purple. They both disappeared a bit after the second week. The stem got bigger, and that outer skin got dry and fell off with the seed leaves. The stem was green after that point. I was sad. I was hoping that they would have purple stems for life.
Since we're on the subject, does anyone know a strain where this is a standard trait?
Since we're on the subject, does anyone know a strain where this is a standard trait?
orderof159
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Btw, mine indica dominant autoflowers are a lot more purple than sativa dominant one
Maybe it's really true.