seedling's stem is purple and leaves are fringed in purple... bad???

Discussion in 'Sick Plants and Problems' started by beamish, Feb 9, 2011.

  1. im not sure whats wrong with this plant.
    But its stem is a dark purple and the leaves have purple edges. is this a bad sign of plant health?
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    another plant is also getting purple tinted on the inside, the left plant:
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    thank you for your input.
     
  2. no one answered the guy and i'm having the same problem.......

    is it a problem or genetics?
     
  3. Looks like something is locking out the phosphorus your plant needs

    Does your soil drain well?

    This might be of some help


    Yellowing of Younger leaves............. Fe, Mn.
    Yellowing of Middle leaves................ Mo.
    Yellowing of Older leaves................. N, K, Mg, Zn.
    Yellowing Between veins................. Mg, Mn.
    Old leaves drop................................ N.
    Leaf Curl Over.................................. Mg.
    Leaf Curl Under................................ K, Cu, Over Fert.
    Leaf tips burn, Younger leaves........ B.
    Leaf tips burn, Older leaves............. N, Zn.
    Young leaves wrinkle and curl.......... K, Zn, B, Mo.
    Dead areas in the leaves................. K, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn.
    Leaf growth stunted........................ N, P.
    Dark green/purplish leaves and stems......... P.
    Pale green leaf color..................................... N, Mo.
    Leaf Spotting.......................................... ...... Zn.
    Spindly........................................... ............... N.
    Soft stems............................................. ....... N, K.
    Hard/brittle stems........................................ P, K.
    Growing tips die........................................... K.
    Stunted root growth.................................... P.
    Wilting........................................... ............... Cu.
     
  4. your plants have some balls, bro

    what is the temp of your room? what type of medium are you using? what kind of nutes? what is the pH of your medium?

    they look ok to me at the moment, though. giving them a tiny bit of extra phosphorus when they reach 2 inches may solve your problem.
     
  5. If your running a pre fertilized soil it can sometimes run hot and you get weird effects. Im in my second grow and have done around 40 or so babys and have all kinds of wierd effects. Purple stems, orangish leaves, twisting, bleached effect, etc. They have always come around. even the worst looking half dead runt. :)

    ODP
     
  6. Those metal balls are cold, if you remove them, and add some warmth to your plant it will pick up the require phosphorous better. I put my baby's on a heating pad that only uses 14watts and is waterproof and just plugs in. Might go look for one in a nursery or garden center.
     

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