Ya it does look like this... http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu...es/rpfig23.gif

The black is on a part of the main stem below the main bud area.... though this started as spots and has only now really become very noticeable.

It's been raining the past 5 days straight, temps in the 50's.

The buds are a little purple also due to the temps (: But they have a couple of weeks to go before harvest... hm