purple leaves (PICS)

[mainegrown]

o well.. maybe next harvest.. gonna just have to wait till i know their done.

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

mainegrown Reviewed by mainegrown on 01-12-2010. purple leaves (PICS) plant is about 10 weeks into flowering, started seeing purple about 4 weeks ago. I seen a post somewhere from the 2001 edition of jorge cervantes grow bible that said purple leaves is possibly from too much salt build up so i flushed them out and have been giving them straight ph'd tap water for the last 2.5 weeks. The plants have only gotten more purple since the flush And i don't know what is causing it. Help What is your experience level? (first timer, novice, experienced...) (novice) Rating: 5

[WashougalWonder]

I completely agree... Most strains will turn purple if the temps are low in the night cycle during flowering. It's a defense mechanism of the plant to protect from the cold. I hear anywhere below 70 degrees F will make it happen.

However, People will love the way your bud looks... it's a common misconception that purple = amazing.

Agreed too cold at nite, look at my avatar, same issue.

[Italiano715]

Agreed too cold at nite, look at my avatar, same issue.

idk, I've seen some strains that go that natural "autumn" color in flowering. Like Soma genetics rockbud. Which a little like your avatar. But like I said before, it's more than likely just cold temps from the night time.

[ShastaCoMan]

looks like PK to me.

[Faddenator]

It doesn't look at all like PK to me, besides if you look at the troubleshooting form you'll see it gets down to 65 at night... cold enough to turn almost any strain purple.

[michaelpeg]

is a magnifying glass enough?

~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

no, not really, which is why i just decided to harvest her today and see how she smokes, have 2 others flowering and almost ready to chop, LSD and Red Dragon mmmmmmm:jointsmile: thanks for the replies.

[redtails]

I completely agree... Most strains will turn purple if the temps are low in the night cycle during flowering. It's a defense mechanism of the plant to protect from the cold. I hear anywhere below 70 degrees F will make it happen.

However, People will love the way your bud looks... it's a common misconception that purple = amazing.

My plant turned reddish for a few days when the temp dropped to 70 due to a cold streak here, but returned back to green pretty quickly. The cold also seemed to bring out a more fruity smell that also faded when the temp went back to normal...These plants are truly strange

[Faddenator]

...These plants are truly strange

They are the strangest plant on earth if you ask me. People are willing to go through hell and high water for it. It makes nearly everyone peaceful, even if only temporarily. It changes lives. It's fucking incredible.

I don't know about your area, but around here eighths are literally half the price of gold. 3.5 grams of fine gold is worth approximately $120, eighths of dank around here are $60. i think thats crazy.

Very strange plants indeed.