Is she dying? Or close to harvest?

[EmeraldGreenGal]

Hi folks.

Details:
Bloody Skunk Auto planted in coco coir and perlite, about 3 weeks into her full flowering stage, grown in small outdoor greeenhouse, no extra lights etc.

This plant is one of my first grows, first to bud up, and I just am worried about her. Any thoughts and suggestions welcomed.

Her trichomes don't look ready to harvest but her leaves are getting harder (?), purple and drier. She's getting watered to runoff daily.

Here is her a couple of weeks ago:


And now, today:




For comparison, here is another plant (Sweet Nurse) planted at the same time and growing under the same conditions

 

[Hugo Phurst]

Not dying.
A month or so to go.

Have fun

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

Not dying.
A month or so to go.

Have fun

Thank you!
It's my first plant to harvest so I'm just nervous and don't have a point of reference for this strain so the darkening of the leaves was worrying me.

 

[budman111]

the darkening of the leaves was worrying me.

Purple is usually an indicator of cold but can also be genetics

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

Purple is usually an indicator of cold but can also be genetics

I thought that might be it too so I got a greenhouse heater and inkbird temperature controller , then of course as the package arrives today it's warm again!
But I'll hook it up just in case for as the temperature drops.

Though this strain is meant to turn purple I believe, I just thought it would happen sooner.

 

[budman111]

I thought that might be it too so I got a greenhouse heater

What are your day-night temps roughly?

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

What are your day-night temps roughly?

19 - 20°C daytime
11 - 12°C night-time
on average.

And currently sunrise at 6.30am and sunset at 8.30pm

 

[conor c]

19 - 20°C daytime
11 - 12°C night-time
on average.

And currently sunrise at 6.30am and sunset at 8.30pm

That's a lil cold anything below 10c in bloom can stall autos and below 15 c your locking out some nutes in the medium as well good u got a heater now try to keep temps up a bit and you should be good

 

[Growthspirt92]

Sounds like a UK grow lol

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

Sounds like a UK grow lol

Close...
*waves from across the sea*

 

[Growthspirt92]

Close...
*waves from across the sea*

Which direction east or west

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

Which direction east or west

Oh, west.
On the west side of the island but still close enough to be getting similar weather to you it seems!

 

[Unga Bunga]

In my experience with outdoor plants when they go dark like that from low temperature they don't die right away but also don't progress much afterwards .

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

In my experience with outdoor plants when they go dark like that from low temperature they don't die right away but also don't progress much afterwards .

Having now looked into the strain more and finding the Growdiaries website, I think this colouring is just natural for the type.
Here are some other people's photos of the strain.

 

[Absorber]

Having now looked into the strain more and finding the Growdiaries website, I think this colouring is just natural for the type.
Here are some other people's photos of the strain.

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Yea but yours has mandarines on it .
Nice camo attempt

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

Yea but yours has mandarines on it .
Nice camo attempt

whatever could you mean?! Those are natural fruits of them there nectarine plants...

Keeps the neighbours from looking too hard anyway!

 

[Absorber]

I hide em up trees

 

[EmeraldGreenGal]

I hide em up trees
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What on earth?!
I presume this is a joke? How on earth would you care for it all the way up there, and the scent would be a dead giveaway - I'll stick to plastic fruit for now!

 

[Absorber]

What on earth?!
I presume this is a joke? How on earth would you care for it all the way up there, and the scent would be a dead giveaway - I'll stick to plastic fruit for now!

Its no joke its 20ft up the tree in a SIP pot, so it doesnt need constant maintenence and watering

 

[conor c]

Its no joke its 20ft up the tree in a SIP pot, so it doesnt need constant maintenence and watering

Thats tactics nice man