My sprouts stem is purple?!? Good or Bad?

My plant is about a week old and the stem was purple since the day it came through the soil..what wrong?

i have same problem.. cant seem to find right answer

could be room to cold? little purpl in the stems could be strain you have, if it like most of the stem prolly cold

mine fixed itself after watering less

cool some of mine had purp in the strain others were cold oops lol

actually i ty u made me notice that in my grow

in my room its 81c and 52rh. could mine have anything to do with my fan cause it a small room and a pretty strong fa... also mine are shiva shanti 2 which is a mix ov 3 or 4 diff strains. so my problem may be a strain thing

i ment 81f sorry

hmm...not that i look closely..every tip of spikes on the leafs has a little pigment of purple..wtf

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.

hmm...i see...I also read some stuff about lack of phosphorus and the way they can turn the leaves bronzish purple..so I bout a fretilizer with phosphates called Miracle-Gro...has anybody used that solution?

thanx mogie...that helped me a lot.....

just go easy on the ferts man... specially with chemical ferts. start from 1/4 to 1/2 recommended dosages.

Frosty said:

My plant is about a week old and the stem was purple since the day it came through the soil..what wrong?

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try giving your plant some milk if you’re trying to increase the phosphorus levels, also has alot of potassium

Hey New Member. This thread is eleven years old and all the posters have moved on. Did you intentionally look for the oldest thread you can post in?

Fucking milk...! MILK!!!