Purple stem help?!

BakedBlake

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #1

Heyy everyone. This little ones only about 3 days old and the stem is extremely red/purple. i was wondering if this is a problem. its just in some organic soil ive been watering with distilled water annd its under a 100W cfl about 2 inches away. is this normal in young plants?

 

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Gmz

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #2

My little seedlings started out with purple stems, didn't seem to be bad in any way for them.

 

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frmrboi

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #3

florescent light (they're high in UV light) will bring the latent color out in some strains, you have no problem

 

jawbrodt

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #4

Agreed, mine started out like that, just recently, and are perfectly fine now. One question...a true 100 watt CFL, or a 23/26 watt equivalent? It's a common mistake for new guys to assume they are getting 100 watts, when in fact, they are not, with CFLs. Always go by true wattage, when using 'em.

 

BakedBlake

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #5

Well i thought it used 23 watts but put out as much as a 100W light?
Maybe im wrong though i am new to this.

 

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frmrboi

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #6

BakedBlake said:

but put out as much as a 100W light?.

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equal to an incadescent light, ignore you have 23 watts of growing light, you need a lot more come flowering time.

 

ELee

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #7

everything is fine. just watch the temp in the room. purple come from cold temps. keep seedling warmer it'll green up. then towards the end when it's almost done. expose it to that cold air and it'll turn out a beauty! Promise!

 

jawbrodt

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• Mar 28, 2011

• #8

BakedBlake said:

Well i thought it used 23 watts but put out as much as a 100W light?
Maybe im wrong though i am new to this.

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Common mistake. Sorry, but you need four of those to get up to 100 watts.