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 itsasecret
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 Purple Sap 
#372158 - 02/24/10 01:09 AM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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Recently my Purple AK's put off what looked like little droplets of purple sap on the uppermost branches. The only change to them was a transplant into a bigger pot, and they were put next to the air intake. I assume that the cold air triggered some purpling or something but one of my partners is a bit suspicious. Could any purple experts help me put his fears to rest?
I have no pictures... sorry
Thanks for the help!
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 Triptonic
Registered: 06/13/08
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Weird man. Pics would be sweet. I have no idea what would cause that. I'll bump this for you though. Welcome to the growery by the way!
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DungenessDank
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Registered: 05/05/08
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Re: Purple Sap [Re: Triptonic]
#372245 - 02/24/10 07:12 AM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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The sap thing happens to a lot of people, I've had it happen with no negative side-effects. Its something that plants do, but I've never heard a good reason why.
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FurrowedBrow
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Registered: 04/20/08
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purple sap, huh. did you smoke it? What's the problem? I would love to see a picture of that too. I've never heard of this. Welcome to the Growery!
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Harry_Ba11sach
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Registered: 04/20/08
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Loc: Nepal
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sounds like it could make for an awesome picture with the right lighting/angles!
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itsasecret
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where do you think I could go to get a definate answer? I saw some really old posts that claimed they had seen this but nobody could answer as to whether this was normal or not...
I think its fine, my partners don't share my optimism...
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itsasecret
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I found some articles mentioning the presence of anthocyanins in sap but what would cause it to bleed through the stems? it was already dried when I saw it, and i have seen other MMJ strains do a clear bleed through... but never found out why...
excerpt of one article
- The color produced by anthocyanins is sensitive to the pH, or degree of acidity, of the juice inside the plant cells -- the cell sap -- in which they find themselves. If the sap is very acidic, anthocyanin imparts a bright red color; if the sap is less acidic, its color is more purple.
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the man
Registered: 04/20/08
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it could be from anything. you trim any leaves or pull any off? do you have any bugs? lots of bugs tap into the vascular system of plants. even a strong wind may crack something. i wouldnt worry about it unless the plant looks sick otherwise, its possible you have a bit to much phosphorus maybe and that is causing the plant to grow larger then its means so to speak. just a thought.
peace
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itsasecret
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Re: Purple Sap [Re: the man]
#373945 - 02/26/10 02:46 AM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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no stress on the plants, absolutely no bugs, they were just in a bit colder of a spot... hasn't repeated since. I think I will close the file here...
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