HELP! Is it normal for the fan leaves to turn red during flowering?

[OrganicCanna420]

Is it normal for the fan leaves to turn red during flowering?

Flower week 7 / 46th day of flowering
Jaba OG crossed with Pachamama

I thought it may be too much light, so I've switched to "Bloom" setting for now. It's the middle plant directly under the light. I have the light as far up as it will go.

I have backed off on (organic) fertilizer for the past 2 weeks and I have been only using seaweed and Big Foot Endomycorrhizae.

I'd love to hear from the experienced growers.

Flower week 7 / 46th day of flowering
Jaba OG crossed with Pachamama

[Sixwinds]

Well I'm not an expert or anything but those are some pretty plants! It's my understanding that some strains do change colors more than others during mid-late flower. I think it's due to the flower process "stealing" all the nutrients out of the fan leaves. It's normal for them to change colors and eventually die - in my experience.

[OrganicCanna420]

Thanks for the compliment

I'm hoping you're on target.

[Gingerbeard]

Totally normal. Normal but not typical.
If you think about trees turning color and falling off in autumn, it's same-same with weed.
Successful grow!

[dirtymike]

sun tan from light.??

[Gingerbeard]

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[dirtymike]

What strain is that, bet you used Elm dirt on them. Bing Bing Bing

[Gingerbeard]

Smk! Bag!!!

[Mollisol]

Love it

[Mollisol]

I've been wondering about color change myself. Please post whatever you find out. They look awesome!

[Gingerbeard]

Um... pretty much what I said. Your plants are sucking nutrient and sugar reserves from the plants to feed the flowers.
There are other variables such as strain and temperatures. Ever hear of the purps?

[Mollisol]

I'm pretty sure I read on GWE, purple leaves can be a sign of light stress. I'm not sure I can tell the difference. Natural leaf color change or light stress.

[Gingerbeard]

Haven't read that part.

[RetiredGuy]

What I read is that purple stems can be caused by the light, not leaves.

[Gingerbeard]

That, I will agree on.

[golfnrl]

Consider that each strain is a hybrid and has different phenotypes bred together to make whatever strain it is. Seeds produced have a dominant pheno for sure but they can and will, on a random basis, exhibit every one that makes up the strain. For instance, I'm growing A5 Killer Haze and Ace seeds explained that I could get 4 different phenotypes and had a description for each. I've also grown Purple Number One and Granddaddy Purple. Both grew purple flowers, but not on every plant. But it is as Gingerbeard explains.

[OrganicCanna420]

Everyone has furnished such great information. I really appreciate it and thank you all.
I think that golfnrl and Gingerbeard have hit my situation the closest.

My seeds came from a friend of a friend who has fun with crossing strains. I'm sure there is a jumble of phenos. It's one plant out of three from the same seeds.

This started as a lark that got seriously out of hand when stuff actually grew!

[Gingerbeard]

This was my first grow. Same scenario with the dude who did his thing in a closet.

[OrganicCanna420]

@Gingerbeard A picture is worth a lot of description. Thanks!

[Going2fast]

Beautiful buds. Yup perfectly normal. Keep doing what you are doing.