# How to get bud/leaves to turn color **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Journals\ **Tags:** flowering\ **Created:** [March 21, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434 "2020-03-21T01:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uturn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c68b51/32.png) [@Uturn](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Uturn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/1 "2020-03-21T01:19:41Z")
I’ve been growing for awhile now. Each harvest my plants look and yield better and better. I normally grow northern lights. But I’ve started playing around with some other strains. Last crop I grew some chem dog that can turn almost white. The crop before I grew purple haze. Neither crop turned color. I kept the temperature low around 67 degrees. (I heard that help) but no luck getting any real color. Any advice would be great ---
**Author:** ![MrPeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@MrPeat](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MrPeat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/2 "2020-03-21T01:21:50Z")
Welcome to the community. I have yet to grow any weed other than green color. Even with the cold spell we had it still didn’t change colors. 😔 ---
**Author:** ![Uturn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c68b51/32.png) [@Uturn](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Uturn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/3 "2020-03-21T01:23:04Z")
Thanks. Yea I’ve been trying everything new that I read. I have some strawberry cough and strawberry cheesecake cuttings going now. Really hope to get some pink tones with them ---
**Author:** ![GreenJewels](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/greenjewels/32/106642_2.png) [@GreenJewels](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GreenJewels)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/4 "2020-03-21T01:39:43Z")
my GSCX went from sunny 75° to dark and 65 for 3 days and it really brought out her pretty colors Before ![20200129_204745](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/1/1/3/113e60d59229d238b97e45b5e1c11845e2431b03.jpeg) After cool dark ![a8fa10a6d69b92b9e5765409158e501a4d8e5f2a_2_486x998](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/3/0/d30b05f30d6be952af8867c04a0c12ee75068855.jpeg) ![20200209_103535](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/1/7/517fe5fdeeb1608355d87f9f7a3b21aca3a7f533.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![garrigan62](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/garrigan62/32/82896_2.png) [@garrigan62](https://ilgmforum.com/u/garrigan62)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/5 "2020-03-21T01:42:10Z")
@Uturn, And green is all you’ll get my friend, If the name is Purple Haze the plant will not be purple. And by the way Welcome to our world of growing and to our awesome community B Safe Will ---
**Author:** ![Uturn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c68b51/32.png) [@Uturn](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Uturn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/6 "2020-03-21T02:02:46Z")
That’s beautiful ---
**Author:** ![dbrn32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dbrn32/32/533801_2.png) [@dbrn32](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dbrn32)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/7 "2020-03-21T06:04:52Z")
Welcome to the forum! Sometimes the plants will turn colors very easily, and sometimes not at all. It’s a matter of getting genetics and environment to line up. If you get plants that want to change to colors, having a good swing between lights on temps and lights off temps will usually help. ---
**Author:** ![ggc1962](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ggc1962/32/196209_2.png) [@ggc1962](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ggc1962)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/8 "2020-03-21T16:45:26Z")
Agree with @dbrn32 on genetics and enviroment. I grew this plant at day temp at 72 degrees and 60 degrees at night but genetics played a big roll ![20190912_193844](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/d/1/bd127d246fe9a29407d2594975bd5cbabfc24db7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ReconBravo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/reconbravo/32/385563_2.png) [@ReconBravo](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ReconBravo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/9 "2020-03-21T17:00:30Z")
Welcome to ILGM !!! Looks like they have you covered 😉 Just wanted to welcome you ✌🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Teacherttom1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/teacherttom1/32/287747_2.png) [@Teacherttom1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Teacherttom1)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/10 "2020-03-21T17:01:53Z")
😍… … ---
**Author:** ![Uturn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c68b51/32.png) [@Uturn](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Uturn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/11 "2020-03-21T17:26:50Z")
Thanks everyone. It must be the genetics. I do the swing in temp. I’ll keep trying ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/12 "2020-03-21T18:40:36Z")
> [@Uturn](#): > > I do the swing in temp. Temps have to get pretty low: like low 50’s to be effective. Also; running acidic soil late in flower can cause colors too. ---
**Author:** ![kellydans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/kellydans/32/580751_2.png) [@kellydans](https://ilgmforum.com/u/kellydans)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/13 "2020-03-22T14:58:29Z")
Beautiful ! There’s just something about the color that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling. ---
**Author:** ![LoCoRock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/locorock/32/388502_2.png) [@LoCoRock](https://ilgmforum.com/u/LoCoRock)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-get-bud-leaves-to-turn-color/41434/14 "2020-03-22T16:25:22Z")
Have you tried spray paint!!! Lol maybe colder temps too!!