corn

[big hunter]

why does some corn have a purple stalk, the bottom 1/3rd of the stalk?

 

[Tractor,Tractor]

Low on a specific nutrient, I can not tell you which one.

 

[Anonymous-0]

When the leaves are purple, it is either too cold and wet, or a phosphorus deficiency. Heat/time will cure the first one. Without checking reference books, I'd guess the same for stalks- especially now around here- the corn is too short to have stalks!