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Unit Farm Light Emitting Diodes/400W
Unit Farm
Unit Farm Light Emitting Diodes/400W
Unit Farm
4x4
4x4
Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks 4
Soil
Grow medium
pro-mix hp
Grow medium
12 L
Pot Size
0.5 L
Watering
1
Week 1. Vegetation
2 years ago
5.08 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
70 %
19 °C
20 °C
101.6 cm
Nutrients 1
Seed and Root - Dutch Science Nutrients
Seed and Root 1 mll
Always good to have a back-up plan😏.. This seed was sown at the same time as the Amnesia auto that didn't make it. So that makes it seven days old today. The feed is 30mls with seed and root mixed at 1/5 the rec. amount every second day, I will up the amount as the week progresses and probably transplant towards the end of the week. Then I'll set-up a regular schedule for feeding once I decide which nutes to use. I grew one of these plants not that long ago and really enjoyed the smoke, it was one one that I liked to puff on after supper or in the evening, nice and mellow.. The light for this grow is the Unit Farm UF 4000, this light draws 400 watts from the wall, has removable drivers and is adjustable by hanging height only, no dimmer. I.R and U.V are included in the full spectrum light which is the perfect size for a 4x4' tent, I'm able to keep the tent at 27c and 70% humidity. Later I'll remove the drivers and see how much of a difference it makes in controlling the temp. Just like to say thanks to Justin at Unit Farm for giving me the opportunity to test this light, so far so good!!!👌 Smok'em if you got'em😎..
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Week 2. Vegetation
2 years ago
5.08 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
60 %
19 °C
20 °C
101.6 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Cannahuna Grow 0.66 mll
Easy week, plants didn't even notice that they were transplanted, took it in stride even though I changed the feed at the same time. Switched to Big Cannahuna Grow, mixed at 1/2 the rec. amount(2.5ml/gallon) for now and I'll up the amount as the plants get a bit bigger. I'm keeping the light (UF 4000 from Unit Farm) at approx. 40'' from the top of the plants, the plants are super happy and not stretching to much. This light uses 400 watts, has two removable drivers and is adjustable by height only, no dimmer knob, it's just plug and play, simple!! Not much else going on at the moment so stay tuned, see you in a week!!
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Week 3. Vegetation
2 years ago
15.24 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
55 %
19 °C
20 °C
12 L
1 L
101.6 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Cannahuna Grow 0.66 mll
This just proves that you always need a back-up plan which turned into a healthy happy plant. I'm going to leave this one alone, just some slight training and defoliation and hope for a big beautiful purple main cola😑..I've been raising the light(UF 4000) slightly every other day to keep the distance to the canopy around 40 inches, seems to be the sweet spot without to much stretch. I'm able to keep the tent at 26c and 55% RH with the drivers still attached to the light and a fan blowing a slight breeze across the the top. This light seems to cover the 4x4 well, the Unit Farm UF 4000, plug and play, very simple, the plants like the spectrum and are very happy!!! Thanks for stopping by, see you in a week👊👊..
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Week 4. Flowering
2 years ago
30.48 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
55 %
19 °C
18 °C
12 L
1 L
91.44 cm
Nutrients 2
Big Cannahuna Bloom 2.5 mll
Purpinator  - Purpinator
Purpinator 2 mll
This plant is growing fast and starting to show some purple on the leafs and in the flower itself. I haven't done anything to this plant except to pluck a leaf or two, it stretched a bit more than the other two so far, but I think she's slowing down and concentrating more on flowering, so I'm hoping for that big beautiful purple main cola, we'll see.. The light( UF 4000) is approx. 36'' above this plant, seems to be the sweet spot, she's staying happy and healthy and drinking up a liter of water with or without food everyday. Smok'em if you Got'em👊..
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 5. Flowering
2 years ago
30.48 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
55 %
19 °C
18 °C
12 L
1 L
91.44 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Cannahuna Bloom 0.66 mll
Big Cannahuna Bloom Booster 0.132 mll
Purpinator  - Purpinator
Purpinator 2 mll
This is a weird little plant, it didn't do much stretching at all and the side branches didn't grow or catch up with the rest of the plant. It still seems healthy with a beautiful purple colour. Keeping the light approx. 40 inches from this plant, if I get any closer the leafs start to curl and shy away from the light. I've only been feeding once a week because she just doesn't drink very much. The only thing I've done to this plant is to remove a few leafs, that's it. 0 training, no topping, should end up with 3 large buds and a few smaller ones. I guess you can't get a huge harvest everytime, but you know what they say, DYNOMITE COMES IN SMALL PACKAGES💪😋.. The light, UF 4000 supplied by Unit farm- 400 watts, plug and play, adjustable by height only, no dimmer. So far I'm really liking this light👍👍..Just took a bit of getting used to as it is quite powerful and very bright. The seed is from Canuk seeds- Purple Kush auto.
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Week 6. Flowering
2 years ago
30.48 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Strong
55 %
19 °C
18 °C
12 L
1 L
101.6 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Cannahuna Bloom 0.66 mll
Big Cannahuna Bloom Booster 0.132 mll
Purpinator  - Purpinator
Purpinator 2 mll
Easy week, no trimming, no training, this plant is drinking 1L every other day with or without food. The purple colour is really coming out now and the smell is off the charts. The buds are getting bigger and more dense every day, they are building a nice layer of frost and getting super sticky. I won't get a monster harvest, that's for sure, but what's there looks real good👌.. Thanks for stopping by👊.. The Light for this grow is from Unit Farm, the UF 4000 with IR and UV, it has detachable drivers and uses 400 watts of power.. Took a little bit to find the sweet spot with this light, the plants let you know right away if the light is to close or to far away and you can adjust accordingly. This is my first grow with this light and I'm liking it so far, the light covers the 4x4 tent well and the plants are happy underneath it..
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Week 7. Flowering
2 years ago
40.64 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
Strong
55 %
19 °C
18 °C
12 L
1 L
101.6 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Cannahuna Finish 0.198 mll
I haven't done anything to this plant except to pluck a few leafs here and there. It kind of grew funny right from day 1, but it came back and is going to produce a very nice main cola with a few med-lrg buds from the only two side branches. Gotta love the PURPLE!!! The smell is off the charts kind of sour with a sweet and floral undertone. Should be a couple more weeks and it will be time to chop this girl as she is a little further ahead than the other two, so another week of finish and then water until the end. Smok'em if you got'em!!!! The Light for this grow is from Unit Farm, the UF 4000 with IR and UV, it has detachable drivers and uses 400 watts of power.. Took a little bit to find the sweet spot with this light, the plants let you know right away if the light is to close or to far away and you can adjust accordingly. This is my first grow with this light and I'm liking it so far, the light covers the 4x4 tent well and the plants are happy underneath it..
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Week 8. Flowering
2 years ago
40.64 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
Strong
55 %
19 °C
18 °C
12 L
1 L
101.6 cm
Plain water for this plant for the next week, she's just about ready to harvest. She's very sticky and very smelly, but in a good way with that real strong kush smell, makes you want to take a bite!!! This plant grew a little strange right from the beginning, it just didn't want to branch out at all. So I have a nice main cola and a few med sized nugs with a super dark purple colour to them, very nice!!! I've kept the light(UF 4000) approx. 40 inches from the top of this plant for the entire grow and that seemed to be the sweet spot in the 4x4 tent. I'm quite happy with this light so far and I think that I can do better the next run as this was my first time using this light. Big shout out to Justin from Unit Farm for letting me experiment with this light and I'm sure the next run will be a little bit better, so stay tuned... The Light- Unit Farm UF 4000, 400 watts with removable driver, U.V and I.R included, great coverage in my 4x4 tent
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Week 9. Flowering
2 years ago
40.64 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
Strong
55 %
19 °C
18 °C
12 L
1 L
101.6 cm
One more watering( small flush) for this plant and it'll be time to chop, should be very easy as there are hardly any leafs. It grew funny and stayed kind of small,but it has a beautiful purple colour, has thick layer of frost and the smell is off the charts, kind of clears the sinuses. Should be a good one, just not alot of it, but that's O.K cause you know what they say?😏... Hope all is well, Smok'em if you Got'em!!! The light- Unit Farm U.F 4000, 400 watts with removable drivers, U.V and I.R are included in the full spectrum light board..
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Week 9. Harvest
2 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
8/10
Rated
Small plant with a big beautiful PURPLE main cola and a couple small buds on the only two side branches.
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Spent 64 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
106 g
Bud wet weight per plant
1
Plants
0.37
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
This plant was a little stunted right from day one and stayed a bit on the small side. The roots only went about a third of the way to the bottom of the pot, looked like the tap root hit something and stopped growing. Other than that the plant had super dark sugar coated buds, just beautiful, with a super strong smell that is kind of sweet with sour undertones that kind of take your breath away. I trimmed this plant while it was still in the pot, took about twenty minutes with a puff break about half way through😉. I chopped the whole plant and hung it in the tent with a wet weight of 106 grams, I'm hoping for an ounce but I think that's a stretch, so we'll see. Big shout out to Justin at Unit Farm for letting me experiment with this light (UF 4000), took a bit to get used to, but I think I've got it figured out. It was my first time using this light, it seems very bright and powerful, fills the 4x4 tent with light from corner to corner and the plants really seem to like it. I think I just have to keep it a little higher than rec.( 36-40 inches above the canopy) just to get a little stretch so the plant will get a bit larger instead of staying so short and compact. Always an experiment when your growing auto's, next experiment coming up shortly😃, can't wait!!
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4chuk
4chukcommentedweek 32 years ago
The basil is a nice touch. Wishing you better luck with the backup PK, happy growing.
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@4chuk, Basil is easy to clone, I just chop a branch from the plant and stick it directly in soil, right in the pot your herb grows in and it usually takes and grows some roots within a week or so. Sometimes it doesn't work, but most times it does and I always have fresh basil on hand for whatever I'm cooking😀.. Smok'em if you got'em!!!
4chuk
4chukcommented2 years ago
@northernMike, That's really interesting. I grow basil with my tomatoes as it repels some pests and is said to enhance the flavour of the tomatoes, so I would not be at all surprised if there were beneficial effects on cannabis as well. I actually cleared out all the basil in my outdoor garden just a few days ago, shucks. Keep experimenting buddy. A great day to you also.
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@4chuk,Thanks👊. I did some reading and apparently the basil plant will help make your plant more resinous whether it's planted in the same pot or just beside. After the clones get settled I'll clone more basil plants right in the same pots as my herb, Plus it's nice to have fresh basil for spagetti sauces etc. Have a great day!!!
MooSnuckle69
MooSnuckle69commentedweek 12 years ago
Looking good neighbor. I enjoy growing PK. It's an easy grow. Good luck. I will be following this one. Happy Growing 😙💨
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@MooSnuckle69, Sonoma seeds, purple kush auto,( two plants) and the bag appeal was awesome, super purple, but I've only tried these genetics once. Canuk seeds, auto purple kush was an easy plant to grow the bag appeal was O.K with just some tinges of purple, and I've only grown this strain from Canuk a couple times. The smoke from both strains was very good, but if I had to choose with what I know so far I'd say the Sonoma seeds wins hands down, but I might change my mind after this plant is harvested, we'll see, I'm hoping for a dark purple this time!!🙏.. Have a great day!!
MooSnuckle69
MooSnuckle69commented2 years ago
@northernMike, Hey Mike. If you had to choose between the two seed banks, which one was the better smoke?
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@MooSnuckle69, Thanks for stopping by👊.. I've grown a few of this strain, the best was from Sonoma seeds. The plants turned into an awesome shade of Purple, super dark, the last one from Canuk seeds just had some purple tinges but the smoke was good👌.. Later!!
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 32 years ago
i agree this is ahappy plant, and you found agood distance with the light
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@Mrs_Larimar, This light seems really powerful so I'm still keeping the light quite high above the canopy for now, right around 3 feet and the plants are happy..
MooSnuckle69
MooSnuckle69commentedweek 32 years ago
Looking great. 😁
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@MooSnuckle69,Thanks much👊👊..
Louder
Loudercommentedweek 22 years ago
Can't wait to see the colour on these ones! I remember your last PK had BIG colours 🍻
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@@Louder,The plants with the big purple colours were from a different seed company(sonoma seeds) this one is from Canuk seeds, I'm hoping for a dark purple, we'll see 😑.. Picked up a jug of Purpinator👍 maybe this will help..
SanchoPanza
SanchoPanzacommentedweek 22 years ago
uffff!!! AMAZING!!! just like my grandmother likes it!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@@SanchoPanza,Thank you very much👊👊.. Happy Growing!!!!
Secretflower
Secretflowercommentedweek 12 years ago
Hi, wish you the best with your new lamp. 💪🌿🤘
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@Secretflower, Thanks again, so far so good, the plants seem to really like this light. Keeping it about 40'' above the plant with very little stretch so far..
Tropicannibis_Todd
Tropicannibis_Toddcommentedweek 12 years ago
I grew the same strain from the same breeder and it was super amazing , the smoke is really good now thats its been curing for a few months , I would say great back up , my friend 😀 Happy Growing
Tropicannibis_Todd
Tropicannibis_Toddcommented2 years ago
@northernMike, I lucked out , when I did her , cool Temps she came out a pretty purple 💜
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@Tropicannibis_Todd,Thanks👊. This will be the second time growing this strain from Canuk seeds(Great Herb) although it didn't turn near as purple as the couple that I grew from Sonoma seeds, those were so purple they were almost black 😍. Both strains produced some excellent herb, loved to smoke it in the evening👌because it is a nice relaxing high and the flavour was very powerful, hard to explain. Later!!
Tropicannibis_Todd
Tropicannibis_Toddcommentedweek 52 years ago
She's got some nice colors coming in 👈 sweet 😉 Happy Growing
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@Tropicannibis_Todd, Thanks, just wish she would have gotten a bit bigger.😏.
MooSnuckle69
MooSnuckle69commentedweek 52 years ago
Looking good neighbor. 👍😁
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@MooSnuckle69, Thanks👊, Not sure what happened with this plant, It's staying small with a weird shape, but I should get a couple nice buds. Gotta love the PURPLE!!!
SwissKush
SwissKushcommentedweek 52 years ago
This very unique plant! The end smoke will be a total face melter!!! The colours are beautiful!! 😍
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@SwissKush,Looks to a good one, the smell is off the charts and it's getting a bit sticky, But the whole plant is a little stunted. Not sure why, but I think it had a root problem early on.
Tropicannibis_Todd
Tropicannibis_Toddcommentedweek 32 years ago
Looking good my friend 👊 Happy Growing
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@Tropicannibis_Todd,Thanks for stopping by👊, she' happy and healthy so far..
MooSnuckle69
MooSnuckle69commentedweek 22 years ago
Looking good. 👍😁
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@MooSnuckle69, Thanks Much👊👊, She's off to a good start!!
Anonymous_2022
Anonymous_2022commentedweek 22 years ago
Good luck with your grow 🌱
MooSnuckle69
MooSnuckle69commentedweek 72 years ago
Looking great Mike. Love the purple coloring and it looks very frosty. 👍😁
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@MooSnuckle69, Hey Thanks, Just wish it would have gotten a bit bigger, but you know what they say??? Later!!
Ju_Bps
Ju_Bpscommentedweek 62 years ago
Looking great Mike and nice colors 🌲👨‍🌾💜
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@Ju_Bps,Thanks, the purple is a real deep colour and with the long white hairs it makes quite the contrast and it has that sharp kush smell, can't wait to try this one..
Tropicannibis_Todd
Tropicannibis_Toddcommentedweek 42 years ago
I love this strain , I still have 4 jars of frosty eye candy purplely yummy Ness 😋 looks really good Mike 👍
BarneyRumble420
BarneyRumble420commentedweek 92 years ago
Beautiful grow man
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@BarneyRumble420, Thanks very much👊, didn't get real big, but I think the quality will be there. A few more days and I'll sneak a little tester😑 before it goes in the jar..
DEVS_GENETICS
DEVS_GENETICScommentedweek 72 years ago
Crazy looking color! Looks beautiful bro!
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@DEVS_GENETICS,Thanks again, Last time from Canuk seeds the Purple Kush only had a tinge of colour, but the plant was way bigger. This time the colour is a very deep purple with loads of sugar, but the plant stayed rather small with only two side branches and a large main cola. The joy of growing auto's, you never know what to expect, always an experiment😵😀..
DEVS_GENETICS
DEVS_GENETICScommentedweek 92 years ago
Nice color
northernMike
northernMikecommented2 years ago
@DEVS_GENETICS, This one is hanging in the dry tent for two days now, trimmed it right on the stalk and hung the whole plant, not a big haul but what's there looks really good!!!
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