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Started with 2x Skunk #1 and 1x Purple Bud. One purple bud seed didn't sprout well and still had the seed stuck on the first two leaves, this later turned out to be a male despite being feminized seeds. Disappointing as the other Purple bud is growing very well and looks like it will be a great smoke and better than the Skunk #1.
At this stage it was clear one of the purple bud one was a Male. I expected this from early on due to the leaf structure and growth traits, it looked very different from the others - but I let it run as the seeds were feminized...apparently. Frustrating to lose some weight from the yield...
They got very bushy due to the indica traits, so they got defoliated and some LST to expose bud sites and make better use of the space / light, since we are now unfortunately down one plant.
Purple bud looks amazing. It's a pity the other plant turned out to be a male! I'll be buying this strain again for sure - same age, condition, feeding schedule and seed price as the skunk #1, but look at the difference!
Skunk is catching up now and the main cola is really putting on the weight. Some browning of the hairs starting to show. Purple bud looking more impressive every day.
Some brown spots showing on the top sugar leaves. I suspect it is due to the cooling fan of the light blowing down hot air?
I've adjusted the fans to blow air directly over the top of the main cola's and I increased the light distance.
Hi Tweet, great grow , really healthy throughout ! What I think happened is that the lamp to plant distance is a bit short so the top of the plant reacted to that. you can see the top leaves cupping from the heat and the stress, and that's where the browning is coming from. Adjust your lights higher to deal with the heat and light stress and it should recover quickly. Hope this helps ! 🚀
Super evening smoke, really nice unique taste - I can only describe it like a cheese x blueberry cross. The skunk is a classic and was really smooth and mellow, a pleasure to smoke even during the day.
Absolutely satisfied with the results for my first attempt. Top quality smoke and as everyone knows there's nothing better than homegrown. It's hard to go back to paying for weed in a coffee shop now! Looking forward to the next grow!
The new light is obviously working well and both strains are smelling beautiful. The purple bud looks incredible! The stems are getting heavy and will soon need to be held upright rather than tied down!
Now the 800w is running. This is much higher in red spectrum and only has pink LEDs. Within a few days there is a huge difference in bud development.
The purple bud has almost perfect structure and symmetry. I'm surprised of it's growth compared to the skunk.
Still using the 300w LED! These clearly needed a huge trim of the big fan leaves and some LST to fully expose the bud sites. It's also pretty clear which one is the male..
Amazing what a little LED light can do! I was really impressed at this stage but I soon realised once I was into flowering that this light wasn't going to get the results I wanted. No worries as this will work perfectly for my clones in future grows ;-)
One seedling had the shell still attached, I could have removed it sooner but I didn't want to risk damaging it. After a few days I could see it was affecting development so I had to remove it myself. Unfortunately this plant was doomed from day 1 :(
Huge dense indica leaves! These developed really well under a cheap €80 "300w" LED (real consumption 120w) light from Amazon. I had both veg and bloom lights running since the light is not very powerful, however it is pretty high in blue spectrum which is good for veg. It also had IR/UV lighting. I later swapped this light in flowering for a 800w LED.
One purple bud with stunned growth. Huge purple stems and deformed leafs. It seemed to recover and soon became the largest plant, however it looked nothing like the other one and was very 'stalky' which I then assumed would be a male/hermie. I kept it going for a bit longer than necessary as this is my first attempt and I wanted to be absolutely sure before I removed it.
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