Auto Purple Sunset XXL "GB strain" again

Chrisandweed Germinated in a container with a paper towel, moved to a jiffy, and when the cotyledons came out, transferred to a 1L pot in the cabinet with humidity for half a day.

Chrisandweed I don't know what the spots on the leaves are, it doesn't seem to be a pest but I don't know if it's some mutation or a pH issue or something that happened when germinating it.. I don't know.

Chrisandweed third week of vegetative. One week less than the other autos. Since germination, the leaves have had strange movements, discolorations, stripes, etc.. I think it's due to mutation or a seed problem, since it has gone through exactly the same processes as the other seeds and it's the only weird one. I should also mention that it's one from a pack of 12, so I wouldn't be surprised if the rubbing between them creates future problems, but well... Overall, the plant looks very good, maybe a bit too light green tones but it's correcting itself, the important thing is that its health seems to be good since none are giving in to pests.

Chrisandweed The flowering has started.. it began about 2 or 3 days ago, today I'm posting this on Monday 01/09/2025. The photo was taken before watering. Now that the lights are on, if I can, I'll take some pictures to see if they wake up happy. Apparently, it got blocked, it was growing slowly, and then it said.. really? Hold my drink! And it grew hahahaha let's see if the XXL genetics show up or what. Edit: the lights are on now and there it is, happy.

Chrisandweed Well, you see, my friend, it's crazy! Hahaha just like the last grow, right? XD It's a beast growing like crazy.

Chrisandweed In the end, this has been the tallest of the 4 autos.. we'll have to see if the size of the buds competes with the papaya zoap, which are some serious bricks.

Chrisandweed Well, I'm not the only one who has seen the XXL, right? XD I didn't expect this size, especially considering it's the third time I've planted this strain. This time I approached the grow differently, but still. In the first grow of this strain, I did apical pruning and well, it wasn't bad, I got about 60g, like 6 or 7 main buds, even though the plant didn't grow more than 50cm tall. The second time was in 7-liter pots, unlike the first and this last one, although I put two plants.. I tried to do LST on both, result? Dwarf plants, super tiny, between the two harvested plants I got 16 sad grams.... This time, no training, no stress, no buds, just straight up to the sky and let's see how far it goes xD For now, very well, a little affected by the mimosa pest that's stuck to them, but it held up well, it'll be like the papaya zoap, they've grown so well that if a pest hits them, they resist it well. It's still not producing much resin, just a bit, but the buds are already starting to show some fattening 🔥🔥🔥

Chrisandweed The white stuff was powdery mildew. I fought it (and still fight it) with 1% hydrogen peroxide per liter of water using foliar spraying.

Chrisandweed What a monster! And it still has a lot of fattening up to do! I’d say it has about a month left until harvest, but damn, what a monster! Hahahaha the side buds are like the tops of the smaller ones hahahaha and the smell! It smells super strong! Plus, the smell is literally a mix of fruits and sugar in equal parts, super fruity and super sweet, it doesn’t smell like cannabis at all! I’m worried about the yellowing of the leaves since with the nutrients I’ve tried to keep it just right, and apparently I fell a bit short on a couple of waterings, but well, the plant seems fine now, even though it never showed direct stress, and here it goes, well-fed, so because of that, I’m going to keep fertilizing it this week and then next week it’s just water and let it suck from the leaves.

Chrisandweed Let's see, the plant is doing very well, it grows really well, drinking water is still the same, at the same pace, every 2 or 2 and a half days I give it its 3 liters, and sometimes I water with 7 to let it drain a bit. Now, the yellow... Why is it so yellow!? -It could be because I was too light on the nutrients. Lack of potassium. -It could be due to pH lockout or salts. -It could be a fungus. -Or it could be, and here’s my theory hahaha, that since I’ve grown this plant two more times before, the first time was quite better than the second, and I was able to ensure the flush and get it well into its final phases and such (it messed up during drying which lasted 4 days hahaha but hey, you learn from everything) and the curious thing is that in that first grow, it also yellowed very early, with the same spots and here’s my theory: this genotype extends the use of nitrogen into the advanced flowering stages and also starts pulling from reserves earlier than usual (which would explain why this is one of those plants that matures in a week and you don’t even notice) and since the pH drops during flowering, I was lowering it as the stretching started, so I was limiting the nitrogen reserves earlier than what THIS GENOTYPE requires, and that’s where the yellowing of most of the leaves comes from. Since I still have several more seeds of this, I’ll keep planting it to see how far we can take it and thanks to things like this, keep learning through the process. P.S.: I have branches tied or supported against the wall because they fall from the weight xD

Chrisandweed Well, I wouldn't want it to be their last week, but just in case, yesterday I gave them a Flush to start the root washing, and all this week it's going to be just water until the leaves stop taking in or stop drinking... until the end, let's go, but yeah, we're already in the home stretch.

Chrisandweed Very good plant, I really liked this grow a lot, it's going to produce a lot, plus it's super resinous! It smells super strong like fruits! Anyone I show the plant to agrees on that. It grew very big, very strong, and very resilient. For my next auto grow, which I don't know when it will be yet, I will try a different fertilization, extending the nitrogen a bit more, and all the tricks I explained somewhere else in another week xD. Since the platform is going as it is, I repeat here the feelings with the tested plant. Very tasty, it tastes super strong like fruits along with a very deep diesel touch. I would definitely recommend this strain! Despite being auto and XXL format, the potency and flavor leave no doubt that it has been a beast, hits super hard and besides the +130g I've harvested, dry and trimmed, the trim will add about 15/20 grams more! After Christmas, I will probably get the equipment for extractions and I'll upload how the hash from this beast turns out.