Purple Lemonade Auto by Fast Buds

TangerineDre4m 21-04-2026 Day 1-6 Day 1: 11 DLI Day 4: 15 DLI Day 6: 17 DLI Purple Lemonade is going quick! On day 3 her first set of fingered leaves is starting to grow from the center. On day 5 Purple Lemonade is growing steadily. So far, no roots are visible from the underside of the pot. Transplant will happen either tonight or tomorrow. On day 6 roots were visible at the bottom of the starter cup: time to transplant! The root ball held together during transplant and was put in a pre-dug hole. I'm not expecting any stress but let's see how she responds.

TangerineDre4m 27-04-2026 Day 7-13 Day 7: 17 DLI Day 7: Purple Lemonade was transplanted yesterday and has continued growing steadily. Great sign! She will be left alone for the coming days to give her time to get used to her new pot. DLI will be kept the same for about 2 days after which it will slowly be raised to 22. Watering will start ramping up from the current 400-500ml in 3-4 days. VPD was increased from 0.9 to 1 by reducing humidity to 67%. Day 8: I watered with 700ml.

TangerineDre4m 04-05-2026 Day 14-21 Day 14: 23 DLI Day 20: 26 DLI Day 14: After being away for a couple of days, Purple lemonade is a different plant. She is looking very strong and healthy. I did LST and removed one of the lower nodes that was facing the soil. She received 750ml of rainwater. Day 15: She was readjusted again this morning and one of her fan leaves was removed, as it was shading all bud sites. Day 17: She was watered with 1L of rainwater. Day 19: Purple lemonade will receive 1,5L of rainwater today. Day 20: Increased DLI to 26 and removed first node from most sides. For LST I have just been guiding the sides by pressing them with my finger in the direction I want them to go, a couple of times a day. So far, it's been working pretty well.

TangerineDre4m 12-05-2026 Day 22-28 Day 25: 28 DLI Day 22: Purple lemonade is developing very evenly. She was watered with 2L of rainwater today. Day 24: She is showing signs of switching to flower. Like the previous purple lemonades, she is pretty early. The pot was dry and Purple Lemonade received 2,5L of water. Day 26: She received 3L of water. Day 28: End of week 4. Purple lemonade is looking very good. She is going steadily and is transitioning into flower it looks like. She was watered with 3,5L of rainwater today.

TangerineDre4m 19-05-2026 Day 29-35 Day 29: Purple Lemonade is going into flower. She was the last to germinate but is now the tallest. The difference between her and Grapefruit is 5 days and 11 days between her and Gelato. Nonetheless, they seem to be almost in sync flower-wise. I'm very happy with how her canopy developed, as she has around 7 strong, equal branches. The side nodes of these branches are developing nicely and are receiving good light due to her open structure and my minimal leaf-tucking guidence. This plant has been very low maintenance since the beginning and the only real training I've done with her is bending her main twice. For the rest, everything has been done leaf-tucking style. Day 31: Around 80 hours after the last watering, Purple Lemonade received 4L of water. Day 34: Watered with 4,5L of water.

TangerineDre4m 30-05-2026 I have been a little slow on updating. It has been pretty warm but the plants don't seem to mind. Purple Lemonade has grown incredibly well, and has stretched aggressively. I did not expect her to become such a unit. Anyhow, it's a very positive development. She is currently around 40 days old and into full stacking mode. Her flowers are starting to develop purple coloration. Her structure is wide but open. Day 45: 5 days later and Purple Lemonade has been stacking very well. Purpling is coming in and it looks like she will soon start bulking. She isn't very smelly yet. So far, this plant has been low maintenance in terms of training and defoliation. She has gotten a lot taller than I expected, but has pretty tight internodes. I wouldn't be surprised if she ends up yielding a similar amount as my previous two Purple Lemonade plants combined. She has been drinking around 4L every 72 hours.

TangerineDre4m 09-06-2026 Day 50: Purple Lemonade is looking great! She is plumping and purpling up nicely. She's taking up quite a good footprint in the tent, especially for being only 50 days old. It's pretty incredible to see how much biomass she packed on in such a short amount of time. Watering is still 4L per 72 hours.

TangerineDre4m 14-06-2026 Day 55: Purple Lemonade is starting to bulk up. She has long colas, which vary from complete spears to clusters of flowers. The smell is starting to come in, and is the recognizable sweet citrus. She has been drinking from her self-watering pot base and seems to like it. 20-06-2026 Day 61: Development is great! She is bulking steadily despite the high temperatures.

TangerineDre4m 29-06-2026 Day 70: After a really hot week with temperatures over 32C consistently, it is finally cooling down. Purple Lemonade has struggled a bit but she's still alive and growing. It may have slowed her down a bit but hopefully the cooler temps will do her well.

TangerineDre4m 05-07-2026 Day 76: Purple lemonade is looking close to harvest. Trichomes are mostly cloudy, which provides the effects I'm looking for. I will harvest her within a couple of days. She feels dense and smells great. I love the foxtailing on her.