This is my second grow, first one using grow diaries and first time trying autos.
The details:
Tent: 27x27x63 inches (footprint about 5sq ft.)
Pots: 4x 5gal smart
Seeds: 3x purple auto (Pyramid seeds), 1xdark purple auto (delicious seeds) all fem
Lights: 2x75w Cree CXB3590 COB LED
Medium: Pro mix soil with perlite and sheep manure
2019.09.11: soaked seeds for 12h in a shot glass of water
2019.09.12: put seeds in soaked jiffy pods, covered on the window sill.
2019.09.15: heads appear on 2 purple autos. Inspected and found taproots on all three. Nothing showing on the dark purple yet.
2009.09.16: the 2 purple autos go into their smart pots. Covered with a little dusting of soil. Lights on a 20 and 4 cycle. A little water just around the sprouts. Will plant the others when they poke out of the jiffy pods.
Good work man! Just ordered myself some of these, what’s your lights off temps like...? I’m sure the cooler dark periods induce and encourage the purples to show
@Antaquarium, sounds like you’ve got it all on point with temps! I also wouldn’t go lower than 15.
A shorter day cycle might have helped, usually it’s just down to the pheno, I wish you all the best with the next ones too! I’ll be watching! :)
Hey @Gardener_of_Goodness, the lights off temps have been about 15°C but I'm not getting any purple. Kind of disappointing but they are healthy so I can't complain. I'm not really able to drop it any lower right now and don't want to mess with a good thing. They only get to about 22°C with lights on.
Maybe if I was running an 18h cycle instead of 20 they'd be cooler for longer and that would bring the purp?
I still have a few of these seeds left that I'll play with on my next run and see if I can add a little colour to my stash.
Happy growing!