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Grand daddy purple
Indoor
Room Type
HST
weeks 9-11
LST
weeks 3-6, 8-12
Topping
weeks 3-4
Main-Lining
weeks 3-4
Defoliation
weeks 5-6, 8
11 L
Pot Size
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Week 1. Vegetation
5 years ago
18 hrs
27 °C
6.2
No Smell
315 PPM
44 %
19 °C
22 °C
22 °C
11 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 0.3 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 0.2 mll
TriPart Grow - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Grow 0.2 mll
2nd grow, seeds sprouted within first 24hrs Same setup as last grow
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Week 2. Vegetation
5 years ago
18 hrs
27 °C
6
No Smell
745 PPM
35 %
19 °C
22 °C
22 °C
11 L
35.56 cm
Nutrients 4
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.057 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 0.264 mll
TriPart Grow - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Grow 1.585 mll
Not much to say, growing good. Upped the nutes, roots are starting to reach water
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Week 3. Vegetation
5 years ago
24 hrs
28 °C
6
No Smell
745 PPM
30 %
19 °C
22 °C
22 °C
11 L
35.56 cm
Nutrients 4
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.057 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 0.264 mll
TriPart Grow - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Grow 1.585 mll
Started mainlineing this week. Plants responding very well! Looking for that “happy place” for heat, have an ac to help. Plants are very green, ppm keeping steady at around 725
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Topping
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Main-Lining
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Grow Questions
Buddie
Buddiestarted grow question 5 years ago
If your ppm is staying around the same, is it better to leave it alone or try pushing it abit more with the nutes and watch plants?
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Feeding. Other
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OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
If your ppm stays around the same in your tank it could means that the plants needs are low so she is not using many nutrients so no need to push her. If you filled a tank with a 1.50 ec value and after a week your value goes down to 1.40 then your plant did only "eat" 0.10 ec so no need to worry or to hurry If you means that you have the same EC since 2 weeks and you would like to push it to see the result I feel like if your plants have no issue with the 1.49 dosage you can try an higher one and monitor your plant to see how she is reacting to that change , if the reaction is negative then get back to the old value and try to wait one more week before increasing the dosage
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Week 4. Vegetation
5 years ago
15.24 cm
24 hrs
27 °C
5.6
No Smell
745 PPM
35 %
19 °C
22 °C
22 °C
11 L
25.4 cm
Nutrients 5
Z9 0.6 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.057 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 0.264 mll
Did some mainlineing past 2 weeks, once more for 8 tops. They seem to be really taking off this week, big growth past 2 days.
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Buddie
Buddiestarted grow question 5 years ago
So I just did topping for 8 colas Should I leave the big fan leaves on for a few days or is that taking away from new growth?
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Techniques. Main-lining
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OGgrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @Buddie I think that for now you should leave the leaves for the plant not to lose strength, keep pushing the larger leaves down with your fingers, arranging them and leaving the shoots above the leaves to receive light. good luck mate 👍
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Week 5. Vegetation
5 years ago
20.32 cm
24 hrs
27 °C
5.8
No Smell
775 PPM
39 %
19 °C
22 °C
22 °C
11 L
2 L
25.4 cm
Nutrients 5
Z9 0.6 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.321 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 0.66 mll
Having a lot of fun with Main-lining these plants. Fast growth with this strain for defoliation. Going to increase nutes this week and possibly switch to 12-12 on Sunday. Fan leaves are huge! I can see having to trim abit when plants take off at stretch. Left the one in back alone for now , experimenting with defoliation.
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Week 6. Flowering
5 years ago
33.02 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6
No Smell
985 PPM
39 %
22 °C
22 °C
22 °C
11 L
4 L
25.4 cm
Nutrients 5
Z9 0.6 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.585 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 1.585 mll
Plants are doing really good. A lot of growth in past week. Changed nutes and switched to 12-12. Time for the stretch! Mainlining added an extra week or so onto veg but hopefully will pay off later.
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Buddie
Buddiestarted grow question 5 years ago
First time trying main-lining. I have 8 colas, just started 12-12. Do I just let it go now letting side branches grow out ? Occasionally trim and tuck any leaves covering buds? Or trim side growth also?
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chasv77answered grow question 5 years ago
Not using LST? Sounds like you have vertical space. If you like the idea of just main colas, then trim those side branches asap, so all energy can go to main branches. I think you answered your second question. Yes. The fewer leaves you cut up top (not the fading leaves that come with aging plant), the better. Third question same as first?
Buddie
Buddiestarted grow question 5 years ago
Dwc hydro/ 600w hps Starting 2nd week of flowering today.I know stretch is about 3 weeks.... Flora series 6/6/6ml gal now Gradually switch to higher bloom, or start going strong now?Also adding “big bud nute” this week Tks
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labifleanswered grow question 5 years ago
Salut le jardinier ! Tu devrais doucement augmenter l'engrais de floraison pour ne pas choquer tes plantes , elles réagissent bien a ta tes engrais donc tu devrais pas changer les doses brutalement. Big bud c'est un additif que j'aurais utiliser a partir du moment ou y'a des buds , vue son nom . Bella ciao
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Week 7. Flowering
5 years ago
43.18 cm
12 hrs
25 °C
6.1
No Smell
1070 PPM
35 %
22 °C
22 °C
21 °C
11 L
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 6
Z9 0.159 mll
Big Bud - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud 2.113 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.849 mll
Plants are growing like crazy, very healthy. Added some big bud this week along with upping bloom nutes. Can’t seem to get enough! 3 of the plants are growing tall while one is struggling to catch up, all in all very pleased so far. Really enjoying using dwc. Once you get the hang of it it a lot of fun! You can fine tune plants needs very easily, and plants grow crazy fast, it’s really amazing. Saved a few cuttings for outdoors this summer.
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Week 8. Flowering
5 years ago
55.88 cm
12 hrs
24 °C
6.1
No Smell
1185 PPM
44 %
22 °C
22 °C
21 °C
11 L
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 6
Z9 0.159 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.981 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 3.302 mll
Well it’s been quite the week... one plant ended up being a male. ☹️ Growing about an inch a day. Did some defoliation on one plant, not sure if I did too much. Trying to get 8 big colas, having fun experimenting! Upped the nutes today and also added Beastie Bloomz.
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Week 9. Flowering
5 years ago
60.96 cm
12 hrs
24 °C
6.1
Weak
1100 PPM
40 %
22 °C
22 °C
21 °C
11 L
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 6
Z9 0.159 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.981 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 3.302 mll
Buds are really starting to show now. Everything is going great! Not sure if stretch is over yet, plenty of room in tent if they do. Doing LST and HST to give colas space.
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Week 10. Flowering
5 years ago
66.04 cm
12 hrs
24 °C
5.8
Normal
985 PPM
40 %
22 °C
22 °C
21 °C
11 L
4 L
40.64 cm
Nutrients 5
Z9 0.159 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.981 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 3.302 mll
Plants are doing great! Stretch has seemed to stop so I lowered nitrogen. Noticed abit of nite burn on the tips of leaves so I brought down ppm from 1100-985. Bud sites are really fattening up! Very sticky to the touch. This is a fast version so I’m thinking maybe 2-3 weeks left. Plants respond to training very well, I’ve tried everything on this plants, learning as I go. Did some supercropping on a few tops and really noticed a difference in bud sites and size.
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Week 11. Flowering
5 years ago
66.04 cm
12 hrs
24 °C
5.8
Strong
1165 PPM
43 %
22 °C
22 °C
21 °C
11 L
4 L
40.64 cm
Nutrients 5
Z9 0.159 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.981 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 3.698 mll
Buds are fattening up nicely! Thinking around 2 weeks to go. Smell is very strong. Small bit of nute burn but only on tips. Noticed a difference from last crop by using main-lining. Colas are thicker and longer with buds. Also branches I super cropped seem to be getting really frosty!
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Week 12. Flowering
5 years ago
66.04 cm
12 hrs
22 °C
5.8
Strong
1360 PPM
43 %
22 °C
20 °C
19 °C
11 L
4 L
40.64 cm
Nutrients 5
Z9 0.159 mll
TriPart Micro - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Micro 1.981 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 3.698 mll
Buds have really thickened up, colas are a lot bigger this crop. Raised nutes this week seeing I’m expecting to flush in around 10 days. Still drinking a lot so they must be still packing on weight Purple is really starting to show now, hard to get colour with lights going. I will try taking a few with flash on , see if that helps
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Week 12. Harvest
5 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Grand daddy purple - Custom Breeder & Strain
Spent 72 days
Veg Flo Har
9/10
Rated
171.67 g
Bud wet weight per plant
70 g
Bud dry weight per plant
3
Plants
4
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Substrate temperature
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Lamp distance
Excellent strain for training! Experimented with different techniques and plants handled it great. Took fairly high nutes towards the end in stride with small tips showing burn. Still cureing for quality but from some I’ve tried so far it is a purple all the ways through bud with tons of crystals. Grinded some up in coffee grinder and lid was caked! Might try a few oz’s with dry ice
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