'Purple Star Killer' by i49

Hello folks and welcome to Week 5 of Bloom with Mr. Purple Star. This'll be short. The Deets: The Good: -Stacking like a beast and shedding trichs like there's no tomorrow. Adjusted feeding schedule at a higher ec has proven to kick her in the ass and her bud development is clearly moving at a faster rate. -Great strength in her mains and laterals. Holds her own even with bracing wires removed. Splays a bit but has zero issues holding that weight. The potassium silicate I added back into the regiment seems to be doing it's job and she's firming/shoring up nicely The Bad: -A four week streak. Hot damn! The 'Meh': -Some early browning of some pistils (in my mind) but the SF was backed off and it stopped. Into week 6 now, so I expect to see some brown pistils but I was hoping she would hold up for a little longer before starting to turn. Is what it is and new pistils have been popping with the new feed schedule. I feel all will be well. -I see I could have done more pruning and taken more suckers, but again, it is what it is and this girl will most likely have a dual harvest, just like GDPB. I'll allow the lower growth to ripen and bud up a bit more before I do the second chop. Might be popcorn and LARFY, but quality is quality👌 Notes of the Week: -Feeding schedule has been changed again with all girls as their needs are clearly high. Raised my EC to full dose feedings while keeping a couple additives @ 1/2 to see if there are any issues. If not, moving to full feeds for the remainder of the grow and help these girls achieve their full potential. -SF-2000 comes tomorrow!!!!!!!!😀😀😀. It will be unpacked, tested and put into action immediately. She will be in all pictures next week. Stoked! -Pulling all girls in now and trying to control their side laterals that have been pumping out and interfering with one another and/or the side of the tent. SC and DD haven't been done yet, but PSK and GDPB have been and movement has gotten quite a bit easier. -Decided already that Green Planet nutes aren't for me but will finish up this grow with their line (except a couple additives from other suppliers). I am not a fan of the dosing and these manufacturers really need to assess what WE need to complete a grow. As it stands, by the end of this grow, there will be half of micro formula left, 80%! of grow formula, probably nothing left of Bloom and will probably run out of their Massive formula before the end of the grow. This is a box set that I purchased, so I fully expect that there will be adequate nutrients in that set to carry the entire grow without running out or having far too much excess left over. The concentrations also seem off and I feel they could do a far better job at optimizing their product instead of watering it down. A good example of a company selling a box set that WILL cover your needs comes from Future Harvest and will probably be the next line I run with. They know what you're going to need and what you're going to use. 1L Micro, 500ml Grow, 2L Bloom along with their veg and bloom additives. They know damn well I'll be using a lot more Bloom and micro then grow, so they adjusted it and aren't making us pay for the privilege of more product we won't even use. (This turned into a ramble, HA! Oops) Run-Off Reads: GDPB Last Read: 6.2/6.3pH and 1028ppm GDPB New Read: 6.2ph and 915ppm PSK Last Read: 6.2pH and 1077ppm PSK New Read: 6.1pH and 1200ppm (Higher then expected, but a suspected dirty pan may be the culprit. Forgot to clean before hand and it warped the run-off reads. All is well) Told you that would be short👍😀. Have a great week everyone! I'll catch you on the flip side and I hope you all have success with your projects. Much love, take care and see ya later👋✊ **Special Note Edit** I've been seeing many beautiful and unknown/unseen grows and growers as of late. Some or most of these individuals are very talented but don't have too many eyes on their projects. I started on Monday by tagging a grower and I feel I will tag a new grower twice a week, every week. These are just growers that I respect. Growers that are helpful, supportive and share the obsession. They may not get many views (yet) but if you all are interested, please to check them out and give em some love. I feel their efforts and grows deserve such love. The second person I'm tagging is @quackerjack. This dude has been supporting me and others for a looong time, puts out beautiful specimens and beauty bud. If you're looking for a good person to follow, a good person to talk too, this is the guy🙂. Check it out if you haven't already! Thanks all and happy trails👍