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CRITICAL PURPLE, GROWERS CHOICE SEEDS

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4 years ago
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Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 5-6, 8
Defoliation
weeks 5-6, 8, 10
Soil
Grow medium
Perlite
Grow medium
11 L
Pot Size
0.95 L
Watering
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Week 5. Flowering
4 years ago
30.48 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Weak
48 %
21 °C
11 L
WEEK 5 STRESSFUL. DEFOLIATE ALL LEAVES BLOCKING BUDS. FELT LIKE I CUT TOO MANY BUT LOOKS TO HAVE BOUNCED BACK FROM STRESS IN ONE DAY SO ITS ALL GOOD. WORRIED IM GOING TO END UP WITH A BUNCH OF POPCORN BUDS BUT USING A MUCH MORE INTENSE LIGHT THAN LAST TIME.
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Week 6. Flowering
4 years ago
30.48 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Weak
48 %
21 °C
11 L
defoliation to expose bu d sights on left side plant at 7 weeks. leaves were and are not looking super healthy, seem to be drooping which can be over water most likely but i also noticed they start to droop same way when lights are too low so raised lights 3 inches and put material under right side 2 weeks younger plant to meet hight of other one. now letting it dry out for a couple days but bottom line, must keep plants healthy and must be patient for up to 11 weeks on bud developement as it tends to be slower than most auto flowers for critical purple. you can pull a bit off when its close to done and dry it out if you are a fiend or patiently wait this out and pray for big dense buds.
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Week 8. Flowering
4 years ago
12 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
Strong
48 %
21 °C
11 L
18 cm
LAST 2 GROWS OF SAME STRAIN PLANTS GREW UP TO 3 FT USING LOW POWERED LIGHT. THIS NEW LIGHT IS UNBRANDED, WEIRD AND THE EBAY SELLER SOUNDS LIKE HES JUST DROP SHIPPING THEM AS THEY DONT SELL THE DAISY CHAIN BUT THIS THING LOOKS TO BE DOING A WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED JOB AS LONG AS YOU GROW 2 PLANTS ONLY AND IN 3 GALLON POTS MAX. IM USING FOX FARM BIG BLOOM. I CAREFULLY STICK MY FINGER IN DIRT ABOUT AN INCH OR 2 TO DETERMINE IF NEEDS WATER. 4 CUPS OF WATER FROM MY WELL AND ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS I SPLASH AN EMERIL LEGASSI BAM OF BIG BLOOM. IM PROBABLY USING WAY MORE FERTILIZER THAN I SHOULD BUT IT LOOKS GOOD SO IM GOING WITH IT. BASICALLY JUST ENOUGH TO COVER THE BOTTOM OF A 4 CUP MEASURING CUP. THE THING I DIDNT REALIZE ABOUT BIG BLOOM FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS UP UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO IS, YOU HAVE TO SHAKE UP THE FREAKING BOTTLE BEFORE YOU USE IT. I JUST CHECKED IT, IT SAYS SHAKE WELL. SO IM SHAKING THE BOTTLE NOW AND IM PRETTY PROUD ABOUT THE WHOLE FUCKING THING. I HAVE WATCHED HOURS OF VIDEOS AND READ ARTICLES AND ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING DIFFERENT THINGS AND I CANT DO THEM ALL BUT ORDERED CHEAP PH METER FOR SOIL AND WATER SO I CAN FILL IN THE BLANK AND MAYBE FIND OUT ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. JUST AM A LITTLE AFRAID TO TRY ANY NEW TRICKS AS IT SEEMS TO BE GOING OK. THE REASON IM ONLY GROWING CRITICAL PURPLE? ITS LEGAL WHERE I LIVE BUT THEY DONT SELL SHIT LIKE THIS STUFF. YOU HAVE TO HONESTLY HAVE WHATEVER SUPPLIES YOU MAY NEED FOR A COUPLE HOURS CLOSE BY AS ITS A LITTLE TRIPPY. NO MATTER HOW BIG THE BUDS END UP, SMOKING THE BEST SHIT OF YOUR LIFE AND KNOWING YOU GREW IT YOURSELF IS AN OUT OF BODY LEVEL EXPERIENCE. I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY. NO PUN INTENDED.
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Week 9. Flowering
4 years ago
12 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
Strong
48 %
21 °C
11 L
18 cm
..MAJOR TRAGEDY , EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR PLANT. ACCIDENTLY PULLED FIRST INCH OR 2 OFF OF MAIN KOLA. I DONT KNOW IF THE WHOLE THINGS GOING TO DIE OR IF I SHOULD DO SOMETHING BESIDES FEEL LIKE A MORON? IM GOING TO FEEL , WELL ANOTHER LESSON LEARNED BUT WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
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PREPPYPUNK
PREPPYPUNKstarted grow question 4 years ago
1 MONTH LEFT, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE?
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Maintain proper levels. Some lst training would of yieled you more but kinda on late side now. Increased phosphorus and potassium will do it well at this point. Should swell next few weeks. Good luck and happy growing 🌲🌲🌲👊
PREPPYPUNK
PREPPYPUNKstarted grow question 4 years ago
EMERGENCY. I ACCIDENTLY, SOME HOW TOOK THE TOP 2 INCHES OF THE MAIN KOLA OFF. ITS AN AUTOFLOWER IN LAST MONTH OF FLOWER AND PLANT IS HEALTHY ETC. CAN I GLUE IT BACK ON SOMEHOW? WHATS THE SMARTEST, SAFEST THING TO DO TO SALVAGE THIS GIRL? PLEASE HELP. THIS JUST HAPPENED.THANK YOU
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Darktide
Darktideanswered grow question 4 years ago
First, I am sorry to hear that happened. *You could try using plant grafting tape. I have used it when i have cut stems almost completely off along with grafting tomatoes with potatoes. The tape allows nutrients to continue to pass thru the stem. *You could also try to treat the clipping as a clone and place in water with a tent to keep it fed until it produces some roots. Unfortunately trying to save the bud with grafting tape may impede the plants overall bud growth as it is trying to repair, or it may not take amd just slowly die. Going the clone route may put you at risk of bud rot if the humidity gets to high. Sadly It might be better off just cutting your losses (no pun intended) if you still have a large portion of the cola left. I wish you good luck and hope that it works out.
PREPPYPUNK
PREPPYPUNKstarted grow question 4 years ago
LOWERED LIGHTS TO 9 INCHES FROM TOP FROM MFGRS SUGGESTED 18 INCHES FOR LAST FEW WEEKS OF FLOWER, FANS BLOWING ON TOPS AND TEMP IS FINE FOR PAST WEEK. CAN THIS HELP BUD GROWTH? THANK YOU!!!
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Luciditeanswered grow question 4 years ago
I agree a full spectrum LED is much better. My bud quality and strength improved massively when I switched away from blurple lighting. When i did have blurred lights all the way through to flowering i let the buds get really close. 6 inches even. I got a bit of leaf damage at the top of the plant but it was needed to get enough light to the rest of it. Then i switched to full spectrum Mars hydro ts600. Epistar leds. Not quite as good as Samsung but close. More affordable. Best move. I would also recommend scrogging, LST, a bit of super cropping and a very small amount of defoliation and stem removal, mainly lollipopping. Get all the growth into the same level. Get the lights hitting it all at the same height. Whatever you do growing autos is a sprint run. Don’t slow them down.
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Week 10. Flowering
4 years ago
12 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
Strong
48 %
21 °C
11 L
9 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1.302 mll
will have to see but at 8 & 10 weeks, i think they look a little small. as long as i continue watering, this new maxsisun mf2000 should fatten these buds up. cant wait for next grow with the new light in 3x3 tent. this is becoming the best hobby i can recall next to working in my garden all summer. and this grow diary is great as you can have an honest review of progress etc...i have learned so much from this community. Thanks and Blessings for all!
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PREPPYPUNK
PREPPYPUNKstarted grow question 4 years ago
TIME TO HARVEST? JUST POSTED 5 MAGNIFIED TRICHOME PICS AND I THINK THEY LOOK MILKY WHITE TO ME WILL ANOTHER WEEK DO ANY HARM? OR GOOD? THANKS UP FRONT. THIS PLACE ROCKS!!!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago
To me your plant looks well and truly ready for harvest. Leaving it much longer will cause even more THC to break down into CBD and CBN. Once the plant is as ripe as this one, metabolism has slowed considerably, as the plant is approaching death, and the slowed metabolism can no longer support the production of fresh THC to outweigh the amount of THC that is being broken down into CBD and CBN, amongst other non-psychoactive cannabinoids. And as you have already left the plant pass its optimal stage of peak THC concentration/quality, these flowers will probably produce a heavy, sleepy and lethargic stone, which might be your preference, however if you prefer a more "up" and clear and active high, in future you will have to harvest a little earlier than this, around when there are about 95% of browned pistils against about 5% whitish ones. You will find a pictorial representation of when this window of peak THC production is evident in a photo I posted in my diary "cannabis conundrums" and if you are keen to see it, along with other photos of some weird and wonderful things cannabis plants are capable of doing, including hermaphroditic flowers, root systems on a three week old seedling and some genetic mutations amongst others. If you are new to growing, it can pay to do some home experimentation with your next grow and harvest a bud from your plant, when it is nearly ready, every few days (5-6) and sample the flowers at various stages of maturity. Do not smoke them immediately, but record at which level of ripeness they were picked, using say, 85% pistils brown, 90% pistils brown, 95% pistils brown and 100% pistils brown. This is easier to identify rather than trying to guess how much, percentage wise, trichomes have gone cloudy or amber etc. Once you have all four samples dried and cured for a week or three, try them side by side and judge for yourself which level of maturity you prefer. Effects will vary from strain to strain, but this pistil colour method will get you in the "ballpark" reasonably consistently. Imagine that, advice on doing homework that involves smoking buds for scientific purposes! School was never that enjoyable in my experience!! Hope this helps,.... Organoman.
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Week 11. Flowering
4 years ago
30.48 cm
20 hrs
31 °C
Weak
60 %
21 °C
11 L
1 L
15.24 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1.302 mll
sideways. i am done torchering this creature and am now asking for forgiveness and a salvage harvest. 3rd grow ever in life maybe four but frustrated i am finally starting to understand some things. i feel like there are 40k people on planet earth at least on here who have successs so no reason i cant but have to make notes and pay attention examine these creatures and try to get on a spiritul wavelength while following the leaders many many suggestions. this started out with a blurple then maxsisun mf 2000 and there was a week under a marshydro tsw 2000 and i switched it though i wonder if i am making a mistake not using the maxsisun on the new grow as it has 400 watts from the wall and the marshydro has 300 watts. i also have noticed that many people are having success with nowhere near the shit i have bought. this has become some kind of weird obsession but i am obsessed with my outdoor garden and i have severe bipolar and gardening helps very very much. i get very very depressed in winter and i have realized this is all about a million different things but i will make a maximum effort to keep it simple and not stress this next grow like i did to this poor thing. AS FAR AS IM CONSCERNED, PEOPLE WHO GROW WEED HAVE SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS IN COMMON AND WHATEVER IT IS, ITS NONE OF MY BUSINESS. JUST KEEP GROWING UNTIL I CATCH ON FIRE OR GET REWARDED WITH GOOD SIZED DENSE BUDS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE A BOW TIED AROUND THEM OR AT LEAST TAKE YOU OFF PLANET.
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Week 11. Harvest
4 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Critical Purple Autoflowering - Growers Choice Seeds
Spent 43 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
10/10
Rated
0.71 g
Bud dry weight per plant
2
Plants
2.74
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
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Night air temperature
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Lamp distance
I WAS WAY TO PARANOID DURING THIS GROW AND LEARNED ALOT BASED ON MY CURRENT GROW. I OVER DEFOLIATED, I DIDNT LST, I SWITCHED LIGHTS 3 TIMES AND I DIDNT MONITOR TRICHOMES VS BROWN HAIRS. I COOKED THESE POOR THINGS TO DEATH AND THE ROOTS LOOKED LIKE A BALL OF MUSH. THE NEW GROW HAS ROOTS LIKE A TREE. WATERING AROUND THE EDGES INWARD IS HOW MY MOM USED TO TELL ME TO WATER HOUSEPLANTS. IT WORKED AND LST WORKED AS WELL. WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IM NEVER GIVING UP. BTW.
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