Purple Queen

Week 1 Veg PQ Next up is the second brand new strain by Royal Queen Seeds, Purple Queen! Definitely a strain I'm looking forward to growing. She's gonna be a stunner 😍 As usual she was started in a wet paper towel in an open plastic bag. This was put in a dark place until she popped a nice root and was ready to be transplanted. She was transplanted into a plastic cup with coco & perlite and sprayed with 5.8pH water with EM1. I use tap water that is 150-190ppm. This is all she was given (in light feedings), and will be started on a light nutrient feed at the start of her 2nd week. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 2 Veg This girl is looking good so far. This week she's been introduced to Cal-Mag and the base nutrients at a low strength feeding; you don't want to overdose her feed and burn her delicate roots straight away as it could kill her. I find it's best to first give a very low feeding and see how she gets on. You can then increase it gradually from there and add other nutrients/additives. She's looking happy and healthy, next week she'll be transplanted and topped ✂️ Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 3 Veg This girl's been a bit of a slow feeder, which could be from over wetting the coco when she was young and only had a small root structure. This week she was fed the full veg nutrients, with silicon, Epsom Salts and molasses included. I like to transplant around day 20, but this girls cup wasn't dry enough to transplant this week so you'll have to look forward to that next week! Overall she's looking happy and healthy. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 4 Veg This girl's had a busy week. She's been transplanted into a 3ltr plastic pot and topped back to her 3rd node. Her nutrients were watered down slightly to prevent her from too much shock and burning root tips. I also water in less volume to encourage her roots to grow sooner in search of water/nutrients. Once her new growth came through, I started bending her over before tying her up next week. She's a very flexible girl with all the silicone in her. That's one of the reasons why it's great in veg. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 5 Veg Again, sorry for the late updates guys, it's been a hectic couple of weeks for work. This week I got the string round her. When tying the main stem, ensure you tie her from the top, not half way up or the bottom. I've seen a few people tie their girls half way up the plant and basically pull their plant to a 45 degree angle. This is wrong. The aim is to bend her, not make her lean. Making this mistake causes major stress to the roots. If you tie at the top and she still leans a little, simply tie the very base of her and pull in the opposite direction to straighten her stem. Doing this takes any stresses away from the roots. She's looking very happy and healthy. This girl also has flat stems. They're considerably thick for her size, but they're not the typical round stem I'm used to seeing with most strains. This isn't something I've not seen or heard of with certain strains before, but I've never experienced it personally so it's pretty cool and strange to see. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 6 Veg This week the Purple Queen was left to get bigger and stronger. She was given a maintenance flush on day 37, to remove any excess build up of salts in the coco. I flushed around 10ltr of water (with EM1), which reduced the coco's ppm to approx 100ppm. She was then topped up with a full strength veg feed to give her a fresh feeding. Later in the week she was given a second round of LST. Her four main tops were tied down to open her up for better light penetration, and to encourage the lower growth to meet the top of the canopy and strengthen up. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 7 Veg This week the Purple Queen was given her new throne to sit in for the rest of her reign. Her final pot is a 5gal Root Pouch. Sorry I couldn't get the usual root porn pics, it's not always easy one handed! She hadn't quite filled her pot, but she had plenty of healthy white roots nonetheless. After being transplanted she was LST'd to open her for better light penetration. I also pluck any big leaves covering the centre, so all branches and internodes in the centre have direct light for quicker growth. She's looking great so far in the veg tent. She'll now be vegged for another week to get her to size before being thrown in the flower tent. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 8 Veg This girl was left to veg for the week before going into flower on Day 56 Veg/0 flower. Each day I was bending her tallest branches down, just to open her up and stretch her out a bit before she goes into the flower tent. She's looking very happy and healthy and has become a beautiful bush. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 1 Flower This girl is finally in the flower tent! In order to transition her into flower, her base nutrients are levelled at a 1:1:1 ratio, just until she starts to slow her stretch and build her flowers. Cal-Mag and Epsom Salts have been increased now that she will be requiring them in higher amounts with the faster growth during stretch. On day 7 she was given a thorough leaf strip and lollipop to prevent her from getting tall. As it's only the one 315w CMH under all four girls, it's important for me to keep on top of this for maximum bud sites and bigger buds throughout the whole plant. She's a very healthy looking girl with nice thick branches. Looking forward to seeing her flowers. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 2 Flower A slow stretcher but very thick branched, this girl has recovered very well this week. Even though she has pistils appearing all over the place, she's still expected to stretch a considerable amount more. She's obviously taller, but from how little she's stretched this week I can tell her main stretch is gonna come in her third week. For most of the week she was fed the same as last week's nutrients, until day 13, where she was fed the above. The base nutrients are now leaning towards the bloom ratio. She soon grew a full canopy of foliage by the end of the week, and was stretched out properly with string too (as you've seen in my flower tent previously). She's a very healthy girl who's loving life under the CMH. I've currently got her raised a bit higher on the bench than the others, to get her a little closer to the light until she stretches more. My light is never at the highest it can go in the tent. I find it's better not to grow to your absolute maximum height, and always allow for extra stretch plus a bit more just in case. You can always lower the plant or raise the light accordingly. I'm liking the look of this girl so far, with her thick branches and beautiful growth. Looking forward to seeing her flowers grow. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 3 Flower To start the week off she was given a maintenance flush. This is the last m/flush she'll be given, until she starts her 2+ week flush at the end of her cycle. It's just as, if not more important than the first m/flush, as there could be more leftover nutrients than the first from being given heavier strength feedings. It's a good way to flush out the excess nutrients that can no longer be uptaken by the plant, and replace them with a fresh bloom feed so she can keep building her flowers. She clearly needs it as she already has good sized top buds for this early stage of flower. Silicon has been reduced to the norm now she's over her main stretch, and the base nutrients have been adjusted based around a 1:2:3 ratio, but favouring ﹰFloraﹰBloom. I've started using Green leaf nutrinets Bud Explosion in small amounts, to increase bud sites and calyx production. Their Sweet Candy is also now being included; this should improve the flavour and aroma. I'm doing a proper test with these on a clone from the Bubble Kush that I made a diary for, as this is a fairer test because I can compare to her first run. Along with her great calyx production, she's now starting to produce plenty of trichomes, and will soon frost up well throughout flower. Overall, a very happy and healthy looking girl so far. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 4 Flower A few nutrient changes this week; I lowered nitrogen levels slightly by decreasing FloraMicro. She's not toxic, but rather hasn't got any need for high amounts of it now she's flowering well. For most of the week I increased bud explosion to 0.25g/ltr, but was then increased again to 0.3g/ltr on Day 28. Day 28 is the last day I feed silicon to ensure a proper flush by the end of the cycle. If fed too long into flower it can cause your buds to spark and not burn well. She's a very healthy girl and building thick and fast. She has very tight node spacing so she's stacked up beautifully. She's a hairy girl too, with a lot of thick pistils all over her bud sites. A strong smeller, with extremely fruity grape smells. I've also noticed she has green and purple calyx's, so I'm looking forward to seeing how purple this girl is in the end. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 5 Flower Nitrogen levels were lowered throughout the week and almost completely cut out by the end. Cal-Mag and Epsom Salts were stopped by day 35 to ensure a proper flush, and to cut out N as most Cal-Mag supplements include a decent amount of N. You don't want to be feeding Epsom Salts for too long into flower as the sulfur can impair the flavour after harvest. Bud Explosion has been increased slightly now that she's building calyx's at a fast rate. She's stacked incredibly well and her buds are getting bigger and thicker by the day. It's hard to see the meat of her buds due to her many thick white pistils, but she's currently a mix of green and purple calyx's. The thing not to forget when growing purple strains is that you may not get the most purple traits from some pheno's. This girl could still purple out later on in flower, but she may not. If you pop more than I have, then you have a higher chance of finding a really purple gem. This girls aroma is super strong and fruity. She smells of sweet grapes and berries with a floral tone. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 6 Flower Up until flush, she was only given PK, sugars and sweeteners, and the microbes (listed above). Everything else has been stopped to ensure a proper flush. She started her flush on Day 40 as I want to get a nice fade on her after a long flush. My girls are in coco and perlite, in fabric pots sat on benches so they dry out within 2 days. Because of this I can flush a lot of water through them without overwatering. Infact, the amount of water I put through them doesn't make a difference to how quickly they dry. Good air movement around the pots also helps them dry, and stops any stagnant air within the lower half of the tent and within the plants, preventing any moulds. When flushing, I first feed just enough water to create a run off into the tray so I can read the ppm and pH value. Doing this lets you know how your plant has been performing; whether she's been way off in pH and locked out by having a high/low pH and high ppm, or if she's been doing just fine with a pH range within tolerance and around the same ppm value or less than you've been feeding. This girl was in perfect health, with a good pH and ppm. After that, I flush up to 30ltr and then take a second reading from the last bit of run off. The ppm is the main thing I look at this time, to see how low I've taken it from the flush. Personally, I find the girls fade much sooner, and more overall by doing a bigger flush as it takes almost all of the nutrients out of the coco within a few days. That leaves the plant with nothing but her own stored nutrients to feed on for the next 2+ weeks. A better flush means a better, cleaner smoke. She's stacked up and swelling by the day with huge buds. Not the frostiest strain I've ran, but still covered in trichomes and extremely strong scented. She smells of mixed berries and grapes 🍇 I can't wait to try! Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 7 Flower Still flushing away the nutrients left over in the coco and plucking a few leaves here and there, just to speed up the fading process by taking away some stored nutrients. She's getting fatter every day and smelling like a forest of the sweetest berries imaginable! I can tell this girl is gonna be full of flavour. By the end of the week she had turned a nice pale green/yellowish colour. Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Week 8 Flower Last full week of flush (plus a couple days). She was taken down on Day 58 Flower after she'd faded enough. Most of her fans had died off and been plucked. I always cut them down approx half hour before the light is due to turn on. This is so the chlorophyll production is at its minimum, giving you the best flavour and smoke. She's a stunning girl with fat juicy fruity cola's! 🍇🍓 Thanks for following and happy growing! 🐺

Thank you to RQS for creating and sending me this girl. She's fat, full of flavour and a pleasure to grow! Highly recommended even for a beginner. Thanks to all that follow, like and comment. Without you guys it'd be pretty boring so I appreciate all of your input! She was harvested on Day 58 and left to dry for at least a week. I then gave her a dry trim and thrown the buds in a jar for curing. I put a couple of boveda 62% humidity packs in there too, to keep the moisture level correct. I'll soon be switching to Integra boost packs as they seem to get a better review and are purposely made for cannabis. Because I have 4 seperate plants/strains in one tent, under one light, I've had to calculate these by dividing the conditions by 4 (4 plants in total sharing same conditions). This is the fairest and only way to work it out on average as a full tent. Happy growing! 🐺