MCS Purple Kush - Spring Grow Journal

[Eigholte]

2020-03-09

Things are progressing: All three plants have been transplanted. Based on the growth I saw today in Plant B, I am willing to wager that something was off about the environment in that solo cup: That plant seems happier.

Plant A appears to be a male, I saw a pre-flower this week, and I think it's a ball. That may suit me just fine - my past experiments with colloidal silver and giberellin have not been super successful, so having a stash of male pollen from a robust, fast growing plant may not be a bad idea.

Plant C is also looking really robust. That one is a known-feminized seed, and with the good, robust growth I decided that plant gets the larger pot. Odds are good with the head start


Made my second batch of nutrient solution this week. Humidity also spiked after transplanting; all that CalMg soaked coir is giving off a lot of moisture. I've been trying to keep the average humidity around 60% as much as possible, increasing ventilation out of the tent when necessary to drop it back down.


Second watering solution ended up being:
210ppm nutrients (Using my Advanced Nutrients stuff to try and finish it), 200ppm base from tap water and cal mag = 410ppm total.
pH around 6.0 (measured with my chemical test kit),
Solution temperature: 21c.

Tent conditions have been:
19c to 25c,
RH 46% to 89%.


Family photo:



Plant A (presumed male):


Plant B: "new" feminized seed


Plant C: Feminized seed, grew well from first germination

[SoOrbudgal]

Looks like they are loving it.

[Eigholte]

2020-03-02


So that first plant has just taken off, eh?

Plant A has 4 nodes and is building a 5th, and was transplanted yesterday with what seems to be minimal shock. Since this is the start of the third week for this plant, I am hoping it starts to signal it's sex soon. The plan had been to flower this regular seed a little ahead of the others to figure out if I got a male or a female - so the faster growth is actually really helpful for that plan.
Plant C is in second place, working on the 4th node. It hasn't been quite as fast as seed A, but it's no slouch.
Plant B, the new seed, is working on node 2, but doesn't seem to be growing quite as quick as the other two. I have a suspicion that the drainage isn't quite as good in that particular solo cup.

Still using that original 2.5L of seedling strength nutrients at this point, almost out though.
Soaked the new pot/soil in a pH'd Cal-Mg soak before transplanting. (6.7pH, 20c, 251ppm)

And the increased humidity from the mushroom kit does seem to be helping the plants - it's keeping things in a pretty happy zone for vegetative growth, for the most part.
And then the warmth from the plant lights is making the mushrooms pretty happy too - the lion's mane is pinning up a storm, which is nice.


Tent Stats:
Average RH 61%, high 71%, Low 32% (Low occurred when I boosted ventilation after transplanting, it was creeping up towards 75%)
Temp. Low 19c, high 26c

[Eigholte]

2020-02-24

So, I started a new seed, and this one has gotten off to a strong start! From that first cracked taproot to poking above ground was about 48 hours this time.

Still using the watering solution from last week, so those specs are the same.

Tent humidity went up - I have a lion's mane mushroom kit in there sharing the space, and the misting has brought the average RH up. Gotta be honest, the seedlings look way happier with that humidity boost. I have been seeing some excellent growth on A, my unsexed plant, and even the little feminized plantlets have been picking up the pace since I started misting. It's been rather promisting.

Tent Stats:
Average RH 40%, high 66%, Low 38%
Temp. Low 19c, high 26c



Photos:



They're looking robust and happy so far! Here's looking forward to what will hopefully be a majestic harvest around my birthday this year!

[SoOrbudgal]

LOL gotcha I think your wife and I could be good friends she's got my taste in weed

[Eigholte]

Thanks, SoOrbudgal. It's good to hear from you again!

It's a little disappointing that the third seed is moving so slowly/refusing to wake up after I germinated in paper towel and it cracked and formed a tap root, but it's not the end of the world, honestly. I do have one last feminized Purple Kush from the same batch I could start if I want to guarantee myself a second lady plant.

It's nice to hear you got a good Purple Kush sample from another GWE member. I bought one of the legal-corporate-grower's variant on a Purple Kush, and it wasn't anything to write home about. But the breeder of the seeds I purchased claims his plants tend to be about three times stronger in total THC than what the legal-grower marked as their THC level, and the legal example doesn't have some of the traits I'd expect based on what everyone else describes a Purple Kush as tasting/feeling like - so honestly, the genetics of what I have could have very little in common with my one so-called "Purple Kush" experience to date.

I am holding out hope for a very strong and classic Kush experience at harvest time - the spouse has been demanding something as stone-y and sedative as the White Kush I started with, so I hope this will scratch that itch.

[SoOrbudgal]

Hello again Eigholte. Sorry that purple kush is struggling, I've had 3-4 seeds not germinate this winter bummer hope she comes up from her nap. I just got gifted some purple kush from a GWE member and it's a very smooth smoke. Good luck on the grow i'll be watching.

[Eigholte]

2020-02-17


So, my little grow is underway, with 2/3 seeds sprouted. Seed B (one of the feminized seeds), hasn't made it up yet, and I'm a little concerned. I'll give it a little while longer, but the delay/failure may be just due to the feminized Purple Kush seeds being a little bit older. They were actually freebies that came with my first seed order ever, along with the White Kush I started with, so they're approaching 2 years from purchase. A decrease in germination rate is somewhat expected, I suppose, despite them being stored in a cool refrigerator with a desiccant to keep things cool and dry.

First watering solution is made - and I learned a very important lesson: I've been getting a touch careless with my pH solutions. Managed to give myself a chemical burn to the thumb last night - no good. Probably a good idea to clean that nutrient prep area up, and ensure my gloves/goggles are right where I need them. No more excuses for being sloppy, as it were.

First watering solution ended up being:
150ppm nutrients (Using my Advanced Nutrients stuff to try and finish it), 200ppm base from tap water and cal mag = 350ppm total.
pH around 6.0 (measured with my chemical test kit),
Solution temperature: 17c.

Tent conditions have been:
19c to 25c,
RH 25% to 40%.


Photos!



Seedling A: Sex unknown (regular seed)


Seedling C: Known Feminized Seed

[Eigholte]

2020-02-10

Good afternoon, GWE. It's been a while! Life has been a little crazy on my end, so there was no fall grow. But I think it's time to get a little bit of DIY-therapy in by caring for another batch of plants. (These leafy critters are just so soothing, honestly.)

This grow is a group of Purple Kush, seeds sourced from Montreal Cannabis Seeds. All seeds have cracked. Two feminized seeds and one regular were planted. We shall see how this grow turns out!

Nothing is above the soil yet, but there are cups in the blurple-tent, with life waiting to spring forth from below the coir. Lets get started, then!



Per the photo, tent conditions are RH 30-39% (this is the room RH, no changes have been made), and temps 16c-22c, with the cooler temp happening at lights-off.