Whats that smell up on my shirt...Its that purp. Its that purp.

So hello friends. And, thank you for coming along on my citral journey. I will be going down that road again soon...since the buds were nice and fat. But, this time I will be sure to let them go for 10-12 weeks in flower before chopping them! Lesson Learned! :thumbsup:

We are now working with 2 trays of plants. Tray #1 and tray #2 consist of 3 varieties of California's finest purple girls. They are in flower...and doing nicely. The varieties being grown are GDP, Purple Kush, Purple Erkle, and Grape Ape.

Tray #1:

This tray is 6 weeks into flower. The girls are looking quite nice...and I will be flowering these until week 11 or 12. To get the full purple hue desired. In fact, it is already starting to give me this coloration on a few of the plants. :cool:

So this tray will be another 5 week journey.

Tray #2:

This tray has one odd plant in it. One Citral plant. Had one still sitting around. It needed to be flowered. Was not that impressed with the breed this last time...so I figured I would give it one last chance.

Here are some pics of everything too!

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Originally Posted by martyrprojekt

So hello friends. And, thank you for coming along on my citral journey. I will be going down that road again soon...since the buds were nice and fat. But, this time I will be sure to let them go for 10-12 weeks in flower before chopping them! Lesson Learned! :thumbsup:

We are now working with 2 trays of plants. Tray #1 and tray #2 consist of 3 varieties of California's finest purple girls. They are in flower...and doing nicely. The varieties being grown are GDP, Purple Kush, Purple Erkle, and Grape Ape.

Tray #1:

This tray is 6 weeks into flower. The girls are looking quite nice...and I will be flowering these until week 11 or 12. To get the full purple hue desired. In fact, it is already starting to give me this coloration on a few of the plants. :cool:

So this tray will be another 5 week journey.

Tray #2:

This tray has one odd plant in it. One Citral plant. Had one still sitting around. It needed to be flowered. Was not that impressed with the breed this last time...so I figured I would give it one last chance.

Here are some pics of everything too!

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What's going on martyr?! Nice buds you got there!

I'm subscribed by the way! If you come across anymore Grape Ape seed you let me know! I've been dieing to find some!

Be safe and happy growing! :D:stoned:

I am considering doing a cross with my next grow...Grape Ape with Purple Kush...When I got seeds I will send em your way. But, that is for another forum for sure. I think this is an important thing to talk about with the next one. I am sure it will help people with creating and identifying genetic traits desirable...and which plants are a good match for crossing.

Hell maybe even cheese with Grape APE....hmmmm. :stoned:

im watching, i like the last grow a lot.if u come up on any extra cuttings of the grape ape at a reasonable price and are bay area local shoot me a msg.it hard to find any hardy purple strains around here that are stoney.

Disrupt...Does anyone really have anything "extra" laying around...:jointsmile:
I know I don't.

BTW...in case people were wondering even though I harvested my citral early from my last grow. I still netted about a pound of dried product...and another half pound of "airy" buds to make some nice edibles for myself. They are already done drying and off to cure.

The purps:

The purple girls are doing quite well, already starting to get yellowing leaves on Tray #1 of this grow. Which means I am still about 3-4 weeks from full purple color change and harvest. They are starting week 7 tomorrow and they are getting very dense. I am still with trichs that are clear under magnifying glass. I want a nice head high from these so I will cut when they are starting to get Amber trichs popping up in about 25% of the buds.

Tray #2 is about 5-6 weeks from full purple and harvest. This tray had its flower started on my 8 bulb T5 light...I must say, I am impressed at the quality from where these plants have been. Looking nice!

How many plants were in tray #1?

8...in tray #1. :thumbsup:

wow nice job :thumbsup: I cant wait till I get room built downstairs cause I cant get close to that inside my tent or cab. :(

So...the purpling of the trays continues. I am noticing that in Tray #1 that all the plants are starting to get the purple hue to them...and the leaves are all changing colors to purple. I then began to look more closely at them and I am noticing that both trays are, in fact, turning purple.

What I am doing to get the purple hue is the following:

1.) I am dropping the temperatures in my grow room at night to hover between 63-65 degrees Farenheit.

2.) During the day...my temperatures never go above 80...I have them at a steady 74-76 degrees. It will only fluctuate in the afternoon (and, I avoid that by turning on my squirrel fan...it drops the temps right back where they should be).

3.) I am also watering now 4 times per day. Since I began this feeding schedule, I am noticing the buds are growing at an astronomical rate...and they are far more dense...I am nor using Kool Bloom or any other blooming nutrients, as I still do not believe they make that big of a difference in the grow. (I am still waiting for someone to show me the difference in a grow comparison)...a side by side comparison would be awesome in a grow room with the same variables being present simultaneously.

In fact, it might not be a bad idea for my to do this personally (what a great comparison grow this would make). Perhaps, Tray #1 with the extra nutes...and tray #2 is the control tray. This way we can see the growth and product difference. Does anyone know if someone has done this yet with the blooming products to see the difference?

Well...I am off to blaze one and enjoy some down time. :jointsmile: I will be posting more pictures this tomorrow...as this is the beginning of week 7 of Tray #1 and week #5 of tray #2.

here are some pics of the girls going purple!

Forget the Sunny D...I want the purple stuff. :jointsmile:

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Originally Posted by martyrprojekt

here are some pics of the girls going purple!

Forget the Sunny D...I want the purple stuff. :jointsmile:

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Juice?! Wtf is juice! I want that purple stuff!

LMAO, classic Dave Chappelle.

Looking good by the way! :jointsmile:

they look real good ;)
you say you are watering 4 times a day now, what was the previous watering??
sorry if I missed it, I do alot of reading and sometimes it just all blends together :wtf:

In my previous grow and with Tray #1 on this grow...I was watering my plants three times per day. I decided to see what the difference in bud growth would be if I put tray #2 watering 4 times per day...just to experiment a little bit with the variables. What can I say...it was a major difference in the bud growth and density of the buds.

So I switched all my feedings to 4 times per day at 15 minute intervals. I am seeing a huge difference in the plants over the last 2 weeks since I switched. I would recommend this to people using drip system only for their feeding set-up. Only when you put into flower, to increase bud yield.

Also...I will be starting to flush next week for tray #1. Will put it at 8 weeks...and I will let the tray for 10 weeks total. To get the purple madness to completely take hold in the girls.

And...yes I miss Dave Chappelle...and remember, "its not chocolate...its doo doo baby.":jointsmile:

Marty,
In a different post you said something about do not water during dark period, could you elaborate on this as I cant remember hearing about this before now.

Hey tiny...So watering during dark periods is a bad idea. At first I thought watering at night seemed like a a scientifically intelligent decision. They would absorb more, grow quicker, etc. This is simply not the case.

Plants, like humans, exert most of their energy during the day. They need to fuel themselves with feedings to keep their energy level up during their 12 or 18 hours of daylight. Just as it is important to humans...rest is necessary. The lack of work at night (exerting energy to absorb nutrients through feedings) is beneficial to the plants overall growth during daylight hours...not to mention they will stretch more at night too! :jointsmile

Plants that are watered at night are simply not rested enough to grow to their full potential during the day. With bud development and veg this is crucial...(seedlings are different).

So...my 2 cents is this. Rest your plants at night. Feed them during the day. It makes sense.

btw, tray #1 yielded about 1.5 pounds...and tray #2 has another week!

he he he :jointsmile:

what kind of setup do you have? what kind of light?

gonna start flower today and will adjust light schedule as suggested and we will see what happens :thumbsup:

about how much does it cost in electric a month?

I don't give out too many details Overdose. Reason being, you never know who is around watching these forums.

I am running a 1000 watt HPS with a cooltube. Digital ballast. A couple 3x4 trays...plants in planter pots...drips system hydro setup. I use 3 part GH nutes.

Power bill...with just the 1000 watt with all my fans, a/c unit, and deodorizer ...and other misc stuff...I am running at around $150-250 per month. During the summer at least. This fall it has dropped dramatically thus far.

BTW...I harvest my tops 2 weeks ago. 2 lbs....and I am letting the bottoms catch up now. Should be fun...then off to my new set of clones in about 45 days.