Quote Originally Posted by budsndrums
Hi Lampost - I am curious, did you ever order that loupe? I ordered one that the ad said it was 30X but when I got it it turned out to be only 20X.. since it was so cheap I kept it (it works fine) but buyer beware on those chinese-made loupes.

Also, my purple kush strain looks a lot different than yours - did you get your clone locally? Now, if you tell me you grew it from seed, then I will know better

(Sorry for all the questions!)

We seem to be on kind of the same schedule and in the same area .... I have my 2nd grow in 3rd week of flower and looking good so far
Yeah, I picked up a loupe at a nearby hydro shop. It was also supposed to be 30x and I paid like $13 for it. I think it's 10x at best!! I think I can see the trichs well enough to make a judgement though. The ambers are bit hard to see...

I either have Granddaddy Purps or Purple Kush! I'm not exactly sure which it is, but it was clone only. I thought they were the same at the time, but I don't believe they are... I can find out for sure in the next few days. The GDP/PK was a dud plant in early flowering, but now it's looking like really tasty, frosty nugs!

Well, I'm at day 52 now. Took a sample bud off of the LA Confidential, which is supposed to be 48-56 days. I think I may take it at 60 days. Root aphids suck. My yield has been totally squashed, but it looks like the nugs will be very frosty and tasty. Here's a sample bud freshly cut and trimmed at day 52!! Trichs are mostly cloudy at this point with a few clear. I noticed a VERY psychedelic high!!