Triple Purple Indoor Grow RetiredOldGuy

[RetiredOLDGuy]

My next attempt for a successful grow.

- Purple Kush, Purple Haze and Granddaddy Purple
- 5x5 tent (indoor)
- Ocean Forrest with added worm castings
- Bergman's plant food
- Purple Kush is starting 2nd week of vegetative stage
- Purple Haze is finishing seedling stage
- GD Purple is in week 1 of seedling stage

 

[Moneyman223]

Looking nice and healthy I'll stick around for the ride..

 

[Indra p]

That’s Looking great!!

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Most recent pics. So far, so good.

Question; when you begin the flowering phase, do you gradually reduce the light schedule or do you move from 16 hours to 12 hours overnight?

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

All the girls doing well. I will start flowering phase within the week.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Day 55. 2 weeks since I decreased 12 hour cycle. Stretching was more than I anticipated, but I'm ok with that. They appear healthy with plenty of bud sites. I'm hoping good things continue.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

2 months into the grow. Plants stretched more than I expected, but at this point I'll just deal with it.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

So, into week 6 of bloom cycle, I'm satisfied with progress so far. Attic is getting really warm, so I'm hitting them with water in the mornings and evening, keeping them hydrated. Every other day, I'm providing nutrients and keep the air circulating.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Week 7 of the bloom cycle. I'm still pleased with the progress so far.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Nearing the end of flower week 7. Starting to see positive changes. Hopefully, I'm within 3 weeks?

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Purple Kush

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Purple Haze

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Purple Kush

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Purple Haze and Granddaddy Purple

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Finished the 8th week of flowering. Starting flushing.

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[RetiredOLDGuy]

First week of flushing completed. I'm hoping I'm getting close? I also learned that you really need to trim and crop to control the stretching. My plants are a little out of control. The pistils are turning and I think the trichomes are starting to cloud a tad. Any ideas as to when I might reach the finish line? Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[HunterHunt]

Check your ripeness by checking the trichomes. Once they get around 15% amber they are ready. That one picture shows they are still throwing a lot of white pistils out, for me this means they are not ready and still need at least a week or two.

Flushing is not needed, and only starves the plants in the most critical time. Personally, I would feed the plants again, give them at least 2 more weeks and while checking trichomes every other day. Just my two cents =)

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Thanks, I will take your advice. Appreciate the input

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Still waiting for the trichomes to amber up. I guess another week, or so.

 

[Enjoil]

Nice man!

 

[HunterHunt]

Ohhh yesss now they are looking really good. I like to see pistils turn brown and really frost up. Make sure you are checking the inter trics right past the sugar leaves. They should be ready any time now.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

HN, I'll keep that in mind. Have had a rough time with temperatures, the Purple Kush is looking pretty sick, so I've done a substantial trimming and pretty much given up on it but may get some yield. The Granddaddy and Purple Haze are looking happy and healthy. I sure hope its time soon to harvest, the wait is driving me a little crazy.

 

[RetiredOLDGuy]

Well, I've pretty much given up on trichomes turning amber, I just powered off the light, I couldn't control the temps, which is why I think the failure. I'll leave them in the dark for a day or so, harvest, cure, and see what happens.

 

[BeanTownFan420]

If you want amber trichs you can cure and store for long periods and they will amber over time.