Granddaddy Purple - the purple pheno

[PlumberSoCal2]

Mama

I don't have any current close ups
Cuts

These girls need new shows

Newest generation

These 10 are really nice. I'll have to separate them and number them. I'm going to keep them in solos until sexed and find a spot for them to do their thing

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

Mama be hanging

Poor girl has had a time of it. I never thought I'd see her here with all the damage she received through our cold wet winter. But she's produced some great tasting buds

While smaller than normal the taste is right on. Clipped a couple stems last week, dried them in about 5 days hanging on a covered patio and jarred 2 days. Knocked socks off 4 people last night

I've got 6 rooted and growing cuts in solos

among the strawberries. You can still see some mite damage on this the lowers of this one

Come a long way. They've got a few aphids I noticed yesterday. I was going to spray neem last night but got toasted instead happens.

The 10 from seeds are over 2' tall and will hopefully get topped in the next couple days. I'll take some pics on my next trip up there. Couldn't find my phone this morning

 

[TopShelfTender]

Those look tasty! bro

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

From seed

I believe one's a female. I'll take more pics tonight when I spray neem for aphids.

The horizontal PVC bar is 2" above thr shelf they're sitting on.

The no breed foursome

While very nice looking today they had genetic defects, leaves mainly that I do not want in this purple line.

I'll be taking all kinds of cuts in the coming weeks

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

I've got the Alpha male

and female as well as a 2023 fem cut. I'll be adding to the group but here is just for the purple GDP.
Mama was a purple and why I kept her. She was only bud purple when I chopped her but environmental conditions obviously play a part in her color.

I could drone on and on like a local college instructor but my plants are wilting in this heat so I'm off to fertigate

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

GDP mama almost dry in 3 days

Bent branches don't break yet but I can't allow this to dry more. I'll bag and burp all week. It's already losing its distinctive grapes and berries (as I typed that I got a nice whiff. What do I know?) Notice I never deforest? Ever. I'm sold but I'm also lazy af so there's that

Have I mentioned that I love growing yet? Just checking

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

Alpha male and female

These 2 came from two different parents which is perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better pair.

Flipped today

Moved outside from the 15 hr light of the greenhouse to 14:15 which will begin this year's breeding program and I added a GDP 2023 cut, Rhubarb fem from seed and a BBHP 2023 cut. All indicas

Re-potted 3 more of the 2023 cuts

and added to the garden. Got 2 more I'm gonna put into half gallons and switch them out with the two in 2 gal pots for breeding. They'll produce plenty of seeds in half gallon pots

Tomorrow morning, if I get up early again like I do every single day

I'm also going to add a hemp with 18% CBD to all breeding groups this year. I understand it takes a few generations to mix the two well but a worthy endeavor

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

In 3 days

A few more days and they'll be over that fence and that's a no good. Going to have to chop a bit off pretty soon but until then

 

[SpursGrower]

Awesome looking plants mate

 

[Putthataway]

Alpha male and female
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These 2 came from two different parents which is perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better pair.

Flipped today
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Moved outside from the 15 hr light of the greenhouse to 14:15 which will begin this year's breeding program and I added a GDP 2023 cut, Rhubarb fem from seed and a BBHP 2023 cut. All indicas

Re-potted 3 more of the 2023 cuts
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and added to the garden. Got 2 more I'm gonna put into half gallons and switch them out with the two in 2 gal pots for breeding. They'll produce plenty of seeds in half gallon pots
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Tomorrow morning, if I get up early again like I do every single day

I'm also going to add a hemp with 18% CBD to all breeding groups this year. I understand it takes a few generations to mix the two well but a worthy endeavor

What’s in your green water?

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

What’s in your green water?

Master Blend nutes. The bottles get green from the nutes and from algae growing in the bottles.

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

What’s in your green water?

Seems like all I do some days is mix nute water

and some days that's really all I'm doing and in the heat of the day because instead of mixing last night I ate and wanted to be lazy

I make 1 gallon concentrate of MB, calcium and Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom salts #2 below)

using 80 gms of MB #1, 80gms calcium #3 not shown) and 40gms of #2 Epsom which when used 1/2 cup of each mixed with water to make a gallon, in the proper order, MB then Epsom and then the calcium or it could lock out nutrients.

Once the concentrate is made I place a quart of each into those coffee creamer bottles above.

Besides costing little I've found MB to be better than the others in that it changes my 7.0 pH tap to 5.8 and I've grown hundreds (thousands?) Of plants and no problems with any of them.

It's versatility is second to none on the market. For instance strawberries get 1 Tbl MB and 1 Tbl Epsom. Herbs get that plus 1 Tbl calcium (found this out recently that some herbs like basil need the extra calcium). Young plants 1-3 wks old get the same as the Herbs (just water first week) and 3-5 wks get 1/8 Cup of all 3. 5+ wks full strength tomato mix 1/2 C each. Upon flip I cut back half of the calcium. I've toyed with upping the MB to double strength with little difference in growth. Not worth it. I would like to try Envy's Bloom mix and will eventually.

There are other recipes for lack of a better term just for cannabis but I've learned to kiss, KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID and if it ain't broke don't fix it and do what I can to follow that advice which is great as I'm getting older and forgetting what I'm doing most of the time

In soil the same but only every other week but I do work them up to full strength as they grow.

The down side of coco growing is the waste water. Figure 10-20% of the nutrient water that you're pouring into the pot 3-5 x's a day needs to come out the bottom of the pot.

If you can manage the excess water say into the grass, flower bed or even the sewer it's worth it, IMHO. I can't grow plants in any type of soil like I can in coconut coir with hydro nutes. Once plants hit about 6-8" they take off