Volksball's Critically Purple Ride On The Red Dragon, 2020

[volksball]

Hey friends..

Round 3. 4/4 eggs hatched and we're off to the races (with one slow-poke). I come in peace, looking for the always helpful advice of the 420 community where through my grow, we can add nuggets of wisdom to an ever-growing bank of knowledge and hopefully harvest a crop better than my last. Have a look and jump aboard if you so please!

Here are the details and pics of the grow so far:

What strain are they?
2x Critical Purple, 2x Red Dragon

Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages?
CPK - ind. dom.
RD - Hybrid

Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Veg - Day 3.

Indoor or outdoor?
Indoor
5 x 5 grow tent
6" Carbon filter
6" 440 CFM inline fan
Fans all over

Soil or Hydro?
ProMix HP w/added perlite

If soil... What size pot?
Solos currently. Will transplant to 2gal then 7gal grow bags

Size of light?
Current: 4 x 24" T5 fixture

After transplant:
Fusion Watt - 1000w ballast
6" Large Hood Reflector (28.5" x 25.5" x 9.7")
Fusion Bright Super HPS Bulb 1000W
Fusion Bright Super MH Bulb 1000W

Is it aircooled?
Yes, with glass cover

Nutrient:
None at this point but will use:
MegaCrop

Temp of Room/cab?
27c/81f
65% RH

Any Pests ?
Hopefully not yet

How often up will bring back pics:
Often.

Thanks for havin a look!
V

 

[nivek]

heya friend.. peace and karma sent

cool light,,very smooth lookin

critical purple kush? is that the full name,,

i have one growing

a few weeks into flower now,,


as frosty a plant as i have grown yet,, perhaps will be the frostiest indeed

gonna be one of them 'white outs' perhaps,,

pic does not do the deserved justice to this bud,,

cheers friend,, peace and karma sent from kelowna

i might suggest, rightly or more likely wrongly,, the lights might be a bit dim, or far away,,

even the newest of seedlings can withstand, and even require, a lot of light

oh,, btw,, i use mega crop as well and have for quite a while now,, still adjusting but gettin er dialed in indeed

 

[volksball]

heya friend.. peace and karma sent

cool light,,very smooth lookin

critical purple kush? is that the full name,,

i have one growing

a few weeks into flower now,,


as frosty a plant as i have grown yet,, perhaps will be the frostiest indeed

gonna be one of them 'white outs' perhaps,,

pic does not do the deserved justice to this bud,,

cheers friend,, peace and karma sent from kelowna

i might suggest, rightly or more likely wrongly,, the lights might be a bit dim, or far away,,

even the newest of seedlings can withstand, and even require, a lot of light

oh,, btw,, i use mega crop as well and have for quite a while now,, still adjusting but gettin er dialed in indeed

Hey man. Thanks from Ontario.

Plants look amazing. Love the frost. Only have grown white widow, so I love the frost.

I thought one looked a bit stretchy. They popped yesterday, so I only had 2 of 4 lights going. Was easing them in. I'll flip the other two on this evening. They're about 8" away. Mught even introduce a fan tonight. Thanks for the advice. It's always welcome and appreciated.

I'll have MC crop questions for you when you dial it in. I wrestled with MC last grow, but I think I may have been looking at it from the wrong angle. Less not more should be the go-to when figuring out an issue, I found and was advised. Gonna put that to use.

Stick around if you like!
V

 

[InTheShed]

I'll pull up a chair! Been a long week...

Were gone for a week

 

[nivek]

As for the mega crop issue. I am currently using a bit more than the recommended dosage and my plants have never looked or smelled or trichomed up better than right now

Its fun when one has several "best plant ever"s in a row. And another one in the oven. Ha.

Cheers agin friend

 

[volksball]

I'll pull up a chair! Been a long week...

Nice to have you back! Hope all is well, good sir.

 

[InTheShed]

Keeping my head above water! Glad you've made it back with some new sprouts.

 

[volksball]

Happy Sunday friends..

Girls looking pretty good. Tent is at 24-28c/50-60%RH. Lights at 5-6" from tops.

Some of the first true leaves are doing a bit of a twisty thing, but nothing too odd. I think I may have had a clip fan on too hard. Brought that down. They barely twitch now, but probably better.

Thanks for having a look!
Day 11
V

 

[Emilya Green]

They look really good... reaching strongly toward the light!

 

[volksball]

Thanks! And good to see you by, ol friend!

 

[InTheShed]

Off to a great start! You certainly do fill your cups all the way up.

 

[volksball]

Ha. Not purposefully. Had to support some lanky ladies earlier, but they seemed to have found their distance. Figure they'll be in bigger homes in about a week..

 

[volksball]

Hey friends..

The girls made it to the big time. Upsized to 2gals and under the big lights. They're getting about 20k lux. The tent sits at 26c/50%. Gave them all their first dose of MC at 3g for the one gallon I split four ways. Everyone seems happy. See what the morning looks like.

Day 18
V

 

[InTheShed]

Great roots and happy plants. Everything looks tickety-boo in here VB.

 

[volksball]

Hey..

The girls look to be at about 6 nodes and about ready for a haircut. A couple tall ones, but still not alot of clearance above the 2nd node, so I may give them a few days to stretch out.

Any hurt in letting them get further than 6 nodes?

Thanks,
V
Day 25

 

[InTheShed]

I usually go by height rather than nodes if I'm not concerned about a quad structure or the like. So much of topping timing/training has to do with how long you want to veg and how tall the tent is!

I top my two around 8 or 9 nodes and this time I vegged them a bit too long before I flipped. This one especially:

20201215_091114 DP flip day 16.jpg

• InTheShed
• Dec 15, 2020

Durban Poison, flip day 16

It's about 42" from the soil and only 2 weeks into stretch.

 

[volksball]

I usually go by height rather than nodes if I'm not concerned about a quad structure or the like. So much of topping timing/training has to do with how long you want to veg and how tall the tent is!

I top my two around 8 or 9 nodes and this time I vegged them a bit too long before I flipped. This one especially:

20201215_091114 DP flip day 16.jpg

• InTheShed
• Dec 15, 2020

Durban Poison, flip day 16

It's about 42" from the soil and only 2 weeks into stretch.

Whoa, nice plant! Gorgeous..

Yeah, it's time they got a haircut. The one thing you run out of quick in a tent is headroom. The tallest girl is growing quick. I'll take some before and afters.

 

[volksball]

If your heart doesn't skip a beat every time you squeeze the snips...

They all got topped between the 2nd and 3rd nodes.

Laid out a few if the nicest fans. Man, they grow up so fast...

Day 27
V

 

[InTheShed]

My heart would definitely skip a beat if I topped that low.

They're going to recover in no time!

 

[volksball]

My heart would definitely skip a beat if I topped that low.

They're going to recover in no time!

Yeah, in he last two grows, the ones I topped between 2/3 got me 4 main kolas. Going for it again. The two times I did 3/4, I got 3, so going with the data. Not a huge sample, but so far reliable!